Baseball Coaching Search
Baseball America has a long story up about the search:
I’m pretty sure it’s paywalled, but here are the highlights:
- Michigan’s programs and facilities are very enticing, especially if they start with the salary Bakich received this year. The story says >$600,000.
- Candidates include:
— Chris Fetter (former Michigan, current Tiger, pitching coach)
— Michael Brdar (former Michigan, current Padre, assistant coach)
— Jim Penders (UConn Coach)
— Jordan Bischel (CMU coach)
— Rob Vaughn (Maryland coach - reminder Bakich was the Terp head coach before coming to Michigan)
— Eric Snider (Louisville assistant coach - also spent 16 years at Illinois previously)
it sounds like half the projected starters are transferring to Clemson :(
I wonder what Dabo would say about this? Surely, it is a sign of the end times for college baseball.
That's surprising. I would think Clemson has their own pipeline and Bakich would want to tap into that immediately.
I’m sure that he will on the recruiting trail. but these are instant impact type players to help bridge the gap.
Yeah, anyone who has seen porter gets it. Any coach would love to have even a chance at having that guy on your team.
Probably the biggest argument for bakich to go there..
Dude Brock Porter will not pitch in college.
Exactly, but he's 1 hour from Ann arbor and didn't even consider um.
That is the difference between um and Clemson in baseball.
That is why bakich left.
Didn't think that I had to spell out the obvious part. Thx though..
Edit: it's amazing that um got Schubart and may have a chance to actually see him make it to campus. pace too. There is some good baseball in michigan. If they can actually get purify on campus, it's another big win.
Those recruits would be my biggest case for Schnabel.. they are all pro players..
Purify decommitted on Sunday :(
Ouch..
But I have to +1 you for the info.. obviously did not know that. Worst fear is that it drops Schubart and pace's price and they go too..
Porter committed to Clemson before our 2019 CWS run even happened.
I don't know where michigan baseball news comes from, who all is that?
I saw it on Clayton Sayfie's twitter, it was retweeted by Alex
Brdar makes sense. Was with us as a Coach during the 2019 run. But maybe a little young at this time?
I don't know how to feel about this but based on what the college baseball fans says here, we can't compete so we should have low expectations
I hope whomever we hire doesn't get too offended when he hears about all of the MGoBloggers that post "FIRE ________".
Penders is out. The last line also ...
The #HookC isn't just a program, it's a Family.
— UConn Baseball (@UConnBSB) June 21, 2022
Our Family is staying home in Storrs, where they belong! #UConnNation pic.twitter.com/l6xnkBlw0B
hmm -- so it must be better to remain an assistant at a big-time baseball school than become a head coach here? (Wondering re. lack of any SEC, PAC-12)
Recruiting in any sport is for the most part regional. There is not much use in bringing in someone who has only worked the south or the west. The west especially is a very different style of play in baseball.
Look at bakich classes or the current roster. It fits the old saying about Recruiting within a couple hours of your campus that we always talk about with football. About half are regional.
I get the fetter love.
But as someone who has dealt with recruiting in the program, not internally, but have seen players recruited.. My list would be bischel and Schnabel as 1a and 1b in some order. This is not to say fetter isn't a great candidate. But he already has a top tier job. I don't consider him to be realistic.
As far as someone from the pac or sec, unless it's a vandy assistant, bringing in someone who has never recruited the Midwest, or a high academic school would be tying one hand behind your back from day one.
Great points. You have to recruit for where you are, especially in the Midwest, and guys who have been successful in that region makes more sense than striking out with a new guy from outside.
Bobby Scales has also been mentioned now as a candidate.
Would love to see Bobby Scales but he's never been a coach, as far as I know.
Chris Fetter has taken his name out if consideration for the Michigan baseball job
— Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) June 21, 2022
Makes sense. If he likes the MLB and is doing well, no reason to go back to college.
Fetter took his name out too
They should have gone after Nick Schnabel right away or at the very least, made him a top candidate even when he showed interest in Clemson. He helped build this program with Bakich over the last decade.
Pretty sure that's not paywall.
Watch Padres almost daily and honestly didn't realize he was hitting coach. Head coach and every other coach change this year, same as nearly every year. Padres keeping pace with LA. Middle of the pack for Team BA in all MLB, which is an improvement. #9 in Team OBP which is major improvement and what I figure a hitting coach has more to do with. Lead-off guy top 10 in walks. Cronenworth #2 started little slow at plate but has been coming on strong lately. Doesn't matter cause Jake's a stud who does something or more every game to help get the W and I would rate him #2 as team MVP behind Machado.
Whoever the next coach is will be pretty much starting from scratch.
As someone who knew Bobby pretty well at UofM, would love to see him part of the program—either as HC or part of staff. He has infectious personality and was beloved throughout his run in pro ball.
#toughasnails
Wild Thing Vaughn? End search.
Just lost some big pieces to the portal as well. Obertop and Bertram are gone, along with 3 others. Obertop is likely to get drafted high enough to go pro anyways, I don’t think the same can be said for Bertram. And with that, Bertram followed Bakich to Clemson. Do not be surprised is Obertop does the same if he's not drafted high enough.
For those who don’t follow baseball closely, the 2019 run may have never happened without Bertram. He started zero games until the Corvallis regional when Jack Blomgren went down with an injury, he stepped in and went 4 for 4 in his first start and hit .500 in the regional.
Don’t overthink this . Go get Bischel —-he has won and won big everywhere he has went. Owned the MAC the last few years and have had some nice wins /battles in CWS.
Totally agreed.
God damn it. I go on vacation for one f-ing week and the baseball coach quits?
Another vote for Jordan Bischel. Oh, and BTW, Willie Weiss just announced he’s off to Clemson to join Bakich. Maybe Bischel would bring some Chippewas with him.