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
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
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

Roster

1983 Michigan Wolverines baseball team
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