1983 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

1983 Michigan Wolverines baseball
1983 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Big Ten Conference East Division; Big Ten Conference Tournament
College World Series, 3rd
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
CB	No. 4
Record	50–9 (13–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bud Middaugh (4th season);
Assistant coach	Danny Hall (4th season)
MVP	Jeff Jacobson (Senior year)
Home stadium	Ray Fisher Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
East
No. 4 Michigan ^x‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	2	–	0	.867	50	–	9	–	0	.847
Michigan State ‍‍‍	8	–	6	–	0	.571	22	–	32	–	0	.407
Indiana ‍‍‍	6	–	7	–	0	.462	26	–	21	–	0	.553
Purdue ‍‍‍	5	–	11	–	0	.313	21	–	34	–	0	.382
Ohio State ‍‍‍	3	–	9	–	0	.250	24	–	21	–	0	.533
West
Minnesota ^x‍‍‍	12	–	2	–	0	.857	27	–	21	–	0	.563
Iowa ‍‍‍	7	–	7	–	0	.500	32	–	31	–	0	.508
Northwestern ‍‍‍	6	–	9	–	0	.400	32	–	20	–	2	.611
Illinois ‍‍‍	6	–	8	–	0	.429	23	–	24	–	2	.490
Wisconsin ‍‍‍	6	–	10	–	0	.375	22	–	17	–	0	.564

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1983^[1]^[2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1983 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Bud Middaugh, serving his 4th year. The Wolverines finished the season in 3rd place in the 1983 College World Series.

Roster

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
15		Rich Bair	/	—	—	Jr
6		C. J. Beshke	/	—	—
		Edgar Best	/	—	—
34	OF	Casey Close	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Columbus, Ohio
23		John Codere	/	—	—	Fr
		Mark Dadabbo	/	—	—
	OF	Dan Disher	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr
14		Fred Erdmann	/	—	—	Sr
8		Chuck Froning	/	—	—	Jr
21		Chris Gust	/	—	—	Fr
32		Kenneth Hayward	/	—	—	So
22	INF	Jeffery Jacobson	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr
19	RHP	Scott Kamieniecki	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Mount Clemens, Michigan
29		Timothy Karazim	/	—	—
		Derek Kerr	/	—	—	Fr
20	RHP	Dave Kopf	/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)		Royal Oak, Michigan
16	INF	Barry Larkin	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Cincinnati, Ohio
		Jeffery Minick	/	—	—	So
9		James Piper	/	—	—	Fr
7	INF	Chris Sabo	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
10		Eric Sanders	/	—	—	Fr
18		Bill Shuta	/	—	—	Jr
	OF	Dale Sklar	/	—	—
26	RHP	Richard Stoll	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	182 lb (83 kg)
3		Daniel Sygar	/	—	—	Sr
	INF	Michael Watters	L/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
24	LHP	Gary Wayne	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Dearborn, Michigan
31		Kurt Zimmerman	/	—	—	Fr

Head coach

27 Bud Middaugh

Assistant coach(es)

17 Danny Hall
Gary Murphy
John Young

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

1983 Michigan Wolverines baseball game log

Regular season

March (11–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
1	March 11	at Central Florida	Unknown • Orlando, Florida	13–3	1–0	0–0
2	March 11	at Central Florida	Unknown • Orlando, Florida	13–4	2–0	0–0
3	March 12	vs James Madison	Unknown • DeLand, Florida	4–1	3–0	0–0
4	March 12	vs Columbia	Unknown • DeLand, Florida	6–2	4–0	0–0
5	March 13	vs Central Florida	Unknown • DeLand, Florida	10–4	5–0	0–0
6	March 13	vs Yale	Unknown • DeLand, Florida	7–6	6–0	0–0
7	March 14	vs Rollins	Unknown • DeLand, Florida	5–4	7–0	0–0
8	March 17	vs Virginia	Unknown • Unknown	6–2	8–0	0–0
9	March 18	vs Yale	Unknown • Unknown	7–3	9–0	0–0
10	March 18	vs Virginia	Unknown • Unknown	6–3	10–0	0–0
11	March 18	vs Stetson	Unknown • Unknown	6–10	10–1	0–0
12	March 19	vs Rollins	Unknown • Unknown	6–5	11–1	0–0

