The 2021 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Wolverines, led by head coach Erik Bakich in his ninth season, are a member of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan .
Previous season [ ] The Wolverines finished the 2020 season 8–7 overall, in a season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[3]
Preseason [ ] On November 6, 2020, former Michigan pitching coach Chris Fetter was named pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).[4]
On January 29, 2021, Steve Merriman was named pitching coach and Brandon Inge was named volunteer assistant coach for the Wolverines.[5]
Michigan was ranked No. 20 by Baseball America and No. 18 by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper in the preseason polls, the only Big Ten Conference team named in each poll.[6] [7] [8] [9]
Roster [ ]
2021 Michigan Wolverines baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/Throws
Height
Weight
Year
High School/Junior College
Home town
0
INF Dan Blomgren R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
Craig Milton, Wisconsin
2
INF Benjamin Sems L/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Westminster Christian Chesterfield, Missouri
3
INF Ted Burton R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Edison Huntington Beach, California
4
INF Brandon Lawrence S/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Dunn Santa Ynez, 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 Jr
Redondo Union Redondo Beach, California
7
OF Jake Marti S/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Normal West Bloomington, Illinois
8
INF Jimmy Obertop R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Westminster Christian Academy St. Louis, Missouri
9
INF Dylan Stanton R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Fr
Gull Lake Richland, Michigan
10
INF Cam Hart R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Armada Armada, Michigan
12
INF Riley Bertram S/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Zionsville Zionsville, Indiana
13
C Griffin Mazur R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Moorpark Moorpark, California
14
C Christian Molfetta L/L
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Sr
Junípero Serra Laguna Beach, California
15
INF Clark Elliott L/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Barrington Barrington, Illinois
17
RHP Will Proctor R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Mira Costa Manhattan Beach, California
18
C Jordan Rodgers R/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS So
Simeon Career Academy Chicago, Illinois
19
LHP Logan Wood L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
OLSM Prep Macomb, Michigan
20
RHP Willie Weiss R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Westview Portland, Oregon
21
LHP Ben Dragani L/L
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Jr
Catholic Memorial Brookfield, Wisconsin
22
INF Tito Flores R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Brother Rice Detroit, Michigan
24
INF Matt Frey L/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Franklin Regional Murrysville, Pennsylvania
25
RHP Isaiah Paige R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Jr
Damien Diamond Bar, California
26
OF Joey Velazquez L/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
St. Francis DeSales Lewis Center, Ohio
27
LHP Steven Hajjar R/L
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Central Catholic Andover, Massachusetts
28
RHP Keaton Carratini R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
La Costa Canyon Encinitas, California
29
RHP Blake Beers R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Loyola Manhattan Beach, California
30
LHP Jack White L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Athens Academy Bethesda, Maryland
32
RHP Joe Pace R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Notre Dame Valley Village, California
34
RHP Ahmad Harajli R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
IMG Academy Dearborn, Michigan
35
LHP Walker Cleveland L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
145 lb (66 kg)
Jr
North Gwinnett Suwanee, Georgia
36
INF Trevor Kilinski L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Zeeland West Zeeland, Michigan
37
RHP Chase Allen R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Regis Jesuit Littleton, Colorado
39
LHP Cononr O'Halloran R/L
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
St. Martin Mississauga, Ontario
40
LHP Angelo Smith L/L
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Sr
Richards Thornton, Illinois
43
