2024 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

2024 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	24–21 (10–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tracy Smith (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jake Valentine (1st season) Josh Phegley (1st season)
Hitting coach	Tyler Graham (2nd season)
Pitching coach	Brock Huntzinger (2nd season)
Home stadium	Wilpon Baseball Complex

2024 Big Ten Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Purdue ‍‍‍	11	–	4		.733			29	–	15		.659
Illinois ‍‍‍	11	–	4		.733			25	–	15		.625
Nebraska ‍‍‍	10	–	5		.667			27	–	14		.659
Indiana ‍‍‍	10	–	5		.667			25	–	18		.581
Michigan ‍‍‍	10	–	5		.667			23	–	21		.523
Iowa ‍‍‍	10	–	8		.556			24	–	17		.585
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	7	–	8		.467			20	–	20		.500
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	7	–	8		.467			19	–	21		.475
Maryland ‍‍‍	8	–	10		.444			28	–	17		.622
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	6	–	9		.400			20	–	19		.513
Penn State ‍‍‍	7	–	11		.389			20	–	19		.513
Rutgers ‍‍‍	3	–	12		.200			24	–	19		.558
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	2	–	13		.133			13	–	26		.333
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 29, 2024 Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Michigan Wolverines baseball team will represent the University of Michigan in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolverines will be led by head coach Tracy Smith in his second season, are a member of the Big Ten Conference and will play their home games at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2022 season 28–28, including 13–11 in conference play, finishing in sixth place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Wolverines reached the semifinals of the 2023 Big Ten baseball tournament, and did not receive a bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Roster

2024 Michigan Wolverines baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town 0 RHP Michael Murphy R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr William Mason Mason, Ohio 2 INF Cole Caruso R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cactus Shadows Scottsdale, Arizona 3 OF Greg Pace Jr. R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Edison Academy Southfield, Michigan 4 C Noah Miller R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Monroe Monroe, Michigan 5 INF Kyle Dernedde R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Gr Tualatin Tualatin, Oregon 6 RHP Kurt Barr R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So University Liggett Saint Joachim, Ontario 7 OF Joe Longo R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Holy Angels Apple Valley, Minnesota 9 INF Dylan Stanton R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Gull Lake Richland, Michigan 10 RHP Bradley Link R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr William T. Dwyer Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 12 RHP Sachem Ramos R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Salisbury School Brooklyn, New York 14 INF Joonsung Park R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr IMG Academy Seoul, South Korea 15 OF Stephen Hrustich R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Gr Parkview Stone Mountain, Georgia 17 INF Mack Timbrook L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Gr Archbishop Hoban Kent, Ohio 18 OF AJ Garcia L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr DePaul College Prep Chicago, Illinois 19 RHP Brandon Mann R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Detroit Country Day Franklin, Michigan 20 RHP Ricky Kidd R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Trenton Trenton, Michigan 21 OF Jonathan Kim L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Brookfield Academy Brookfield, Wisconsin 22 LHP Wyatt Novara L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Dexter Dexter, Michigan 23 C Will Rogers R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Mounds View Shoreview, Minnesota 25 C Brock Leitgeb R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Jesuit Portland, Oregon 26 INF Collin Priest L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Mount Dora Christian Mount Dora, Florida 27 RHP Dylan Vigue R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Groton School Leominster, Massachusetts 28 RHP Jackson Muir R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Saline Saline, Michigan 29 LHP Keegan O'Hearn L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr O'Neill CVI Oshawa, Ontario 30 INF Jack Counsell R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 32 RHP Eamon Horwedel R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Gr Skyline Ann Arbor, Michigan 34 RHP Zach Slayden R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Tomball Tomball, Texas 35 LHP Alfredo Velazquez L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Brother Rice Melvindale, Michigan 36 INF Trevor Kilinski L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Zeeland West Zeeland, Michigan 37 RHP Chase Allen R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Regis Jesuit Littleton, Colorado 39 OF Bradley Navarro R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, California 40 INF Cooper Mullens R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Marist Catholic Eugene, Oregon 41 RHP Charlie Denomme R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Thayer Academy Wellesley, Massachusetts 42 OF Ian Kennedy R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Whitefield Academy Douglasville, Georgia 45 RHP Ryan O'Rourke R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Charlotte Christian Charlotte, North Carolina 47 LHP Jacob Denner L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Gr Bergen Catholic Closter, New Jersey 48 RHP Connor Judge R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr College Park The Woodlands, Texas 50 RHP Alexander Ogg R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Gr The Harvey School Mount Kisco, New York 55 INF Mitch Voit R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin	Head coach Tracy Smith Assistant coach(es) Jake Valentine Josh Phegley Hitting coach(es) Tyler Graham Pitching coach(es) Brock Huntzinger Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 30, 2024

Schedule and results

2024 Michigan Wolverines Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (24–21)
February (3–6) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 1 February 16 vs. Western Michigan Camelback Ranch Glendale, AZ 13–14 (11) Berg (1–0) Velazquez (0–1) — 244 0–1 – 2 February 17 vs. Western Michigan Camelback Ranch 9–11(10) Doran (1–0) Pace Jr. (0–1) — 204 0–2 – 3 February 17 vs. Western Michigan Camelback Ranch 9–4 (7) Denner (1–0) Thelen (0–1) — 144 1–2 – 4 February 18 vs. Western Michigan Camelback Ranch 6–2 Allen (1–0) Dentler (0–1) Kidd (1) 204 2–2 – 5 February 23 vs. Oklahoma State College Baseball Series Globe Life Field Arlington, TX 3–9 Garcia (1–1) Voit (0–1) — — 2–3 – 6 February 24 vs. No. 7 Oregon State College Baseball Series Globe Life Field 1–11(7) Kmatz (1–0) Denner (1–1) — — 2–4 – 7 February 25 vs. No. 2 Arkansas College Baseball Series Globe Life Field 3–4 Molina (1–0) Vigue (0–1) Frank (2) — 2–5 – 8 February 27 vs. USC George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, CA 8–5 Allen (2–0) Edwards (0–2) Kidd (2) 258 3–5 – 9 February 28 at Loyola Marymount George C. Page Stadium 1–9 Barrett (1–1) Barr (0–1) — 400 3–6 –
March (8–11) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 10 March 1 at UCLA Dodgertown Classic Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, CA 4–3 Voit (1–1) Delvecchio (1–1) — 770 4–6 – 11 March 2 at UC Irvine Dodgertown Classic Anteater Ballpark Irvine, CA 4–12 Wheeler (1–0) Denner (1–2) Martin (2) 896 4–7 – 12 March 3 vs. San Diego Dodgertown Classic Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, CA 1–9 Reddemann (1–0) Vigue (0–2) — 410 4–8 – 13 March 6 Oakland Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, MI 13–5 Kidd (1–0) McAlinden (0–2) — 544 5–8 – 14 March 8 at No. 18 Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium Conway, SC 7–8(12) Smith (1–0) Rogers (0–1) — 2,309 5–9 – 15 March 9 at No. 18 Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium 6–19 Meckley (2–0) Allen (2–1) — 2,175 5–10 – 16 March 10 at No. 18 Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium 6–11 Shaffer (1–0) Voit (1–2) — 2,757 5–11 – 17 March 12 Toledo Ray Fisher Stadium 7–6(12) Barr (1–1) Skeriotis (0–1) — 412 6–11 – 18 March 15 San Diego Ray Fisher Stadium 6–8 Mauterer (1–0) Voit (1–3) Romero (1) 702 6–12 – 19 March 16 San Diego Ray Fisher Stadium 7–16 Schapira (2–0) Allen (2–2) — 979 6–13 – 20 March 17 San Diego Ray Fisher Stadium 3–2 Barr (2–1) Mauterer (1–1) — 620 7–13 – 21 March 19 at Eastern Michigan Oestrike Stadium Ypsilanti, MI 4–14(7) B. Jones (3–2) Kidd (1–1) — 375 7–14 – 22 March 22 at Penn State Medlar Field State College, PA 3–4 DeGaetano (1–2) Denner (1–3) — 1,005 7–15 0–1 23 March 23 at Penn State Medlar Field 9–6 Barr (3–1) Butash (0–2) Rogers (1) 950 8–15 1–1 24 March 24 at Penn State Medlar Field 11–6 Voit (2–3) Perkowski (0–2) — 1,060 9–15 2–1 25 March 26 Michigan State Ray Fisher Stadium 6–16 Matheny (1–1) Kidd (1–2) — 1,062 9–16 – 26 March 29 Maryland Ray Fisher Stadium 9–11 Berrier (6–0) Rogers (0–2) — 1,101 9–17 2–2 27 March 30 Maryland Ray Fisher Stadium 12–1 Denner (2–3) Koester (4–2) — 879 10–17 3–2 28 March 31 Maryland Ray Fisher Stadium 9–4 Voit (3–3) Melendez (2–1) — 752 11–17 4–2
April (13–4) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 29 April 2 Eastern Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium 18–6(7) Allen (3–2) D. Jones (0–2) — 504 12–17 – 30 April 5 at Iowa Duane Banks Field Iowa City, IA 2–3(10) DeTaeye (2–0) Barr (3–2) — 739 12–18 4–3 31 April 6 at Iowa Duane Banks Field 4–3 Voit (3–3) Morgan (1–3) Rogers (2) 1,417 13–18 5–3 32 April 6 at Iowa Duane Banks Field 10–6 Denner (3–3) Beuter (0–2) — 1,417 14–18 6–3 33 April 9 Western Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium 9–10 Vriesenga (2–0) Kidd (1–3) Berg (2) 744 14–19 – 34 April 10 Wisconsin-Milwaukee Ray Fisher Stadium 3–1 Kidd (2–3) Spitzer (0–2) Denner (1) 604 15–19 – 35 April 13 Minnesota Ray Fisher Stadium 8–1 Barr (4–2) Semb (1–3) — 1,121 16–19 7–3 37 April 13 Minnesota Ray Fisher Stadium 3–8 Weitgrefe (4–2) Vigue (0–3) — 1,121 16–20 7–4 38 April 14 Minnesota Ray Fisher Stadium 10–3 Voit (5–3) Argento (0–1) — 1,275 17–20 8–4 39 April 16 at Toledo Fifth Third Field Toledo, OH 6–4 Denner (4–3) Bergman (1–3) — 1,373 18–20 – 40 April 19 Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium 4–0 Barr (5–2) Beidelschies (4–6) Denner (2) 1,765 19–20 9–4 41 April 20 Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium 1–16 Bruni (3–2) Rogers (0–3) — 1,630 19–21 9–5 42 April 21 Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium 7–5 Denner (5–3) Purcell (1–4) — 2,295 20–21 10–5 43 April 26 Long Beach State Ray Fisher Stadium 14–7 Denner (6–3) Williams (1–2) — 1,077 21–21 – 44 April 27 Long Beach State Ray Fisher Stadium 7–5 Rogers (1–3) Largaespada (1–1) Denner (3) 1,027 22–21 – 45 April 28 Long Beach State Ray Fisher Stadium 5–4 Vigue (1–3) Geiss (2–2) Denner (4) 1,401 23–21 – 46 April 30 Kent State Ray Fisher Stadium 6–4(11) Mann (1–0) Cariaco (4–2) — 784 24–21 –
May (0–0) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 47 May 3 at Michigan State McLane Baseball Stadium East Lansing, MI – – – 48 May 4 at Michigan State McLane Baseball Stadium – – – 49 May 5 at Michigan State McLane Baseball Stadium – – – 50 May 7 Central Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 51 May 10 Purdue Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 52 May 11 Purdue Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 53 May 12 Purdue Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 54 May 14 Akron Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 55 May 16 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, IN – – – 56 May 17 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field – – – 57 May 18 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field – – –
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Wolverines team member Reference: Rankings from D1Baseball.com. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

† 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.