Michigan Wolverines baseball

The Michigan Wolverines baseball team represents the University of Michigan in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Michigan athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Ray Fisher Stadium.
The Wolverines have made the College World Series eight times, winning two national championships in 1953 and 1962. Michigan is the third winningest program in NCAA Division I baseball history, trailing only Fordham and Texas.
The team is currently coached by Tracy Smith, who replaced Erik Bakich who left Michigan to coach at Clemson.

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Stadium

The Wolverines play their home games in Ray Fisher Stadium. The stadium is named after Ray Fisher, who is the winningest coach in Michigan baseball history, with 636 victories and also the 1953 College World Series championship.
In 2008, alum and owner of the New York Mets MLB franchise, Fred Wilpon donated $9 million for the renovation of Fisher Stadium and Alumni Field. It is now known as the Wilpon Baseball and Softball Complex, but more commonly known as the Wilpon Baseball Complex.

Name	Years
Ferry Field	1923–1966
Ray Fisher Stadium	1967–2007
Ray Fisher Stadium at Wilpon Baseball Complex	2008–present

Head coaches

Coach	Years	Seasons	Record	Pct
Peter Conway	1891–1892	2	22–9–1
Frank Sexton	1896, 1901–1908	3	38–22
Charles F. Watkins	1897–1898, 1900	3	16–17
Henry T. Clarke	1898–1899	2	14–5
R.C. "Skel" Roach	1903	1	12–5
Jerome Utley	1904	1	10–5
Lew "Sport" McAllister	1905–1906, 1908–1909	4	58–17–1
Bobby Lowe	1907	1	11–4–1
Branch Rickey	1910–1913	4	68–32–4
Carl Lundgren	1914–1920	7	93–43–6
Ray Fisher	1921–1958	38	636–295–8
Don Lund	1959–1962	4	80–53–3
Moby Benedict	1963–1979	18	367–252–5
Bud Middaugh	1980–1989	10	465–146–1
Bill Freehan	1990–1995	6	166–167–1
Geoff Zahn	1996–2001	6	163–169–2
Chris Harrison	2002	1	21–32
Rich Maloney	2003–2012	10	341–244
Erik Bakich	2013–2022	10	328–216
Tracy Smith	2023–present	2	60–56

Year-by-year results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Wolverines.

Year	Coach	Record	Notes
2021	Erik Bakich	27–19	2021 [NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament\|NCAA Regional]
2022	Erik Bakich	34–28	NCAA Regional
2023	Tracy Smith	28–28
2024	Tracy Smith	32–28
2024	Tracy Smith	33–23

Michigan in the NCAA tournament

The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947.
The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

Year	Record	Pct	Notes
1953	4–1	.800	College World Series
1961	2–2	.500	NCAA District 4 Regional
1962	8–2	.800	College World Series
1975	3–2	.600	NCAA Mideast Regional
1976	3–1	.750	NCAA Mideast Regional
1977	2–2	.500	NCAA Midwest Regional
1978	4–2	.667	College World Series
1980	4–2	.667	College World Series
1981	4–3	.571	College World Series
1983	5–2	.714	College World Series
1984	3–2	.600	College World Series
1985	3–2	.600	NCAA South I Regional
1986	0–2	.000	NCAA Mideast Regional
1987	1–2	.333	NCAA Northeast Regional
1988	2–2	.500	NCAA Central Regional
1989	3–2	.600	NCAA West II Regional
1999	2–2	.500	NCAA South Bend Regional
2005	1–2	.333	NCAA Atlanta Regional
2006	1–2	.333	NCAA Atlanta Regional
2007	3–3	.500	NCAA Corvallis Super Regional
2008	1–2	.333	NCAA Ann Arbor Regional
2015	2–2	.500	NCAA Louisville Regional
2017	0–2	.000	NCAA Chapel Hill Regional
2019	9–4	.692	College World Series
2021	0–2	.000	NCAA South Bend Regional
2022	2–2	.500	NCAA Louisville Regional
TOTALS	72–54	.574	2 National Championships, 8 CWS Appearances

Individual honors

Retired numbers

Michigan has retired six uniform numbers to date. Below is the detailed list:
¹ Never played for the Wolverines. He coached Michigan with a record 636 wins and led the team to 15 Big Ten championships apart from winning the 1953 College World Series.

