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1962 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

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1962 Michigan Wolverines baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
CBNo. 1
Record31–13 (12–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumFerry Field
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 11 Illinois  ‍‍‍y 13 2 0   .867 25 6 0   .806
No. 1 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 12 3 0   .800 31 13 0   .705
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 9 5 0   .643 19 4 0   .826
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6 6 0   .500 17 13 0   .567
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6 6 0   .500 14 9 0   .609
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6 8 0   .429 16 13 0   .552
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5 9 0   .357 13 16 1   .450
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5 9 0   .357 11 6 0   .647
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 4 11 0   .267 14 14 1   .500
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 3 10 0   .231 14 16 0   .467
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1962[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1962 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 1962 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Wolverines played their home games at Ferry Field. The team was coached by Don Lund in his 4th season at Michigan.

The Wolverines won the College World Series, defeating the Santa Clara Broncos in the championship game.[3]

Roster

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Team Photo

Front Row: Dennis Spalla, Dick Honig, John Kerr, Don Lund (head coach), Joe Merullo, Wayne Slusher, Dave Roebuck
Second Row: Bruce Kropschot (manager), Dick Post, Joe Jones, Ron Tate, Jim Newman, Milbry Benedict (assistant coach)
Back Row: Jim Steckley, Jim Bobel, Ron Lauterbach, Bob Dunston, Dave Campbell, Fritz Fisher, Harvey Chapman

Schedule

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Legend
  Michigan win
  Michigan loss
* Non-Conference game
1962 Michigan Wolverines baseball game log
Regular season
Post-season

Awards and honors

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Dave Roebuck
  • All-Big Ten First Team[4]
Dennis Spalla
  • All-Big Ten First Team[4]

References

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  1. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1962". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "1962 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2012 Michigan Wolverines Record Book" (PDF). MGoBlue.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2013.