The Michigan Wolverines baseball team represents the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

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. Along with most other Michigan athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the

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. They play their home games at

Ray Fisher Stadium Ray Fisher Stadium is a baseball stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the home field of the University of Michigan Wolverines college baseball team. The stadium holds 4,000 people and opened in 1923. Ray Fisher Stadium received extensive ...

. The Wolverines have made the

College World Series The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is a baseball tournament held each June in Omaha, Nebraska. It is the culmination of the NCAA Division I baseball tournament—featuring 64 teams in the ...

eight times, winning two national championships in 1953 and 1962. Michigan is the third winningest program in NCAA Division I baseball history, trailing only

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and

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. The team is currently coached by Tracy Smith, who replaced

Erik Bakich Erik Michael Bakich (born November 27, 1977) is an American baseball coach and former left fielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the Clemson Tigers baseball, Clemson Tigers. Bakich played college baseball at San Jose City College (1 ...

who left Michigan to coach at Clemson. 1875 University of Michigan baseball team

1882 University of Michigan baseball team

1886 University of Michigan baseball team

1899 University of Michigan baseball team

1912 University of Michigan baseball team

1914 University of Michigan baseball team

Championships

NCAA College World Series National Championships

Conference Championships

Conference Tournament championships

Stadium

The Wolverines play their home games in

. 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 The 1953 College World Series was the seventh NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1953 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omah ...

championship. In 2008, alum and owner of the

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franchise,

Fred Wilpon Fred Wilpon (born November 22, 1936) is an American real estate developer and former baseball executive. He was principal owner of the New York Mets from 1987 to 2020. Early life and education Wilpon was raised in a Jewish family in Bensonhurst ...

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.

Head coaches

Year-by-year results

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

Michigan in the NCAA tournament

*The

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started in 1947. *The

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of the tournament has changed through the years.

First Team All-Americans

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

Golden Spikes Award Winner

Jim Abbott James Anthony Abbott (born September 19, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the California Angels, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers, from 1989 to 1999. He w ...

(1987)

Baseball America College Player of the Year

Casey Close Casey Richard Close (born October 21, 1963) is an American former baseball player and sports agent. University of Michigan Close was born in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from Worthington High School before attending the University of Michigan on ...

(1986)

NCBWA National Coach of the Year

(2019)

Conference Awards

Big Ten Player of the Year

Jim Paciorek James Joseph Paciorek (born June 7, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played first base, third base, and the outfield for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played with the Yokohama Taiyo Wh ...

(1982) * Rick Stoll (1983) *

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(1984, 1985) *

(1986) *

(1988) * Scott Weaver (1995) * Nate Recknagel (2008) * Jordan Brewer (2019)

Big Ten Pitcher of the Year

*Larry Carroll (1984) * Jim Brauer (2005) * Zach Putnam (2008) * Connor O'Halloran (2023)

Big Ten Freshman of the Year

*Scott Weaver (1993) *Jason Alcaraz (1996) *Jake Bivens (2015)

Big Ten Coach of the Year

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(1997) *

Rich Maloney Richard Allen Maloney (born September 23, 1964) is an American college baseball coach, the head coach at Ball State Cardinals baseball, Ball State since the start of the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season, 2013 season. He is the former head co ...

(2007, 2008)

Big Ten Batting Title

Bill Freehan William Ashley Freehan (November 29, 1941 – August 19, 2021) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire 15-year career with the Detroit Tigers. The premier catcher in the American League for several years from the 19 ...

(1961; .585 batting average) * Carl Cmejrek (1965; .453 batting average) *

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(1968; .467 batting average) *

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(1978; .473 batting average) * George Foussianes (1979; .452 batting average) * Tony Evans (1981; .465 batting average) *

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(1982; .462 batting average) * Fred Erdmann (1983; .500 batting average) *

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(1985; .514 batting average) *

(1986; .469 batting average) * Scott Timmerman (1993; .431 batting average) * Scott Weaver (1995; .500 batting average) *

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(2018; .413 batting average)

University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor

The following 35 Michigan Wolverines baseball players and coaches (listed in order of induction) have been inducted into the

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: *

(1978) – baseball *

Bennie Oosterbaan Benjamin Oosterbaan ( ; February 24, 1906 – October 25, 1990) was an American football end and head coach for the University of Michigan. He was a three-time All-American college football player, a two-time All-American basketball player, and ...