National Awards

Conference Awards

Big Ten Player of the Year

Big Ten Pitcher of the Year

Big Ten Freshman of the Year

Scott Weaver
Jason Alcaraz
Jake Bivens

Big Ten Coach of the Year

Big Ten Batting Title

University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor

The following 35 Michigan Wolverines baseball players and coaches have been inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor:

Bill Freehan – baseball
Bennie Oosterbaan – football, basketball, baseball, basketball coach, football coach
Ray Fisher – baseball coach
George Sisler – baseball
Buck Giles – baseball
Harry Kipke – football, basketball, and baseball
Whitey Wistert – football and baseball
Bud Chamberlain – baseball
Jack Tompkins – hockey and baseball
Elmer Gedeon – track and baseball
Dick Wakefield – baseball
Elroy Hirsch – football, basketball, baseball, and track
Bob Chappuis – football and baseball
Don Lund – football, baseball, basketball, and coaching
Doug Roby – football and baseball
Branch Rickey – baseball coach
David M. Nelson – football and baseball
Ernie McCoy basketball, football, basketball coach, and assistant athletic director
Jack Blott – football and baseball
Bruce Haynam – baseball
Frank Nunley – football and baseball
Forest Evashevski – football and baseball
Jack Weisenburger – football and baseball
Moby Benedict – baseball and coaching
Dominic Tomasi – football and baseball
Steve Boros – baseball
Herman Fishman – basketball and baseball
Bill Mogk – baseball
Jim Abbott – baseball
J. Daniel Cline – football and baseball
Barry Larkin – baseball
Larry Carroll - baseball
David Campbell – baseball
Rick Leach – football and baseball
Casey Close – baseball
Jim Paciorek – baseball

Wolverines in MLB

Player	Position	Team	Years	[World Series\|]
Jim Abbott	Pitcher	CAL, NYY, CHW, MIL	1989–1999	0
Pete Appleton	Pitcher	CIN, CLE, BOS, NYY, WSH, CHW, SLB	1927–1945	0
Fred Blanding	Pitcher	CLE	1910–1914	0
Frank Bliss	Catcher/Third Baseman	MLG	1878	0
Jack Blott	Catcher	CIN	1924	0
Steve Boros	Third Baseman	DET, CHC, CIN	1957–1965	0
Frank Bowerman	Catcher	BLN, PIT, NYG, BSN	1895–1909	0
James Bourque	Pitcher	WSN	2019–present	0
Jim Burton	Pitcher	BOS	1975–1977	0
Dave Campbell	Second Baseman	DET, SDP, STL, HOU	1967–1974	0
Mike Cervenak	Third Baseman	PHI	2008	0
Jeff Criswell	Pitcher	COL	2024–present	0
Jake Cronenworth	Second Baseman	SDP	2020–present	0
Kelly Dransfeldt	Shortstop	TEX, CHW	1999–2004	0
Don Eaddy	Third Baseman	CHC	1959	0
Hal Elliott	Pitcher	PHI	1929–1932	0
Jack Enzenroth	Catcher	SLB, KCP	1914–1915	0
Danny Fife	Pitcher	MIN	1973–1974	0
Fritz Fisher	Pitcher	DET	1964	0
Jake Fox	Utility	CHC, OAK, BAL	2007–2011	0
Bill Freehan	Catcher	'	1961–1976	1
Elmer Gedeon	Centerfielder	WSH	1939	0
Johnny Gee	Pitcher	PIT, NYG	1939–1946	0
Chris Getz	Second Baseman	CHW, KCR, TOR	2008–2014	0
Bob Glenn	Pitcher	STL	1920	0
Tommy Henry	Pitcher	ARI	2022–present	0
John Herrnstein	First Baseman/Leftfielder	PHI, CHC, ATL	1962–1966	0
John Hibbard	Pitcher	CHC	1884	0
Rich Hill	Pitcher	CHC, BAL, BOS, CLE, LAA, NYY, OAK, LAD, MIN, TBR, NYM, PIT, SDP	2005–present	0
Steve Howe	Pitcher	', MIN, TEX, '	1980–1996	2
Mike Ignasiak	Pitcher	MIL	1991–1995	0
Mike Joyce	Pitcher	CHW	1962–1963	0
Scott Kamieniecki	Pitcher	', BAL, CLE, ATL	1991–2000	1
Karl Kauffmann	Pitcher	COL	2023–present	0
Red Killefer	Outfielder/Second Baseman	DET, WSH, CIN, NYG	1907–1916	0
Mike Knode	Outfielder/Second Baseman	STL	1920	0
Ray Knode	First Baseman	CLE	1923–1926	0
Dennis Konuszewski	Pitcher	PIT	1995	0
Bobby Korecky	Pitcher	MIN, ARI, TOR	2008–2014	0
Ryan LaMarre	Outfielder	CIN, BOS, OAK, MIN, CHW, NYY	2015–present	0
Chick Lathers	Third Baseman/Second Baseman	DET	1910–1911	0
Doc Lavan	Shortstop	SLB, PHA, WSH, STL	1913–1924	0

