The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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we'd had." Personally, it marked the pinnacle of a season that had been both physi- cally and mentally exhausting. "I had done it for two years previ- ously, so I was used to it," he said. "By then I was used to running back and forth to the bullpen, getting warmed up, going in to bat, coming back in to pitch then running back out in the field, and I had a lot of fun doing it. A lot of coaches don't let kids do that, so I thank them for letting me do what I did when I was there." The Wolverines won two games in NCAA Tournament play before Lou- isville eliminated them, but it didn't put a damper on the season, one that picked up momentum throughout. Michigan started 0-3 in Big Ten play after being swept by Nebraska, but made some adjustments with the lineup and on the mound with the starting rotation. "From there on out, I don't think we lost a Big Ten series until we played Iowa," Cronenworth said. "Having the good, solid Big Ten sea- son we did, finishing third, that set us up extremely well for the tourna- ment. "Once we got to the tournament, we were playing our best baseball of the year. We were just coming off a really good game against Oklahoma State, probably the cleanest game we played all year. We had pretty much everybody healthy, which is key. From top to bottom in the lineup we Michigan's Other Top Male Athletes Jacob Cronenworth isn't the only male athlete whose exploits over the last year are worthy of mention. Here are five other athletes who received consid- eration for Male Athlete of the Year Award. 1. Zach Hyman, ice hockey — The Toronto, Ontario, native finished his career in style, leading the Wolverines with 17 multiple-point games and a Big Ten- best 54 points (22 goals, 32 assists). He earned first-team All-America and All- Big Ten honors, and was one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, college hockey's version of the Heisman Trophy. Hyman also excelled in the classroom and was named to the Capital One Academic All-America first-team, in addition to being a finalist for the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, presented to an individual in college athletics that best displays character, teamwork and citizenship. 2. Dylan Bosch, swimming and diving — The Detroit Athletic Club named Bosch, a junior out of Johannesburg, South Africa, Michigan Male Athlete of the Year in May after he emerged as one of the country's top swimmers. He helped lead Michigan to its fifth consecutive Big Ten title and a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships with five Big Ten championships (three individual, two relay) and another five NCAA All-America certificates in 2015. He was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Year and Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships. In three seasons, Bosch has accumulated one national title (setting an NCAA