MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
(as of May 25)
Location: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Founded: 1817
Enrollment: 36,450
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: Maize and blue
President: Lee C. Bollinger
Athletic Director: Tom Goss (Michigan '68)
 | | Coach Geoff Zahn |
Head Coach: Geoff Zahn (Michigan '68)
Career Record: 113-107-1 (four seasons)
Record at Michigan: Same
Assistant Coaches: Chris Harrison (Oral Roberts '82), Matt Hyde (Michigan '96), John Edman (Williams College '89)
SID: Bruce Madej
Baseball SID: Jim Schneider
Michigan Baseball Team Photo
Conference: Big Ten
Home Stadium (Capacity): Ray Fisher Stadium (4,000)
Surface, Dimensions: Grass, 330-400-330
1998 Record: 21-27-1
1998 Conference Record, Finish: 9-15, 6th
1998 Postseason: None
Position Starters Returning from 1998: 6
Pitchers Returning/Lost from 1998: 9/9
Letterwinners Returning/Lost from 1998: 24/14
 | | 2B Bobby Scales |
1999 Record: 32-28
1999 Conference Record, Finish: 15-13, 4th
1999 Conference Tournament: 3-1, champion
NCAA HISTORY
The Wolverines will be making their 17th appearance in the NCAAs and
first since 1989.
Michigan has made seven appearance in the College World Series, with
the Wolverines' last trip to Omaha coming in 1984.
Michigan's NCAA seasons include: 1953, '61, '62, '75, '76, '77, '78,
'80, '81, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87, '88 and '89.
TEAM NOTES
The Wolverines played their way into the NCAAs by winning the Big Ten
tournament championship, with a 12-11 win over Minnesota in the second
title game.
Michigan's team stats for the 1999 season include a .306 batting
average, 58 home runs, 39 stolen bases, a 5.95 ERA and a .956 fielding
percentage.
 | | RHP Bryce Ralston |
Michigan and Notre Dame have played each of the past four seasons,
with the Irish winning 14-4 in a game earlier this season that was
played at Old Kent Park in Grand Rapids, Mich. (April 20).
The last three games between Notre Dame and Michigan have averaged
4,058 fans, including 5,350 in 1997.
Notre Dame's first varsity baseball game was played against Michigan
on April 21, 1892, and the teams have met a total of 108 times during
the past 108 seasons.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Michigan's top players include: senior 2B Bobby Scales (.368, 9 HR,
47 RBI, 4 SB, 39 BB), senior OF Brian Bush (.352, 5 HR, 39 RBI, 12 SB)
and sophomore C David Parrish (.328, 9 HR, 39 RBI).
The Wolverines' top pitchers are junior RHP Bryce Ralston (3.51, 8-1,
74.1 IP, 41 Ks, 19 BB, 85 H) and senior RHP Luke Bonner (5.13, 5-6, 66.2
IP, 53 Ks, 26 BB, 77 H).
Senior 3B Mike Cervenak was named first team all-Big Ten (.328, 8 HR,
65 RBI).
Five UM players were named second team all-Big Ten: Scales, Bush,
Ralston, senior OF Jason Alcaraz (.325, 8 HR, 49 RBI) and senior RHP
J.J. Putz (3.66, 6-4, 71.1 IP, 64 Ks, 37 BB).
 | | OF Jason Alcaraz |
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