# 2021 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team

The 2021 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team was a baseball team that represented Youngstown State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Penguins were members of the Horizon League and played their home games at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Bertolini.

## Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season 7–7 overall (0–0 conference) and first place in conference standings, but the season was cut short in stages by March 17, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Preseason Horizon poll

For the 2021 poll, Youngstown State was projected to finish in third in the Conference.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Wright State | 49 (7) |
| 2 | UIC | 38 |
| 3 | Youngstown State | 34 |
| 4 | Milwaukee | 31 |
| 5 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 17 |
| 6 | Oakland | 14 |
| 7 | Northern Kentucky | 13 |

## Schedule

2021 Youngstown State Penguins baseball game log :
Regular season :
February (2–6)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
1February 19at TroyRiddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama4–10Ortiz (1–0)Clark (0–1)None9590–1–
2February 20at TroyRiddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama2–8Gainous (1–0)Floyd (0–1)Oates (1)1,0020–2–
3February 20at TroyRiddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama6–13Witcher (1–0)Perry (0–1)None1,0020–3–
4February 21at TroyRiddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama4–2Snyder (1–0)Wilkinson (0–1)Clift Jr. (1)8011–3–
5February 26at NichollsBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana6–7Desandro (1–0)Brosky (0–1)Taylor (1)5471–4–
6February 26at LSUAlex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana2–6Hill (2–0)Clark (0–2)Fontenot (1)2,2511–5–
7February 27at LSUAlex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana3–5Brady (1–0)Clift Jr. (0–1)None2,5781–6–
8February 28at NichollsBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana7–4Ball (1–0)Heckman (0–1)Clift Jr. (2)7372–6– :
March (9–6)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
9March 5vs Purdue Fort WayneDefiance High School • Defiance, Ohio6–3Clark (1–2)Miller (1–1)Clift Jr. (3)03–61–0
10March 6vs Purdue Fort WayneDefiance High School • Defiance, Ohio3–0Floyd (1–1)Boyd (0–2)None04–62–0
11March 7vs Purdue Fort WayneDefiance High School • Defiance, Ohio0–1Myer (1–0)Cole (0–1)None04–72–1
12March 7vs Purdue Fort WayneDefiance High School • Defiance, Ohio13–8Perez (1–0)Madura (0–2)None05–73–1
13March 12at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio2–12Schrand (2–2)Clark (1–3)None1565–83–2
14March 13at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio1–2Brehmer (2–1)Floyd (1–2)None1485–93–3
15March 13at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio5–14Wirsing (2–1)Perez (1–1)None1465–103–4
16March 14at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio1–6Cline (2–1)Snyder (1–1)None1585–113–5
19March 20St. BonaventureEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio6–4Floyd (2–2)Baez (0–1)Clift Jr. (4)06–113–5
20March 20St. BonaventureEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio7–1Misik (1–0)Breen (0–1)None3917–113–5
21March 21St. BonaventureEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio22–6Snyder (2–1)White (0–1)None2008–113–5
22March 26Wright StateEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio12–10Clark (2–3)Schrand (2–3)Clift Jr. (5)3049–114–5
23March 27Wright StateEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio4–0Floyd (3–2)Brehmer (3–2)None32910–115–5
24March 27Wright StateEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio8–20Cline (4–1)Snyder (2–2)None32910–125–6
25March 28Wright StateEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio11–10Clift Jr. (1–1)Greenwell (0–1)None10311–126–6 :
April (13–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
26April 1UICEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio2–1Floyd (4–2)Key (2–2)None20312–127–6
27April 2UICEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio0–6Lopez (2–2)Clark (2–4)None20312–137–7
28April 2UICEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio15–10Snyder (3–2)O'Reilly (1–4)None28413–138–7
29April 3UICEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio14–9Perez (2–1)Shears (0–5)None28414–139–7
30April 9at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin2–1Floyd (5–2)Frey (1–3)None28915–1310–7
