The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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Through 42 games, freshman shortstop Sierra Romero was batting .412, and she led the Wolverines in hits (54), home runs (17), RBI (55) and slugging percentage (.893). photo courtesy u of m photography look to other people. And we have seen Caitlin, Ashley and others step up repeatedly. We're not a one-player show, and I like that. "Bases are big, and our philosophy is just get on base. People are going to give up free bases, and the Purdue game is a big example. We have to capitalize when they give us free bases. Romero just has to be patient and take it if that's what they choose to do, and try to help us win by being on base." Romero has been the spark for the Wolverines — but the entire lineup is lethal, from top to bottom. As of April 7, Michigan ranked No. 8 nationally in batting average (.338), No. 7 nationally in scoring (7.2 runs per game) and No. 24 nationally in slugging percentage (.505). Those numbers spiked even more after the Michigan State series. Through April 14, the Wolverines had a team batting average of .351, were scoring 7.6 runs per game and boasted a .540 slugging percentage. "We have definitely been offen-