2019 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

The 2019 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Erik Bakich in his seventh season, were a member of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Wolverines finished the season with a 50–22 record, including 16–7 in conference play, marking their first 50 win season since 1987.[2]

2019 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Corvallis Regional champions Los Angeles Super Regional champions
College World Series, Runner-Up
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
2019 record	50–22 (16–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Erik Bakich (7th season)
Assistant coach	Michael Brdar (2nd season)
Hitting coach	Nick Schnabel (7th season)
Pitching coach	Chris Fetter (2nd season)
MVP	Jordan Brewer (Junior year)
Home stadium	Wilpon Baseball Complex

2019 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Indiana  ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	7		.708			37	–	23		.617
No. 2 Michigan  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	7		.696			50	–	22		.694
Illinois  ‍‍‍^y	15	–	9		.625			36	–	21		.632
Nebraska  ‍‍‍^y	15	–	9		.625			32	–	24		.571
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	15	–	9		.625			29	–	27		.518
Ohio State  ‍‍‡‍^y	12	–	12		.500			36	–	27		.571
Iowa  ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			31	–	24		.564
Maryland  ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			29	–	29		.500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			24	–	27		.471
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	9	–	14		.391			20	–	31		.392
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			20	–	34		.370
Purdue  ‍‍‍	7	–	16		.304			20	–	34		.370
Penn State  ‍‍‍	4	–	18		.182			22	–	27		.449
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of July 4, 2019[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

The Wolverines received an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. They defeated Creighton in the regional finals and UCLA in the super regionals to advance to the College World Series for the first time since 1984.[3] They became the first Big Ten Conference team to advance to the College World Series since Indiana in 2013, and the first Big Ten Conference team to advance to the championship round in the College World Series since Ohio State in 1966.[4]

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season 33–21 overall, including 15–8 in conference play, finishing in third place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Wolverines qualified to play in the 2018 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament. The Wolverines would eventually lose in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to Ohio State by a score of 3–5.[5]

Preseason

Michigan was the only Big Ten Conference team to appear in every national preseason top-25 ranking.[6] The Wolverines were ranked No. 17 by D1Baseball, No. 20 by Baseball America, No. 23 by NCBWA and No. 25 by ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll in their respective preseason polls.[7][8][9][10]

Roster

2019 Michigan Wolverines baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town 0 C Joe Donovan R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Westmont H. S. Clarendon Hills, Illinois 2 INF Jack Blomgren R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Craig H. S. Milton, Wisconsin 3 OF Miles Lewis S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Hudson H. S. Hudson, Wisconsin 4 INF Ako Thomas R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Mount Carmel H. S. Chicago, Illinois 5 OF Christian Bullock L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Morgan Park H. S. Chicago, Illinois 6 RHP Danny Zimmerman R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Redondo Union H. S. Redondo Beach, California 7 OF Jesse Franklin L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Seattle Prep Seattle, Washington 8 INF Matthew Schmidt R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Regis Jesuit H. S. Parker, Colorado 10 INF Blake Nelson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Mount Rainier H. S. Normandy Park, Washington 11 C Harrison Salter R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So St. Mary's Prep Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 12 INF Riley Bertram S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Zionsville H. S. Zionsville, Indiana 13 OF Dominic Clementi L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Arrowhead H. S. Hartland, Wisconsin 14 LHP Benjamin Keizer L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Portage Northern H. S. Portage, Michigan 15 INF Jimmy Kerr (C) L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Notre Dame Prep H. S. Scottsdale, Arizona 17 RHP Jeff Criswell R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Portage Central H. S. Portage, Michigan 18 C Jordan Rodgers R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Simeon Career Academy Chicago, Illinois 19 RHP Dillon Nowicki R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Stoughton H. S. Stoughton, Wisconsin 20 RHP Willie Weiss R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Westview H. S. Portland, Oregon 21 LHP Ben Dragani L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Catholic Memorial H. S. Brookfield, Wisconsin 22 OF Jordan Brewer R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lincoln Trail College St. Joseph, Michigan 24 C Casey Buckley L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Los Alamitos H. S. Long Beach, California 25 RHP Isaiah Paige R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Damien H. S. Diamond Bar, California 27 LHP Steven Hajjar R/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Central Catholic H. S. Andover, Massachusetts 28 RHP Keaton Carratini R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr La Costa Canyon H. S. Encinitas, California 29 RHP Blake Beers R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Loyola H. S. Manhattan Beach, California 30 LHP Jack White L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Athens Academy Bethesda, Maryland 32 RHP Joe Pace R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Notre Dame H. S. Valley Village, California 34 RHP Jack Bredeson R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Arrowhead H. S. Hartland, Wisconsin 35 LHP Walker Cleveland L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Fr North Gwinnett H. S. Suwanee, Georgia 37 RHP Karl Kauffmann R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brother Rice H. S. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 40 LHP Angelo Smith L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Richards H. S. Thornton, Illinois 42 OF Jordan Nwogu R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Pioneer H. S. Ann Arbor, Michigan 47 LHP Tommy Henry L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Portage Northern H. S. Portage, Michigan 48 RHP Jack Weisenburger R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Rockford H. S. Rockford, Michigan 51 INF Jack Van Remortel R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Carmel H. S. Carmel, Indiana	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: June 10, 2019

