2023 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

2023 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	‡ – Tournament champion; As of April 2, 2023[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

2023 Michigan Wolverines baseball
2023 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	16–12 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tracy Smith (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Ben Greenspan (1st season); Tyler Graham (1st season);
Pitching coach	Brock Huntzinger (1st season)
Home stadium	Wilpon Baseball Complex

The 2023 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represents the University of Michigan in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolverines will be led by head coach Tracy Smith in his first season, are a member of the Big Ten Conference and will play their home games at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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] On July 3, 2022, 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 Greenspan
Tyler Graham

Pitching coach(es)

Brock Huntzinger

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 24, 2022

Schedule and results

2023 Michigan Wolverines Baseball Game Log

Regular Season (16–12)

February (4–3)
#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	B1G Record
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 Record	B1G Record
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 (2–1)
#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	B1G Record
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	–					–	–
30	April 8	Nebraska		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–
31	April 9	Nebraska		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–
32	April 11	Butler		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–
33	April 14	at Rutgers		Bainton Field Piscataway, NJ	–					–	–
34	April 15	at Rutgers		Bainton Field	–					–	–
35	April 16	at Rutgers		Bainton Field	–					–	–
36	April 19	Toledo		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–
37	April 21	Michigan State		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–
38	April 22	Michigan State		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–
39	April 23	Michigan State		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–
40	April 28	Oklahoma State		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–
41	April 29	Oklahoma State		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–
42	April 30	Oklahoma State		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–

May (0–0)
#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	B1G Record
43	May 2	Kent State		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–
44	May 5	at Minnesota		Siebert Field Minneapolis, MN	–					–	–
45	May 6	at Minnesota		Siebert Field	–					–	–
46	May 7	at Minnesota		Siebert Field	–					–	–
47	May 12	Northwestern		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–
48	May 13	Northwestern		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–
49	May 14	Northwestern		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–
50	May 16	Xavier		Ray Fisher Stadium	–					–	–
51	May 18	at Ohio State		Nick Swisher Field Columbus, OH	–					–	–
52	May 19	at Ohio State		Nick Swisher Field	–					–	–
53	May 20	at Ohio State		Nick Swisher Field	–					–	–

Win
Loss
Postponement
Bold: Wolverines team member
Reference:[8][9]

Rankings from D1Baseball.com.
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
	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 ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

"Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved April 5, 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.
"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.

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[1] "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[2] "U-M Drops Tight Affair to Louisville in Regional Championship". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. June 6, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022.

[3] "Erik Bakich Departs Michigan". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. June 16, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022.

[4] "Tracy Smith Announced as Michigan Baseball Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. July 3, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022.

[5] "Titans Change Weekend Schedule Against Michigan". fullertontitans.com. February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.

[6] Stemme, Conor (February 27, 2023). "Weather Cancels Michigan Baseball Game at Cal State Fullerton". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

[7] Stemme, Conor (March 11, 2023). "Sunday's Michigan Baseball Game Against Kennesaw State Canceled". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

[8] "2023 Baseball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

[9] Stemme, Conor (December 23, 2022). "Michigan Announces '23 Schedule, New Weekday Ticket Policy". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 24, 2022.

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
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics