1978 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

1978 Michigan Wolverines baseball
1978 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Big Ten Conference
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
CB	No. 6
Record	30–17 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Moby Benedict (16th season);
MVP	Steve Howe (Sophomore year)
MVP	Rick Leach (Junior year)
Home stadium	Ray Fisher Stadium
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 6 Michigan ‍†‍‍^y	13	–	3	–	0	.813	30	–	17	–	0	.638
Michigan State ‍‍‍	11	–	5	–	0	.688	33	–	21	–	0	.611
Wisconsin ‍‍‍	10	–	6	–	0	.625	23	–	21	–	1	.522
Iowa ‍‍‍	9	–	6	–	0	.600	28	–	17	–	0	.622
Minnesota ‍‍‍	7	–	7	–	0	.500	25	–	17	–	0	.595
Ohio State ‍‍‍	9	–	9	–	0	.500	24	–	23	–	0	.511
Indiana ‍‍‍	5	–	8	–	0	.385	20	–	23	–	0	.465
Northwestern ‍‍‍	6	–	10	–	0	.375	17	–	18	–	1	.486
Illinois ‍‍‍	6	–	12	–	0	.333	25	–	22	–	1	.531
Purdue ‍‍‍	3	–	13	–	0	.188	16	–	26	–	0	.381

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1978^[1]^[2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1978 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Moby Benedict, serving his 16th year. The Wolverines finished the season in 5th place in the 1978 College World Series.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
	Scott Anderson	/	—	—
	James Berra	/	—	—	Sr
	Michael Bryant	/	—	—
	James Capoferi	/	—	—
RHP	David Chapman	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr
RHP	Mark Clinton	/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr
	Daniel Cooperrider	/	—	—
	Andrew Deacon	/	—	—
INF	George Foussianes	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So
	Frederick Henderson	/	—	—
C	Gerald Hool	R/R	—	—	Fr
LHP	Steve Howe	L/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Pontiac, Michigan
OF	Rick Leach	L/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Ann Arbor, Michigan
	Dale Mason	/	—	—
	John McEldowney	/	—	—
	Craig McGinnis	/	—	—	Sr
RHP	Thomas Owens	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)		Flint, Michigan
INF	Michael Parker	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
RHP	Stephen Perry	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr
	Vic Ray	/	—	—
	William Stennett	/	—	—	Sr
	Michael Thomas	/	—	—
	W. M. Thompson	/	—	—
	Robert Wasilewski	/	—	—	Sr
	Randal Wroten	/	—	—	Fr

1978 Michigan Wolverines baseball game log

Regular season

March (6–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
1	March 4	vs Iowa State	Unknown • Unknown	9–2	1–0	0–0
2	March 5	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	2–11	1–1	0–0
3	March 5	vs Iowa State	Unknown • Unknown	7–3	2–1	0–0
4	March 6	vs Missouri	Unknown • Unknown	1–3	2–2	0–0
5	March 7	vs Missouri	Unknown • Unknown	6–4	3–2	0–0
6	March 7	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field • Tampa, Florida	3–2	4–2	0–0
7	March 8	vs Florida Southern	Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida	1–8	4–3	0–0
8	March 10	vs Temple	Unknown • Unknown	8–9	4–4	0–0
9	March 11	vs Florida Southern	Unknown • Unknown	7–8	4–5	0–0
10	March 11	vs Missouri	Unknown • Unknown	8–5	5–5	0–0
11	March 12	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	7–3	6–5	0–0

April (10–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
12	April 7	vs Bowling Green	Unknown • Unknown	1–5	6–6	0–0
13	April 8	vs Bowling Green	Unknown • Unknown	4–1	7–6	0–0
14	April 12	vs Detroit	Unknown • Unknown	0–2	7–7	0–0
15	April 12	vs Detroit	Unknown • Unknown	0–3	7–8	0–0
16	April 15	at Wisconsin	Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin	5–1	8–8	1–0
17	April 15	at Wisconsin	Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin	6–4	9–8	2–0
18	April 16	at Minnesota	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	3–2	10–8	3–0
19	April 16	at Minnesota	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	13–7	11–8	4–0
20	April 19	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	2–3	11–9	4–0
21	April 19	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	5–3	12–9	4–0
22	April 23	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	8–0	13–9	4–0
23	April 23	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	1–2	13–10	4–0
24	April 29	Illinois	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	10–0	14–10	5–0
25	April 29	Illinois	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	3–0	15–10	6–0
26	April 30	Purdue	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	2–4	15–11	6–1
27	April 30	Purdue	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	6–5	16–11	7–1

May (10–4)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
28	May 3	at Notre Dame	Unknown • Notre Dame, Indiana	4–0	17–11	7–1
29	May 3	at Notre Dame	Unknown • Notre Dame, Indiana	6–0	18–11	7–1
30	May 6	Indiana	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	9–1	19–11	8–1
31	May 6	Indiana	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	5–1	20–11	9–1
32	May 7	Ohio State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	4–2	21–11	10–1
33	May 7	Ohio State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	12–1	22–11	11–1
34	May 10	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	3–2	23–11	11–1
35	May 10	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	5–4	24–11	11–1
36	May 14	vs Iowa	Unknown • Unknown	10–1	25–11	12–1
37	May 14	vs Iowa	Unknown • Unknown	0–1	25–12	12–2
38	May 17	vs Wayne State	Unknown • Unknown	2–4	25–13	12–2
39	May 17	vs Wayne State	Unknown • Unknown	3–8	25–14	12–2
40	May 20	at Michigan State	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	5–10	25–15	12–3
41	May 21	Michigan State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	3–0	26–15	13–3

Postseason

Mideast Regional (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
42	May 26	Texas A&M	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	8–1	27–15	13–3
43	May 27	Eastern Michigan	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	6–4	28–15	13–3
44	May 28	Texas A&M	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	3–0	29–15	13–3

1978 College World Series (1–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
45	June 2	vs Baylor	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–0	30–15	13–3
46	June 4	vs USC	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	3–11	30–16	13–3
47	June 5	vs North Carolina	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	6–7	30–17	13–3

^ 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1978". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

Michigan Wolverines baseball
Venues	Regents Field (1893–1905) Ray Fisher Stadium (1923–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics