1978 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

1978 Michigan Wolverines baseball
1978 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Big Ten Conference
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
CB	No. 6
Record	30–17 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Moby Benedict (16th season);
MVP	Steve Howe (Sophomore year)
MVP	Rick Leach (Junior year)
Home stadium	Ray Fisher Stadium
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Moby Benedict, serving his 16th year. The Wolverines finished the season in 5th place in the 1978 College World Series.

1978 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 6 Michigan ‍†‍‍^y	13	–	3	–	0	.813	30	–	17	–	0	.638
Michigan State ‍‍‍	11	–	5	–	0	.688	33	–	21	–	0	.611
Wisconsin ‍‍‍	10	–	6	–	0	.625	23	–	21	–	1	.522
Iowa ‍‍‍	9	–	6	–	0	.600	28	–	17	–	0	.622
Minnesota ‍‍‍	7	–	7	–	0	.500	25	–	17	–	0	.595
Ohio State ‍‍‍	9	–	9	–	0	.500	24	–	23	–	0	.511
Indiana ‍‍‍	5	–	8	–	0	.385	20	–	23	–	0	.465
Northwestern ‍‍‍	6	–	10	–	0	.375	17	–	18	–	1	.486
Illinois ‍‍‍	6	–	12	–	0	.333	25	–	22	–	1	.531
Purdue ‍‍‍	3	–	13	–	0	.188	16	–	26	–	0	.381

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1978^[1]^[2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
	Scott Anderson	/	—	—
	James Berra	/	—	—	Sr
	Michael Bryant	/	—	—
	James Capoferi	/	—	—
RHP	David Chapman	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr
RHP	Mark Clinton	/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr
	Daniel Cooperrider	/	—	—
	Andrew Deacon	/	—	—
INF	George Foussianes	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So
	Frederick Henderson	/	—	—
C	Gerald Hool	R/R	—	—	Fr
LHP	Steve Howe	L/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Pontiac, Michigan
OF	Rick Leach	L/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Ann Arbor, Michigan
	Dale Mason	/	—	—
	John McEldowney	/	—	—
	Craig McGinnis	/	—	—	Sr
RHP	Thomas Owens	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)		Flint, Michigan
INF	Michael Parker	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
RHP	Stephen Perry	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr
	Vic Ray	/	—	—
	William Stennett	/	—	—	Sr
	Michael Thomas	/	—	—
	W. M. Thompson	/	—	—
	Robert Wasilewski	/	—	—	Sr
	Randal Wroten	/	—	—	Fr

1978 Michigan Wolverines baseball game log

Regular season

March (6–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
1	March 4	vs Iowa State	Unknown • Unknown	9–2	1–0	0–0
2	March 5	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	2–11	1–1	0–0
3	March 5	vs Iowa State	Unknown • Unknown	7–3	2–1	0–0
4	March 6	vs Missouri	Unknown • Unknown	1–3	2–2	0–0
5	March 7	vs Missouri	Unknown • Unknown	6–4	3–2	0–0
6	March 7	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field • Tampa, Florida	3–2	4–2	0–0
7	March 8	vs Florida Southern	Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida	1–8	4–3	0–0
8	March 10	vs Temple	Unknown • Unknown	8–9	4–4	0–0
9	March 11	vs Florida Southern	Unknown • Unknown	7–8	4–5	0–0
10	March 11	vs Missouri	Unknown • Unknown	8–5	5–5	0–0
11	March 12	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	7–3	6–5	0–0

April (10–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
12	April 7	vs Bowling Green	Unknown • Unknown	1–5	6–6	0–0
13	April 8	vs Bowling Green	Unknown • Unknown	4–1	7–6	0–0
14	April 12	vs Detroit	Unknown • Unknown	0–2	7–7	0–0
15	April 12	vs Detroit	Unknown • Unknown	0–3	7–8	0–0
16	April 15	at Wisconsin	Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin	5–1	8–8	1–0
17	April 15	at Wisconsin	Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin	6–4	9–8	2–0
18	April 16	at Minnesota	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	3–2	10–8	3–0
19	April 16	at Minnesota	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	13–7	11–8	4–0
20	April 19	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	2–3	11–9	4–0
21	April 19	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	5–3	12–9	4–0
22	April 23	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	8–0	13–9	4–0
23	April 23	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	1–2	13–10	4–0
24	April 29	Illinois	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	10–0	14–10	5–0
25	April 29	Illinois	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	3–0	15–10	6–0
26	April 30	Purdue	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	2–4	15–11	6–1
27	April 30	Purdue	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	6–5	16–11	7–1

May (10–4)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
28	May 3	at Notre Dame	Unknown • Notre Dame, Indiana	4–0	17–11	7–1
29	May 3	at Notre Dame	Unknown • Notre Dame, Indiana	6–0	18–11	7–1
30	May 6	Indiana	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	9–1	19–11	8–1
31	May 6	Indiana	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	5–1	20–11	9–1
32	May 7	Ohio State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	4–2	21–11	10–1
33	May 7	Ohio State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	12–1	22–11	11–1
34	May 10	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	3–2	23–11	11–1
35	May 10	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown	5–4	24–11	11–1
36	May 14	vs Iowa	Unknown • Unknown	10–1	25–11	12–1
37	May 14	vs Iowa	Unknown • Unknown	0–1	25–12	12–2
38	May 17	vs Wayne State	Unknown • Unknown	2–4	25–13	12–2
39	May 17	vs Wayne State	Unknown • Unknown	3–8	25–14	12–2
40	May 20	at Michigan State	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	5–10	25–15	12–3
41	May 21	Michigan State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	3–0	26–15	13–3

Postseason

Mideast Regional (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
42	May 26	Texas A&M	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	8–1	27–15	13–3
43	May 27	Eastern Michigan	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	6–4	28–15	13–3
44	May 28	Texas A&M	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	3–0	29–15	13–3

1978 College World Series (1–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
45	June 2	vs Baylor	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–0	30–15	13–3
46	June 4	vs USC	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	3–11	30–16	13–3
47	June 5	vs North Carolina	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	6–7	30–17	13–3

^ 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1978". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 21, 2020.