Fighting Erstad's vs Michigan

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#19 Michigan (37-14, 15-5 Big Ten) at Nebraska (26-19, 13-8 Big Ten)
May 16-18, 2019
Hawks Field at Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Neb.

Thursday, May 16 • 7:32 p.m. (CT)
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Matt Waldron (5-3) vs. Karl Kauffmann (8-4)

Friday, May 17 • 8:02 p.m. (CT)
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Nate Fisher (5-3) vs. Tommy Henry (8-4)

Saturday, May 18 • 2:02 p.m. (CT)
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Reece Eddins (6-2) vs. Jeff Criswell (5-1)

Game Notes:

Head Coach Erik Bakich is 246-154-1 in his seventh season at Michigan. He holds an overall record of 316-252-1 in his 10th year. Bakich is assisted by Nick Schnabel, Chris Fetter and Michael Brdar.

• Players to Watch

  • No. 22 Jordan Brewer (Junior OF): Leads the Big Ten with a .361 batting average and is among the conference leaders in home runs (12), hits (65), doubles (17), RBIs (51) and runs scored (51)
  • No. 42 Jordan Nwogu (Sophomore OF): Ranks fourth in the Big Ten in batting average (.350) and has eight home runs and 56 hits



Rest of game notes here.

 
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From College Baseball Daily's Big Ten Preview:

Michigan (2018 Record: 33-21, 15-8)

Many people were clamoring for Michigan to get an at-large bid last season, but their lack of big wins out of conference, and only going 1-2 in the Big Ten Tournament, kept them out despite finishing third in the Big Ten standings.

Returning Players

First baseman/outfielder Jesse Franklin had a superb freshman season hitting .327 with 31 runs scored, 11 doubles, 10 home runs, and 47 RBI in just 165 at-bats. Outfielder/DH Dominic Clementi will be back at the top of the lineup after batting .368 last year with 32 runs scored, 5 triples, 4 home runs, and 29 RBI. Outfielder/DH Miles Lewis should be a big part of the lineup in 2019.

Tommy Henry had a 3.09 ERA in 81.2 innings pitched last season with 77 strikeouts. Karl Kauffmann posted a 3.08 ERA in 79 innings pitched with 78 strikeouts. Ben Dragani posted a 2.76 ERA as a freshman last year over 75 innings with 54 strikeouts. All three should return to form a solid weekend rotation.

Outlook for 2019

This could be a big season for Michigan with plenty coming back both on offense and in the pitching staff. The key will be if those players take the next step in their evaluation. They play a much harder schedule this year, so there will be plenty of chances for high RPI wins to bolster their at-large changes.
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Predicted Order to Finish:

1. Indiana

2. Michigan

3. Minnesota 

4. Illinois

5. Purdue

6. Ohio State

7. Iowa

8. Michigan State

9. Nebraska

10. Rutgers

11. Maryland

12. Penn State

13. Northwestern
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Michigan selected to win the Big Ten according to D1Baseball:

Michigan


15-8


33-21




Minnesota


18-4


44-13




Indiana


14-9


40-19




Illinois


15-9


33-20




Ohio State


14-10


36-24




Iowa


13-9


33-20




Purdue


17-6


38-21




Nebraska


8-14


24-28




Michigan State


11-12


20-32




Maryland


9-14


24-30




Northwestern


6-18


17-32




Rutgers


7-16


25-25




Penn State


3-21


15-34
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Michigan is now 8-1 after winning a series 2-1 against Cal State Northridge, RPI is 15, SOS is 95, Non-Con is 94.

Michigan is currently 16th in the D1Baseball Top 25

 
Michigan is now 9-4 after going 1-3 last week, losing to Long Beach State, USC and Oklahoma State and beating UCLA, RPI is 43, SOS is 104, Non-con is 105.

 
Michigan is 15-7 after beating Western Michigan on Tuesday, being swept by Texas Tech and beating Stetson, RPI 66, SOS 165, Non-Con 167

 
Michigan is 19-7 (2-0 Big Ten) beating San Jose State and beating Michigan State two games to none, RPI 71, SOS 207, Non-con 187

 
Michigan is 22-8 (4-1 Big Ten) after beating Toledo in the midweek and winning the series against Minnesota 2-1. RPI 63, SOS 183, Non-Con 179.

 
Michigan is 24-11 (5-3 Big Ten) after splitting games with Indiana State in the midweek and losing the series 1-2 against Ohio State. RPI 65, SOS 166, Non-Con 153.

 
Michigan is 28-11 (8-3 Big Ten) after beating Bowling Green in the midweek and sweeping Northwestern, RPI 61, SOS 185, Non-Con 189.

 
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