Now that it’s official that Michigan Wolverines baseball head coach Erik Bakich has left the program to take over for the Clemson Tigers, U-M Athletic Director Warde Manuel has some work to do.
This one really stings, as Bakich helped turn the program from mediocrity to a national powerhouse in a short period of time. Since taking over in 2013, he won two Big Ten Tournament Championships and made it to four NCAA Tournaments.
Bakich has done everything at Michigan but win a National Championship, and even that was attainable back in 2019, but the Wolverines came up just short against Vanderbilt.