1984 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

1984 Michigan Wolverines baseball
1984 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Big Ten Conference East Division; Big Ten Conference Tournament
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	East
CB	No. 7
Record	43–20 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bud Middaugh (5th season);
Assistant coach	Danny Hall (5th season)
MVP	Ken Hayward (Junior year)
Home stadium	Ray Fisher Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

Last updated May 20, 2024

1984 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
East
Michigan ^x‍‍‡‍^y	11	–	5	–	0	.688	43	–	20	–	0	.683
Michigan State ‍‍‍	8	–	7	–	0	.533	32	–	26	–	0	.552
Ohio State ‍‍‍	8	–	8	–	0	.500	30	–	17	–	0	.638
Indiana ‍‍‍	6	–	9	–	0	.400	44	–	20	–	0	.688
Purdue ‍‍‍	6	–	10	–	0	.375	29	–	26	–	0	.527
West
Minnesota ^x‍‍‍	11	–	5	–	0	.688	31	–	20	–	0	.608
Northwestern ‍‍‍	9	–	6	–	1	.594	44	–	18	–	1	.706
Iowa ‍‍‍	7	–	8	–	0	.467	31	–	26	–	0	.544
Wisconsin ‍‍‍	6	–	7	–	1	.464	25	–	25	–	1	.500
Illinois ‍‍‍	3	–	10	–	0	.231	22	–	32	–	0	.407

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1984^[1]^[2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1984 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 1984 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Bud Middaugh, serving his 5th year. The Wolverines finished the season in 7th place in the 1984 College World Series.

Roster

1984 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
15	C	Rich Bair	/	—	—	Sr
6	INF	C. J. Beshke	/	—	—
		Edgar Best	/	—	—
		Mike Betz	/	—	—
34	OF	Casey Close	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	185 lb(84 kg)	So	Columbus, Ohio
		John Codere	/	—	—	Fr
		Mark Dadabbo	/	—	—
	OF	Dan Disher	R/R	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	190 lb(86 kg)	So
3		Buddy Dodge	/	—	—	Fr
8		Chuck Froning	/	—	—	Sr
33		John Grettenberger	/	—	—	Fr
21		Chris Gust	/	—	—	So
32	INF	Ken Hayward	/	—	—	Jr
7		Rob Huffman	/	—	—
19	RHP	Scott Kamieniecki	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	195 lb(88 kg)	So	Mount Clemens, Michigan
14	LHP	Dave Karasinski	L/L	5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)	190 lb(86 kg)		Detroit, Michigan
		Paul Kasper	/	—	—
		Derek Kerr	/	—	—	So
16	INF	Barry Larkin	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	185 lb(84 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
22	OF	Jeffery Minick	/	—	—	Jr
23	INF	Hal Morris	L/L	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	200 lb(91 kg)	Fr	Fort Rucker, Alabama
10		Eric Sanders	/	—	—	So
18	P	Bill Shuta	/	—	—	Sr
		Matthew Siuda	/	—	—
4	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)	Sr	Dearborn, Michigan
20		Paul Wenson	/	—	—
		Jerry Wolf	/	—	—
25		Randy Wolfe	/	—	—
12		Jon Wood	/	—	—
31	OF	Kurt Zimmerman	/	—	—	So

Head coach

27 Bud Middaugh

Assistant coach(es)

17 Danny Hall
36 Gary Murphy
John Young

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

1984 Michigan Wolverines baseball game log

Regular season

March (8–8)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
1	March 16	vs Central Michigan	Unknown • Edinburg, Texas	8–9	0–1	0–0
2	March 17	vs Bradley	Unknown • Edinburg, Texas	7–6	1–1	0–0
3	March 19	vs Bradley	Unknown • Edinburg, Texas	9–10	1–2	0–0
4	March 20	vs Bradley	Unknown • Edinburg, Texas	5–3	2–2	0–0
5	March 21	at Texas–Pan American	Unknown • Edinburg, Texas	8–12	2–3	0–0
6	March 22	vs Maine	Unknown • Edinburg, Texas	9–10	2–4	0–0
7	March 22	vs Miami (OH)	Unknown • Edinburg, Texas	2–13	2–5	0–0
8	March 23	vs Miami (OH)	Unknown • Edinburg, Texas	2–11	2–6	0–0
9	March 23	vs Maine	Unknown • Edinburg, Texas	3–6	2–7	0–0
10	March 24	at Texas–Pan American	Unknown • Edinburg, Texas	4–2	3–7	0–0
11	March 27	vs Grand Valley State	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	6–1	4–7	0–0
12	March 27	vs Grand Valley State	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	4–3	5–7	0–0
13	March 30	at Miami (OH)	Unknown • Oxford, Ohio	1–2	5–8	0–0
14	March 30	at Miami (OH)	Unknown • Oxford, Ohio	5–2	6–8	0–0
15	March 31	at Miami (OH)	Unknown • Oxford, Ohio	9–3	7–8	0–0
16	March 31	at Miami (OH)	Unknown • Oxford, Ohio	11–7	8–8	0–0