Schedule

2019 Michigan Wolverines Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (38–16)
February (6–0) # Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 1 February 15 vs Binghamton First Data Field Port St. Lucie, Florida 10–0 Henry (1–0) Gallagher (0–1) — 375 1–0 – 2 February 16 vs Binghamton First Data Field Port St. Lucie, Florida 5–4 Kauffmann (1–0) Miller (0–1) Weiss (1) 325 2–0 – 3 February 17 vs Binghamton First Data Field Port St. Lucie, Florida 12–2 Criswell (1–0) VanScoter (0–1) — 325 3–0 – 4 February 22 at The Citadel No. 17 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina 2–0 Henry (2–0) Merritt (0–2) — 358 4–0 – 5 February 23 at The Citadel No. 17 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina 9–1 Kauffmann (2–0) Connolly (1–1) — 622 5–0 – 6 February 24 at The Citadel No. 17 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina 6–3 Weiss (1–0) Spence (1–1) Keizer (1) 278 6–0 –
March (13–7) # Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 7 March 1 at CSUN No. 17 Matador Field Northridge, Californoa 2–1 Henry (3–0) Armstrong (0–1) Weiss (2) 346 7–0 – — March 2 at CSUN Postponed 8 March 3 at CSUN No. 17 Matador Field Northridge, Californoa 4–2 Kauffmann (3–0) Moore (1–1) Weiss (3) 394 8–0 – 9 March 3 at CSUN No. 17 Matador Field Northridge, Californoa 2–5 Nunez (3–0) Criswell (1–1) Schriever (3) 394 8–1 – 10 March 5 at Long Beach State No. 16 Blair Field Long Beach, California 7–8 Pacheco (1–1) Beers (0–1) Spacke (1) 1,007 8–2 – 11 March 8 at #2 UCLA No. 16 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 7–5 Henry (4–0) Pettway (0–1) Weiss (4) 1,271 9–2 – 12 March 9 at USC No. 16 Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 1–4 Esqueda (1–0) Kauffmann (3–1) Lunn (1) 658 9–3 – 13 March 10 vs. Oklahoma State No. 16 Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California 2–3 ^(10) Basso (1–0) Weiss (1–1) Leeper (3) — 9–4 – 14 March 14 Manhattan No. 23 Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 5–1 Henry (5–0) Takacs (0–4) — 215 10–4 – 15 March 15 Manhattan No. 23 Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 23–2 Kauffmann (4–1) Galvan (0–3) — 352 11–4 – 16 March 16 Manhattan No. 23 Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 16–7 Keizer (1–0) Cain (2–1) Weiss (5) 379 12–4 – 17 March 17 Manhattan No. 23 Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 4–0 ^(7) Paige (1–0) Stuart (1–2) — 387 13–4 – 18 March 19 Western Michigan No. 23 Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 12–5 Cleveland (1–0) Mullen (1–3) — 446 14–4 – 19 March 21 at #19 Texas Tech No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, Texas 2–11 Dallas (2–0) Henry (5–1) — 3,334 14–5 – 20 March 22 at #19 Texas Tech No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, Texas 3–10 Kilian (2–2) Kauffmann (4–2) — 3,302 14–6 – 21 March 23 at #19 Texas Tech No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, Texas 5–8 Freeman (2–0) Cleveland (1–1) Beeter (4) 4,432 14–7 – 22 March 23 vs. Stetson No. 22 Dan Law Field Lubbock, Texas 16–6 Paige (2–0) Peto (0–4) — 4,432 15–7 – 23 March 27 San Jose State Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 1–0 ^(7) Cleveland (2–1) Polack (1–1) Kauffmann (1) — 16–7 – 24 March 27 San Jose State Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 3–0 ^(7) Smith (1–0) Konishi (0–2) Weiss (6) — 17–7 – 25 March 29 at Michigan State Drayton McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan 6–3 Henry (6–1) Erla (1–5) — 1,318 18–7 1–0 26 March 30 Michigan State Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 16–2 Kauffmann (5–2) Tyranski (0–5) — 1,115 19–7 2–0 — March 31 at Michigan State Postponed
April (12–4) # Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 27 April 3 Toledo Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 8–2 Cleveland (2–1) McAtee (0–1) — 617 20–7 – 28 April 5 Minnesota Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 4–6 Meyer (3–1) Henry (6–2) Schulze (4) 703 20–8 2–1 29 April 6 Minnesota Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 5–3 Weiss (2–1) Duffy (0–1) — 1,168 21–8 3–1 30 April 7 Minnesota Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 8–0 Criswell (2–1) Culliver (2–2) — 1,037 22–8 4–1 31 April 9 Indiana State Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 7–8 ^(10) Ward (3–1) Weiss (2–2) Grauer (6) 442 22–9 – 32 April 10 Indiana State No. 24 Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 6–4 ^(6) Weisenburger (1–0) Klein (0–1) — 369 23–9 – 33 April 12 at Ohio State No. 24 Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, Ohio 5–10 Burhenn (5–1) Henry (6–3) — 1,815 23–10 4–2 34 April 13 at Ohio State No. 24 Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, Ohio 4–10 Lonsway (5–3) Kauffmann (5–3) Pfennig (2) 5,280 23–11 4–3 35 April 13 at Ohio State No. 24 Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, Ohio 3–2 Criswell (3–1) Smith (3–2) — 5,280 24–11 5–3 36 April 13 Bowling Green Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 10–5 Cleveland (3–1) Egnor (0–3) — 478 25–11 – — April 19 Northwestern Postponed 37 April 20 Northwestern Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 4–1 Kauffmann (6–3) Lavelle (3–5) Weiss (7) 950 26–11 6–3 38 April 21 Northwestern Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 3–2 Keizer (2–0) Bader (1–3) Weiss (8) 1,134 27–11 7–3 39 April 21 Northwestern Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 10–1 Criswell (4–1) D'Alise (0–1) — 1,134 28–11 8–3 40 April 26 Rutgers Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 8–3 Kauffmann (7–3) Rutkowski (2–4) — 981 29–11 9–3 41 April 27 Rutgers Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 10–1 Henry (7–3) Genuario (2–4) — 751 30–11 10–3 42 April 28 Rutgers Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 4–1 ^(10) Keizer (3–0) Brito (3–4) — 823 31–11 11–3
