The 2023 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolverines were led by head coach Tracy Smith in his first season, are a member of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Previous season The Wolverines finished the 2022 season 34–28, including 12–12 in conference play, finishing in fifth place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Wolverines won the 2022 Big Ten baseball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they lost in the regional final to Louisville.
Preseason Following the conclusion of the regular season, head coach Erik Bakich accepted the head coaching position at Clemson, after a ten-season run at Michigan which saw the Wolverines win two Big Ten baseball tournament championships and finish runner-up in the 2019 College World Series. On July 3, 2022, Tracy Smith was named head coach of the Wolverines.
Roster
Schedule and results {| class="toccolours" width=95% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=2 style="" | 2023 Michigan Wolverines baseball game log |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Regular season (26–26) |- valign="top" | February (4–3) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord B1GRecord 1 February 17 vs. MLB Desert Invitational Sloan ParkMesa, AZ 6–2 O'Halloran (1–0) Henderson (0–1) Rennard (1) 175 1–0 – 2 February 17 vs. Michigan State MLB Desert Invitational Sloan Park 8–15 Dzierwa (1–0) Goldensoph (0–1) Rush (1) 305 1–1 – 3 February 18 vs. MLB Desert Invitational Salt River Fields at Talking StickScottsdale, AZ 2–11 Forcucci (1–0) Denner (0–1) Rissas (1) 501 1–2 – 4 February 19 vs. MLB Desert Invitational Sloan Park 6–4 Rennard (1–0) Young (0–1) Voit (1) 907 2–2 – — February 24 at Cal State Fullerton Goodwin FieldFullerton, CA Postponed (inclement weather) — February 25 at Cal State Fullerton Goodwin Field Postponed (inclement weather) 5 February 26 at Cal State Fullerton Goodwin Field 9–5 O'Halloran (2–0) Stultz (1–1) — 1,011 3–2 – 6 February 26 at Cal State Fullerton Goodwin Field 7–3 Allen (1–0) Hinkel (0–1) — 833 4–2 – — February 27 at Cal State Fullerton Goodwin Field Cancelled 7 February 28 at Cicerone FieldIrvine, CA 3–15 Stanford (1–0) Torroella (0–1) — 824 4–3 –
March (10–8) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord B1GRecord 8 March 1 at No. 17 UCLA Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, CA 4–9 Aldrich (2–0) Denner (0–2) — 458 4–4 – 9 March 3 vs. No. 10 TCU Shriners College Classic Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX 0–6 Vanderhai (1–1) O'Halloran (2–1) Savage (1) 1,250 4–5 – 10 March 4 vs. No. 24 Texas Tech Shriners College Classic Minute Maid Park 7–10 Molina (2–0) Allen (1–1) Lopez (1) — 4–6 – 11 March 5 vs. No. 14 Louisville Shriners College Classic Minute Maid Park 0–10 (7) Liggett (2–0) Denner (0–3) — 5,003 4–7 – 12 March 8 Ray Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, MI 1–4 Konitzer (1–0) Barr (0–1) — 207 4–8 – 14 March 10 vs. Mike Sansing Classic Fred Stillwell StadiumKennesaw, GA 7–5 (10) Rennard (2–0) Haines (0–3) — 395 5–8 – 13 March 10 at Mike Sansing Classic Fred Stillwell Stadium 3–4 Wehunt (2–1) Allen (1–2) Pinson (1) 558 5–9 – 15 March 11 vs. UAB Mike Sansing Classic Fred Stillwell Stadium 3–2 Voit (1–0) Walton (1–1) — 391 6–9 – — March 12 at Kennesaw State Mike Sansing Classic Fred Stillwell Stadium Cancelled 16 March 15 at J. Page Hayden FieldCincinnati, OH 7–3 Barr (1–1) Hoskins (1–1) — 250 7–9 – 17 March 17 Ray Fisher Stadium 8–4 O'Halloran (3–1) Edders (1–1) — — 8–9 – — March 17 Bradley Ray Fisher Stadium Postponed (inclement weather) 18 March 19 Bradley Ray Fisher Stadium 6–4 Allen (2–2) Lutz (1–1) Rennard (2) 730 9–9 – 19 March 19 Bradley Ray Fisher Stadium 1–5 Flack (2–0) Denner (0–4) Langrell (4) 730 9–10 – 20 March 21 Ray Fisher Stadium 10–11 Biglin (1–0) Harajli (0–1) — 193 9–11 – 21 March 24 Ray Fisher Stadium 13–4 O'Halloran (4–1) Ouderkirk (1–2) — 783 10–11 1–0 22 March 25 Penn State Ray Fisher Stadium 12–3 Allen (3–2) Luensmann (4–1) — 966 11–11 2–0 23 March 26 Penn State Ray Fisher Stadium 3–1 Rennard (3–0) Henline (2–1) Denner (1) 1,201 12–11 3–0 24 March 28 Ray Fisher Stadium 6–5 (10) Voit (2–0) Insco (0–1) — 863 13–11 – 25 March 31 at Illinois FieldChampaigh, IL 12–9 O'Halloran (5–1) Gowens (1–2) — 327 14–11 4–0
