# 2019 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

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.
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. 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.

## Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season 33–21 overall, including 15–8 in conference play, finishing in third place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Wolverines qualified to play in the 2018 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament. The Wolverines would eventually lose in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to Ohio State by a score of 3–5.

## Preseason

Michigan was the only Big Ten Conference team to appear in every national preseason top-25 ranking. The Wolverines were ranked No. 17 by D1Baseball, No. 20 by Baseball America, No. 23 by NCBWA and No. 25 by ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll in their respective preseason polls.

## Schedule

2019 Michigan Wolverines baseball game log :
Regular season (38–16) :
February (6–0) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B1G Record |
| 1 | February 15 | vs Binghamton | No. 17 | First Data Field Port St. Lucie, Florida, | 10–0 | Henry (1–0) | Gallagher (0–1) | — | 375 | 1–0 | – |
| 2 | February 16 | vs Binghamton | No. 17 | First Data Field Port St. Lucie, Florida | 5–4 | Kauffmann (1–0) | Miller (0–1) | Weiss (1) | 325 | 2–0 | – |
| 3 | February 17 | vs Binghamton | No. 17 | First Data Field Port St. Lucie, Florida | 12–2 | Criswell (1–0) | VanScoter (0–1) | — | 325 | 3–0 | – |
| 4 | February 22 | at The Citadel | No. 17 | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina, | 2–0 | Henry (2–0) | Merritt (0–2) | — | 358 | 4–0 | – |
| 5 | February 23 | at The Citadel | No. 17 | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina | 9–1 | Kauffmann (2–0) | Connolly (1–1) | — | 622 | 5–0 | – |
| 6 | February 24 | at The Citadel | No. 17 | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina | 6–3 | Weiss (1–0) | Spence (1–1) | Keizer (1) | 278 | 6–0 | – |
March (13–7) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B1G Record |
| 7 | March 1 | at CSUN | No. 17 | Matador Field Northridge, California | 2–1 | Henry (3–0) | Armstrong (0–1) | Weiss (2) | 346 | 7–0 | – |
| — | March 2 | at CSUN | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
| 8 | March 3 | at CSUN | No. 17 | Matador Field Northridge, California | 4–2 | Kauffmann (3–0) | Moore (1–1) | Weiss (3) | 394 | 8–0 | – |
| 9 | March 3 | at CSUN | No. 17 | Matador Field Northridge, California | 2–5 | Nunez (3–0) | Criswell (1–1) | Schriever (3) | 394 | 8–1 | – |
| 10 | March 5 | at Long Beach State | No. 16 | Blair Field Long Beach, California | 7–8 | Pacheco (1–1) | Beers (0–1) | Spacke (1) | 1,007 | 8–2 | – |
| 11 | March 8 | at #2 UCLA | No. 16 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 7–5 | Henry (4–0) | Pettway (0–1) | Weiss (4) | 1,271 | 9–2 | – |
| 12 | March 9 | at USC | No. 16 | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California | 1–4 | Esqueda (1–0) | Kauffmann (3–1) | Lunn (1) | 658 | 9–3 | – |
| 13 | March 10 | vs. Oklahoma State | No. 16 | Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California | 2–3 $^{(10)}$ | Basso (1–0) | Weiss (1–1) | Leeper (3) | — | 9–4 | – |
| 14 | March 14 | Manhattan | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan, | 5–1 | Henry (5–0) | Takacs (0–4) | — | 215 | 10–4 | – |
| 15 | March 15 | Manhattan | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 23–2 | Kauffmann (4–1) | Galvan (0–3) | — | 352 | 11–4 | – |
| 16 | March 16 | Manhattan | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 16–7 | Keizer (1–0) | Cain (2–1) | Weiss (5) | 379 | 12–4 | – |
| 17 | March 17 | Manhattan | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 4–0 $^{(7)}$ | Paige (1–0) | Stuart (1–2) | — | 387 | 13–4 | – |
| 18 | March 19 | Western Michigan | No. 24 | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 12–5 | Cleveland (1–0) | Mullen (1–3) | — | 446 | 14–4 | – |
| 19 | March 21 | at #19 Texas Tech | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, Texas, | 2–11 | Dallas (2–0) | Henry (5–1) | — | 3,334 | 14–5 | – |
| 20 | March 22 | at #19 Texas Tech | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, Texas | 3–10 | Kilian (2–2) | Kauffmann (4–2) | — | 3,302 | 14–6 | – |
| 21 | March 23 | at #19 Texas Tech | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, Texas | 5–8 | Freeman (2–0) | Cleveland (1–1) | Beeter (4) | 4,432 | 14–7 | – |
| 22 | March 23 | vs. Stetson | No. 24 | Dan Law Field Lubbock, Texas | 16–6 | Paige (2–0) | Peto (0–4) | — | 4,432 | 15–7 | – |
| 23 | March 27 | San Jose State | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 1–0 $^{(7)}$ | Cleveland (2–1) | Polack (1–1) | Kauffmann (1) | — | 16–7 | – |
| 24 | March 27 | San Jose State | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 3–0 $^{(7)}$ | Smith (1–0) | Konishi (0–2) | Weiss (6) | — | 17–7 | – |
| 25 | March 29 | at Michigan State | | Drayton McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan, | 6–3 | Henry (6–1) | Erla (1–5) | — | 1,318 | 18–7 | 1–0 |
| 26 | March 30 | Michigan State | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 16–2 | Kauffmann (5–2) | Tyranski (0–5) | — | 1,115 | 19–7 | 2–0 |
| — | March 31 | at Michigan State | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
April (12–4) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B1G Record |
| 27 | April 3 | Toledo | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 8–2 | Cleveland (2–1) | McAtee (0–1) | — | 617 | 20–7 | – |
| 28 | April 5 | Minnesota | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 4–6 | Meyer (3–1) | Henry (6–2) | Schulze (4) | 703 | 20–8 | 2–1 |
| 29 | April 6 | Minnesota | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 5–3 | Weiss (2–1) | Duffy (0–1) | — | 1,168 | 21–8 | 3–1 |
| 30 | April 7 | Minnesota | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 8–0 | Criswell (2–1) | Culliver (2–2) | — | 1,037 | 22–8 | 4–1 |
| 31 | April 9 | Indiana State | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 7–8 $^{(10)}$ | Ward (3–1) | Weiss (2–2) | Grauer (6) | 442 | 22–9 | – |
| 32 | April 10 | Indiana State | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 6–4 $^{(6)}$ | Weisenburger (1–0) | Klein (0–1) | — | 369 | 23–9 | – |
| 33 | April 12 | at Ohio State | | Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, Ohio, | 5–10 | Burhenn (5–1) | Henry (6–3) | — | 1,815 | 23–10 | 4–2 |
| 34 | April 13 | at Ohio State | | Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, Ohio | 4–10 | Lonsway (5–3) | Kauffmann (5–3) | Pfennig (2) | 5,280 | 23–11 | 4–3 |
| 35 | April 13 | at Ohio State | | Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, Ohio | 3–2 | Criswell (3–1) | Smith (3–2) | — | 5,280 | 24–11 | 5–3 |
| 36 | April 13 | Bowling Green | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 10–5 | Cleveland (3–1) | Egnor (0–3) | — | 478 | 25–11 | – |
| — | April 19 | Northwestern | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
| 37 | April 20 | Northwestern | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 4–1 | Kauffmann (6–3) | Lavelle (3–5) | Weiss (7) | 950 | 26–11 | 6–3 |
| 38 | April 21 | Northwestern | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 3–2 | Keizer (2–0) | Bader (1–3) | Weiss (8) | 1,134 | 27–11 | 7–3 |
| 39 | April 21 | Northwestern | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 10–1 | Criswell (4–1) | D'Alise (0–1) | — | 1,134 | 28–11 | 8–3 |
| 40 | April 26 | Rutgers | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 8–3 | Kauffmann (7–3) | Rutkowski (2–4) | — | 981 | 29–11 | 9–3 |
| 41 | April 27 | Rutgers | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 10–1 | Henry (7–3) | Genuario (2–4) | — | 751 | 30–11 | 10–3 |
| 42 | April 28 | Rutgers | | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 4–1 $^{(10)}$ | Keizer (3–0) | Brito (3–4) | — | 823 | 31–11 | 11–3 |
May (7–5) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B1G Record |
| 43 | May 3 | at Maryland | Shipley Field College Park, Maryland | 10–7 | Kauffmann (8–3) | Parsons (8–3) | Weiss (9) | 633 | 32–11 | 12–3 |
| 44 | May 4 | at Maryland | Shipley Field College Park, Maryland | 10–4 | Henry (8–3) | Thompson (2–5) | — | 817 | 33–11 | 13–3 |
| 45 | May 5 | at Maryland | Shipley Field College Park, Maryland | 13–1 | Criswell (5–1) | LaBonte (1–6) | — | 185 | 34–11 | 14–3 |
| 46 | May 7 | Michigan State | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 7–0 | Keizer (4–0) | Olson (0–4) | — | 1,027 | 35–11 | – |
| 47 | May 8 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 10–1 | Cleveland (4–1) | Koons (0–1) | — | 904 | 36–11 | – |
| 48 | May 10 | Indiana | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 4–10 | Milto (7–5) | Kauffmann (8–4) | — | 1,418 | 36–12 | 14–4 |
| 49 | May 11 | Indiana | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 8–10 | Gordon (5–4) | Henry (8–4) | Lloyd (5) | 1,540 | 36–13 | 14–5 |
| 50 | May 12 | Indiana | Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan | 6–5 $^{(11)}$ | Paige (4–0) | Sloan (2–3) | — | 945 | 37–13 | 15–5 |
| 51 | May 14 | at Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, Kentucky, | 4–7 | Ramsey (4–6) | Cleveland (4–2) | Coleman (5) | 3,224 | 37–14 | – |
| 52 | May 16 | at Nebraska | Hawks Field Lincoln, Nebraska, | 2–5 | Palkert (4–3) | Kauffmann (8–5) | Gomes (11) | 4,724 | 37–15 | 15–6 |
| 53 | May 17 | at Nebraska | Hawks Field Lincoln, Nebraska | 0–7 | Fisher (6–3) | Henry (8–5) | — | — | 37–16 | 15–7 |
| 54 | May 17 | at Nebraska | Hawks Field Lincoln, Nebraska | 10–8 | Criswell (6–1) | Schanaman (1–2) | Weisenburger (1) | 6,888 | 38–16 | 16–7 |
Postseason (12–6) :
B1G Tournament (3–2) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B1GT Record |
| 55 | May 22 | vs. Ohio State | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska, | 1–2 | Pfennig (2–3) | Kauffmann (8–6) | Magno (11) | — | 38–17 | 0–1 |
| 56 | May 23 | vs. No. 20 Illinois | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | 5–4 | Weisenburger (2–0) | Acton (2–3) | — | — | 39–17 | 1–1 |
| 57 | May 24 | vs. Maryland | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | 10–4 | Henry (9–5) | Blohm (1–2) | — | — | 40–17 | 2–1 |
| 58 | May 25 | vs. Nebraska | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | 18–8 | Weisenburger (3–0) | Eddins (6–3) | Beers (1) | — | 41–17 | 3–1 |
| 59 | May 25 | vs. Nebraska | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | 3–7 | Palkert (5–3) | Keizer (4–1) | Gomes (12) | 11,038 | 41–18 | 3–2 |
Corvallis Regional (3–1) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Regional Record |
| 60 | May 31 | vs. No. 22 Creighton | Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon | 6–0 | Kauffmann (9–6) | Ragan (8–3) | — | 3,122 | 42–18 | 1–0 |
| 61 | June 1 | vs. Cincinnati | Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon | 10–4 | Criswell (7–1) | Murray (3–2) | — | 3,092 | 43–18 | 2–1 |
| 62 | June 2 | vs. No. 22 Creighton | Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon | 7–11 | Kametas (3–0) | Weisenburger (3–1) | — | 3,078 | 43–19 | 2–1 |
| 63 | June 3 | vs. No. 22 Creighton | Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon | 17–6 | Beers (1–1) | Sakowski (7–1) | — | 3,058 | 44–19 | 3–1 |
Los Angeles Super Regional (2–1) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Super Reg. Record |
| 64 | June 7 | vs. No. 1 (1) UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 3–2 | Kauffmann (10–6) | Garcia (10–1) | Criswell (1) | 1,904 | 45–19 | 1–0 |
| 65 | June 8 | vs. No. 1 (1) UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 4–5 $^{(12)}$ | Powell (4–3) | Cleveland (4–3) | — | 1,967 | 45–20 | 1–1 |
| 66 | June 9 | vs. No. 1 (1) UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 4–2 | Henry (10–5) | Mora (3–3) | Keizer (2) | 2,031 | 46–20 | 2–1 |
College World Series (4–2) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | CWS Record |
| 67 | June 15 | vs. No. 8 Texas Tech | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska, | 5–3 | Kauffmann (11–6) | Dallas (7–1) | Criswell (2) | 24,148 | 47–20 | 1–0 |
| 68 | June 17 | vs. Florida State | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | 2–0 | Henry (11–5) | Van Eyk (10–4) | — | 23,541 | 48–20 | 2–0 |
| 69 | June 21 | vs. No. 8 Texas Tech | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | 15–3 | Kauffmann (12–6) | Dallas (7–2) | Criswell (3) | 20,944 | 49–20 | 3–0 |
| 70 | June 24 | vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | 7–4 | Henry (12–5) | Fellows (13–2) | Criswell (4) | 24,707 | 50–20 | 4–0 |
| 71 | June 25 | vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | 1–4 | Rocker (12–5) | Paige (4–1) | — | 25,017 | 50–21 | 4–1 |
| 72 | June 26 | vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | 2–8 | Hickman (9–0) | Kauffmann (12–7) | Eder (4) | 20,007 | 50–22 | 4–2 |
Win  Loss  PostponementBold: Wolverines team memberReference: Rankings from D1Baseball.com.(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | 25 | 25* | | 19 | 25 | 24 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | 2 |
| Baseball America | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | —* | —* | 2 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 39 | RV | 25 | 26 | RV | 30 | — | — | 27 | — | — | 22 | 19 | 22 | — | — | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| NCBWA† | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 26 | 22 | — | 29 | 25 | RV | 30 | 26 | 24 | 28т | RV | RV | RV* | RV* | 2 |
| D1Baseball | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | RV | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | 2 |
^ 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

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| Tommy Henry | Big Ten Pitcher of the Week NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week | February 25, 2019 | [12] [13] |
| Tommy Henry | Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | March 4, 2019 | |
| Karl Kauffmann | Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | April 29, 2019 | |
Individual Awards :
| Player | Award | Ref. |
| Jordan Brewer | Big Ten Player of the Year | |
| Erik Bakich | NCBWA National Coach of the Year | |
All-Big Ten :
| Player | Selection |
| Jordan Brewer | First Team |
| Jeff Criswell | First Team |
| Jordan Nwogu | First Team |
| Jack Blomgren | Second Team |
| Joe Donovan | Third Team |
| Jimmy Kerr | Third Team |
| Jesse Franklin | Third Team |
| Karl Kauffmann | Third Team |
| Willie Weiss | Freshman Team |
All-American :
| Player | Selection |
| Jordan Brewer | Third Team |
| Karl Kauffmann | Third Team |
| Willie Weiss | Freshman Team |
| Tommy Henry | Honorable Mention |

## Major League Baseball Draft

The following Wolverines were selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft:
List of Drafted Players :
| Name | 2019 Class | Pos. | Team | Overall |
| Tommy Henry | Junior | LHP | Arizona Diamondbacks | 74th |
| Karl Kauffmann | Junior | RHP | Colorado Rockies | 77th |
| Jordan Brewer | Junior | OF | Houston Astros | 106th |
| Jack Weisenburger | Junior | RHP | Oakland Athletics | 614th |
| Jimmy Kerr | Senior | INF | Detroit Tigers | 982nd |