2024 Michigan Wolverines baseball team explained
The 2024 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolverines were led by head coach Tracy Smith in his second season, were 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 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.
Schedule and results
| 2024 Michigan Wolverines Baseball Game Log |
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| Regular Season (30–26) |
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| February (3–6) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall
Record | B1G
Record |
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| 1 | February 16 | vs. | | 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 | | | George C. Page Stadium
Los Angeles, CA | 8–5 | Allen (2–0) | Edwards (0–2) | Kidd (2) | 258 | 3–5 | – | | 9 | February 28 | at | | George C. Page Stadium | 1–9 | Barrett (1–1) | Barr (0–1) | — | 400 | 3–6 | – | |
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| March (8–11) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall
Record | B1G
Record |
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| 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.
Dodgertown Classic | | Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, CA | 1–9 | Reddemann (1–0) | Vigue (0–2) | — | 410 | 4–8 | – | | 13 | March 6 | | | Ray Fisher Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI | 13–5 | Kidd (1–0) | McAlinden (0–2) | — | 544 | 5–8 | – | | 14 | March 8 | | | 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 | | | 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 | | Oestrike Stadium
Ypsilanti, MI | 4–14(7) | B. Jones (3–2) | Kidd (1–1) | — | 375 | 7–14 | – | | 22 | March 22 | at | | 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 | | | Ray Fisher Stadium | 6–16 | Matheny (1–1) | Kidd (1–2) | — | 1,062 | 9–16 | – | | 26 | March 29 | | | 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 | |
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| April (13–4) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall
Record | B1G
Record |
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| 29 | April 2 | Eastern Michigan | | Ray Fisher Stadium | 18–6(7) | Allen (3–2) | D. Jones (0–2) | — | 504 | 12–17 | – | | 30 | April 5 | | | 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 | | | Ray Fisher Stadium | 3–1 | Kidd (2–3) | Spitzer (0–2) | Denner (1) | 604 | 15–19 | – | | 35 | April 13 | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | Ray Fisher Stadium | 6–4(11) | Mann (1–0) | Cariaco (4–2) | — | 784 | 24–21 | – | |
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| May (6–5) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall
Record | B1G
Record |
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| 47 | May 3 | at Michigan State | | McLane Baseball Stadium
East Lansing, MI | 2–3(10) | Mishoulam (3–1) | Denner (6–4) | — | 1,610 | 24–22 | 10–6 | | 48 | May 4 | at Michigan State | | McLane Baseball Stadium | 8–12 | Cook (2–2) | Rogers (1–4) | — | 1,954 | 24–23 | 10–7 | | 49 | May 5 | at Michigan State | | McLane Baseball Stadium | 10–8(12) | Kidd (3–3) | Moczydlowsky (0–2) | — | 1,621 | 25–23 | 11–7 | | 50 | May 8 | | | Ray Fisher Stadium | 9–5 | Horwedel (1–0) | Miller (1–6) | — | 654 | 26–23 | – | | 51 | May 10 | | | Ray Fisher Stadium | 0–4 | Morales (7–4) | Barr (5–3) | Cook (3) | 1,326 | 26–24 | 11–8 | | 52 | May 11 | Purdue | | Ray Fisher Stadium | 7–6 | Denner (7–4) | Cook (2–2) | — | 1,185 | 27–24 | 12–8 | | 53 | May 12 | Purdue | | Ray Fisher Stadium | 8–6 | Vigue (2–3) | Van Assen (5–1) | Kidd (3) | 1,190 | 28–24 | 13–8 | | 54 | May 14 | | | Ray Fisher Stadium | 14–4(7) | Mann (2–0) | Gillies (1–1) | — | 844 | 29–24 | – | | 55 | May 16 | at | | Bart Kaufman Field
Bloomington, IN | 3–2 | Denner (8–4) | Buhr (1–2) | — | 377 | 30–24 | 14–8 | | 56 | May 16 | at Indiana | | Bart Kaufman Field | 2–11 | Tonghini (2–1) | Allen (3–3) | — | 1,337 | 30–25 | 14–9 | | 57 | May 17 | at Indiana | | Bart Kaufman Field | 4–8 | Risedorph (4–6) | Vigue (2–4) | — | 1,837 | 30–26 | 14–10 | |
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| Postseason (2–2) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium
Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall
Record | B1GT
Record |
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| 58 | May 22 | vs. (5) Iowa | (4) | Charles Schwab Field
Omaha, NE | 3–2 (10) | Denner (9–4) | Young (2–1) | — | — | 31–26 | 1–0 | | 59 | May 23 | vs. (8) Penn State | (4) | Charles Schwab Field | 5–9 | Morash (2–0) | Kidd (3–4) | — | 1,971 | 31–27 | 1–1 | | 60 | May 24 | vs. (1) | (4) | Charles Schwab Field | 4–2 | Rogers (2–4) | Hutchings (4–2) | Vigue (1) | 6,871 | 32–27 | 2–1 | | 61 | May 25 | vs. (8) Penn State | (4) | Charles Schwab Field | 6–7(10) | DeMell (1–0) | Denner (9–5) | — | — | 32–28 | 2–2 | |
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Rankings
See main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
Awards and honors
All-Big Ten| Player | Selection | Ref. |
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| Jacob Denner | First Team | [1] | | Stephen Hrustich | | Mitch Voit | | Kurt Barr | Third Team | | Mack Timbrook | | Collin Priest | Freshman Team | | References
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Notes and References
- Web site: Trio of First Team All-Big Ten Wolverines Highlights Seven Conference Honorees . . MGoBlue.com . Conor . Stemme. May 21, 2024 . May 29, 2024.
