# 2020 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team

The 2020 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team was a baseball team that represented Youngstown State University in the 2020 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 fourth-year head coach Dan Bertolini.
The season was cut short in stages by March 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season 13–41 overall (7–20 conference) and sixth place in conference standings, qualifying for the 2019 Horizon League baseball tournament.

## Schedule

2020 Youngstown State Penguins baseball game log :
Regular season :
February (4–5)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
1February 14at HoustonSchroeder Park • Houston, Texas,3–7Hurdsman (1–0)Clark (0–1)None1,0740–1–
2February 15at HoustonSchroeder Park • Houston, Texas6–3Clift Jr. (1–0)Henry (0–1)Hake (1)1,1281–1–
3February 16at HoustonSchroeder Park • Houston, Texas8–6Earich (1–0)Hynes (0–1)None1,0472–1–
4February 21at College of CharlestonCofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina,4–5Good (1–0)Hake (0–1)None4732–2–
5February 22at College of CharlestonCofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina4–14Smith (2–0)Floyd (0–1)None5422–3–
6February 23at College of CharlestonCofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina3–7Williams (1–0)Snyder (0–1)None5762–4–
7February 27at Abilene ChristianCrutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas,2–5Wagner (1–1)Perry (0–1)None3332–5–
8February 28at Abilene ChristianCrutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas4–2Clark (1–1)Ruesch (1–2)None3573–5–
9February 29at Abilene ChristianCrutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas9–0Floyd (1–1)Hawkins (1–1)None3214–5– :
March (3–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
10March 4at PittsburghCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania7–5Clift Jr. (2–0)Smith (1–1)None2155–5–
11March 6at North Carolina CentralDurham Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina,5–6Meylan (1–0)Earich (1–1)Bell (3)1145–6–
12March 7at North Carolina CentralDurham Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina3–1Floyd (2–1)McRoy (0–1)Clift Jr. (1)2006–6–
13March 8at North Carolina CentralDurham Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina8–7Coles (1–0)Bell (0–2)Clift Jr. (2)1957–6–
14March 10Bowling GreenEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio,1–2Stopp (1–1)Marshalwitz (0–1)Lohmeier (1)1617–7–
15March 13at Northern KentuckyBill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky,Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
16March 14at Northern KentuckyBill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, KentuckyCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
17March 15at Northern KentuckyBill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, KentuckyCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
18March 17at ToledoScott Park Baseball Complex • Toledo, Ohio,Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
19March 18St. BonaventureEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
20March 20at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, WisconsinCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
21March 21at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, WisconsinCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
22March 22at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, WisconsinCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
23March 25at PittsburghCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
24March 27UICEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
25March 28UICEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
26March 29UICEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
27March 31NiagaraEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic) :
April (0–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
28April 3at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio,Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
29April 4at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
30April 5at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
31April 7at OhioBob Wren Stadium • Athens, Ohio,Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
32April 8at Kent StateSchoonover Stadium • Kent, Ohio,Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
33April 9OaklandEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
34April 10OaklandEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
35April 11OaklandEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
36April 14at St. BonaventureFred Handler Park • St. Bonaventure, New York,Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
37April 17at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, IllinoisCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
38April 18at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, IllinoisCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
39April 19at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, IllinoisCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
40April 21OhioEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
41April 22at NiagaraJohn P. Bobo Field • Lewiston, New York,Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
42April 24Northern KentuckyEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
43April 25Northern KentuckyEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
44April 26Northern KentuckyEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
45April 28PittsburghEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
46April 29at AkronLee R. Jackson Field • Akron, Ohio,Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) :
May (0–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
47May 1Wright StateEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
48May 2Wright StateEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
49May 3Wright StateEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
50May 8at OaklandOakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan,Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
51May 9at OaklandOakland Baseball Field • Rochester, MichiganCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
52May 10at OaklandOakland Baseball Field • Rochester, MichiganCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
53May 12Kent StateEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
54May 14MilwaukeeEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
55May 15MilwaukeeEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
56May 16MilwaukeeEastwood Field • Niles, OhioCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic) :

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

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date awarded |
| Collin Floyd | Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week | February 17, 2020 |
| Chad Coles | Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week | February 24, 2020 |
| Nick Caruso | Nike Horizon League Batter of the Week | February 24, 2020 |
| Colin Clark | Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week | March 2, 2020 |
| Phillip Glasser | Nike Horizon League Batter of the Week | March 2, 2020 |