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The 2022 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented 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 played their home games at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan . The Wolverines won the 2022 Big Ten baseball tournament and qualified for the NCAA tournament .[ 2]
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.[ 3]
For the 2022 Big Ten Conference poll, Michigan was voted to finish in second by the Big Ten Coaches.[ 4]
Michigan was ranked No. 30 in the preseason poll by Collegiate Baseball .[ 5]
2022 Michigan Wolverines baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
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 SchnabelBrandon Inge
Pitching coach(es)
Steve Merriman
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: December 1, 2021
Schedule and results [ edit ]
2022 Michigan Wolverines baseball game log
Regular season (28–25)
February (5–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
1
February 18
vs. No. 14 Texas Tech
Globe Life Field Arlington, TX
6–7
Hampton (1–0)
Weiss (0–1)
—
7,112
0–1
–
2
February 19
vs. Kansas State
Globe Life Field
10–2
Denner (1–0)
Griffin (0–1)
—
—
1–1
–
3
February 20
vs. Oklahoma
Globe Life Field
1–6
Atwood (1–0)
O'Halloran (0–1)
—
8,006
1–2
–
4
February 21
at UT Arlington
Clay Gould Ballpark Arlington, TX
9–7
Allen (1–0)
King (0–2)
Harajli (1)
575
2–2
–
5
February 25
vs. Seton Hall
Infinity Insurance Park Miami, FL
8–2
Weston (1–0)
Shine (0–1)
Rennard (1)
400
3–2
–
6
February 26
at FIU
Infinity Insurance Park
16–8
Allen (2–0)
Martin (0–1)
—
802
4–2
–
7
February 27
at FIU
Infinity Insurance Park
13–9
Cleveland (1–0)
Eckaus (0–1)
Weiss (1)
422
5–2
–
March (8–9)
#
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
2–8
Bell (1–0)
Walker (1–1)
—
518
11–9
–
21
March 25
at Nebraska
Hawks Field Lincoln, NE
9–13
Koty (2–0)
Rennard (2–1)
—
5,109
11–10
0–1
22
March 26
at Nebraska
Hawks Field
8–6
Allen (3–0)
Bragg (1–2)
—
6,561
12–10
1–1
23
March 27
at Nebraska
Hawks Field
6–1
Denner (3–2)
McCarville (2–3)
Rennard (2)
5,075
13–10
2–1
24
March 30
Oakland
Ray Fisher Stadium
7–14
Decker (2–1)
Wood (0–2)
—
347
13–11
–
April (9–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
—
April 1
Iowa
Ray Fisher Stadium
Postponed (inclement weather) [ 6]
25
April 2
Iowa
Ray Fisher Stadium
2–8
Nedved (2–2)
Weston (1–2)
—
1,200
13–12
2–2
26
April 2
Iowa
Ray Fisher Stadium
2–0
O'Halloran (3–2)
Mazur (2–2)
Allen (3)
1,605
14–12
3–2
27
April 3
Iowa
Ray Fisher Stadium
3–10
Langenberg (4–0)
Denner (4–2)
—
1,008
14–13
3–3
28
April 6
Purdue Fort Wayne
Ray Fisher Stadium
3–6
Myer (1–4)
Cleveland (1–2)
Miller (1)
579
14–14
–
29
April 8
Cal State Fullerton
Ray Fisher Stadium
2–1
Allen (4–0)
Stultz (2–2)
—
742
15–14
–
30
April 9
Cal State Fullerton
Ray Fisher Stadium
8–2
Weston (2–2)
Yates (2–1)
Rennard (3)
1,255
16–14
–
31
April 10
Cal State Fullerton
Ray Fisher Stadium
11–10
Rennard (3–1)
Weisberg (1–2)
—
1,785
17–14
–
32
April 12
at No. 10 Notre Dame
Frank Eck Stadium South Bend, IN
5–14
Dennies (1–0)
Cleveland (1–3)
—
854
17–15
–
33
April 15
at Michigan State
Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium East Lansing, MI
18–6
O'Halloran (4–2)
Dunning (1–4)
—
4,242
18–15
4–3
34
April 16
at Michigan State
Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium
8–2
Weston (3–2)
Powers (2–4)
—
2,333
19–15
5–3
35
April 17
at Michigan State
Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium
6–3
Allen (5–0)
Tomasic (2–1)
Denner (1)
503
20–15
6–3
36
April 22
Ohio State
Ray Fisher Stadium
9–8 (10)
Rennard (4–1)
Karaffa (1–1)
—
1,002
21–15
7–3
37
April 23
Ohio State
Ray Fisher Stadium
16–13
Weston (4–2)
Coupet (2–4)
Denner (2)
2,750
22–15
8–3
38
April 24
Ohio State
Ray Fisher Stadium
5–6
Brock (1–2)
Denner (4–3)
—
2,279
22–16
8–4
39
April 29
at Purdue
Alexander Field West Lafayette, IN
4–18
Backer (2–0)
O'Halloran (4–3)
—
1,881
22–17
8–5
—
April 30
at Purdue
Alexander Field
Postponed (inclement weather) [ 7]
May (6–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
40
May 1
at Purdue
Alexander Field
4–12
Wendell (4–2)
Weston (4–3)
—
2,202
22–18
8–6
41
May 1
at Purdue
Alexander Field
13–2
Allen (6–0)
Wansing (6–7)
—
2,202
23–18
9–6
42
May 3
Youngstown State
Ray Fisher Stadium
Cancelled [ 8]
43
May 6
Indiana
Ray Fisher Stadium
8–4
Weiss (1–2)
Holderfield (2–4)
Rennard (3)
1,434
24–18
10–6
44
May 7
Indiana
Ray Fisher Stadium
5–9
Bothwell (2–1)
Smith (1–1)
Sharp (3)
1,813
24–19
10–7
45
May 8
Indiana
Ray Fisher Stadium
8–10
Sharp (3–6)
Rennard (4–2)
—
1,354
24–20
10–8
46
May 10
Xavier
Ray Fisher Stadium
3–10
