2020 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

The 2020 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Erik Bakich in his eighth season, are a member of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan. On March 12, 2020, the Big Ten Conference cancelled the remainder of all winter and spring sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

2020 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2020 record	8–7 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Erik Bakich (8th season)
Assistant coach	Michael Brdar (3rd season)
Hitting coach	Nick Schnabel (8th season)
Pitching coach	Chris Fetter (3rd season)
Home stadium	Wilpon Baseball Complex

2020 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Iowa  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
Maryland  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
Penn State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
Illinois  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	5		.615
Indiana  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	6		.600
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	6		.600
Michigan  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	7		.533
Purdue  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	7		.500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	8		.467
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	10		.444
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	8		.429
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	9		.400
‡ – Tournament champion As of March 12, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2019 season 50–22 overall, including 16–7 in conference play, finishing in second place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Wolverines qualified to play in the 2019 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament, where the Wolverines lost in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament to Nebraska. Michigan received an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, where they advanced to the College World Series and lost in the championship game to Vanderbilt.[3]

Preseason

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]

Roster

2020 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) 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 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 Steven 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 Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 9, 2020

Schedule

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 17 March 14 Canisius Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 18 March 14 Canisius Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 19 March 15 Canisius Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 20 March 20 Purdue Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 21 March 21 Purdue Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 22 March 22 Purdue Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 23 March 25 Western Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 24 March 27 Nevada Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 March 28 Nevada Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 26 March 29 Nevada Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
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 28 April 3 at Illinois Illinois Field Champaign, Illinois 29 April 4 at Illinois Illinois Field Champaign, Illinois 30 April 5 at Illinois Illinois Field Champaign, Illinois 31 April 8 Eastern Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 32 April 10 Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 33 April 11 Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 34 April 12 Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 35 April 14 vs. Michigan State Drayton McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan 36 April 17 at Penn State Medlar Field State College, Pennsylvania 37 April 18 at Penn State Medlar Field State College, Pennsylvania 38 April 19 at Penn State Medlar Field State College, Pennsylvania 39 April 21 Central Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 40 April 24 Nebraska Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 41 April 25 Nebraska Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 42 April 26 Nebraska Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
May (0–0) # Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 43 May 1 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, Indiana 44 May 2 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, Indiana 45 May 3 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, Indiana 46 May 5 Michigan State Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 47 May 8 at Minnesota Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota 48 May 9 at Minnesota Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota 49 May 10 at Minnesota Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota 50 May 12 Toledo Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 51 May 14 Iowa Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 52 May 15 Iowa Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 53 May 16 Iowa Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Wolverines team member Reference:[9] Rankings from D1Baseball.com. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2020 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'	11	11*	11*	20	RV
Baseball America	8	1	5	10	25
Collegiate Baseball^	10	3	9	11	NR
NCBWA†	12	9	18	17	27
D1Baseball	13	9	16	16	NR

^ 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.

Major League Baseball Draft

The following Wolverines were selected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft:[10]

List of Drafted Players
Name	2020 Class	Pos.	Team	Overall
Jeff Criswell	Junior	RHP	Oakland Athletics	58th
Jordan Nwogu	Junior	OF	Chicago Cubs	88th
Jesse Franklin	Junior	OF	Atlanta Braves	97th
Jack Blomgren	Junior	INF	Colorado Rockies	140th

References

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2. "Big Ten, Michigan Cancel Remainder of Winter and Spring Sports Seasons". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
3. 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.
4. "Collegiate Baseball Div. I Poll - Pre-season". Collegiate Baseball. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
5. "Baseball Coaches Poll". Baseball America. January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
6. "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
7. "Vanderbilt Tops 2020 Presason NCBWA POLL". sportswriters.net. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
8. "2020 D1Baseball Preseason Top 25". D1Baseball.com. January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
9. "2020 Baseball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
10. Ludlow, Kyler (June 11, 2020). "Four Wolverines Selected on Day Two of Major League Baseball Draft". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 12, 2020.