1983 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

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.

1983 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Big Ten Conference East Division
Big Ten Conference Tournament
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
CBNo. 4
1983 record50–9 (13–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachDanny Hall (4th season)
MVPJeff Jacobson (Senior year)
Home stadiumRay Fisher Stadium
1983 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Roster
1983 Michigan Wolverines baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
15 Rich Bair /
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 Jr
6 C. J. Beshke /
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—
Edgar Best /
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—
34 OF Casey Close R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Columbus, Ohio
23 John Codere /
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—
 Fr
Mark Dadabbo /
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—
OF Dan Disher R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr
14 Fred Erdmann /
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—
 Sr
8 Chuck Froning /
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—
 Jr
21 Chris Gust /
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—
 Fr
32 Kenneth Hayward /
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—
 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 /
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—
Derek Kerr /
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 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 /
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—
 So
9 James Piper /
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—
 Fr
7 INF Chris Sabo R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
10 Eric Sanders /
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—
 Fr
18 Bill Shuta /
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—
 Jr
OF Dale Sklar /
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—
26 RHP Richard Stoll R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg)
3 Daniel Sygar /
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—
 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 /
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—
 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
1March 11 at Central FloridaUnknown • Orlando, Florida13–31–00–0
2March 11 at Central FloridaUnknown • Orlando, Florida13–42–00–0
3March 12 vs James MadisonUnknown • DeLand, Florida4–13–00–0
4March 12 vs ColumbiaUnknown • DeLand, Florida6–24–00–0
5March 13 vs Central FloridaUnknown • DeLand, Florida10–45–00–0
6March 13 vs YaleUnknown • DeLand, Florida7–66–00–0
7March 14 vs RollinsUnknown • DeLand, Florida5–47–00–0
8March 17 vs VirginiaUnknown • Unknown6–28–00–0
9March 18 vs YaleUnknown • Unknown7–39–00–0
10March 18 vs VirginiaUnknown • Unknown6–310–00–0
11March 18 vs StetsonUnknown • Unknown6–1010–10–0
12March 19 vs RollinsUnknown • Unknown6–511–10–0
April (16–5)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record
13April 1 at Miami (OH)Unknown • Oxford, Ohio7–512–10–0
14April 2 at Miami (OH)Unknown • Oxford, Ohio7–313–10–0
15April 5 AquinasRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan3–214–10–0
16April 5 AquinasRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan10–415–10–0
17April 6 vs Western MichiganUnknown • Unknown, Michigan3–216–10–0
18April 6 vs Western MichiganUnknown • Unknown, Michigan3–117–10–0
19April 9 vs Eastern MichiganUnknown • Unknown, Michigan1–517–20–0
20April 12 vs Wayne StateUnknown • Unknown, Michigan7–318–20–0
21April 13 vs Western MichiganUnknown • Unknown, Michigan6–219–20–0
22April 13 vs Western MichiganUnknown • Unknown, Michigan1–319–30–0
23April 16 IndianaRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan8–120–31–0
24April 16 IndianaRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan6–221–32–0
25April 18 IndianaRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan1–022–33–0
26April 19 vs ToledoUnknown • Unknown2–322–43–0
27April 19 vs ToledoUnknown • Unknown0–522–53–0
28April 21 vs Cleveland StateUnknown • Unknown7–123–53–0
29April 21 vs Cleveland StateUnknown • Unknown9–024–53–0
30April 24 vs Ferris StateUnknown • Unknown, Michigan11–425–53–0
31April 24 vs Ferris StateUnknown • Unknown, Michigan19–126–53–0
32April 30 at Ohio StateTrautman Field • Columbus, Ohio10–327–54–0
33April 30 at Ohio StateTrautman Field • Columbus, Ohio0–127–64–1
May (15–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record
34May 1at Ohio StateTrautman Field • Columbus, Ohio11–228–65–1
35May 2at Ohio StateTrautman Field • Columbus, Ohio17–1129–66–1
36May 5AdrianRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan7–030–66–1
37May 5AdrianRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan8–031–66–1
38May 7at Michigan StateJohn H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan11–932–67–1
39May 7at Michigan StateJohn H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan13–533–68–1
40May 8Michigan StateRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan10–034–69–1
41May 8Michigan StateRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan6–335–610–1
42May 10vs Wayne StateUnknown • Unknown, Michigan7–236–610–1
43May 10vs Wayne StateUnknown • Unknown, Michigan13–437–610–1
44May 11vs Eastern MichiganUnknown • Unknown, Michigan10–638–610–1
45May 11vs Eastern MichiganUnknown • Unknown, Michigan14–239–610–1
46May 14PurdueRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan2–339–710–2
47May 14PurdueRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan11–640–711–2
48May 15PurdueRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan2–041–712–2
49May 15PurdueRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan5–442–713–2
Postseason
Big Ten Tournament (3–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record
50May 20 IowaRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan1–043–713–2
51May 21 MinnesotaRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan10–944–713–3
52May 22 IowaRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan12–345–713–3
Mideast Regional (3–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record
53May 27 Morehead StateRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan4–346–713–3
54May 28 Miami (OH)Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan6–447–713–3
55May 29 Morehead StateRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan10–148–713–3
1983 College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record
56June 4vs MaineJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska6–549–713–3
57June 7vs AlabamaJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–649–813–3
58June 8vs StanfordJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska11–450–813–3
59June 10vs TexasJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–450–913–3

Awards and honors
Rich Blair
Fred Erdmann
  • First Team All-Big Ten
Barry Larkin
Chris Sabo
Dale Sklar
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
Rich Stoll

References
  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.
  3. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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