2026 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

2026 Michigan Wolverines baseball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–6 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tracy Smith (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jake Valentine (3rd season) Andrew Stone (1st season)
Pitching coach	Brock Huntzinger (4th season)
Home stadium	Wilpon Baseball Complex
Seasons ←  2025 2027 →

2026 Big Ten Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 USC  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			15	–	0		1.000
No. 1 UCLA  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			13	–	2		.867
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			10	–	5		.667
Oregon  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			12	–	3		.800
Washington  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			5	–	10		.333
Purdue  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			9	–	5		.643
Indiana  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			6	–	9		.400
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	3		.800
Iowa  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
Maryland  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
Michigan  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	6		.571
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	6		.571
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	7		.462
Penn State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			4	–	9		.308
Illinois  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			7	–	7		.500
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			5	–	9		.357
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			3	–	11		.214
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 9, 2026 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represents the University of Michigan in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolverines are led by head coach Tracy Smith in his fourth season, are a member of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2025 season 33–23, including 16–14 in conference play, finishing tied for sixth place in their conference. ^[2] Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Wolverines qualified for the 2025 Big Ten baseball tournament, where they finished 0–2 in pool play and did not receive a bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Roster

2026 Michigan Wolverines baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town 0 OF Evan Haeger L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Houston New Hudson, Michigan 2 INF Brayden Jefferis L/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Hart Valencia, California 3 OF Greg Pace Jr. R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Edison Academy Southfield, Michigan 4 C Noah Miller R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Monroe Monroe, Michigan 5 RHP David Lally Jr. R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Notre Dame Grand Blanc, Michigan 6 RHP Kurt Barr R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr University Liggett Saint Joachim, Ontario 7 INF Joe Longo R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr Holy Angels Apple Valley, Minnesota 8 INF Drew Culbertson R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Oklahoma State Greenwood, Indiana 9 RHP Cade Montgomery R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Utah Tech Kaysville, Utah 10 RHP Tate Carey R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Riverside Secondary School Windsor, Ontario 12 RHP Max Debiec R/R 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Folsom Lake College Seattle, Washington 14 INF Colby Turner R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr San Diego State Huntington Beach, California 15 INF Carson Luna R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS Fr Texas Houston, Texas 17 RHP Gavin DeVooght R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Ohio State Walled Lake, Michigan 18 OF Brendan Stressler L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Saint Louis Chicago, Illinois 19 RHP Brandon Mann R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Sr Detroit Country Day Franklin, Michigan 20 INF Dane Morrow L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Tennessee Louisville, Kentucky 21 OF Jonathan Kim L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Brookfield Academy Brookfield, Wisconsin 22 LHP Wyatt Novara L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Dexter Dexter, Michigan 23 RHP Preston Barr R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr University Liggett Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan 24 C Elie Kligman S/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Gr Sacramento State Las Vegas, Nevada 25 C Brock Leitgeb R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Jesuit Portland, Oregon 26 RHP Tyler Finkbeiner R/R 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Anchor Bay New Baltimore, Michigan 27 INF Jack Laffitte R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Harvard-Westlake Pacific Palisades, California 28 INF Cade Ladehoff R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So NJIT Bradenton, Florida 29 OF Keegan O'Hearn L/L 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So O'Neill CVI Oshawa, Ontario 30 LHP Shane Brinham L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Handsworth North Vancouver, British Columbia 32 LHP John Hughes L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr North Carolina Hinsdale, Illinois 34 LHP Michael Quedens L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So St. Mary's Stockton, California 35 INF Matt Ossenfort L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr NC State Sioux Falls, South Dakota 36 OF Josh Campbell R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr IMG Academy Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 37 RHP Josh Kasner R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Algonac Algonac, Michigan 38 LHP Slade Moore R/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr West Bloomfield High School West Bloomfield, Michigan 39 RHP Caleb Raymond R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Skyline Ann Arbor, Michigan 40 INF Cooper Mullens R/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS So Marist Catholic Eugene, Oregon 41 RHP Grant Bradley R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Napoleon Brooklyn, Michigan 42 RHP Justin Brown R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Fr Northville Northville, Michigan 45 RHP Wyatt Rudden R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Cherry Creek Greenwood Village, Colorado 47 LHP Brennan Hill L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Grosse Pointe North Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan 49 RHP Erik Puodziunas R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Notre Dame Sherman Oaks, California 50 INF Will Twomey R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Georgetown Prep Washington, D. C. 51 INF Joonsung Park R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr IMG Academy Seoul, South Korea	Head coach Tracy Smith Assistant coach(es) Jake Valentine Andrew Stone Pitching coach(es) Brock Huntzinger Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 16, 2025

