College baseball team season
The 2023 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Wolverines were led by head coach Tracy Smith in his first season, are a member of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan .
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Previous season The Wolverines finished the 2022 season 34–28, including 12–12 in conference play, finishing in fifth place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Wolverines won the 2022 Big Ten baseball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament , where they lost in the regional final to Louisville .[2]
Preseason Following the conclusion of the regular season, head coach Erik Bakich accepted the head coaching position at Clemson , after a ten-season run at Michigan which saw the Wolverines win two Big Ten baseball tournament championships and finish runner-up in the 2019 College World Series .[3] Tracy Smith was named head coach of the Wolverines.[4]
Roster
2023 Michigan Wolverines baseball team
Players
Coaches
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#
Pos.
Name
Bats/throws
Height
Weight
Year
High School/Junior College
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 Camden Gasser L/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Southridge Huntingburg, Indiana
3
INF Ted Burton R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Edison Huntington Beach, California
4
INF Brandon Lawrence S/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Dunn Santa Ynez, California
5
C Jimmy Obertop R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Westminster Christian Academy St. Louis, Missouri
6
OF Greg Pace Jr. R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Edison Academy
Southfield, Michigan
7
OF Jake Marti S/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Normal West Bloomington, Illinois
8
RHP John Torroella R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
Mount Saint Joseph Ellicott City, Maryland
9
INF Dylan Stanton R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Jr
Gull Lake Richland, Michigan
10
INF Cody Hultink R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Pennfield Battle Creek, Michigan
12
INF Cody Jefferis L/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
RS Sr
Hart Santa Clarita, California
14
RHP Avery Goldensoph R/R
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Swan Valley Saginaw, Michigan
15
C Gabe Sotres R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
Jr
Brother Rice Allen Park, Michigan
17
OF Robert Pitts Jr. S/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
107 lb (49 kg)
Fr
Birmingham Los Angeles, California
18
C Jordan Rodgers R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Sr
Simeon Career Academy Chicago, Illinois
19
LHP Logan Wood L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
OLSM Prep Macomb, Michigan
20
LHP Connor O'Halloran R/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
St. Martin Mississauga, Ontario
21
OF Jonathan Kim L/L
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Brookfield Academy Brookfield, Wisconsin
22
OF Tito Flores R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Brother Rice Detroit, Michigan
23
C Joe Longo R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Academy of Holy Angels Apple Valley, Minnesota
24
OF Joey Velazquez L/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
St. Francis DeSales Lewis Center, Ohio
25
RHP Kurt Barr R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
University Liggett Saint Joachim, Ontario
27
INF Marc Willi L/L
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Noble and Greenough Weston, Massachusetts
28
INF Cam Hart R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Armada Armada, Michigan
30
C Nate Voss R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Marist Oak Lawn, Illinois