(1978) – football, basketball, baseball, basketball coach, football coach * Ray Fisher (1979) – baseball coach *

George Sisler George Harold Sisler (March 24, 1893 – March 26, 1973), nicknamed "Gorgeous George", was an American professional baseball first baseman and player-manager. From 1915 through 1930, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the History of t ...

(1979) – baseball * Buck Giles (1980) – baseball *

Harry Kipke Harry George Kipke (; March 26, 1899 – September 14, 1972) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He was the head football coach at Michigan State College in 1928 and at the University of Michigan from 1929 to 193 ...

(1981) – football, basketball, and baseball *

Whitey Wistert Francis Michael "Whitey" Wistert (February 20, 1912 – April 23, 1985) was an American football and baseball player. He played college football and college baseball at the University of Michigan. Wistert was the first of the three Wistert brot ...

(1981) – football and baseball *

Bud Chamberlain Benjamin Francis "Bud" Chamberlain (May 24, 1920 – August 24, 2012) was an American baseball player and realtor. He played baseball for the University of Michigan from 1939 to 1942. He led the Wolverines to consecutive Big Ten Conference baseb ...

(1982) – baseball * Jack Tompkins (1982) – hockey and baseball *

Elmer Gedeon Elmer John Gedeon (April 15, 1917 – April 20, 1944) was an American professional baseball player, appearing in several games for the Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators in . Gedeon and Harry O'Neill (catcher), Harry O'Neill wer ...

(1983) – track and baseball * Dick Wakefield (1983) – baseball *

Elroy Hirsch Elroy Leon "Crazylegs" Hirsch (June 17, 1923 – January 28, 2004) was an American professional American football, football player, sport executive and actor. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football H ...

(1984) – football, basketball, baseball, and track *

Bob Chappuis Robert Richard Chappuis ( ; February 24, 1923 – June 14, 2012) was an American football player who played halfback and quarterback for the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1942, 1946, and 1947. His college years were interrupted by servi ...

(1984) – football and baseball * Don Lund (1984) – football, baseball, basketball, and coaching *

Doug Roby Douglas Fergusson Roby (March 24, 1898 – March 31, 1992) was an American sportsman and Olympics official. After playing football at Phillips University and the University of Michigan, he worked for American Metal Products Company, an automobil ...

(1985) – football and baseball *

Branch Rickey Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an American baseball player and sports executive. Rickey was instrumental in breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing black player Jackie Robinson. He also creat ...

(1985) – baseball coach * David M. Nelson (1986) – football and baseball * Ernie McCoy (1986) basketball, football, basketball coach, and assistant athletic director * Jack Blott (1987) – football and baseball *

Bruce Haynam Bruce E. Haynam (February 26, 1931 – February 22, 2015) was an American baseball player. He was the captain of the 1952 Michigan Wolverines baseball team. In 1953, he helped lead the team to the school's first College World Series championship ...

(1988) – baseball *

Frank Nunley Frank Hembre Nunley (October 1, 1945 – June 26, 2024), nicknamed "Fudge Hammer", was an American professional football linebacker who played for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League from 1967 to 1976. He played college footb ...

(1989) – football and baseball *

Forest Evashevski Forest "Evy" Evashevski (February 19, 1918 – October 30, 2009) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1938 to 1940 and with the Iowa Pre-Flight ...

(1990) – football and baseball *

Jack Weisenburger John Edward Weisenburger (August 2, 1926 – March 25, 2019) was an American football and baseball player. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1944 to 1947 and was the starting fullback for the undefeated 1947 Michig ...

(1992) – football and baseball * Moby Benedict (1994) – baseball and coaching * Dominic Tomasi (1994) – football and baseball *

Steve Boros Stephen Boros Jr. (September 3, 1936 – December 29, 2010) was an American professional baseball infielder, coach, manager, scout, and administrator. Best known for his scientific approach to the sport and his use of computers, Boros' baseball ...

(1996) – baseball *

Herman Fishman Herman Fishman (March 7, 1917 – December 14, 1967) was an American basketball and baseball player and the founder of the sports camp, Camp Michigama. He played basketball and baseball for the University of Michigan from 1935–1938 and wa ...

(2002) – basketball and baseball * Bill Mogk (2002) – baseball *

(2004) – baseball *J. Daniel Cline (2007) – football and baseball *

(2007) – baseball *Larry Carroll (1991) - baseball *David Campbell (2009) – baseball *

(2009) – football and baseball *

(2011) – baseball *

(2020) – baseball

Wolverines in the MLB

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, and

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are

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inductees who were enrolled at Michigan, but never played for the baseball team. :''Source
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First-Round MLB Draft Picks

References

External links

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