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 fourth winningest program in NCAA Division I baseball history, trailing only Fordham, Texas and USC.
Prior to the 2013 season, former Maryland head coach Erik Bakich replaced Rich Maloney as the program's head coach.

History

Championships

NCAA College World Series National Championships

Conference Championships

Conference Tournament Championships

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.
NameYears
Ferry Field1923–1970
Ray Fisher Stadium1970–2007
Ray Fisher Stadium at Wilpon Baseball Complex2008–present

Head coaches

CoachYearsSeasonsRecordPct
Peter Conway1891–1892222–9–1
Frank Sexton1896, 1901–1908338–22
Charles F. Watkins1897–1898, 1900316–17
Henry T. Clarke1898–1899214–5
R.C. "Skel" Roach1903112–5
Jerome Utley1904110–5
Lew "Sport" McAllister1905–1906, 1908–1909458–17–1
Bobby Lowe1907111–4–1
Branch Rickey1910–1913468–32–4
Carl Lundgren1914–1920793–43–6
Ray Fisher1921–195838636–295–8
Don Lund1959–1962480–53–3
Moby Benedict1963–197918367–252–5
Bud Middaugh1980–198910465–146–1
Bill Freehan1990–19956166–167–1
Geoff Zahn1996–20016163–169–2
Chris Harrison2002121–32
Rich Maloney2003–201210341–244
Erik Bakich2013–present7259–162

Year-by-year results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Wolverines.
YearCoachRecordNotes
2015Erik Bakich39–25Big Ten Tournament Champions
2016Erik Bakich36–21
2017Erik Bakich42–17
2018Erik Bakich33–21
2019Erik Bakich50–22College World Series Runner-up

Michigan in the NCAA Tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
19534–1.800College World Series
19612–2.500NCAA District 4 Regional
19628–2.800College World Series
19753–2.600NCAA Mideast Regional
19763–1.750NCAA Mideast Regional
19772–2.500NCAA Midwest Regional
19784–2.667College World Series
19804–2.667College World Series
19814–3.571College World Series
19835–2.714College World Series
19843–2.600College World Series
19853–2.600NCAA South I Regional
19860–2.000NCAA Mideast Regional
19871–2.333NCAA Northeast Regional
19882–2.500NCAA Central Regional
19893–2.600NCAA West II Regional
19992–2.500NCAA South Bend Regional
20051–2.333NCAA Atlanta Regional
20061–2.333NCAA Atlanta Regional
20073–3.500NCAA Corvallis Super Regional
20081–2.333NCAA Ann Arbor Regional
20152–2.500NCAA Louisville Regional
20170–2.000NCAA Chapel Hill Regional
20199–4.692College World Series
TOTALS
70–51.5792 National Championships, 8 CWS Appearances

All-Americans

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

Big Ten Player of the Year

The following 34 Michigan Wolverines baseball players and coaches have been inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor:

World Series Champions