1981 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

The 1981 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Bud Middaugh, serving his 2nd year. The Wolverines finished the season in 7th place in the 1981 College World Series.

1981 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Big Ten Conference East Division Big Ten Conference Tournament
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
CB	No. 8
Record	41–20 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bud Middaugh (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Danny Hall (2nd season) Terry Hunter
MVP	Gerry Hool (Senior year)
Home stadium	Ray Fisher Stadium

1981 Big Ten Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Michigan  x‍‍‡‍y	10	–	4		.714			41	–	20		.672
Purdue  ‍‍‍	8	–	6		.571			34	–	30		.531
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	7	–	9		.438			34	–	18		.654
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	6	–	8		.429			23	–	28		.451
Indiana  ‍‍‍	5	–	9		.357			23	–	25		.479
West
Minnesota  x‍‍‍	13	–	3		.813			37	–	16		.698
Illinois  ‍‍‍	11	–	3		.786			35	–	26		.574
Iowa  ‍‍‍	8	–	6		.571			44	–	21		.677
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍	3	–	13		.188			24	–	36		.400
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	3	–	13		.188			17	–	33		.340
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1981 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

1981 Michigan Wolverines baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town Thomas Antle / — — 15 Richard Bair / — — Fr Clyde Barnhart / — — 28 Jim Bartlett / — — 6 RHP Mark Clinton /R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr F. W. Davenport / — — 18 RHP Scot Elam /R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 14 Fred Erdmann / — — So 9 INF Tony Evans R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So 8 Chuck Froning / — — Fr James Gallagher / — — Jr William Harvey / — — 23 C Gerald Hool R/R — — Sr 22 INF Jeffery Jacobson R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So 25 RHP Dave Kopf /R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Royal Oak, Michigan Timothy Miller / — — Chester Morrison / — — Fr David Nuss / — — 16 RHP Steve Ontiveros R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Tularosa, New Mexico 19 OF Jim Paciorek R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan Arthur Packard / — — 31 Vic Ray / — — J. H. Rollins / — — Edward Ruzicka / — — 7 INF Chris Sabo R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan 4 Greg Schulte / — — 30 Bill Shuta / — — 2 David Stober / — — 26 RHP Richard Stoll R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 3 Daniel Sygar / — — So 24 LHP Gary Wayne L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dearborn, Michigan 5 Randal Wroten / — — Sr 10 C John Young L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Sterling Heights, Michigan	Head coach 27 Bud Middaugh Assistant coach(es) 17 Danny Hall 41 Terry Hunter Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1981 Michigan Wolverines baseball game log
Regular season
March (8–7) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record 1 March 20  vs New York Tech Unknown • Miami, Florida 9–3 1–0 0–0 2 March 20  vs New York Tech Unknown • Miami, Florida 0–1 1–1 0–0 3 March 21  vs Maine Unknown • Miami, Florida 15–6 2–1 0–0 4 March 22  at FIU Unknown • Miami, Florida 9–12 2–2 0–0 5 March 23  vs Bowling Green Unknown • Miami, Florida 8–3 3–2 0–0 6 March 23  vs Maine Unknown • Miami, Florida 10–15 3–3 0–0 7 March 24  at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 2–3 3–4 0–0 8 March 24  vs Glassboro State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 8–0 4–4 0–0 9 March 25  vs Trenton State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 9–2 5–4 0–0 10 March 27  vs Glassboro State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 5–7 5–5 0–0 11 March 27  at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 3–12 5–6 0–0 12 March 28  vs FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 11–6 6–6 0–0 13 March 28  at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 3–10 6–7 0–0 14 March 31  Grand Valley State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 12–2 7–7 0–0 15 March 31  Grand Valley State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 10–4 8–7 0–0
April (20–5) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record 16 April 1  Eastern Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 5–3 9–7 0–0 17 April 1  Eastern Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 8–7 10–7 0–0 18 April 3  at Miami (OH) Unknown • Oxford, Ohio 2–3 10–8 0–0 19 April 3  at Miami (OH) Unknown • Oxford, Ohio 8–3 11–8 0–0 20 April 7  Aquinas Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 2–1 12–8 0–0 21 April 8  vs Western Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 3–4 12–9 0–0 22 April 8  vs Western Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 5–6 12–10 0–0 23 April 11  at Ohio State Trautman Field • Columbus, Ohio 7–2 13–10 1–0 24 April 11  at Ohio State Trautman Field • Columbus, Ohio 3–7 13–11 1–1 25 April 12  at Ohio State Trautman Field • Columbus, Ohio 8–3 14–11 2–1 26 April 12  at Ohio State Trautman Field • Columbus, Ohio 4–2 15–11 3–1 27 April 14  Wayne State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 6–5 16–11 3–1 28 April 15  vs Western Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 5–2 17–11 3–1 29 April 15  vs Western Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 8–2 18–11 3–1 30 April 18  Indiana Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 6–2 19–11 4–1 31 April 18  Indiana Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 8–1 20–11 5–1 32 April 19  Indiana Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 3–4 20–12 5–2 33 April 19  Indiana Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 9–1 21–12 6–2 34 April 21  Cleveland State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 4–2 22–12 6–2 35 April 22  Cleveland State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 2–1 23–12 6–2 36 April 22  Cleveland State Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 9–1 24–12 6–2 37 April 23  Detroit Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 2–0 25–12 6–2 38 April 23  Detroit Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 11–0 26–12 6–2 39 April 25  vs Ferris State Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 3–2 27–12 6–2 40 April 25  vs Ferris State Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 6–2 28–12 6–2
May (6–5) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record 41 May 2  Purdue Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 5–1 29–12 7–2 42 May 2  Purdue Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 5–1 30–12 8–2 43 May 3  Purdue Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 1–3 30–13 8–3 44 May 3  Purdue Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 5–2 31–13 9–3 45 May 5  vs Toledo Unknown • Unknown 2–3 31–14 9–3 46 May 6  vs Eastern Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 3–7 31–15 9–3 47 May 6  vs Eastern Michigan Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 7–2 32–15 9–3 48 May 9  at Michigan State John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 7–2 33–15 10–3 49 May 9  at Michigan State John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 6–8 33–16 10–4 50 May 12  vs Wayne State Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 5–3 34–16 10–4 51 May 12  vs Wayne State Unknown • Unknown, Michigan 3–5 34–17 10–4
Postseason
Big Ten Tournament (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record 52 May 15  Illinois Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 4–3 35–17 10–4 53 May 16  Purdue Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 7–6 36–17 10–4 54 May 23  Minnesota Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 10–6 37–17 10–4
Mideast Regional (4–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record 55 May 22  New Orleans Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 1–2 37–18 10–4 56 May 23  UNLV Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 6–2 38–18 10–4 57 May 24  New Orleans Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 7–1 39–18 10–4 58 May 24  Eastern Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 10–0 40–18 10–4 59 May 25  Eastern Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 4–0 41–18 10–4
1981 College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record 60 May 30 vs Mississippi State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–4 41–19 10–4 61 June 2 vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–6 41–20 10–4

Awards and honors

Scot Elam

• First Team All-Big Ten

Tony Evans

• First Team All-Big Ten

Jim Paciorek

• First Team All-Big Ten