Jaylen Jones and Tyler Fullman are two supremely talented student athletes from Georgia and Chicago, respectively. They both have athletic accolades under their belts, and they both have their sights set on professional ball.
To Keizer and Kerr, that image represents their past, one of their favorite moments and the connection to their former teammates that they have drawn on in the aftermath of a months-long quarantine.
Like any other offseason, the Wolverines will earn everything from playing time and leadership roles to team logowear. Bakich hopes to build off the success of his 2019 team, which was runner-up at the College World Series, after losing five more important pieces of that team to the 2020 MLB draft and adding 20 new players to the roster.
While his transition from college towards the minors was not as he expected it to be, he was able to come back to Michigan and finish his degree as he planned.
When asked what his favorite part about playing baseball is, Jack Blomgren doesn’t hesitate.
“Number One: Winning,” the former Michigan shortstop told The Daily. “For sure. Just going out there and competing.”
Junior catcher Joe Donovan and redshirt-senior infielder Matthew Schmidt became the fifth and sixth players from Michigan baseball to join the professional ranks, signing with Cleveland Tuesday and Kansas City Wednesday, respectively, as undrafted free agents.
Junior Jack Blomgren was drafted by the Colorado Rockies Thursday night.
Jordan Nwogu was drafted 88th overall by the Cubs Thursday night.
Jeff Criswell was selected 58th overall Thursday night.
Michigan coach Erik Bakich’s motto of “You can’t get hot if you don’t start cold” might need to change soon, should a proposal he’s spearheading to change the structure of college baseball be accepted.