31April 10at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin7–4Clark (3–4)Mahoney (2–4)Clift Jr. (6)28916–1311–7
32April 10at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin6–7Armstrong (1–0)Earich (0–1)Blubaugh (4)23816–1411–8
33April 11at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin8–12Blubaugh (1–1)Clift Jr. (1–2)None32716–1511–9
34April 16at Northern KentuckyBill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky7–9Gerl (3–3)Clark (5–3)Meeks (1)8516–1611–10
35April 17at Northern KentuckyBill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky1–0Floyd (6–2)Klingenbeck (2–4)None–17–1612–10
36April 17at Northern KentuckyBill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky2–7Richardson (2–0)Perez (2–2)None–17–1712–11
37April 18at Northern KentuckyBill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky18–6Snyder (4–2)Bohlen (0–1)None11318–1713–11
38April 23OaklandEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio4–3Hake (1–0)Deans (3–3)None22919–1714–11
39April 24OaklandEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio12–6Coles (1–1)Nierman (1–3)None22920–1715–11
40April 24OaklandEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio4–3Clift Jr. (2–2)Nierman (1–4)None30121–1716–11
41April 25OaklandEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio18–6Perez (3–2)Deans (3–4)None21322–1717–11
42April 30at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois1–0Clark (4–5)Key (5–3)Clift Jr.' (7)7723–1718–11 :
May (9–5)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
43May 1at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois1–3Torres (5–1)Floyd (6–3)Gosbeth (3)8323–1818–12
44May 1at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois7–8McCabe (1–0)Coles (1–2)None10323–1918–13
45May 2at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois7–18Shears (1–5)Hake (1–1)None12423–2018–14
46May 7Purdue Fort WayneEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio6–2Floyd (7–3)Fee (0–3)None21924–2019–14
47May 7Purdue Fort WayneEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio15–4Clark (5–5)Pintarich (1–5)None21925–2020–14
48May 8Purdue Fort WayneEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio1–3Miller (4–6)Clift Jr. (2–3)Boyd (1)21825–2120–15
49May 8Purdue Fort WayneEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio7–5Coles (2–2)Boyd (0–6)None21826–2121–15
50May 14at BellarmineKnights Field • Louisville, Kentucky11–3Clark (6–5)Pender (2–5)None5027–2121–15
51May 15at BellarmineKnights Field • Louisville, Kentucky11–6Floyd (8–3)Nagel (2–4)None10028–2121–15
52May 16at BellarmineKnights Field • Louisville, Kentucky5–1Snyder (5–2)Davis (0–6)Clift Jr. (8)5029–2121–15
53May 21MilwaukeeEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio3–2Floyd (9–3)Frey (2–8)Clark (1)37030–2122–15
54May 22MilwaukeeEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio9–4Snyder (6–2)Edwards (2–7)Hake (1)48831–2123–15
55May 21MilwaukeeEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio12–14Severson (1–0)Perez (3–3)None48831–2223–16
56May 23MilwaukeeEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio10–2Perry (1–1)Neu (3–3)None43132–2224–16 :
Postseason :
Horizon League Tournament
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
57May 27vs UICNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio4–7Key (7–3)Clark (6–6)Gosbeth (7)17832–2324–16
58May 27vs MilwaukeeNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio6–9Mahoney (5–6)Floyd (9–4)Blubaugh (8)15432–2424–16 :

## Awards and honors
### Horizon League Players of the Week

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Jon Snyder | Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week | February 24, 2021 |
| Turner Grau | Nike Horizon League Hitter of the Week | March 2, 2021 |
| Collin Floyd | Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week | March 10, 2021 |
| Collin Floyd | Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week | March 30, 2021 |
| Dominick Bucko | Nike Horizon League Hitter of the Week | April 6, 2021 |
| Collin Floyd | Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week | April 13, 2021 |
| Nick Caruso | Nike Horizon League Batter of the Week | April 20, 2021 |
| Colin Clark | Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week | May 4, 2021 |
| Blaze Glenn | Nike Horizon League Player of the Week | May 11, 2021 |
| Travis Perry | Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week | May 24, 2021 |