American college baseball season
2020 Michigan Wolverines baseball |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 8–7 (0–0 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | |
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Assistant coach | Michael Brdar (3rd season) |
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Hitting coach | Nick Schnabel (8th season) |
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Pitching coach | Chris Fetter (3rd season) |
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Home stadium | Wilpon Baseball Complex |
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Seasons |
2020 Big Ten Conference baseball standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 10 | – | 5 | | .667 |
Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 10 | – | 5 | | .667 |
Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 10 | – | 5 | | .667 |
Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 8 | – | 5 | | .615 |
Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 9 | – | 6 | | .600 |
Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 9 | – | 6 | | .600 |
Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 8 | – | 7 | | .533 |
Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 |
Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 6 | – | 6 | | .500 |
Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 7 | – | 8 | | .467 |
Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 8 | – | 10 | | .444 |
Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 6 | – | 8 | | .429 |
Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | | – | | | 6 | – | 9 | | .400 |
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‡ – Tournament champion As of March 12, 2020[1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2020 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Erik Bakich in his eighth season, are a member of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan. On March 12, 2020, the Big Ten Conference cancelled the remainder of all winter and spring sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Previous season
The Wolverines finished the 2019 season 50–22 overall, including 16–7 in conference play, finishing in second place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Wolverines qualified to play in the 2019 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament, where the Wolverines lost in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament to Nebraska. Michigan received an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they advanced to the College World Series and lost in the championship game to Vanderbilt.[3]
Preseason
Michigan was the only Big Ten Conference team to appear in every national preseason top-25 ranking. The Wolverines were ranked No. 8 by Baseball America, No. 10 by Collegiate Baseball, No. 11 by ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, No. 12 by NCBWA, and No. 13 by D1Baseball in their respective preseason polls.[4][5][6][7][8]
Roster
2020 Michigan Wolverines baseball team |
Players | Coaches |
# | Pos. | Name | B/T | Height | Weight | Year | Previous school | Home town | 0 | C | Joe Donovan | R/R | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jr | Westmont | Clarendon Hills, Illinois | 2 | INF | Jack Blomgren | R/R | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jr | Craig | Milton, Wisconsin | 3 | INF | Ted Burton | R/R | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Fr | Edison | Huntington Beach, California | 5 | OF | Christian Bullock | L/L | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sr | Morgan Park | Chicago, Illinois | 6 | RHP | Danny Zimmerman | R/R | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | RS So | Redondo Union | Redondo Beach, California | 7 | OF | Jesse Franklin | L/L | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jr | Seattle Prep | Seattle, Washington | 8 | INF | Jimmy Obertop | R/R | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Fr | Westminster Christian Academy | St. Louis, Missouri | 9 | INF | Matthew Schmidt | R/R | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | RS Sr | Regis Jesuit | Parker, Colorado | 10 | INF | Cam Hart | R/R | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | So | Armada | Armada, Michigan | 11 | C | Harrison Salter | R/R | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | RS Jr | St. Mary's Prep | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | 12 | INF | Riley Bertram | S/R | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | So | Zionsville | Zionsville, Indiana | 13 | OF | Dominic Clementi | L/R | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sr | Arrowhead | Hartland, Wisconsin | 14 | LHP | Benjamin Keizer | L/L | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | RS Sr | Portage Northern | Portage, Michigan | 15 | INF | Clark Elliott | L/R | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Fr | Barrington | Barrington, Illinois | 17 | RHP | Jeff Criswell | R/R | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jr | Portage Central | Portage, Michigan | 18 | C | Jordan Rodgers | R/R | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | RS Fr | Simeon Career Academy | Chicago, Illinois | 19 | RHP | Dillon Nowicki | R/R | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | RS Fr | Stoughton | Stoughton, Wisconsin | 20 | RHP | Willie Weiss | R/R | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | So | Westview | Portland, Oregon | 21 | LHP | Ben Dragani | L/L | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | RS So | Catholic Memorial | Brookfield, Wisconsin | 22 | INF | Tito Flores | R/R | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | Brother Rice | Detroit, Michigan | 24 | C | Casey Buckley | L/R | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | So | Los Alamitos | Long Beach, California | 25 | RHP | Isaiah Paige | R/R | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | RS So | Damien | Diamond Bar, California | 26 | OF | Joey Velazquez | L/L | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Fr | St. Francis DeSales | Lewis Center, Ohio | 27 | LHP | Steven Hajjar | R/L | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | So | Central Catholic | Andover, Massachusetts | 28 | RHP | Keaton Carratini | R/R | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | So | La Costa Canyon | Encinitas, California | 29 | RHP | Blake Beers | R/R | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jr | Loyola | Manhattan Beach, California | 30 | LHP | Jack White | L/L | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | So | Athens Academy | Bethesda, Maryland | 32 | RHP | Joe Pace | R/R | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | RS Sr | Notre Dame | Valley Village, California | 34 | LHP | Colin Czajkowski | L/L | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Fr | Woodhaven | Brownstown, Michigan | 35 | LHP | Walker Cleveland | L/L | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 145 lb (66 kg) | So | North Gwinnett | Suwanee, Georgia | 40 | LHP | Angelo Smith | L/L | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jr | Richards | Thornton, Illinois | 42 | OF | Jordan Nwogu | R/R | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jr | Pioneer | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 45 | INF | Logan Pollack | L/R | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jr | Notre Dame Academy | Los Angeles, California | 47 | LHP | Jacob Denner | L/L | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Fr | Bergen Catholic | Closter, New Jersey | 51 | INF | Jack Van Remortel | R/R | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | So | Carmel | Carmel, Indiana | 55 | RHP | Cameron Weston | R/R | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Fr | Canon-McMillan | Canonsburg, Pennsylvania | | - Head coach
Erik Bakich - Assistant coach(es)
Michael Brdar - Hitting coach(es)
Nick Schnabel - Pitching coach(es)
Chris Fetter - Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Current redshirt
Roster Last update: February 9, 2020 |
Schedule
2020 Michigan Wolverines Baseball Game Log |
Regular Season (8–7) |
February (5–4) | # | Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B1G Record | 1 | February 14 | vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt | No. 13 | Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Scottsdale, Arizona | 4–3 | Keizer (1–0) | Brown (0–1) | Paige (1) | 4,500 | 1–0 | – | 2 | February 15 | vs. Cal Poly | No. 13 | Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Scottsdale, Arizona | 8–5 | Beers (1–0) | Alvarez (0–1) | Weston (1) | 875 | 2–0 | – | 3 | February 15 | at No. 9 Arizona State | No. 13 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona | 5–0 | Hajjar (1–0) | Benson (0–1) | White (1) | 4,740 | 3–0 | – | 4 | February 16 | vs. UConn | No. 13 | Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Scottsdale, Arizona | 1–7 | Krauth (1–0) | Paige (0–1) | — | 502 | 3–1 | – | 5 | February 21 | vs. UConn | No. 9 | First Data Field Port St. Lucie, Florida, | 7–8 | Haus (1–0) | Keizer (1–1) | Wurster (1) | 250 | 3–2 | – | 6 | February 22 | vs. UConn | No. 9 | First Data Field Port St. Lucie, Florida | 14–2 | Hajjar (2–0) | Dunlop (0–1) | Denner (1) | 440 | 4–2 | – | 7 | February 23 | vs. UConn | No. 9 | First Data Field Port St. Lucie, Florida | 2–9 | Krauth (2–0) | Beers (1–1) | — | 475 | 4–3 | – | 8 | February 28 | at Cal Poly | No. 16 | Robin Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, California | 4–3 (10) | Weston (1–0) | Woo (0–2) | — | 1,898 | 5–3 | – | 9 | February 29 | at Cal Poly | No. 16 | Robin Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, California | 4–5 (10) | Scott (1–1) | White (0–1) | — | 2,040 | 5–4 | – | |
March (3–3) | # | Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B1G Record | 10 | March 1 | at Cal Poly | No. 16 | Robin Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, California | 4–2 | Beers (2–1) | Thorpe (1–1) | Keizer (1) | 1,820 | 6–4 | – | 11 | March 3 | at Stanford | No. 16 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Palo Alto, California | 4–5 | Parthasarathy (1–0) | Smith (0–2) | Grech (2) | 1,067 | 6–5 | – | 12 | March 4 | at California | No. 16 | Evans Diamond Berkeley, California | 5–0 | Cleveland (1–0) | Gather (0–1) | — | 758 | 7–5 | – | 13 | March 6 | at No. 24 Pepperdine | No. 16 | Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, California | 2–12 | Jensen (3–0) | Criswell (0–1) | Morrow (1) | 432 | 7–6 | – | 14 | March 7 | at No. 24 Pepperdine | No. 16 | Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, California | 7–4 | Hajjar (3–0) | Kniskern (2–1) | Weston (2) | 476 | 8–6 | – | 15 | March 7 | at No. 24 Pepperdine | No. 16 | Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, California | 1–6 | Groen (2–1) | Beers (2–2) | — | 532 | 8–7 | – | 16 | March 13 | Canisius | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan, | | | | | | | | 17 | March 14 | Canisius | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 18 | March 14 | Canisius | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 19 | March 15 | Canisius | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 20 | March 20 | Purdue | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 21 | March 21 | Purdue | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 22 | March 22 | Purdue | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 23 | March 25 | Western Michigan | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 24 | March 27 | Nevada | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 25 | March 28 | Nevada | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 26 | March 29 | Nevada | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | |
April (0–0) | # | Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B1G Record | 27 | April 1 | Bowling Green | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 28 | April 3 | at Illinois | | Illinois Field Champaign, Illinois, | | | | | | | | 29 | April 4 | at Illinois | | Illinois Field Champaign, Illinois | | | | | | | | 30 | April 5 | at Illinois | | Illinois Field Champaign, Illinois | | | | | | | | 31 | April 8 | Eastern Michigan | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 32 | April 10 | Ohio State | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 33 | April 11 | Ohio State | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 34 | April 12 | Ohio State | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 35 | April 14 | vs. Michigan State | | Drayton McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan, | | | | | | | | 36 | April 17 | at Penn State | | Medlar Field State College, Pennsylvania | | | | | | | | 37 | April 18 | at Penn State | | Medlar Field State College, Pennsylvania | | | | | | | | 38 | April 19 | at Penn State | | Medlar Field State College, Pennsylvania | | | | | | | | 39 | April 21 | Central Michigan | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 40 | April 24 | Nebraska | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 41 | April 25 | Nebraska | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 42 | April 26 | Nebraska | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | |
May (0–0) | # | Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B1G Record | 43 | May 1 | at Indiana | | Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, Indiana | | | | | | | | 44 | May 2 | at Indiana | | Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, Indiana | | | | | | | | 45 | May 3 | at Indiana | | Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, Indiana | | | | | | | | 46 | May 5 | Michigan State | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 47 | May 8 | at Minnesota | | Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota, | | | | | | | | 48 | May 9 | at Minnesota | | Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota | | | | | | | | 49 | May 10 | at Minnesota | | Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota | | | | | | | | 50 | May 12 | Toledo | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 51 | May 14 | Iowa | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 52 | May 15 | Iowa | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | 53 | May 16 | Iowa | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | | | | | | |
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- Bold: Wolverines team member
- Reference:[9]
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
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Coaches' | 11 | 11* | | 20 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Baseball America | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Collegiate Baseball^ | 10 | 3 | 9 | 11 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NCBWA† | 12 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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D1Baseball | 13 | 9 | 16 | 16 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
Major League Baseball Draft
The following Wolverines were selected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft:[10]
References
- ^ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten, Michigan Cancel Remainder of Winter and Spring Sports Seasons". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ Hewitt, Katie Gwinn (June 26, 2019). "Michigan's CWS Journey Ends With Runner-up Finish After Loss to Vanderbilt". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ "Collegiate Baseball Div. I Poll - Pre-season". Collegiate Baseball. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". Baseball America. January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Vanderbilt Tops 2020 Preseason NCBWA POLL". sportswriters.net. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ "2020 D1Baseball Preseason Top 25". D1Baseball.com. January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Baseball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ Ludlow, Kyler (June 11, 2020). "Four Wolverines Selected on Day Two of Major League Baseball Draft". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
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