Since news broke on June 16 about Erik Bakich taking the head coaching position at Clemson, Warde Manuel has been on the prowl for a new Michigan Wolverines baseball coach. Several names have been tossed in the pot and considered, from former University of Michigan assistants, to successful head coaches and assistant coaches from other nationally renowned programs.
But the search finally came to an end on July 2, with reports of the University of Michigan set to hire Tracy Smith as the 20th head coach in Michigan Baseball history.
Smith played his college baseball from 1985-88 at Miami University (OH) before being selected in the 39th round of the MLB Draft in 1988 by the Chicago Cubs.