May (7–5) # Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 43 May 3 at Maryland Shipley Field College Park, Maryland 10–7 Kauffmann (8–3) Parsons (8–3) Weiss (9) 633 32–11 12–3 44 May 4 at Maryland Shipley Field College Park, Maryland 10–4 Henry (8–3) Thompson (2–5) — 817 33–11 13–3 45 May 5 at Maryland Shipley Field College Park, Maryland 13–1 Criswell (5–1) LaBonte (1–6) — 185 34–11 14–3 46 May 7 Michigan State Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 7–0 Keizer (4–0) Olson (0–4) — 1,027 35–11 – 47 May 8 Eastern Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 10–1 Cleveland (4–1) Koons (0–1) — 904 36–11 – 48 May 10 Indiana No. 23 Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 4–10 Milto (7–5) Kauffmann (8–4) — 1,418 36–12 14–4 49 May 11 Indiana No. 23 Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 8–10 Gordon (5–4) Henry (8–4) Lloyd (5) 1,540 36–13 14–5 50 May 12 Indiana No. 23 Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 6–5 ^(11) Paige (4–0) Sloan (2–3) — 945 37–13 15–5 51 May 14 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, Kentucky 4–7 Ramsey (4–6) Cleveland (4–2) Coleman (5) 3,224 37–14 – 52 May 16 at Nebraska Hawks Field Lincoln, Nebraska 2–5 Palkert (4–3) Kauffmann (8–5) Gomes (11) 4,724 37–15 15–6 53 May 17 at Nebraska Hawks Field Lincoln, Nebraska 0–7 Fisher (6–3) Henry (8–5) — — 37–16 15–7 54 May 17 at Nebraska Hawks Field Lincoln, Nebraska 10–8 Criswell (6–1) Schanaman (1–2) Weisenburger (1) 6,888 38–16 16–7
Postseason (12–6)
B1G Tournament (3–2) # Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1GT Record 55 May 22 vs. Ohio State TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 1–2 Pfennig (2–3) Kauffmann (8–6) Magno (11) — 38–17 0–1 56 May 23 vs. No. 20 Illinois TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 5–4 Weisenburger (2–0) Acton (2–3) — — 39–17 1–1 57 May 24 vs. Maryland TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 10–4 Henry (9–5) Blohm (1–2) — — 40–17 2–1 58 May 25 vs. Nebraska TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 18–8 Weisenburger (3–0) Eddins (6–3) Beers (1) — 41–17 3–1 59 May 25 vs. Nebraska TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 3–7 Palkert (5–3) Keizer (4–1) Gomes (12) 11,038 41–18 3–2
Corvallis Regional (3–1) # Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record 60 May 31 vs. No. 22 Creighton Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon 6–0 Kauffmann (9–6) Ragan (8–3) — 3,122 42–18 1–0 61 June 1 vs. Cincinnati Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon 10–4 Criswell (7–1) Murray (3–2) — 3,092 43–18 2–1 62 June 2 vs. No. 22 Creighton Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon 7–11 Kametas (3–0) Weisenburger (3–1) — 3,078 43–19 2–1 63 June 3 vs. No. 22 Creighton Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon 17–6 Beers (1–1) Sakowski (7–1) — 3,058 44–19 3–1
Los Angeles Super Regional (2–1) # Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Super Reg. Record 64 June 7 vs. No. 1 (1) UCLA No. 13 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–2 Kauffmann (10–6) Garcia (10–1) Criswell (1) 1,904 45–19 1–0 65 June 8 vs. No. 1 (1) UCLA No. 13 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 4–5 ^(12) Powell (4–3) Cleveland (4–3) — 1,967 45–20 1–1 66 June 9 vs. No. 1 (1) UCLA No. 13 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 4–2 Henry (10–5) Mora (3–3) Keizer (2) 2,031 46–20 2–1
College World Series (4–2) # Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record 67 June 15 vs. No. 8 Texas Tech TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 5–3 Kauffmann (11–6) Dallas (7–1) Criswell (2) 24,148 47–20 1–0 68 June 17 vs. Florida State TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 2–0 Henry (11–5) Van Eyk (10–4) — 23,541 48–20 2–0 69 June 21 vs. No. 8 Texas Tech TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 15–3 Kauffmann (12–6) Dallas (7–2) Criswell (3) 20,944 49–20 3–0 70 June 24 vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 7–4 Henry (12–5) Fellows (13–2) Criswell (4) 24,707 50–20 4–0 71 June 25 vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 1–4 Rocker (12–5) Paige (4–1) — 25,017 50–21 4–1 72 June 26 vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 2–8 Hickman (9–0) Kauffmann (12–7) Eder (4) 20,007 50–22 4–2
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Wolverines team member Reference:[11] Rankings from D1Baseball.com. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	25	25*	25*	19	25	24	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR*	NR*	2
Baseball America	20	20	20	18	23	23	NR	NR	24	NR	NR	NR	23	NR	NR	NR	NR*	NR*	2
Collegiate Baseball^	39	RV	25	26	RV	30	NR	NR	27	NR	NR	22	19	22	NR	NR	16	8	2
NCBWA†	23	21	18	16	26	22	NR	29	25	RV	30	26	24	28т	RV	RV	RV*	RV*	2
D1Baseball	17	17	17	16	RV	24	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR*	NR*	2

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards Player Award Date Awarded Ref. Tommy Henry Big Ten Pitcher of the Week NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week February 25, 2019 [12] [13] Tommy Henry Big Ten Pitcher of the Week March 4, 2019 [14] Karl Kauffmann Big Ten Pitcher of the Week April 29, 2019 [15] Individual Awards Player Award Ref. Jordan Brewer Big Ten Player of the Year [16] Erik Bakich NCBWA National Coach of the Year [17]

All-Big Ten Player Selection Ref. Jordan Brewer First Team [16] Jeff Criswell First Team Jordan Nwogu First Team Jack Blomgren Second Team Joe Donovan Third Team Jimmy Kerr Third Team Jesse Franklin Third Team Karl Kauffmann Third Team Willie Weiss Freshman Team All-American Player Selection Ref. Jordan Brewer Third Team [18] Karl Kauffmann Third Team Willie Weiss Freshman Team Tommy Henry Honorable Mention

Major League Baseball Draft

The following Wolverines were selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft:[19]

List of Drafted Players
Name	2019 Class	Pos.	Team	Overall
Tommy Henry	Junior	LHP	Arizona Diamondbacks	74th
Karl Kauffmann	Junior	RHP	Colorado Rockies	77th
Jordan Brewer	Junior	OF	Houston Astros	106th
Jack Weisenburger	Junior	RHP	Oakland Athletics	614th
Jimmy Kerr	Senior	INF	Detroit Tigers	982nd

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