April (19–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
17	April 1	at Bowling Green	Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio	6–3	9–8	0–0
18	April 1	at Bowling Green	Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio	4–0	10–8	0–0
19	April 4	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	7–1	11–8	0–0
20	April 4	vs Western Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	5–1	12–8	0–0
21	April 7	vs Detroit	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	2–1	13–8	0–0
22	April 7	vs Detroit	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	7–2	14–8	0–0
23	April 8	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	2–3	14–9	0–0
24	April 8	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	9–8	15–9	0–0
25	April 10	vs Wayne State	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	19–9	16–9	0–0
26	April 11	Siena Heights	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	5–4	17–9	0–0
27	April 11	Siena Heights	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	9–3	18–9	0–0
28	April 14	at Indiana	Sembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana	16–10	19–9	1–0
29	April 14	at Indiana	Sembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana	0–16	19–10	1–1
30	April 15	at Indiana	Sembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana	4–1	20–10	2–1
31	April 15	at Indiana	Sembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana	3–2	21–10	3–1
32	April 19	vs Cleveland State	Unknown • Unknown	7–3	22–10	3–1
33	April 19	vs Cleveland State	Unknown • Unknown	13–3	23–10	3–1
34	April 19	vs Cleveland State	Unknown • Unknown	10–6	24–10	3–1
35	April 28	Ohio State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	3–2	25–10	4–1
36	April 28	Ohio State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	2–0	26–10	5–1
37	April 29	Ohio State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	3–1	27–10	6–1
38	April 29	Ohio State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	4–8	27–11	6–2

May (10–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
39	May 1	Adrian	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	9–0	28–11	6–2
40	May 1	Adrian	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	12–1	29–11	6–2
41	May 2	Toledo	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	4–5	29–12	6–2
42	May 2	Toledo	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	8–7	30–12	6–2
43	May 5	Michigan State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	2–1	31–12	7–2
44	May 5	Michigan State	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	2–7	31–13	7–3
45	May 6	at Michigan State	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	11–7	32–13	8–3
46	May 6	at Michigan State	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	5–14	32–14	8–4
47	May 8	vs Wayne State	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	0–5	32–15	8–4
48	May 8	vs Wayne State	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	11–6	33–15	8–4
49	May 9	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	8–6	34–15	8–4
50	May 9	vs Eastern Michigan	Unknown • Unknown, Michigan	7–8	34–16	8–4
51	May 12	at Purdue	Lambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana	11–3	35–16	9–4
52	May 12	at Purdue	Lambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana	4–2	36–16	10–4
53	May 13	at Purdue	Lambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana	15–2	37–16	11–4
54	May 13	at Purdue	Lambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana	7–11	37–17	11–5

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament (3–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
55	May 18	vs Northwestern	Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	13–1	38–17	11–5
56	May 19	vs Minnesota	Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	6–3	39–17	11–5
57	May 20	vs Northwestern	Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	2–6	39–18	11–5
58	May 20	vs Northwestern	Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	8–3	40–18	11–5

Mideast Regional (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
59	May 26	vs Temple	Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, Michigan	13–9	41–18	11–5
60	May 27	vs Indiana State	Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, Michigan	8–2	42–18	11–5
61	May 30	vs Central Michigan	Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, Michigan	4–3	43–18	11–5

1984 College World Series (0–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
62	June 1	vs Cal State Fullerton	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–8	43–19	11–5
63	June 3	vs New Orleans	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	3–11	43–20	11–5

Awards and honors

Ken Hayward

First Team All-Big Ten

Scott Kamieniecki

First Team All-Big Ten

Barry Larkin

American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All-American
Big Ten Player of the Year
First Team All-Big Ten

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References

↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

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1984 Michigan Wolverines baseball

Big Ten Conference East Division Big Ten Conference Tournament
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East
CB	No. 7
Record	43–20 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bud Middaugh (5th season)
Assistant coach	Danny Hall (5th season)
MVP	Ken Hayward (Junior year)
Home stadium	Ray Fisher Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

Related Research Articles

References