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

The following players (13) all in the portal for U-M as of this June 1:

Brandon Lawrence, Ted Burton, Tito Flores, Marc Willi, Jimmy Obertop, Ian Kennedy, Nathen Voss, Cody Hultink, Robert Pitts, Avery Goldensoph, Ahmad Harajli, Camden Gasser, Ryan Zimmer

Tracy Smith became Michigan Head Coach on July 3

Erik Bakich left for Clemson

Bakich named NCBWA Coach of the Year

Walk-on tryouts on September 18

27-27, 15-13 in the Big Ten

Michigan beats Illinois, 6-3, and Indiana, 13-6 to make the Semi-Finals, but lost twice to Iowa, 3-13, and 0-5, at the Big Ten Championships

Michigan swept by Ohio State, 3-7, 5-9, and 2-7

Michigan clubbed by Xavier, 2-14

Michigan sweeps Northwestern, 12-5, 5-2, and 15-5

Michigan loses series to Minnesota, 0-4, 2-4, and 4-1

Michigan edges Kent State, 7-5

Michigan swept by Oklahoma State, 3-5 and 5-8

Michigan outhits Michigan State, 5-3, 8-3, but are humbled in finale, 2-14

Toledo rockets past Michigan, 10-7

Michigan loses series to Rutgers, 0-13, 13-8, and 3-6

Michigan boots Butler, 13-2

Michigan loses series to Nebraska, 1-3, 8-6, and 3-11

Michigan clubs Western Michigan, 12-5

Michigan takes series from Illinois, 12-9, 10-5, and 1-11

Michigan edges Central Michigan, 6-5

Michigan sweeps Penn State, 13-4, 12-3, and 3-1

Michigan clubbed by Akron, 10-11

Michigan bests Bradley, 8-46-4 and 1-5

Michigan beats Xavier, 7-3

Michigan nipped by Kennesaw State, 3-4

Michigan wins a pair from UAB, 3-2 and 7-5

Michigan loses in home opener to Oakland, 1-4

Michigan shut out by #14 Louisville, 0-10

Michigan can't hold lead in loss to Texas Tech, 7-10

Michigan shut out by TCU, 0-6

Michigan loses to #17 UCLA, 4-9

Michigan overwhelmed by Cal-Irvine, 3-15

Michigan defeats Cal.-St.-Fullerton, 9-5, 7-3

Michigan edges Grand Canyon, 6-4

Michigan thumped by Cal-San Diego, 2-11

Michigan crushed by Michigan State, 8-15

Michigan defeats Fresno State, 6-2

Michigan Baseball All-Americans: Jim Abbott, Adam Abraham, Jim Agemy, Jason Alcaraz, Carmen Benedetti, Patrick Biondi, Jim Burton, Casey 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 Howe, Mike 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 Sabo, Bobby Scales, Dick Schryer, Brian Simmons, Barry Sinnery, Rich Stoll, Ken Tippery, Mike Watters, Nick Urban, Scott Weaver

Michigan Hall of Honor: Jim Abbott, Moby Benedict, Jack Blott, Steve Boros, David Campbell, Bud Chamberlain, Bob Chappuis, J. Daniel Cline, Casey Close, Bump Elliott, Forest Evashevski, Ray Fisher, Herman Fishman, Bill Freehan, Elmer Gedeon, Buck Giles, Bruce Haynam, Elroy Hirsch, Harry Kipke, Rick Leach, Don Lund, Ernie McCoy, Bill Mogk, David Nelson, Bennie Oosterbaan, Branch Rickey, Doug Roby, Dominic Tomasi, Jack Tomkins, Dick Wakefield, John Weisenburger, Francis Wistert

College Baseball Hall of Fame: Jim Abbott, Barry Larkin, Branch 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-May 22, 2023

Ray Fisher Stadium

Michigan Baseball Records

Roster

2022 Statistics

Don Lund Celebrates 90th Birthday Don Lund Passes Away

Past Seasons 2001-2022

2022 Michigan Baseball Yearbook and Record Book

Michigan Baseball Recruits

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 Ten) Baseball 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

Wolverines in Major League Baseball (Selected in the Draft)

Assistant Coach: Ben Greenspan
Assistant Coach (Pitchers): Brock Huntzinger Volunteer Coach: Tyler Graham
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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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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).