Player	Position	Team	Years	[World Series\|]
Barry Larkin	Shortstop	'	1986–2004	1
Rick Leach	Outfielder/First Baseman	DET, TOR, TEX, SFG	1981–1990	0
Dick LeMay	Pitcher	SFG, CHC	1961–1963	0
Don Lund	Outfielder	BRO, SLB, DET	1945–1954	0
Tom Lundstedt	Catcher	CHC, MIN	1973–1975	0
Elliott Maddox	Centerfielder/Third Baseman	DET, WSA/TEX, NYY, BAL, NYM	1970–1980	0
Mike Matheny	Catcher	MIL, TOR, STL, SFG	1994–2006	0
Bill McAfee	Pitcher	CHC, BSN, WSH, SLB	1930–1934	0
Hal Morris	First Baseman	NYY, ', KCR, DET	1988–2000	1
Bud Morse	Second Baseman	PHA	1929	0
Kirt Ojala	Pitcher	'	1997–1999	1
Steve Ontiveros	Pitcher	OAK, PHI, SEA, BOS	1991–1995	0
Jim Paciorek	First Baseman/Third Baseman	MIL	1987	0
Slicker Parks	Pitcher	DET	1921	0
Jack Perrin	Rightfielder	BOS	1921	0
Ted Petoskey	Centerfielder	CIN	1934–1935	0
Ross Powell	Pitcher	CIN, HOU, PIT	1993–1995	0
Zach Putnam	Pitcher	CLE, COL, CHC, CHW	2011–2017	0
J. J. Putz	Pitcher	SEA, NYM, CHW, ARI	2003–2014	0
Glenn Redmon	Second Baseman	SFG	1974	0
Bob Reed	Pitcher	DET	1969–1970	0
Clayton Richard	Pitcher	CHW, SDP, CHC, TOR	2008–2019	0
Branch Rickey	Catcher	SLB, NYY	1905–1914	0
Leon Roberts	Outfielder	DET, HOU, SEA, TEX, TOR, KCR	1974–1984	0
Bill Roman	First Baseman	DET	1964–1965	0
Chris Sabo	Third Baseman	', BAL, CHW, STL	1988–1996	1
Bobby Scales	Leftfielder/Third Baseman	CHC	2009–2010	0
Frank Sexton	Pitcher	BSN	1895	0
Brian Simmons	Outfielder	CHW, TOR	1998–2001	0
Bert Sincock	Pitcher	CIN	1908	0
George Sisler	First Baseman	SLB, WSH, BSN	1915–1930	0
Ted Sizemore	Second Baseman	LAD, STL, PHI, CHC, BOS	1969–1980	0
Lary Sorensen	Pitcher	MIL, STL, CLE, OAK, CHC, MON, SFG	1977–1988	0
Ernie Vick	Catcher		1922–1926	1
Dick Wakefield	Leftfielder	DET, NYY, NYG	1941–1952	0
Fleet Walker	Catcher	TOL	1884	0
Welday Walker	Leftfielder	TOL	1884	0
Gary Wayne	Pitcher	MIN, COL, LAD	1989–1994	0
Whitey Wistert	Pitcher	CIN	1934	0
Geoff Zahn	Pitcher	LAD, CHC, MIN, CAL	1973–1985	0
Bill Zepp	Pitcher	MIN, DET	1969–1971	0

Note: Charlie Gehringer, Derek Jeter, and Ted Simmons are Baseball Hall of Fame inductees who were enrolled at Michigan, but never played for the baseball team.