32
RHP Eamon Horwedel R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
RS Sr
Skyline Ann Arbor, Michigan
34
RHP Ahmad Harajli R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
IMG Academy Dearborn, Michigan
35
LHP Walker Cleveland L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Sr
North Gwinnett Suwanee, Georgia
36
INF Trevor Kilinski L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Zeeland West Zeeland, Michigan
37
RHP Chase Allen R/R
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Regis Jesuit Littleton, Colorado
39
RHP Jake Keaser R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
OLSM Prep Rochester, Michigan
42
OF Ian Kennedy R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Whitefield Academy Douglasville, Georgia
47
LHP Jacob Denner L/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Bergen Catholic Closter, New Jersey
48
RHP Noah Rennard R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Maria Carrillo Santa Rosa, California
50
C Casey Buckley L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
Los Alamitos Long Beach, California
51
INF Jack Van Remortel R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Carmel Carmel, Indiana
54
RHP Ryan Zimmer R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
St. Clair High School St. Clair, Michigan
55
INF Mitch Voit R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Head coach Tracy Smith
Assistant coach(es) Ben GreenspanTyler Graham
Pitching coach(es) Brock Huntzinger
Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Schedule and results
2023 Michigan Wolverines Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (26–26)
February (4–3)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
B1G
1
February 17
vs. Fresno State MLB Desert Invitational
Sloan Park Mesa, AZ 6–2
O'Halloran (1–0)Henderson (0–1)
Rennard (1)175
1–0
–
2
February 17
vs. Michigan State MLB Desert Invitational
Sloan Park
8–15
Dzierwa (1–0)
Goldensoph (0–1)Rush (1)
305
1–1
–
3
February 18
vs. UC San Diego MLB Desert Invitational
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Scottsdale, AZ 2–11
Forcucci (1–0)
Denner (0–1)Rissas (1)
501
1–2
–
4
February 19
vs. Grand Canyon MLB Desert Invitational
Sloan Park
6–4
Rennard (1–0)Young (0–1)
Voit (1)907
2–2
–
—
February 24
at Cal State Fullerton
Goodwin Field Fullerton, CA Postponed (inclement weather) [5]
—
February 25
at Cal State Fullerton
Goodwin Field
Postponed (inclement weather)
5
February 26
at Cal State Fullerton
Goodwin Field
9–5
O'Halloran (2–0)Stultz (1–1)
—
1,011
3–2
–
6
February 26
at Cal State Fullerton
Goodwin Field
7–3
Allen (1–0)Hinkel (0–1)
—
833
4–2
–
—
February 27
at Cal State Fullerton
Goodwin Field
Cancelled [6]
7
February 28
at UC Irvine
Cicerone Field Irvine, CA 3–15
Stanford (1–0)
Torroella (0–1)—
824
4–3
–
March (10–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
B1G
8
March 1
at No. 17 UCLA
Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, CA 4–9
Aldrich (2–0)
Denner (0–2)—
458
4–4
–
9
March 3
vs. No. 10 TCU Shriners College Classic
Minute Maid Park Houston, TX 0–6
Vanderhai (1–1)
O'Halloran (2–1)Savage (1)
1,250
4–5
–
10
March 4
vs. No. 24 Texas Tech Shriners College Classic
Minute Maid Park
7–10
Molina (2–0)
Allen (1–1)Lopez (1)
—
4–6
–
11
March 5
vs. No. 14 Louisville Shriners College Classic
Minute Maid Park
0–10 (7)
Liggett (2–0)
Denner (0–3)—
5,003
4–7
–
12
March 8
Oakland Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, MI 1–4
Konitzer (1–0)
Barr (0–1)—
207
4–8
–
14
March 10
vs. UAB Mike Sansing Classic
Fred Stillwell Stadium Kennesaw, GA 7–5 (10)
Rennard (2–0)Haines (0–3)
—
395
5–8
–
13
March 10
at Kennesaw State Mike Sansing Classic
Fred Stillwell Stadium
3–4
Wehunt (2–1)
Allen (1–2)Pinson (1)
558
5–9
–
15
March 11
vs. UAB Mike Sansing Classic
Fred Stillwell Stadium
3–2
Voit (1–0)Walton (1–1)
—
391
6–9
–
—
March 12
at Kennesaw State Mike Sansing Classic
Fred Stillwell Stadium
Cancelled [7]
16
March 15
at Xavier
J. Page Hayden Field Cincinnati, OH 7–3
Barr (1–1)Hoskins (1–1)
—
250
7–9
–
17
March 17
Bradley Ray Fisher Stadium
8–4
O'Halloran (3–1)Edders (1–1)
—
—
8–9
–
—
March 17
Bradley
Ray Fisher Stadium
Postponed (inclement weather)
18
March 19
Bradley
Ray Fisher Stadium
6–4
Allen (2–2)Lutz (1–1)
Rennard (2)730
9–9
–
19
March 19
Bradley
Ray Fisher Stadium
1–5
Flack (2–0)
Denner (0–4)Langrell (4)
730
9–10
–
20
March 21
Akron Ray Fisher Stadium
10–11
Biglin (1–0)
Harajli (0–1)—
193
9–11
–
21
March 24
Penn State Ray Fisher Stadium
13–4
O'Halloran (4–1)Ouderkirk (1–2)
—
783
10–11
1–0
22
March 25
Penn State
Ray Fisher Stadium
12–3
Allen (3–2)Luensmann (4–1)
—
966
11–11
2–0
23
March 26
Penn State
Ray Fisher Stadium
3–1
Rennard (3–0)Henline (2–1)
Denner (1)1,201
12–11
3–0
24
March 28
Central Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium
6–5 (10)
Voit (2–0)Insco (0–1)
—
863
13–11
–
25
March 31
at Illinois
Illinois Field Champaigh, IL 12–9
O'Halloran (5–1)Gowens (1–2)
—
327
14–11
4–0
April (7–9)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
B1G
26
April 1
at Illinois
Illinois Field
10–5
Rennard (4–0)Bunselmeyer (1–1)
—
571
15–11
5–0
27
April 2
at Illinois
Illinois Field
1–11
Wenninger (4–1)
Cleveland (0–1)—
1,253
15–12
5–1
28
April 4
Western Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium
12–5
Torroella (1–1)Crandell (0–1)
Voit (2)258
16–12
–
29
April 7
Nebraska Ray Fisher Stadium
1–3 (10)
Schanaman (2–2)
Rennard (4–1)—
1,372
16–13
5–2
30
April 8
Nebraska
Ray Fisher Stadium
8–6
Allen (4–2)Kaminska (5–2)
Voit (3)1,990
17–13
6–2
31
April 9
Nebraska
Ray Fisher Stadium
3–11
Garza (2–3)
Denner (0–5)—
1,598
17–14
6–3
32
April 11
Butler Ray Fisher Stadium
13–2
Rennard (5–1)Thune (1–1)
—
785
18–14
–
33
April 14
at Rutgers
Bainton Field Piscataway, NJ 0–13
Coppola (2–3)
O'Halloran (5–2)—
1,352
18–15
6–4
—
April 15
at Rutgers
Bainton Field
Suspended (inclement weather). Continuation held on April 16.[a]
34
April 16
at Rutgers
Bainton Field
13–8
O'Halloran (6–2)Gorski (1–1)
—
552
19–15
7–4
35
April 16
at Rutgers
Bainton Field
3–6
Conover (3–3)
Rennard (5–2)—
607
19–16
7–5
36
April 19
Toledo Ray Fisher Stadium
7–10
Music (4–2)
Danner (0–6)McCune (2)
311
19–17
–
37
April 21
Michigan State
Ray Fisher Stadium
5–3
Rennard (6–2)Dzierwa (4–2)
Voit (4)1,766
20–17
8–5
38
April 22
Michigan State
Ray Fisher Stadium
8–3
O'Halloran (7–2)Cook (4–3)
—
1,960
21–17
9–5
39
April 23
Michigan State
Ray Fisher Stadium
2–14
Powers (4–0)
Allen (4–3)—
2,595
21–18
9–6
—
April 28
Oklahoma State Ray Fisher Stadium
Postponed (inclement weather) [8]
40
April 29
Oklahoma State
Ray Fisher Stadium
3–5
Root (5–1)
O'Halloran (7–3)Stebens (4)
1,619
21–19
–
41
April 30
Oklahoma State
Ray Fisher Stadium
5–8
Abram (6–2)
Rennard (6–3)Stebens (5)
1,410
21–20
–
May (5–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
B1G
42
May 3
Kent State Ray Fisher Stadium
7–5
Allen (5–3)Dell (1–3)
Voit (5)283
22–20
–
43
May 5
at Minnesota
Siebert Field Minneapolis, MN 0–4
Novotny (2–5)
O'Halloran (7–4)—
669
22–21
9–7
44
May 6
at Minnesota
Siebert Field
2–4
Wietgrefe (1–3)
Voit (2–1)Clausen (4)
775
22–22
9–8
45
May 7
at Minnesota
Siebert Field
4–1
Denner (1–6)Holetz (2–5)
—
770
23–22
10–8
46
May 12
Northwestern Ray Fisher Stadium
12–5
O'Halloran (8–4)Farinelli (1–9)
—
679
24–22
11–8
47
May 13
Northwestern
Ray Fisher Stadium
5–2
Volt (3–1)Dyke (0–1)
—
1,764
25–22
12–8
48
May 14
Northwestern
Ray Fisher Stadium
15–5
Denner (2–6)Benneche (0–8)
—
1,470
26–22
13–8
49
May 16
Xavier
Ray Fisher Stadium
2–14
Niedringhaus (2–0)
Cleveland (0–2)—
712
26–23
–
50
May 18
at Ohio State
Nick Swisher Field Columbus, OH 3–7
Jenkings (6–4)
O'Halloran (8–5)—
1,615
26–24
13–9
51
May 19
at Ohio State
Nick Swisher Field
5–9
Coupet (4–3)
Rennard (6–4)Jones (1)
2,116
26–25
13–10
52
May 20
at Ohio State
Nick Swisher Field
2–7
Bruni (5–3)
Torroella (1–2)—
2,268
26–26
13–11
Postseason (2–2)
B1G Tournament (2–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
B1GT
53
May 23
vs. (3) Iowa
(6)
Charles Schwab Field Omaha, NE 3–13 (8)
Whitlock (7–0)
O'Halloran (8–6)—
—
26–27
0–1
54
May 24
vs. (7) Illinois
(6)
Charles Schwab Field
6–3
Rennard (7–4)Gowens (2–3)
Denner (2)5,650
27–27
1–1
55
May 26
vs. (2) Indiana
(6)
Charles Schwab Field
13–6
Voit (4–1)Bothwell (4–2)
Denner (3)—
28–27
2–1
56
May 27
vs. (3) Iowa
(6)
Charles Schwab Field
0–5
Langenberg (6–3)
Mann (0–1)—
—
28–28
2–2
Win Loss PostponementBold : Wolverines team memberReference:[9] [10]
Notes:
a [11] Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Coaches' — —* — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Baseball America — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Collegiate Baseball ^44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — NCBWA †RV — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — D1Baseball — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
^ 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.
Connor O'Halloran
First Team
[12]
Ted Burton
Third Team
Jonathan Kim
Third Team
Freshman Team
Mitch Voit
Freshman Team
All-American
Player
Selection
Ref.
Mitch Voit
Freshman Team
[13]
Major League Baseball Draft The following Wolverine was selected in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft :[14]
List of Drafted Players
Name
2023 Class
Pos.
Team
Overall
Connor O'Halloran
Junior
LHP
Toronto Blue Jays 157th
References
^ "Big Ten Conference standings" . BigTen.org. Retrieved June 2, 2023 .^ "U-M Drops Tight Affair to Louisville in Regional Championship" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . June 6, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022 .^ "Erik Bakich Departs Michigan" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . June 16, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022 .^ "Tracy Smith Announced as Michigan Baseball Coach" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . July 3, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022 .^ "Titans Change Weekend Schedule Against Michigan" . fullertontitans.com . February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023 .^ Stemme, Conor (February 27, 2023). "Weather Cancels Michigan Baseball Game at Cal State Fullerton" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 27, 2023 . ^ Stemme, Conor (March 11, 2023). "Sunday's Michigan Baseball Game Against Kennesaw State Canceled" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 11, 2023 . ^ Stemme, Conor (April 28, 2023). "Series Opener Against Oklahoma State Postponed" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 28, 2023 . ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .^ Stemme, Conor (December 23, 2022). "Michigan Announces '23 Schedule, New Weekday Ticket Policy" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved December 24, 2022 . ^ Stemme, Conor (April 15, 2023). "Lightning Forces Suspension of Wolverines' Saturday Game Against Rutgers" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 15, 2023 . ^ a b Stemme, Conor (May 23, 2023). "O'Halloran Named B1G Pitcher of the Year, Four Other Wolverines Earn Postseason Honors" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved January 30, 2024 . ^ Stemme, Conor (May 15, 2023). "Awards and Honors: Voit Named to Baseball America Freshman All-America Team" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved January 30, 2024 . ^ Stemme, Conor (July 10, 2023). "O'Halloran Drafted by Blue Jays on Day Two of MLB Draft" . MGoBlue.com . CBS Interactive . Retrieved January 30, 2024 .
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics
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