2022 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

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2022 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Michigan Wolverines logo.svg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2022 record11–8 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Pitching coachSteve Merriman (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilpon Baseball Complex
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 17 – 1   .944
No. 22 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 16 – 3   .842
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 5   .722
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 7   .588
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 8   .579
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 8   .529
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 11   .421
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 10   .412
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 10   .412
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 12   .400
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 11   .389
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 10   .375
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 15   .250
‡ – Tournament champion
As of March 23, 2022[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Michigan Wolverines baseball team will represent the University of Michigan in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Erik Bakich in his tenth season, are a member of the Big Ten Conference and will play their home games at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Previous season[]

The Wolverines finished the 2021 season 27–19, including 27–17 in conference play, finishing in third place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Wolverines received an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, where they lost to UConn and Central Michigan in the NCAA Regional.[2]

Preseason[]

For the 2022 Big Ten Conference poll, Michigan was voted to finish in second by the Big Ten Coaches.[3]

Michigan was ranked No. 30 in the preseason poll by Collegiate Baseball.[4]

Roster[]

2022 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) So Craig Milton, Wisconsin
2 INF Camden Gasser L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Southridge Huntingburg, Indiana
3 INF Ted Burton R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Edison Huntington Beach, California
4 INF Brandon Lawrence S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Dunn Santa Ynez, California
5 OF Joe Stewart R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Sr Portage Central Portage, Michigan
6 RHP Alex Fedje-Johnson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Minnehaha Academy Minneapolis, Minnesota
7 OF Jake Marti S/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Normal West Bloomington, Illinois
8 INF Jimmy Obertop R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Westminster Christian Academy St. Louis, Missouri
9 INF Dylan Stanton R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Gull Lake Richland, Michigan
10 INF Cody Hultink R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pennfield Battle Creek, Michigan
12 INF Riley Bertram S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Zionsville Zionsville, Indiana
13 C Joe Longo R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Academy of Holy Angels Apple Valley, Minnesota
14 RHP Avery Goldensoph R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Swan Valley Saginaw, Michigan
15 INF Clark Elliott L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Barrington Barrington, Illinois
17 INF Joe Taylor L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Chelsea Chelsea, Michigan
18 C Jordan Rodgers R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Simeon Career Academy Chicago, Illinois
19 LHP Logan Wood L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So OLSM Prep Macomb, Michigan
20 RHP Willie Weiss R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Westview Portland, Oregon
21 RHP John Torroella R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Mount Saint Joseph Ellicott City, Maryland
22 INF Tito Flores R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Brother Rice Detroit, Michigan
24 INF Matt Frey L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Franklin Regional Murrysville, Pennsylvania
26 OF Joey Velazquez L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr St. Francis DeSales Lewis Center, Ohio
27 LHP Jaylen Jones R/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr TNXL Academy Thomasville, Georgia
28 RHP Keaton Carratini R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr La Costa Canyon Encinitas, California
29 RHP Brayden Lybarger R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Elida Lima, Ohio
30 LHP Jack White L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Athens Academy Bethesda, Maryland
32 RHP Tyler Fullman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Marian Catholic Homewood, Illinois
34 RHP Ahmad Harajli R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So IMG Academy Dearborn, Michigan
35 LHP Walker Cleveland L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr North Gwinnett Suwanee, Georgia
36 INF Trevor Kilinski L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Zeeland West Zeeland, Michigan
37 RHP Chase Allen R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Regis Jesuit Littleton, Colorado
39 LHP Cononr O'Halloran R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Martin Mississauga, Ontario
40 LHP Angelo Smith L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Richards Thornton, Illinois
47 LHP Jacob Denner L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bergen Catholic Closter, New Jersey
48 RHP Noah Rennard R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Maria Carrillo Santa Rosa, California
49 OF Ian Kennedy R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Whitefield Academy Douglasville, Georgia
50 C Casey Buckley L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Los Alamitos Long Beach, California
51 INF Jack Van Remortel R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Carmel Carmel, Indiana
54 RHP Ryan Zimmer R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So St. Clair High School St. Clair, Michigan
55 RHP Cameron Weston R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Canon-McMillan Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Head coach

Erik Bakich

Assistant coach(es)

Nick Schnabel
Brandon Inge

Pitching coach(es)

Steve Merriman

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2021

Schedule and results[]

2022 Michigan Wolverines Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (11–8)
March (6–6)
# Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		B1G
Record
8 March 1 at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium
Boca Raton, FL		 8–9 Wegielnik (1–0) Wood (0–1) — 698 5–3 –
9 March 2 at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium 20–13 Smith (1–0) Martzolf (0–1) — 557 6–3 –
10 March 4 vs. No. 21 Maryland Clark–LeClair Stadium
Greenville, NC		 7–4 Rennard (1–0) Heine (0–1) Weiss (2) — 7–3 –
11 March 5 vs. East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium 8–10 Grosz (2–0) O'Halloran (0–2) Logusch (1) 4,259 7–4 –
12 March 6 vs. Indiana State Clark–LeClair Stadium 5–6 Patzner (1–0) Denner (1–1) Fenlong (3) — 7–5 –
13 March 11 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY 		3–5 Kuehner (3–0) Weston (1–1) Prosecky (4) — 7–6 –
— March 11 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium Suspended (inclement weather). Continuation held on March 13.[a]
14 March 13 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium 16–7 O'Halloran (1–2) Koger (0–1) — 1,021 8–6 –
15 March 13 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium 1–13 Phillips (2–0) Denner (1–2) — 703 8–7 –
16 March 15 at No. 4 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN		 4–5 Schultz (1–1) Weiss (0–2) — 3,802 8–8 –
17 March 17 Dayton Ray Fisher Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI		 2–1 O'Halloran (2–2) Steinhauer (1–1) Allen (1) 654 9–8 –
18 March 18 Dayton Ray Fisher Stadium 18–6 Rennard (2–0) Peguero (0–1) — 457 10–8 –
19 March 20 Dayton Ray Fisher Stadium 4–2 Denner (2–2) Serwa (1–4) Allen (2) 1,241 11–8 –
20 March 23 at Xavier J. Page Hayden Field
Cincinnati, OH		 – – –
21 March 25 at Nebraska Hawks Field
Lincoln, NE		 – – –
22 March 26 at Nebraska Hawks Field – – –
23 March 27 at Nebraska Hawks Field – – –
24 March 30 Oakland Ray Fisher Stadium – – –
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement
  • Bold: Wolverines team member
  • Reference:[5][6]
  • Rankings from D1Baseball.com.
  • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Notes:

  • a The March 11 game at Louisville was suspended due to snow in the top of the fifth inning with the score 13–4 in favor of the Wolverines. It was completed on March 13 prior to the regularly scheduled game that afternoon.[7]

Rankings[]

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'RVRV*RV———
Baseball America——————
Collegiate Baseball^30—————
NCBWA†RV——RV—RV
D1Baseball——————

^ 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.

References[]

  1. ^ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Wolverines' Season Comes to End With Loss to Chippewas in NCAA Regional". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. June 5, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Nebraska Tabbed Big Ten Baseball Favorite". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Collegiate Baseball Div. I Poll - Pre-season". Collegiate Baseball. December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  6. ^ Svoboda, Kurt (December 1, 2021). "Michigan Baseball Announces 2022 Home Schedule, Season Ticket Information". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Svoboda, Kurt (March 11, 2022). "Michigan Grabs Big Lead in Suspended Game After Dropping Opener at Louisville". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
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