Michigan’s baseball team faces an uphill battle in the Big Ten Tournament. The Wolverines, the No. 2 seed, lost their opener, 2-1, to No. 7-seed Ohio State on Wednesday in Nebraska, Omaha. They managed just one hit — a Jordan Nwogu single in the fifth inning. That put two runners on, setting up a sacrifice fly from outfielder Jesse Franklin that gave Michigan (38-17) a 1-0 lead. It will face No. 3 seed Illinois at 10 a.m. Thursday in the double-elimination tournament. Michigan outfielder Jordan Brewer named Big Ten Player of the Year The junior outfielder was named the Big Ten Player of the Year Tuesday after leading the conference with a .358 batting average. The Buckeyes (31-24) managed just three hits but also walked five times against starter Karl Kauffman in eight innings. They scored two runs on a fielder’s choice and RBI single in the eighth before Andrew…
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