1981 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

1981 Michigan Wolverines baseball
1981 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Big Ten Conference East Division; Big Ten Conference Tournament
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
CB	No. 8
Record	41–20 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bud Middaugh (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Danny Hall (2nd season); Terry Hunter;
MVP	Gerry Hool (Senior year)
Home stadium	Ray Fisher Stadium
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Michigan ^x‍‍‡‍^y	10	–	4	.714	41	–	20	.672
Purdue ‍‍‍	8	–	6	.571	34	–	30	.531
Ohio State ‍‍‍	7	–	9	.438	34	–	18	.654
Michigan State ‍‍‍	6	–	8	.429	23	–	28	.451
Indiana ‍‍‍	5	–	9	.357	23	–	25	.479
West
Minnesota ^x‍‍‍	13	–	3	.813	37	–	16	.698
Illinois ‍‍‍	11	–	3	.786	35	–	26	.574
Iowa ‍‍‍	8	–	6	.571	44	–	21	.677
Wisconsin ‍‍‍	3	–	13	.188	24	–	36	.400
Northwestern ‍‍‍	3	–	13	.188	17	–	33	.340

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1981^[1]^[2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1981 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Bud Middaugh, serving his 2nd year. The Wolverines finished the season in 7th place in the 1981 College World Series.

Roster

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
		Thomas Antle	/	—	—
15		Richard Bair	/	—	—	Fr
		Clyde Barnhart	/	—	—
28		Jim Bartlett	/	—	—
6	RHP	Mark Clinton	/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr
		F. W. Davenport	/	—	—
18	RHP	Scot Elam	/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
14		Fred Erdmann	/	—	—	So
9	INF	Tony Evans	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So
8		Chuck Froning	/	—	—	Fr
		James Gallagher	/	—	—	Jr
		William Harvey	/	—	—
23	C	Gerald Hool	R/R	—	—	Sr
22	INF	Jeffery Jacobson	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So
25	RHP	Dave Kopf	/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)		Royal Oak, Michigan
		Timothy Miller	/	—	—
		Chester Morrison	/	—	—	Fr
		David Nuss	/	—	—
16	RHP	Steve Ontiveros	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Tularosa, New Mexico
19	OF	Jim Paciorek	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
		Arthur Packard	/	—	—
31		Vic Ray	/	—	—
		J. H. Rollins	/	—	—
		Edward Ruzicka	/	—	—
7	INF	Chris Sabo	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Detroit, Michigan
4		Greg Schulte	/	—	—
30		Bill Shuta	/	—	—
2		David Stober	/	—	—
26	RHP	Richard Stoll	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	182 lb (83 kg)
3		Daniel Sygar	/	—	—	So
24	LHP	Gary Wayne	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Dearborn, Michigan
5		Randal Wroten	/	—	—	Sr
10	C	John Young	L/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Sterling Heights, Michigan

Head coach

27 Bud Middaugh

Assistant coach(es)

17 Danny Hall
41 Terry Hunter

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

1981 Michigan Wolverines baseball game log

Regular season

March (8–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
1	March 20	vs New York Tech	Unknown • Miami, Florida	9–3	1–0	0–0
2	March 20	vs New York Tech	Unknown • Miami, Florida	0–1	1–1	0–0
3	March 21	vs Maine	Unknown • Miami, Florida	15–6	2–1	0–0
4	March 22	at FIU	Unknown • Miami, Florida	9–12	2–2	0–0
5	March 23	vs Bowling Green	Unknown • Miami, Florida	8–3	3–2	0–0
6	March 23	vs Maine	Unknown • Miami, Florida	10–15	3–3	0–0
7	March 24	at Miami (FL)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	2–3	3–4	0–0
8	March 24	vs Glassboro State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	8–0	4–4	0–0
9	March 25	vs Trenton State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	9–2	5–4	0–0
10	March 27	vs Glassboro State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	5–7	5–5	0–0
11	March 27	at Miami (FL)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	3–12	5–6	0–0
12	March 28	vs FIU	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	11–6	6–6	0–0
13	March 28	at Miami (FL)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	3–10	6–7	0–0
14	March 31	Grand Valley State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	12–2	7–7	0–0
15	March 31	Grand Valley State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	10–4	8–7	0–0

April (20–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
16	April 1	Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	5–3	9–7	0–0
17	April 1	Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	8–7	10–7	0–0
18	April 3	at Miami (OH)	Unknown • Oxford, Ohio	2–3	10–8	0–0
19	April 3	at Miami (OH)	Unknown • Oxford, Ohio	8–3	11–8	0–0
20	April 7	Aquinas	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	2–1	12–8	0–0
21	April 8	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	3–4	12–9	0–0
22	April 8	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	5–6	12–10	0–0
23	April 11	at Ohio State	Trautman Field • Columbus, Ohio	7–2	13–10	1–0
24	April 11	at Ohio State	Trautman Field • Columbus, Ohio	3–7	13–11	1–1
25	April 12	at Ohio State	Trautman Field • Columbus, Ohio	8–3	14–11	2–1
26	April 12	at Ohio State	Trautman Field • Columbus, Ohio	4–2	15–11	3–1
27	April 14	Wayne State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	6–5	16–11	3–1
28	April 15	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	5–2	17–11	3–1
29	April 15	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	8–2	18–11	3–1
30	April 18	Indiana	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	6–2	19–11	4–1
31	April 18	Indiana	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	8–1	20–11	5–1
32	April 19	Indiana	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	3–4	20–12	5–2
33	April 19	Indiana	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	9–1	21–12	6–2
34	April 21	Cleveland State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	4–2	22–12	6–2
35	April 22	Cleveland State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	2–1	23–12	6–2
36	April 22	Cleveland State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	9–1	24–12	6–2
37	April 23	Detroit	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	2–0	25–12	6–2
38	April 23	Detroit	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	11–0	26–12	6–2
39	April 25	vs Ferris State	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	3–2	27–12	6–2
40	April 25	vs Ferris State	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	6–2	28–12	6–2

May (6–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
41	May 2	Purdue	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	5–1	29–12	7–2
42	May 2	Purdue	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	5–1	30–12	8–2
43	May 3	Purdue	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	1–3	30–13	8–3
44	May 3	Purdue	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	5–2	31–13	9–3
45	May 5	vs Toledo	Unknown • Unknown	2–3	31–14	9–3
46	May 6	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	3–7	31–15	9–3
47	May 6	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	7–2	32–15	9–3
48	May 9	at Michigan State	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	7–2	33–15	10–3
49	May 9	at Michigan State	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	6–8	33–16	10–4
50	May 12	vs Wayne State	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	5–3	34–16	10–4
51	May 12	vs Wayne State	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	3–5	34–17	10–4

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
52	May 15	Illinois	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	4–3	35–17	10–4
53	May 16	Purdue	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	7–6	36–17	10–4
54	May 23	Minnesota	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	10–6	37–17	10–4

Mideast Regional (4–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
55	May 22	New Orleans	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	1–2	37–18	10–4
56	May 23	UNLV	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	6–2	38–18	10–4
57	May 24	New Orleans	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	7–1	39–18	10–4
58	May 24	Eastern Michigan	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	10–0	40–18	10–4
59	May 25	Eastern Michigan	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	4–0	41–18	10–4

1981 College World Series (0–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
60	May 30	vs Mississippi State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	0–4	41–19	10–4
61	June 2	vs Texas	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	5–6	41–20	10–4

Awards and honors

Scot Elam

First Team All-Big Ten

Tony Evans

First Team All-Big Ten

Jim Paciorek

First Team All-Big Ten

References

^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1981". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 3, 2013.

[record-1] 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 3, 2013.

[2] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1981". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 3, 2013.

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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

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1981 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

References