2020 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team

2020 Horizon League baseball standings
	‡ – champion; As of March 12, 2020; Rankings from D1Baseball

2020 Youngstown State Penguins baseball
2020 Youngstown State Penguins baseball
Conference	Horizon League
2020 record	7–7 (0–0 Horizon)
Head coach	Dan Bertolini (4th season);
Assistant coach	Eric Bunnell (2nd season)
Hitting coach	Eric Smith (4th season)
Pitching coach	Shane Davis (2nd season)
Home stadium	Eastwood Field
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team was a baseball team that represented Youngstown State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Penguins were members of the Horizon League and played their home games at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio. They were led by fourth-year head coach Dan Bertolini.

The season was cut short in stages by March 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season[]

The Penguins finished the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season 13–41 overall (7–20 conference) and sixth place in conference standings, qualifying for the 2019 Horizon League Baseball Tournament.

Roster[]

2020 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/Throws	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1	OF	Lucas Nasonti	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Champion H. S.	Warren, Ohio
2	INF	Phillip Glasser	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Tallmadge H. S.	Tallmadge, Ohio
3	RHP	Joel Hake	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Sr	Ursuline H. S.	Youngstown, Ohio
4	INF	Steven D'Eusanio	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	South H. S.	Willoughby, Ohio
5	OF	Dominick Bucko	S/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Cuyahoga Community College	Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
7	U	Jeff Wehler	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	St. Marys Area H. S.	St. Marys, Pennsylvania
8	RHP	Dalton Earich	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Manchester H. S.	New Franklin, Ohio
9	RHP	Jon Snyder	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Springboro H. S.	Springboro, Ohio
10	INF	Cody Dennis	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Sinclair Community College	Newark, Ohio
11	LHP	Colin Clark	R/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Logan Elm H. S.	Circleville, Ohio
12	LHP	Marco DeFalco	L/L	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Niles McKinley H. S.	Niles, Ohio
13	C	Nick Caruso	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Macomb Community College	Sterling Heights, Michigan
14	C	Dylan Carpenter	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Sinclair Community College	Maineville, Ohio
16	U	Blaze Glenn	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Sinclair Community College	Toronto, Ohio
17	RHP	Gary Clift Jr.	L/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Brunswick H. S.	Brunswick, Ohio
18	RHP	Bryce Warwick	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Perry H. S.	Canton, Ohio
19	C	Dylan Swarmer	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Knoch H. S.	Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
20	OF	Andre Good	L/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Steel Valley H. S.	Munhall, Pennsylvania
21	OF	Turner Grau	L/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Avonworth H. S.	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
22	RHP	Brandon Matthews	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Punxsutawney H. S.	Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
23	INF	Braeden O'Shaughnessy	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Poland Seminary H. S.	Poland, Ohio
24	LHP	Collin Floyd	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Springfield H. S.	Akron, Ohio
25	INF	Padraig O'Shaughnessy	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Mercyhurst North East	Poland, Ohio
26	OF	Cameron Murray	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy	Cincinnati, Ohio
27	LHP	Nathan Ball	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Perrysburg H. S.	Perrysburg, Ohio
30	OF	Blake Benyo	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	IMG Academy	Austintown, Ohio
31	INF	Nick LaBrasca	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	DuBois Area H. S.	DuBois, Pennsylvania
32	RHP	Chad Cole	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Norwin H. S.	North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
33	U	Travis Perry	R/R	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Rocky Grove H. S.	Oil City, Pennsylvania
34	LHP	Kenny Misik	L/L	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Austintown Fitch H. S.	Austintown, Ohio
35	RHP	Zack Minney	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Lorain County Community College	Elyria, Ohio
36	INF	Trey Law	L/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Cedar Cliff H. S.	Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
37	RHP	Casey Marshalwitz	L/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Hampton H. S.	Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
38	C	John Ritter	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Springfield Local H. S.	New Middletown, Ohio
40	RHP	Grant Kersh	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Archbishop Hoban H. S.	Akron, Ohio

Head coach

6 Dan Bertolini

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Bunnell

Hitting coach(es)

Eric Smith

Pitching coach(es)

Shane Davis

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 29, 2020

Schedule[]

