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]
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 V
|
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
|
Steve 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
Roster Last update: February 9, 2020
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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, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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17 |
March 14 |
Canisius |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
|
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|
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18 |
March 14 |
Canisius |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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|
19 |
March 15 |
Canisius |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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20 |
March 20 |
Purdue |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
|
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21 |
March 21 |
Purdue |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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22 |
March 22 |
Purdue |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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23 |
March 25 |
Western Michigan |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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24 |
March 27 |
Nevada |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
|
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25 |
March 28 |
Nevada |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
|
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26 |
March 29 |
Nevada |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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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 |
|
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|
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28 |
April 3 |
at Illinois |
|
Illinois Field Champaign, Illinois, |
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29 |
April 4 |
at Illinois |
|
Illinois Field Champaign, Illinois |
|
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30 |
April 5 |
at Illinois |
|
Illinois Field Champaign, Illinois |
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|
|
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31 |
April 8 |
Eastern Michigan |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
|
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|
|
32 |
April 10 |
Ohio State |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
|
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33 |
April 11 |
Ohio State |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
|
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34 |
April 12 |
Ohio State |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
|
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35 |
April 14 |
vs. Michigan State |
|
Drayton McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan, |
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36 |
April 17 |
at Penn State |
|
Medlar Field State College, Pennsylvania |
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37 |
April 18 |
at Penn State |
|
Medlar Field State College, Pennsylvania |
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38 |
April 19 |
at Penn State |
|
Medlar Field State College, Pennsylvania |
|
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39 |
April 21 |
Central Michigan |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
|
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40 |
April 24 |
Nebraska |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
|
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41 |
April 25 |
Nebraska |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
|
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42 |
April 26 |
Nebraska |
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Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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May (0–0)
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#
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Rank
|
Stadium Site
|
Score
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Save
|
Attendance
|
Overall Record
|
B1G Record
|
43 |
May 1 |
at Indiana |
|
Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, Indiana |
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44 |
May 2 |
at Indiana |
|
Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, Indiana |
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45 |
May 3 |
at Indiana |
|
Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, Indiana |
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46 |
May 5 |
Michigan State |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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47 |
May 8 |
at Minnesota |
|
Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota, |
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48 |
May 9 |
at Minnesota |
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Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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49 |
May 10 |
at Minnesota |
|
Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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50 |
May 12 |
Toledo |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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51 |
May 14 |
Iowa |
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Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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52 |
May 15 |
Iowa |
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Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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53 |
May 16 |
Iowa |
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Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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- Loss
- Postponement
- Bold: Wolverines team member
- Reference:[9]
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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.
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- ^ "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.