April (16–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
13	April 1	at Miami (OH)	Unknown • Oxford, Ohio	7–5	12–1	0–0
14	April 2	at Miami (OH)	Unknown • Oxford, Ohio	7–3	13–1	0–0
15	April 5	Aquinas	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	3–2	14–1	0–0
16	April 5	Aquinas	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	10–4	15–1	0–0
17	April 6	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	3–2	16–1	0–0
18	April 6	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	3–1	17–1	0–0
19	April 9	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	1–5	17–2	0–0
20	April 12	vs Wayne State	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	7–3	18–2	0–0
21	April 13	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	6–2	19–2	0–0
22	April 13	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	1–3	19–3	0–0
23	April 16	Indiana	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	8–1	20–3	1–0
24	April 16	Indiana	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	6–2	21–3	2–0
25	April 18	Indiana	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	1–0	22–3	3–0
26	April 19	vs Toledo	Unknown • Unknown	2–3	22–4	3–0
27	April 19	vs Toledo	Unknown • Unknown	0–5	22–5	3–0
28	April 21	vs Cleveland State	Unknown • Unknown	7–1	23–5	3–0
29	April 21	vs Cleveland State	Unknown • Unknown	9–0	24–5	3–0
30	April 24	vs Ferris State	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	11–4	25–5	3–0
31	April 24	vs Ferris State	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	19–1	26–5	3–0
32	April 30	at Ohio State	Trautman Field • Columbus, Ohio	10–3	27–5	4–0
33	April 30	at Ohio State	Trautman Field • Columbus, Ohio	0–1	27–6	4–1

May (15–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
34	May 1	at Ohio State	Trautman Field • Columbus, Ohio	11–2	28–6	5–1
35	May 2	at Ohio State	Trautman Field • Columbus, Ohio	17–11	29–6	6–1
36	May 5	Adrian	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	7–0	30–6	6–1
37	May 5	Adrian	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	8–0	31–6	6–1
38	May 7	at Michigan State	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	11–9	32–6	7–1
39	May 7	at Michigan State	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	13–5	33–6	8–1
40	May 8	Michigan State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	10–0	34–6	9–1
41	May 8	Michigan State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	6–3	35–6	10–1
42	May 10	vs Wayne State	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	7–2	36–6	10–1
43	May 10	vs Wayne State	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	13–4	37–6	10–1
44	May 11	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	10–6	38–6	10–1
45	May 11	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	14–2	39–6	10–1
46	May 14	Purdue	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	2–3	39–7	10–2
47	May 14	Purdue	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	11–6	40–7	11–2
48	May 15	Purdue	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	2–0	41–7	12–2
49	May 15	Purdue	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	5–4	42–7	13–2

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
50	May 20	Iowa	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	1–0	43–7	13–2
51	May 21	Minnesota	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	10–9	44–7	13–3
52	May 22	Iowa	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	12–3	45–7	13–3

Mideast Regional (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
53	May 27	Morehead State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	4–3	46–7	13–3
54	May 28	Miami (OH)	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	6–4	47–7	13–3
55	May 29	Morehead State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	10–1	48–7	13–3

1983 College World Series (0–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
56	June 4	vs Maine	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	6–5	49–7	13–3
57	June 7	vs Alabama	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	5–6	49–8	13–3
58	June 8	vs Stanford	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	11–4	50–8	13–3
59	June 10	vs Texas	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–4	50–9	13–3

Awards and honors

Rich Bair

First Team All-Big Ten

Fred Erdmann

First Team All-Big Ten
Big Ten Batting Champion

Barry Larkin

Baseball America First Team All-Freshman

Chris Sabo

Baseball America First Team All-American
Sporting News First Team All-American
College World Series All-Tournament Team^[3]

Dale Sklar

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[3]

Rich Stoll

Baseball America Second Team All-American
American Baseball Coaches Association Second Team All-American
Big Ten Player of the Year
First Team All-Big Ten

References

^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1983". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "College World Series record Book" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

[record-1] 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

[2] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1983". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

[CWS-3] "College World Series record Book" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

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v t e Michigan Wolverines baseball
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People	Head coaches
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

1983 Michigan Wolverines baseball

Big Ten Conference East Division Big Ten Conference Tournament
College World Series, 3rd
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
CB	No. 4
Record	50–9 (13–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bud Middaugh (4th season)
Assistant coach	Danny Hall (4th season)
MVP	Jeff Jacobson (Senior year)
Home stadium	Ray Fisher Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

References

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