April (7–9) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord B1GRecord 26 April 1 at Illinois Illinois Field 10–5 Rennard (4–0) Bunselmeyer (1–1) — 571 15–11 5–0 27 April 2 at Illinois Illinois Field 1–11 Wenninger (4–1) Cleveland (0–1) — 1,253 15–12 5–1 28 April 4 Ray Fisher Stadium 12–5 Torroella (1–1) Crandell (0–1) Voit (2) 258 16–12 – 29 April 7 Ray Fisher Stadium 1–3 (10) Schanaman (2–2) Rennard (4–1) — 1,372 16–13 5–2 30 April 8 Nebraska Ray Fisher Stadium 8–6 Allen (4–2) Kaminska (5–2) Voit (3) 1,990 17–13 6–2 31 April 9 Nebraska Ray Fisher Stadium 3–11 Garza (2–3) Denner (0–5) — 1,598 17–14 6–3 32 April 11 Ray Fisher Stadium 13–2 Rennard (5–1) Thune (1–1) — 785 18–14 – 33 April 14 at Bainton FieldPiscataway, NJ 0–13 Coppola (2–3) O'Halloran (5–2) — 1,352 18–15 6–4 — April 15 at Rutgers Bainton Field Suspended (inclement weather). Continuation held on April 16. 34 April 16 at Rutgers Bainton Field 13–8 O'Halloran (6–2) Gorski (1–1) — 552 19–15 7–4 35 April 16 at Rutgers Bainton Field 3–6 Conover (3–3) Rennard (5–2) — 607 19–16 7–5 36 April 19 Ray Fisher Stadium 7–10 Music (4–2) Danner (0–6) McCune (2) 311 19–17 – 37 April 21 Michigan State Ray Fisher Stadium 5–3 Rennard (6–2) Dzierwa (4–2) Voit (4) 1,766 20–17 8–5 38 April 22 Michigan State Ray Fisher Stadium 8–3 O'Halloran (7–2) Cook (4–3) — 1,960 21–17 9–5 39 April 23 Michigan State Ray Fisher Stadium 2–14 Powers (4–0) Allen (4–3) — 2,595 21–18 9–6 — April 28 Oklahoma State Ray Fisher Stadium Postponed (inclement weather) 40 April 29 Oklahoma State Ray Fisher Stadium 3–5 Root (5–1) O'Halloran (7–3) Stebens (4) 1,619 21–19 – 41 April 30 Oklahoma State Ray Fisher Stadium 5–8 Abram (6–2) Rennard (6–3) Stebens (5) 1,410 21–20 –
May (5–6) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord B1GRecord 42 May 3 Ray Fisher Stadium 7–5 Allen (5–3) Dell (1–3) Voit (5) 283 22–20 – 43 May 5 at Siebert FieldMinneapolis, MN 0–4 Novotny (2–5) O'Halloran (7–4) — 669 22–21 9–7 44 May 6 at Minnesota Siebert Field 2–4 Wietgrefe (1–3) Voit (2–1) Clausen (4) 775 22–22 9–8 45 May 7 at Minnesota Siebert Field 4–1 Denner (1–6) Holetz (2–5) — 770 23–22 10–8 46 May 12 Ray Fisher Stadium 12–5 O'Halloran (8–4) Farinelli (1–9) — 679 24–22 11–8 47 May 13 Northwestern Ray Fisher Stadium 5–2 Volt (3–1) Dyke (0–1) — 1,764 25–22 12–8 48 May 14 Northwestern Ray Fisher Stadium 15–5 Denner (2–6) Benneche (0–8) — 1,470 26–22 13–8 49 May 16 Xavier Ray Fisher Stadium 2–14 Niedringhaus (2–0) Cleveland (0–2) — 712 26–23 – 50 May 18 at Nick Swisher FieldColumbus, OH 3–7 Jenkings (6–4) O'Halloran (8–5) — 1,615 26–24 13–9 51 May 19 at Ohio State Nick Swisher Field 5–9 Coupet (4–3) Rennard (6–4) Jones (1) 2,116 26–25 13–10 52 May 20 at Ohio State Nick Swisher Field 2–7 Bruni (5–3) Torroella (1–2) — 2,268 26–26 13–11 |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Postseason (2–2)
# Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord B1GTRecord 53 May 23 vs. (3) Iowa (6) Charles Schwab FieldOmaha, NE 3–13 (8) Whitlock (7–0) O'Halloran (8–6) — — 26–27 0–1 54 May 24 vs. (7) Illinois (6) Charles Schwab Field 6–3 Rennard (7–4) Gowens (2–3) Denner (2) 5,650 27–27 1–1 55 May 26 vs. (2) Indiana (6) Charles Schwab Field 13–6 Voit (4–1) Bothwell (4–2) Denner (3) — 28–27 2–1 56 May 27 vs. (3) Iowa (6) Charles Schwab Field 0–5 Langenberg (6–3) Mann (0–1) — — 28–28 2–2 |- |- style="text-align:center;"
Notes: The April 15 game at Rutgers was suspended due to lightning in the top of the fourth inning with the score tied 6–6. It was completed on April 16 prior to the regularly scheduled game that afternoon.
Rankings
Awards and honors
Individual AwardsPlayerAwardRef. Connor O'Halloran Big Ten Pitcher of the Year
All-Big TenPlayerSelectionRef. Connor O'Halloran First Team Ted Burton Third Team Jonathan Kim Third Team Freshman Team Mitch Voit Freshman Team
All-AmericanPlayerSelectionRef. Mitch Voit Freshman Team
Major League Baseball draft The following Wolverine was selected in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft:
List of Drafted Players Name 2023 Class Pos. Team Overall Connor O'Halloran Junior LHP Toronto Blue Jays 157th
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