1984 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

The 1984 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 1984 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Bud Middaugh, serving his 5th year. The Wolverines finished the season in 7th place in the 1984 College World Series.

1984 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Big Ten Conference East Division Big Ten Conference Tournament
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East
CB	No. 7
1984 record	43–20 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bud Middaugh (5th season)
Assistant coach	Danny Hall (5th season)
MVP	Ken Hayward (Junior year)
Home stadium	Ray Fisher Stadium

1984 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East
Michigan  ^x‍‍‡‍^y	11	–	5	–	0		.688			43	–	20	–	0		.683
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	8	–	7	–	0		.533			32	–	26	–	0		.552
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	8	–	8	–	0		.500			30	–	17	–	0		.638
Indiana  ‍‍‍	6	–	9	–	0		.400			44	–	20	–	0		.688
Purdue  ‍‍‍	6	–	10	–	0		.375			29	–	26	–	0		.527
West
Minnesota  ^x‍‍‍	11	–	5	–	0		.688			31	–	20	–	0		.608
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	9	–	6	–	1		.594			44	–	18	–	1		.706
Iowa  ‍‍‍	7	–	8	–	0		.467			31	–	26	–	0		.544
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍	6	–	7	–	1		.464			25	–	25	–	1		.500
Illinois  ‍‍‍	3	–	10	–	0		.231			22	–	32	–	0		.407
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1984[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

1984 Michigan Wolverines baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town 15 C Rich Bair / — — Sr 6 INF C. J. Beshke / — — Edgar Best / — — Mike Betz / — — 34 OF Casey Close R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Columbus, Ohio John Codere / — — Fr Mark Dadabbo / — — OF Dan Disher R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So 3 Buddy Dodge / — — Fr 8 Chuck Froning / — — Sr 33 John Grettenberger / — — Fr 21 Chris Gust / — — So 32 INF Ken Hayward / — — Jr 7 Rob Huffman / — — 19 RHP Scott Kamieniecki R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Mount Clemens, Michigan 14 LHP Dave Karasinski L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Detroit, Michigan Paul Kasper / — — Derek Kerr / — — So 16 INF Barry Larkin R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio 22 OF Jeffery Minick / — — Jr 23 INF Hal Morris L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Fort Rucker, Alabama 10 Eric Sanders / — — So 18 P Bill Shuta / — — Sr Matthew Siuda / — — 4 INF Michael Watters L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 24 LHP Gary Wayne L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Dearborn, Michigan 20 Paul Wenson / — — Jerry Wolf / — — 25 Randy Wolfe / — — 12 Jon Wood / — — 31 OF Kurt Zimmerman / — — So	Head coach 27 Bud Middaugh Assistant coach(es) 17 Danny Hall 36 Gary Murphy John Young Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1984 Michigan Wolverines Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March (8–8) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 1 March 16  vs Central Michigan Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 8–9 0–1 0–0 2 March 17  vs Bradley Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 7–6 1–1 0–0 3 March 19  vs Bradley Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 9–10 1–2 0–0 4 March 20  vs Bradley Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 5–3 2–2 0–0 5 March 21  at Texas–Pan American Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 8–12 2–3 0–0 6 March 22  vs Maine Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 9–10 2–4 0–0 7 March 22  vs Miami (OH) Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 2–13 2–5 0–0 8 March 23  vs Miami (OH) Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 2–11 2–6 0–0 9 March 23  vs Maine Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 3–6 2–7 0–0 10 March 24  at Texas–Pan American Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 4–2 3–7 0–0 11 March 27  vs Grand Valley State Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 6–1 4–7 0–0 12 March 27  vs Grand Valley State Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 4–3 5–7 0–0 13 March 30  at Miami (OH) Unknown • Oxford, Ohio 1–2 5–8 0–0 14 March 30  at Miami (OH) Unknown • Oxford, Ohio 5–2 6–8 0–0 15 March 31  at Miami (OH) Unknown • Oxford, Ohio 9–3 7–8 0–0 16 March 31  at Miami (OH) Unknown • Oxford, Ohio 11–7 8–8 0–0
April (19–3) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 17 April 1  at Bowling Green Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio 6–3 9–8 0–0 18 April 1  at Bowling Green Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio 4–0 10–8 0–0 19 April 4  vs Western Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 7–1 11–8 0–0 20 April 4  vs Western Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 5–1 12–8 0–0 21 April 7  vs Detroit Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 2–1 13–8 0–0 22 April 7  vs Detroit Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 7–2 14–8 0–0 23 April 8  vs Eastern Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 2–3 14–9 0–0 24 April 8  vs Eastern Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 9–8 15–9 0–0 25 April 10  vs Wayne State Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 19–9 16–9 0–0 26 April 11  Siena Heights Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 5–4 17–9 0–0 27 April 11  Siena Heights Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 9–3 18–9 0–0 28 April 14  at Indiana Sembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana 16–10 19–9 1–0 29 April 14  at Indiana Sembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana 0–16 19–10 1–1 30 April 15  at Indiana Sembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana 4–1 20–10 2–1 31 April 15  at Indiana Sembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana 3–2 21–10 3–1 32 April 19  vs Cleveland State Unknown • Unknown 7–3 22–10 3–1 33 April 19  vs Cleveland State Unknown • Unknown 13–3 23–10 3–1 34 April 19  vs Cleveland State Unknown • Unknown 10–6 24–10 3–1 35 April 28  Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 3–2 25–10 4–1 36 April 28  Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 2–0 26–10 5–1 37 April 29  Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 3–1 27–10 6–1 38 April 29  Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 4–8 27–11 6–2
May (10–6) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 39 May 1  Adrian Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 9–0 28–11 6–2 40 May 1  Adrian Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 12–1 29–11 6–2 41 May 2  Toledo Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 4–5 29–12 6–2 42 May 2  Toledo Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 8–7 30–12 6–2 43 May 5  Michigan State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 2–1 31–12 7–2 44 May 5  Michigan State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 2–7 31–13 7–3 45 May 6  at Michigan State John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 11–7 32–13 8–3 46 May 6  at Michigan State John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 5–14 32–14 8–4 47 May 8  vs Wayne State Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 0–5 32–15 8–4 48 May 8  vs Wayne State Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 11–6 33–15 8–4 49 May 9  vs Eastern Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 8–6 34–15 8–4 50 May 9  vs Eastern Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 7–8 34–16 8–4 51 May 12  at Purdue Lambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 11–3 35–16 9–4 52 May 12  at Purdue Lambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 4–2 36–16 10–4 53 May 13  at Purdue Lambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 15–2 37–16 11–4 54 May 13  at Purdue Lambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 7–11 37–17 11–5
Postseason
Big Ten Tournament (3–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 55 May 18  vs Northwestern Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 13–1 38–17 11–5 56 May 19  vs Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 6–3 39–17 11–5 57 May 20  vs Northwestern Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 2–6 39–18 11–5 58 May 20  vs Northwestern Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 8–3 40–18 11–5
Mideast Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 59 May 26  vs Temple Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, Michigan 13–9 41–18 11–5 60 May 27  vs Indiana State Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, Michigan 8–2 42–18 11–5 61 May 30  vs Central Michigan Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, Michigan 4–3 43–18 11–5
1984 College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 62 June 1 vs Cal State Fullerton Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–8 43–19 11–5 63 June 3 vs New Orleans Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–11 43–20 11–5

Awards and honors

Ken Hayward

• First Team All-Big Ten

Scott Kamieniecki

• First Team All-Big Ten

Barry Larkin

• American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All-American
• Big Ten Player of the Year
• First Team All-Big Ten

References

1. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2013.