OF Patrick Mastrian R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Bishop Chatard Indianapolis, Indiana
45
INF Logan Pollack L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Notre Dame Academy Los Angeles, California
47
LHP Jacob Denner L/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Bergen Catholic Closter, New Jersey
48
RHP Noah Rennard R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Maria Carrillo Santa Rosa, California
49
OF Ian Kennedy R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Whitefield Academy Douglasville, Georgia
51
RHP Carlos Anziani R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
James Monroe Bronx, New York
51
INF Jack Van Remortel R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Carmel Carmel, Indiana
54
RHP Ryan Zimmer R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
St. Clair High School St. Clair, Michigan
55
RHP Cameron Weston R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Canon-McMillan Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Head coach Erik Bakich
Assistant coach(es) Nick Schnabel
Pitching coach(es) Steve Merriman
Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Schedule [ ]
2021 Michigan Wolverines Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (27–17)
March (11–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
B1G
1
March 6
vs. Iowa
Dell Diamond Round Rock, Texas 4–2
Weiss (1–0)Beutel (0–1)
—
150
1–0
1–0
2
March 7
vs. Iowa
Dell Diamond
3–8 (7)
Nedved (1–0)
Weston (0–1)—
150
1–1
1–1
3
March 7
vs. Iowa
Dell Diamond
7–0
Denner (1–0)Baumann (0–1)
—
150
2–1
2–1
4
March 8
vs. Iowa
Dell Diamond
11–4
Dragani (1–0)Lee (0–1)
—
150
3–1
3–1
5
March 12
vs. Purdue
Fluor Field Greenville, South Carolina 9–1
Hajjar (1–0)Johnson (0–1)
—
225
4–1
4–1
6
March 13
vs. Purdue
Fluor Field
4–0 (7)
Weston (1–1)Schapira (0–2)
—
225
5–1
5–1
7
March 13
vs. Purdue
Fluor Field
9–2
Dragani (2–0)Starnes (0–1)
—
225
6–1
6–1
8
March 14
vs. Purdue
Fluor Field
11–6
Pace (1–0)Daniel (0–1)
—
225
7–1
7–1
9
March 19
Illinois No. 22
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan 4–7
Lavender (2–0)
Dragani (2–1)—
250
7–2
7–2
10
March 20
Illinois
No. 22
Ray Fisher Stadium
8–1
Weston (2–1)Gowens (1–1)
—
250
8–2
8–2
11
March 21
Michigan State No. 22
Ray Fisher Stadium
8–7
Smith (1–0)Beatson (0–1)
—
250
9–2
9–2
12
March 22
Michigan State
No. 18
Ray Fisher Stadium
0–3
Powers (1–1)
Beers (0–1)Iverson (3)
250
9–3
9–3
13
March 26
at Penn State
No. 18
Medlar Field State College, Pennsylvania 2–3 (10)
Mellott (1–0)
Weiss (1–1)—
238
9–4
9–4
14
March 27
at Penn State
No. 18
Medlar Field
17–4
Weston (3–1)Larkin (0–3)
—
1
10–4
10–4
15
March 27
at Penn State
No. 18
Medlar Field
8–6 (10)
Weiss (2–1)Miller (0–1)
—
351
11–4
11–4
April (8–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
B1G
16
April 3
Northwestern No. 25
Shipley Field College Park, Maryland 5–2
Pace (2–0)Boeckle (1–2)
Weiss (1)100
12–4
12–4
17
April 4
Northwestern
No. 25
Shipley Field
1–4
Lavelle (4–0)
Dragani (2–2)Lawrence (3)
100
12–5
12–5
18
April 4
at Maryland
No. 25
Shipley Field
6–5
Weiss (3–1)Falco (1–1)
—
150
13–5
13–5
19
April 5
at Maryland
No. 25
Shipley Field
7–17
Blohm (2–0)
Paige (0–1)Bello (3)
100
13–6
13–6
20
April 9
Ohio State No. 25
Ray Fisher Stadium
4–7
Gahm (1–0)
Pace (2–1)Brock (7)
250
13–7
13–7
21
April 10
Ohio State
No. 25
Ray Fisher Stadium
7–0
Weston (4–1)Lonsway (1–4)
—
250
14–7
14–7
22
April 11
Ohio State
No. 25
Ray Fisher Stadium
16–7
Denner (2–0)Neely (1–1)
—
250
15–7
15–7
23
April 16
at Minnesota
No. 25
Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota 21–5
Hajjar (2–0)Fredrickson (0–2)
—
100
16–7
16–7
24
April 17
at Minnesota
No. 25
Siebert Field
4–0
Weiss (4–1)Duffy (0–4)
—
96
17–7
17–7
25
April 18
at Minnesota
No. 25
Siebert Field
9–5
Denner (3–0)Culliver (0–2)
Weiss (2)87
18–7
18–7
26
April 23
Rutgers No. 23
Ray Fisher Stadium
6–4
Pace (3–1)Muller (1–2)
Weiss (3)250
19–7
19–7
27
April 24
Rutgers
No. 23
Ray Fisher Stadium
2–4
Wereski (5–2)
Weston (4–2)McLain (2)
250
19–8
19–8
28
April 25
Rutgers
No. 23
Ray Fisher Stadium
2–3
Teller (2–2)
Denner (3–1)Sinibaldi (1)
250
19–9
19–9
—
April 30
at Northwestern
Rocky Miller Park Evanston, Illinois Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols [10]
May (8–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
B1G
—
May 1
at Northwestern
Rocky Miller Park
Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
29
May 1
Illinois
Rocky Miller Park
4–5 (7)
Kirschsieper (3–3)
Weiss (4–2)—
80
19–10
19–10
30
May 1
Illinois
Rocky Miller Park
18–8
Beers (1–1)Lavender (5–1)
—
80
20–10
20–10
31
May 2
Illinois
Rocky Miller Park
7–13
O'Hara (3–0)
Denner (3–2)—
45
20–11
20–11
32
May 2
Illinois
Rocky Miller Park
19–4
