2019 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

2019 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Corvallis Regional champions
Los Angeles Super Regional champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CBNo. 2
Record50–22 (16–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachMichael Brdar (2nd season)
Hitting coachNick Schnabel (7th season)
Pitching coachChris Fetter (2nd season)
MVPJordan Brewer (Junior year)
Home stadiumWilpon Baseball Complex
Seasons
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2020 →
2019 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana  ‍‍‍y 17 7   .708 37 23   .617
No. 2 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 16 7   .696 50 22   .694
Illinois  ‍‍‍y 15 9   .625 36 21   .632
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 15 9   .625 32 24   .571
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 29 27   .518
Ohio State  ‍‍y 12 12   .500 36 27   .571
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 31 24   .564
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 29 29   .500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 24 27   .471
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 20 31   .392
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8 15   .348 20 34   .370
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 20 34   .370
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 4 18   .182 22 27   .449
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 4, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2019 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Erik Bakich in his seventh season, were a member of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Wolverines finished the season with a 50–22 record, including 16–7 in conference play, marking their first 50 win season since 1987.[2]

The Wolverines received an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. They defeated Creighton in the regional finals and UCLA in the super regionals to advance to the College World Series for the first time since 1984.[3] They became the first Big Ten Conference team to advance to the College World Series since Indiana in 2013, and the first Big Ten Conference team to advance to the championship round in the College World Series since Ohio State in 1966.[4]

  1. ^ "Big Ten Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Hewitt, Katie Gwinn (June 26, 2019). "Michigan's CWS Journey Ends With Runner-up Finish After Loss to Vanderbilt". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Michigan outlasts UCLA, 4-2, advances to first College World Series since 1984". Detroit Free Press. June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Zuke, Ryan (June 11, 2019). "Michigan's College World Series appearance 'a long time coming,' coach says". MLive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved June 15, 2019.