Donald Shepherd Softball Center
The 10,200-square-foot facility, named for major athletic department benefactor Donald R.
Shepherd, opened last spring. The $5.3 million facility includes locker rooms, offices for the
coaching and support staffs, a team meeting area and athletic medicine and fitness spaces.
PHOTO BY BRANDON BROWN
wouldn't be here. But I'm really glad
he's here. Let's all agree that some of
the people who thought they had the
right answer, on the outside looking
in, didn't have the right answer.
"John just needed the time to put
all the pieces in place. Now that he
has, we've got a wonderful basket-
ball program that is competing at the
highest level and is bringing us a lot
of excitement during the regular sea-
son, in the race for the Big Ten cham-
pionship, and at tournament time. It
just doesn't get any better than that."
The Wolverine: Where does the
Michigan hockey program stand
right now?
Brandon: "I'm looking forward to
this season. The last couple of years
have been disappointing. Red [Be-
renson] and his staff have all the con-