Schedule and results

2026 Michigan Wolverines baseball game log (8–6)
Regular Season (8–6)
February (5–4) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 1 February 13 vs. No. 12 Oregon State College Baseball Series Surprise Stadium Surprise, AZ 5–3 Brinham (1–0) Yeager (0–1) DeVooght (1) 5,683 1–0 – 2 February 14 Stanford College Baseball Series Surprise Stadium 7–6 Montgomery (1–0) Keenan (0–1) DeVooght (2) 6,294 2–0 – 3 February 15 vs. No. 24 Arizona College Baseball Series Surprise Stadium 4–1 Barr (1–0) McKinney (0–1) Brinham (1) 6,027 3–0 – 4 February 16 vs. No. 11 Oregon State College Baseball Series Surprise Stadium 4–510 Giordano (1–0) Barr (0–1) None 3,273 3–1 – 5 February 20 vs. No. 16 Florida State College Baseball Series Globe Life Field Arlington, TX 1–6 Mendes (2–0) Carey (0–1) None 3–2 – 6 February 21 vs. No. 15 Louisville College Baseball Series Globe Life Field 8–5 Montgomery (2–0) Bean (0–2) DeVooght (3) 4–2 – 7 February 22 vs. Kansas State College Baseball Series Globe Life Field 6–10 Sheffield (2–0) Barr (1–1) Feser (1) 3,374 4–3 – 8 February 27 at San Diego Fowler Park San Diego, CA 5–610 Cody (1–0) Devooght (0–1) None 1,207 4–4 – 9 February 28 at San Diego Fowler Park 9–0 Carey (1–1) Bade (1–1) Bradley (1) 1,080 5–4 –
March (3–2) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 10 March 1 at San Diego Fowler Park 9–2 Finkbeiner (1–0) Frize (1–2) Devooght (5) 1,059 6–4 – 11 March 3 at Cal State Northridge Matador Field Northridge, CA 8–912 Banuelos (1–0) Brinham (1–1) None 388 6–5 – 12 March 5 at Pepperdine Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, CA 17–4 Quedens (1–0) Fowler (0–2) None 7–5 – 13 March 6 at Pepperdine Eddy D. Field Stadium 8–9 Wechsberg (2–0) Finkbeiner (1–1) None 399 7–6 – 14 March 7 at Pepperdine Eddy D. Field Stadium 5–2 Barr (2–1) Valentine (0–2) Lally Jr. (1) 503 8–6 – 15 March 10 Western Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, MI – – – 16 March 13 at No. 1 UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, CA – – – 17 March 14 at No. 1 UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium – – – 18 March 15 at No. 1 UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium – – – 19 March 17 Toledo Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 20 March 18 Michigan State Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 21 March 20 Nebraska Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 22 March 21 Nebraska Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 23 March 22 Nebraska Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 24 March 24 Oakland Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 25 March 27 at Rutgers Bainton Field Piscataway, NJ – – – 26 March 28 at Rutgers Bainton Field – – – 27 March 29 at Rutgers Bainton Field – – – 28 March 31 at Eastern Michigan Oestrike Stadium Ypsilanti, MI – – –
April (0–0) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 29 April 3 Oregon Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 30 April 4 Oregon Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 31 April 5 Oregon Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 32 April 7 Central Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 33 April 10 at Michigan State McLane Stadium East Lansing, MI – – – 34 April 11 at Michigan State McLane Stadium – – – 35 April 12 at Michigan State McLane Stadium – – – 36 April 14 at Toledo Scott Park Baseball Complex Toledo, OH – – – 37 April 15 Eastern Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 38 April 17 Northwestern Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 39 April 18 Northwestern Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 40 April 19 Northwestern Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 41 April 21 Dayton Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 42 April 22 Bowling Green Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 43 April 24 Washington Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 44 April 25 Washington Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 45 April 26 Washington Ray Fisher Stadium – – –
May (0–0) # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 46 May 1 at Maryland Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium College Park, MD – – – 47 May 2 at Maryland Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium – – – 48 May 3 at Maryland Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium – – – 49 May 5 at Xavier J. Page Hayden Field Cincinnati, OH – – – 50 May 8 at Minnesota Siebert Field Minneapolis, MN – – – 51 May 9 at Minnesota Siebert Field – – – 52 May 10 at Minnesota Siebert Field – – – 53 May 12 Ohio Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 54 May 14 Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 55 May 15 Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium – – – 56 May 16 Ohio State Ray Fisher Stadium – – –
Postseason (0–0)
B1G Tournament (0–0) # Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1GT Record
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Wolverines team member Reference: [3] [4] Rankings from D1Baseball.com. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Coaches' [5]	—	—*	RV	RV	—
Baseball America [6]	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [7]	—	RV	RV	RV	—
D1Baseball [8]	—	—	—	—	—
Perfect Game [9]	—	—	—	—	—

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

1. "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
2. "Big Ten". D1Baseball.
3. "2026 Baseball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
4. "Wolverines Announce 2026 Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. October 16, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
5. Baseball Coaches Poll
6. Baseball America College: Top 25
7. NCBWA Division I poll
8. D1 Baseball
9. Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings