The Michigan baseball team opens its Big Ten season Friday with a three-game weekend series against No. 11 Maryland. The Wolverines, coming off a 30-29-1 season and a 2-2 showing in the Big Ten Tournament, will try to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008.
Jacob Cronenworth: Two skills, one player
Cronenworth is approaching the challenge just as he has every other in his life: with the confidence and toughness he gained from hockey.
Ben Fidelman: Mirroring the decade of dominance
Bakich has a ways to go with the current team in both on- and off-field areas, but make no mistake about it: When firing on all cylinders, it has no ceiling.
2015 Baseball Roster Breakdown
After finishing near the middle of the pack in each of Michigan coach Erik Bakich’s first two seasons at the helm in Ann Arbor, expectations are higher this year for one simple reason: the roster is better.
Big Ten Breakdown: Wins are there for the taking
Fortunately for the Wolverines, the Big Ten does not boast unusually formidable talent. If this season is to truly represent a turning point, Michigan will have to hold its own inside the conference.