Dragani (3–2)Lader (0–1)
—
45
21–11
21–11
33
May 7
at Michigan State
Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium East Lansing, Michigan 5–1
Hajjar (3–0)Eria (3–5)
Weiss (4)300
22–11
22–11
34
May 8
at Michigan State
Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium
3–1
Weston (5–2)Bennett (0–1)
—
300
23–11
23–11
35
May 9
at Michigan State
Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium
2–10
Benschoter (2–4)
Denner (3–3)—
300
23–12
23–12
36
May 14
No. 21 Indiana
Ray Fisher Stadium
10–3
Hajjar (4–0)Sommer (5–3)
—
250
24–12
24–12
37
May 15
No. 21 Indiana
Ray Fisher Stadium
8–13
Brown (5–2)
Weston (5–3)—
250
24–13
24–13
38
May 16
No. 21 Indiana
Ray Fisher Stadium
6–1
Denner (4–3)Bierman (5–3)
Proctor (1)250
25–13
25–13
39
May 21
Maryland
No. 24
Ray Fisher Stadium
8–11 (11)
Ramsey (4–1)
Proctor (0–1)—
250
25–14
25–14
40
May 22
Maryland
No. 24
Ray Fisher Stadium
14–3
Weston (6–3)Savacool (7–2)
—
250
26–14
26–14
41
May 23
Maryland
No. 24
Ray Fisher Stadium
3–7
Burke (4–3)
Denner (4–4)—
250
26–15
26–15
42
May 28
at No, 20 Nebraska
Hawks Field Lincoln, Nebraska 0–1
Povich (6–1)
Hajjar (4–1)Schwellenbach (8)
5,434
26–16
26–16
43
May 29
at No. 20 Nebraska
Hawks Field
2–0
Weston (7–3)Hroch (5–2)
Weiss (5)7,650
27–16
27–16
44
May 29
at No. 20 Nebraska
Hawks Field
3–5
Perry (2–0)
Dragani (3–3)Schwellenbach (9)
7,650
27–17
27–17
Postseason (0–2)
South Bend Regional (0–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Regional
45
June 4
vs. UConn
Frank Eck Stadium South Bend, Indiana 1–6
Peterson (8–1)
Hajjar (4–2)—
1,825
27–18
0–1
46
June 5
vs. Central Michigan
Frank Eck Stadium
2–8
Patty (9–2)
Weston (7–4)—
1,825
27–19
0–2
Win Loss PostponementBold : Wolverines team memberReference:[11] Rankings from D1Baseball.com . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Final
Coaches'
RV
RV*
RV
24
19
23
23т
24
23
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
Baseball America
20
20
21
22
20
19
24
24
24
23
NR
NR
NR
23
NR
NR
Collegiate Baseball ^
18
18
18
19
13
10
16
17
18
17
22
22
23
23
26
RV
NCBWA †
34
RV
RV
RV
25
21
23
23
24
22
28
RV
RV
26
RV
RV
D1Baseball
NR
NR
NR
NR
22
18
25
25
25
23
NR
NR
NR
24
NR
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.
Awards and honors [ ]
All-Big Ten
Player
Selection
Ref.
Ted Burton
First Team
[12]
Steven Hajjar
First Team
Griffin Mazur
Second Team
Benjamin Sems
Second Team
Tito Flores
Second Team
Cameron Weston
Second Team
Jimmy Obertop
Third Team
Willie Weiss
Third Team
Major League Baseball Draft [ ] The following Wolverines were selected in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft :[13] [14]
References [ ]
^ "Big Ten Conference standings" . BigTen.org. Retrieved May 25, 2021 .^ "Big Ten Conference standings" . d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021 .^ "Big Ten, Michigan Cancel Remainder of Winter and Spring Sports Seasons" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021 .^ Svoboda, Kurt (November 6, 2020). "Fetter Named Detroit Tigers Pitching Coach" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved January 28, 2021 . ^ Svoboda, Kurt (January 29, 2021). "Merriman Rejoins U-M Baseball as Pitching Coach; Inge Named Volunteer Assistant" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved January 29, 2021 . ^ "2021 College Top 25" . baseballamerica.com . Baseball America . January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021 .^ "Collegiate Baseball Div. I Poll - Pre-season" . baseballnews.com . Collegiate Baseball . December 21, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021 .^ "2021 D1Baseball Third-Team Preseason All-Americans" . D1Baseball.com. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021 .^ "Michigan Tabbed Big Ten Baseball Favorite" . bigten.org . Big Ten Conference. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021 .^ Svoboda, Kurt (April 28, 2021). "Games vs. Northwestern Canceled; Michigan to Play Four Against Illinois" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 28, 2021 . ^ "2021 Baseball Schedule" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved January 27, 2021 .^ Svoboda, Kurt (May 30, 2021). "Burton, Hajjar Highlight Eight Wolverines to Earn All-Big Ten Honors" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved May 31, 2021 . ^ Svoboda, Kurt (July 12, 2021). "Hajjar Selected by Minnesota Twins in Second Round of MLB Draft" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved July 13, 2021 . ^ Svoboda, Kurt (July 13, 2021). "Sems, Beers Selected on Final Day of MLB Draft" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved July 13, 2021 .
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics
