Baseball team season
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] Redshirt sophomore Steven Hajjar was named to the Preseason All-America Third Team.[ 8] On March 4, the Big Ten Coaches voted Michigan as the preseason favorite to win the conference.[ 9]
Roster
2021 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)
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
Steve 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) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: January 27, 2021
Schedule
2021 Michigan Wolverines baseball game log
Regular season (27–17)
March (11–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
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 Round Rock, Texas
3–8 (7)
Nedved (1–0)
Weston (0–1)
—
150
1–1
1–1
3
March 7
vs. Iowa
Dell Diamond Round Rock, Texas
7–0
Denner (1–0)
Baumann (0–1)
—
150
2–1
2–1
4
March 8
vs. Iowa
Dell Diamond Round Rock, Texas
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 Greenville, South Carolina
4–0 (7)
Weston (1–1)
Schapira (0–2)
—
225
5–1
5–1
7
March 13
vs. Purdue
Fluor Field Greenville, South Carolina
9–2
Dragani (2–0)
Starnes (0–1)
—
225
6–1
6–1
8
March 14
vs. Purdue
Fluor Field Greenville, South Carolina
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 Ann Arbor, Michigan
8–1
Weston (2–1)
Gowens (1–1)
—
250
8–2
8–2
11
March 21
Michigan State
No. 22
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
8–7
Smith (1–0)
Beatson (0–1)
—
250
9–2
9–2
12
March 22
Michigan State
No. 18
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
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 State College, Pennsylvania
17–4
Weston (3–1)
Larkin (0–3)
—
1
10–4
10–4
15
March 27
at Penn State
No. 18
Medlar Field State College, Pennsylvania
8–6 (10)
Weiss (2–1)
Miller (0–1)
—
351
11–4
11–4
April (8–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
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 College Park, Maryland
1–4
Lavelle (4–0)
Dragani (2–2)
Lawrence (3)
100
12–5
12–5
18
April 4
at Maryland
No. 25
Shipley Field College Park, Maryland
6–5
Weiss (3–1)
Falco (1–1)
—
150
13–5
13–5
19
April 5
at Maryland
No. 25
Shipley Field College Park, Maryland
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 Ann Arbor, Michigan
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 Ann Arbor, Michigan
7–0
Weston (4–1)
Lonsway (1–4)
—
250
14–7
14–7
22
April 11
Ohio State
No. 25
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
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 Minneapolis, Minnesota
4–0
Weiss (4–1)
Duffy (0–4)
—
96
17–7
17–7
25
April 18
at Minnesota
No. 25
Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota
9–5
Denner (3–0)
Culliver (0–2)
Weiss (2)
87
18–7
18–7
26
April 23
Rutgers
No. 23
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
6–4
Pace (3–1)
Muller (1–2)
Weiss (3)
250
19–7
19–7
27
April 24
Rutgers
No. 23
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
2–4
Wereski (5–2)
Weston (4–2)
McLain (2)
250
19–8
19–8
28
April 25
Rutgers
No. 23
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
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 Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
—
May 1
at Northwestern
Rocky Miller Park Evanston, Illinois
Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
29
May 1
Illinois
Rocky Miller Park Evanston, Illinois
4–5 (7)
Kirschsieper (3–3)
Weiss (4–2)
—
80
19–10
19–10
30
May 1
Illinois
Rocky Miller Park Evanston, Illinois
18–8
Beers (1–1)
Lavender (5–1)
—
80
20–10
20–10
31
May 2
Illinois
Rocky Miller Park Evanston, Illinois
7–13
O'Hara (3–0)
Denner (3–2)
—
45
20–11
20–11
32
May 2
Illinois
Rocky Miller Park Evanston, Illinois
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 East Lansing, Michigan
3–1
Weston (5–2)
Bennett (0–1)
—
300
23–11
23–11
35
May 9
at Michigan State
Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium East Lansing, Michigan
2–10
Benschoter (2–4)
Denner (3–3)
—
300
23–12
23–12
36
May 14
No. 21 Indiana
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
10–3
Hajjar (4–0)
Sommer (5–3)
—
250
24–12
24–12
37
May 15
No. 21 Indiana
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
8–13
Brown (5–2)
Weston (5–3)
—
250
24–13
24–13
38
May 16
No. 21 Indiana
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
6–1
Denner (4–3)
Bierman (5–3)
Proctor (1)
250
25–13
25–13
39
May 21
Maryland
No. 24
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
8–11 (11)
Ramsey (4–1)
Proctor (0–1)
—
250
25–14
25–14
40
May 22
Maryland
No. 24
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
14–3
Weston (6–3)
Savacool (7–2)
—
250
26–14
26–14
41
May 23
Maryland
No. 24
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
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 Lincoln, Nebraska
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 Lincoln, Nebraska
3–5
Perry (2–0)
Dragani (3–3)
Schwellenbach (9)
7,650
27–17
27–17
Postseason (0–2)
Win Loss PostponementBold : Wolverines team memberReference:[ 11]
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below 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 — — — 23 — — 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 — — — — 22 18 25 25 25 23 — — — 24 — —
^ 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.
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" . Big Ten Conference . Big Ten Conference. March 4, 2021. Archived from the original on 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