2020 Youngstown State Penguins Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February (4–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Horizon Record
1	February 14	at Houston	Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas	3–7	Hurdsman (1–0)	Clark (0–1)	None	1,074	0–1	–
2	February 15	at Houston	Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas	6–3	Clift Jr. (1–0)	Henry (0–1)	Hake (1)	1,128	1–1	–
3	February 16	at Houston	Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas	8–6	Earich (1–0)	Hynes (0–1)	None	1,047	2–1	–
4	February 21	at College of Charleston	CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina	4–5	Good (1–0)	Hake (0–1)	None	473	2–2	–
5	February 22	at College of Charleston	CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina	4–14	Smith (2–0)	Floyd (0–1)	None	542	2–3	–
6	February 23	at College of Charleston	CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina	3–7	Williams (1–0)	Snyder (0–1)	None	576	2–4	–
7	February 27	at Abilene Christian	Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas	2–5	Wagner (1–1)	Perry (0–1)	None	333	2–5	–
8	February 28	at Abilene Christian	Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas	4–2	Clark (1–1)	Ruesch (1–2)	None	357	3–5	–
9	February 29	at Abilene Christian	Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas	9–0	Floyd (1–1)	Hawkins (1–1)	None	321	4–5	–

March (3–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Horizon Record
10	March 4	at Pittsburgh	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	7–5	Clift Jr. (2–0)	Smith (1–1)	None	215	5–5	–
11	March 6	at North Carolina Central	Durham Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina	5–6	Meylan (1–0)	Earich (1–1)	Bell (3)	114	5–6	–
12	March 7	at North Carolina Central	Durham Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina	3–1	Floyd (2–1)	McRoy (0–1)	Clift Jr. (1)	200	6–6	–
13	March 8	at North Carolina Central	Durham Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina	8–7	Coles (1–0)	Bell (0–2)	Clift Jr. (2)	195	7–6	–
14	March 10	Bowling Green	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	1–2	Stopp (1–1)	Marshalwitz (0–1)	Lohmeier (1)	161	7–7	–
15	March 13	at Northern Kentucky	Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
16	March 14	at Northern Kentucky	Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
17	March 15	at Northern Kentucky	Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
18	March 17	at Toledo	Scott Park Baseball Complex • Toledo, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
19	March 18	St. Bonaventure	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
20	March 20	at Milwaukee	Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
21	March 21	at Milwaukee	Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
22	March 22	at Milwaukee	Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
23	March 25	at Pittsburgh	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
24	March 27	UIC	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
25	March 28	UIC	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
26	March 29	UIC	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
27	March 31	Niagara	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)

April (0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score
28	April 3	at Wright State	Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
29	April 4	at Wright State	Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
30	April 5	at Wright State	Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
31	April 7	at Ohio	Bob Wren Stadium • Athens, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
32	April 8	at Kent State	Schoonover Stadium • Kent, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
33	April 9	Oakland	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
34	April 10	Oakland	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
35	April 11	Oakland	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
36	April 14	at St. Bonaventure	Fred Handler Park • St. Bonaventure, New York	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
37	April 17	at UIC	Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
38	April 18	at UIC	Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
39	April 19	at UIC	Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
40	April 21	Ohio	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
41	April 22	at Niagara	John P. Bobo Field • Lewiston, New York	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
42	April 24	Northern Kentucky	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
43	April 25	Northern Kentucky	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
44	April 26	Northern Kentucky	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
45	April 28	Pittsburgh	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
46	April 29	at Akron	Lee R. Jackson Field • Akron, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)

May (0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score
47	May 1	Wright State	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
48	May 2	Wright State	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
49	May 3	Wright State	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
50	May 8	at Oakland	Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
51	May 9	at Oakland	Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
52	May 10	at Oakland	Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
53	May 12	Kent State	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
54	May 14	Milwaukee	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
55	May 15	Milwaukee	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
56	May 16	Milwaukee	Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)

Awards and honors[]

Horizon League Players of the Week[]

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Collin Floyd	Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week	February 17, 2020	^[2]
Chad Coles	Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week	February 24, 2020	^[3]
Nick Caruso	Nike Horizon League Batter of the Week	February 24, 2020	^[3]
Colin Clark	Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week	March 2, 2020	^[4]
Phillip Glasser	Nike Horizon League Batter of the Week	March 2, 2020	^[4]

References[]

^ "2020 Baseball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (FEBRUARY 17)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. February 17, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (FEBRUARY 24)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. February 24, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (March 2)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

[1] "2020 Baseball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

[2] "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (FEBRUARY 17)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. February 17, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

[Week2-3] "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (FEBRUARY 24)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. February 24, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

[Week3-4] "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (March 2)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

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2020 Horizon League baseball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Youngstown State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
Wright State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	6	–	9	.400
UIC ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	4	–	12	.250
Oakland ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	2	–	8	.200
Milwaukee ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	1	–	14	.067
Northern Kentucky ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	17	.000

‡ – champion As of March 12, 2020^[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball