MICHIGAN BASEBALL

Rickey of Michigan Part II

Baseball Team Championships

NCAA College World Series Champions: 1953, 1962
NCAA Regional Champions: 1953, 1962, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2007, 2019
Big Ten Champions (35): 1899, 1901, 1905, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2019
Big Ten Tournament Champions: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2022

Michigan Baseball History

Wilpon Looks Back

Tracy Smith became Michigan Head Coach on July 3, 2022

Erik Bakich left for Clemson in 2022

Bakich named NCBWA Coach of the Year

Walk-on tryouts on September 18

4-2

Michigan outlasts #15 Louisville, 8-5

Michigan trounced by #16 Florida State, 1-6

Michigan bests #24 Arizona, 4-1

Michigan edges Stanford, 7-6

Michigan upsets #11 Oregon State, 5-3, and edged 4-5 in 10 innings

Michigan Baseball All-Americans: Jim Abbott, Adam Abraham, Jim Agemy, Jason Alcaraz, Carmen Benedetti, Patrick Biondi, Jim BurtonCasey Close, Coley Crank, Bryan Cranson, Don Eaddy, Scott Elam, Chris Fetter, Jake Fox, George Foussianes, Bill Freehan, Chris Fetter, Tim Flanelly, Chris Getz, Bruce Haynam, Steve HoweMike Ignasiak, Jeff Jacobson, Ted Kobrin, Barry Larkin, Palu Lepley, John Loncar, Rick Leach, Todd Marion, Mike Mervenal, William Meyer, Michael O'Neill, Jim Paciorek, Ross Powell, Zach Putnam, Nate Recknagel, Eric Rose, Chris SaboBobby Scales, Dick Schryer, Brian Simmons, Barry Sinnery, Rich Stoll, Ken Tippery, Mike Watters, Nick Urban, Scott Weaver

Michigan Hall of Honor: Jim AbbottMoby BenedictJack BlottSteve BorosDavid CampbellBud ChamberlainBob ChappuisJ. Daniel ClineCasey CloseBump ElliottForest EvashevskiRay FisherHerman FishmanBill FreehanElmer GedeonBuck GilesBruce HaynamElroy HirschHarry KipkeRick LeachDon LundErnie McCoyBill MogkDavid NelsonBennie OosterbaanBranch RickeyDoug RobyDominic TomasiJack TomkinsDick WakefieldJohn WeisenburgerFrancis Wistert

College Baseball Hall of Fame: Jim AbbottBarry LarkinBranch Rickey and George Sisler

Ted Sizemore

Carmen Benedetti named 1st Team All-American; Michigan's 1st in 27 years

Michigan Baseball: On The Way Back

Weekly Release-February 11, 2026

Ray Fisher Stadium

Michigan Baseball Records

Roster

2026 Statistics

Don Lund Celebrates 90th Birthday Don Lund Passes Away

Past Seasons 1866-2025

2025 Michigan Baseball Yearbook and Record Book

Michigan Baseball Recruits

Recruits for 2025-2026

Newcomers for 2017-2018 Part I Part II Part III

12 Newcomers for 2016-2017

Newcomers for 2015-2016

Recruits for 2014-2015

Recruits for 2013-2014 (Michigan Recruiting Class Ranked #20 Nationally, Best in the Big TenBaseball American on Michigan's Recruiting

Recruits for 2012-2013 (Darr added)

Recruits for 2011-2012

Recruits for 2010-2011
Recruits for 2009-2010
Recruits for 2008-2009

Recruits for 2007-2008

Head Coach: Tracy Smith, 93-79

Wolverines in Major League Baseball (Selected in the Draft)

Assistant Coach: Jake Valentine
Assistant Coach (Pitchers): Brock Huntzinger  Assistant Coach: Andrew Stone
Annual Team Record
Retired Numbers
Coaching History
Team Captains
NCAA Baseball Championships
NCAA Baseball Rulebook
NCAA Baseball Division I Champions
NCAA Baseball Division I Record Book
Wikipedia: College World Series
Wikipedia: Michigan Baseball
Big Ten Baseball
Big Ten Network
Big Ten Baseball Record Book
Collegiate Baseball Newsletter
Baseball America Online
CBS Sportsline: College Baseball
Minor League Baseball
Michigan in Professional Baseball
Michigan Baseball Players making it to the Pros
Michigan Baseball Players in College Baseball Hall of Fame
Major League Baseball
National Baseball Hall of Fame
The Sporting News Baseball

John Skilton's Baseball Links

Big Ten Hardball

Extra Innings

The Baseball Zealot

College Baseball Blog

Conference Team NCAA Team Championships
PAC 12 USC 12
SEC LSU 6
Big 12 Texas 6
PAC 12 Arizona State 5
ACC Miami-FL 4
n/a Cal.St.Fullerton 4
PAC 12 Arizona 4
Big 10 Minnesota 3
Big 10 Michigan 2
PAC 12 California 2
Big 12 Oklahoma 2
PAC 12 Stanford 2
PAC 12 Oregon State 2
Big 10 Ohio State 1
SEC Georgia 1
n/a Fresno State 1
n/a Holy Cross 1
Big 12 Missouri 1
ACC Wake Forest 1
SEC South Carolina 2
n/a Wichita State 1
n/a Rice 1

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SEC

ACC

PAC 12

Pepperdine

Coastal Carolina

Vanderbilt

Virginia

UCLA

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1

1

1

Big 12 Oklahoma State 1

Michigan has the most appearances in the College World Series for the Big Ten with 7 (1953-84), Minnesota has 5 (1956-77), Ohio State has 4 (1951-67), Michigan State has one (1954), Iowa has one (1972), Wisconsin has one (1950), and Indiana has one (2013). Penn State had 5 appearances (1952-73), Nebraska had 3 appearances (2001-05), and Rutgers has one appearance (1950) before joining the Big Ten. The Big Ten has never had two teams make the College World Series. Western Michigan has the most CWS appearances from the MAC Conference with 6 (1952-63); Eastern Michigan had two appearances (1975-76).