Olson (2–3)
Denner (3–5)
—
1,004
24–21
–
47
May 11
Wright State
Ray Fisher Stadium
21–9
Keaser (1–0)
Wirsing (1–5)
—
1,174
25–21
–
48
May 13
at No. 17 Maryland
Shipley Field College Park, MD
7–8
Falco (6–1)
O'Halloran (4–4)
Belgrave (3)
1,478
25–22
10–9
49
May 14
at No. 17 Maryland
Shipley Field
6–20
Ramsey (10–0)
Denner (3–6)
—
1,478
25–23
10–10
50
May 15
at No. 17 Maryland
Shipley Field
10–15
Dean (5–2)
Allen (6–1)
—
2,075
25–24
10–11
51
May 17
Michigan State
Ray Fisher Stadium
11–8
Goldensoph (2–2)
Arbaugh (1–1)
Weiss (3)
1,734
26–24
–
52
May 19
Rutgers
Ray Fisher Stadium
9–6
Rennard (5–2)
Bello (4–2)
Weston (1)
1,004
27–24
11–11
53
May 20
Rutgers
Ray Fisher Stadium
9–7
Weiss (2–2)
Stanavich (0–3)
Weston (2)
1,411
28–24
12–11
54
May 21
Rutgers
Ray Fisher Stadium
12–18
Bello (5–2)
Smith (1–2)
—
1,928
28–25
12–12
Postseason (6–3)
B1G Tournament (4–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1GT Record
55
May 26
vs. (4) Illinois
(5)
Charles Schwab Field Omaha Omaha, NE
7–5
Allen (7–1)
Glassey (2–2)
Weston (3)
—
29–25
1–0
56
May 27
vs. (1) No. 10 Maryland
(5)
Charles Schwab Field Omaha
15–8
Weiss (3–2)
Ramsey (10–1)
—
—
30–25
2–0
57
May 28
vs. (3) Iowa
(5)
Charles Schwab Field Omaha
3–7
Baumann (1–0)
Allen (7–2)
Schultz (1)
—
30–26
2–1
58
May 29
vs. (3) Iowa
(5)
Charles Schwab Field Omaha
13–1 (7)
O'Halloran (5–4)
Brecht (1–4)
Weston (4)
—
31–26
3–1
59
May 29
vs. (2) Rutgers
(5)
Charles Schwab Field Omaha
10–4
Denner (4–6)
Portnoy (3–1)
—
—
32–26
4–1
Louisville Regional (2–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
Regional Record
60
June 3
vs. (2) Oregon
(3)
Jim Patterson Stadium
8–6
Weston (5–3)
Britton (4–1)
—
2,338
33–26
1–0
61
June 4
vs. (1) No. 8 Louisville
(3)
Jim Patterson Stadium
7–3
Rennard (6–2)
Poland (5–5)
—
3,547
34–26
2–0
62
June 5
vs. (1) No. 8 Louisville
(3)
Jim Patterson Stadium
1–20
Phillips (5–1)
Smith (1–3)
Webster (1)
2,775
34–27
2–1
63
June 6
vs. (1) No. 8 Louisville
(3)
Jim Patterson Stadium
9–11
Kuehner (7–3)
Weston (5–4)
Prosecky (11)
3,655
34–28
2–2
Win Loss PostponementBold : Wolverines team memberReference:[ 9] [ 10]
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.[ 11]
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
All-Big Ten
Player
Selection
Ref.
Clark Elliott
First Team
[ 12]
Matt Frey
Third Team
Joe Stewart
Third Team
Major League Baseball Draft [ edit ]
The following Wolverines were selected in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft :[ 13] [ 14]
^ "Big Ten Conference standings" . BigTen.org. Retrieved June 6, 2022 .
^ Svoboda, Kurt (May 29, 2022). "The Magic Continues! Michigan Tops Rutgers to Claim 10th Big Ten Tourney Title" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved May 29, 2022 .
^ "Wolverines' Season Comes to End With Loss to Chippewas in NCAA Regional" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . June 5, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021 .
^ "Nebraska Tabbed Big Ten Baseball Favorite" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. February 17, 2022. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022 .
^ "Collegiate Baseball Div. I Poll - Pre-season" . Collegiate Baseball . December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021 .
^ Svoboda, Kurt (April 1, 2022). "Weather Postpones Series Opener with Iowa; Doubleheader Scheduled for Saturday" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 1, 2022 .
^ Svoboda, Kurt (April 30, 2022). "Saturday Game Postponed, Rescheduled as Part of Sunday Doubleheader" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 30, 2022 .
^ Svoboda, Kurt (May 2, 2022). "Michigan-Youngstown State Game Canceled" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved May 2, 2022 .
^ "2022 Baseball Schedule" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved December 1, 2021 .
^ Svoboda, Kurt (December 1, 2021). "Michigan Baseball Announces 2022 Home Schedule, Season Ticket Information" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved December 1, 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ Svoboda, Kurt (May 24, 2022). "Elliott Headlines Michigan's Trio of All-Big Ten Honorees" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved December 24, 2022 .
^ Svoboda, Kurt (July 18, 2022). "Clark Elliott Selected by Oakland Athletics in MLB Draft" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved December 24, 2022 .
^ Svoboda, Kurt (July 18, 2022). "Weston, Stewart Selected by Orioles, Angels on Day Two of MLB Draft" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved December 24, 2022 .
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics