2021 Youngstown State Penguins baseball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record32–24 (24–16 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coachEric Bunnell (3rd season)
Hitting coachEric Smith (5th season)
Pitching coachShane Davis (3rd season)
Home stadiumEastwood Field
2021 Horizon League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wright State  ‍†‍‡‍y 28–4 .87535–13 .729
UIC  ‍‍‍ 28–11 .71830–18 .625
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 24–16 .60032–24 .571
Milwaukee  ‍‍‍ 17–23 .42522–33 .400
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 13–23 .36119–28 .404
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 14–25 .35917–31 .354
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 7–29 .19410–36 .217
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team was a baseball team that represented Youngstown State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Penguins were members of the Horizon League and played their home games at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Bertolini.

Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season 7–7 overall (0–0 conference) and first place in conference standings, but the season was cut short in stages by March 17, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason Horizon poll

For the 2021 poll, Youngstown State was projected to finish in third in the Conference.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Wright State49 (7)
2UIC38
3Youngstown State34
4Milwaukee31
5Purdue Fort Wayne17
6Oakland14
7Northern Kentucky13

Roster

2021 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHigh School/Junior CollegeHome town
1 OF Lucas Nasonti R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Champion H. S. Warren, Ohio
2 INF Phillip Glasser L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tallmadge H. S. Tallmadge, Ohio
3 RHP Joel Hake R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Ursuline H. S. Youngstown, Ohio
4 INF Steven D'Eusanio R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr South H. S. Willoughby, Ohio
5 OF Dominick Bucko S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cuyahoga Community College Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
7 U Jeff Wehler R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Marys Area H. S. St. Marys, Pennsylvania
8 RHP Dalton Earich R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Manchester H. S. New Franklin, Ohio
9 RHP Jon Snyder R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Springboro H. S. Springboro, Ohio
10 INF Trey Law L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg) RS Fr Cedar Cliff H. S. Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
11 LHP Colin Clark R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Logan Elm H. S. Circleville, Ohio
12 LHP Marco DeFalco L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Niles McKinley H. S. Niles, Ohio
13 C Nick Caruso R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Macomb Community College Sterling Heights, Michigan
14 C Dylan Carpenter R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Sinclair Community College Maineville, Ohio
15 U Chase Franklin L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Columbiana H. S. Salem, Ohio
16 U Blaze Glenn R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Sinclair Community College Toronto, Ohio
17 RHP Gary Clift Jr. L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Brunswick H. S. Brunswick, Ohio
19 C Dylan Swarmer R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Knoch H. S. Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
20 OF Andre Good L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Steel Valley H. S. Munhall, Pennsylvania
21 OF Turner Grau L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Avonworth H. S. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
22 RHP Brandon Matthews R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Punxsutawney H. S. Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
23 INF Braeden O'Shaughnessy R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Poland Seminary H. S. Poland, Ohio
24 LHP Collin Floyd L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Springfield H. S. Akron, Ohio
25 INF Padraig O'Shaughnessy L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Mercyhurst North East Poland, Ohio
26 RHP Nick Perez R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr St. Francis Preparatory School Bayside, New York
27 LHP Nathan Ball L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Perrysburg H. S. Perrysburg, Ohio
30 OF Blake Benyo R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So IMG Academy Austintown, Ohio
31 RHP Will Shaffer R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Laurel H. S. New Castle, Pennsylvania
32 RHP Chad Cole R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Norwin H. S. North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
33 U Travis Perry R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Rocky Grove H. S. Oil City, Pennsylvania
34 LHP Kenny Misik L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Austintown Fitch H. S. Austintown, Ohio
36 RHP Conner Johnson R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Salt Lake Community College Heber City, Utah
37 RHP Casey Marshalwitz L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Hampton H. S. Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
38 C John Ritter R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Springfield Local H. S. New Middletown, Ohio
40 RHP Grant Kersh R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Archbishop Hoban H. S. Akron, Ohio
41 U Andrew Russell L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Champion H. S. Champion, Ohio
42 RHP Alex Cordona R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Mercyhurst North East Boardman, Ohio
Head coach

6 Dan Bertolini

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Bunnell

Hitting coach(es)

Eric Smith

Pitching coach(es)

Shane Davis

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

2021 Youngstown State Penguins baseball game log
Regular season
February (2–6)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
1February 19at TroyRiddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama4–10Ortiz (1–0)Clark (0–1)None9590–1–
2February 20at TroyRiddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama2–8Gainous (1–0)Floyd (0–1)Oates (1)1,0020–2–
3February 20at TroyRiddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama6–13Witcher (1–0)Perry (0–1)None1,0020–3–
4February 21at TroyRiddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama4–2Snyder (1–0)Wilkinson (0–1)Clift Jr. (1)8011–3–
5February 26at NichollsBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana6–7Desandro (1–0)Brosky (0–1)Taylor (1)5471–4–
6February 26at LSUAlex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana2–6Hill (2–0)Clark (0–2)Fontenot (1)2,2511–5–
7February 27at LSUAlex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana3–5Brady (1–0)Clift Jr. (0–1)None2,5781–6–
8February 28at NichollsBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana7–4Ball (1–0)Heckman (0–1)Clift Jr. (2)7372–6–
March (9–6)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
9March 5vs Purdue Fort WayneDefiance High School • Defiance, Ohio6–3Clark (1–2)Miller (1–1)Clift Jr. (3)03–61–0
10March 6vs Purdue Fort WayneDefiance High School • Defiance, Ohio3–0Floyd (1–1)Boyd (0–2)None04–62–0
11March 7vs Purdue Fort WayneDefiance High School • Defiance, Ohio0–1Myer (1–0)Cole (0–1)None04–72–1
12March 7vs Purdue Fort WayneDefiance High School • Defiance, Ohio13–8Perez (1–0)Madura (0–2)None05–73–1
13March 12at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio2–12Schrand (2–2)Clark (1–3)None1565–83–2
14March 13at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio1–2Brehmer (2–1)Floyd (1–2)None1485–93–3
15March 13at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio5–14Wirsing (2–1)Perez (1–1)None1465–103–4
16March 14at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio1–6Cline (2–1)Snyder (1–1)None1585–113–5
19March 20St. BonaventureEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio6–4Floyd (2–2)Baez (0–1)Clift Jr. (4)06–113–5
20March 20St. BonaventureEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio7–1Misik (1–0)Breen (0–1)None3917–113–5
21March 21St. BonaventureEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio22–6Snyder (2–1)White (0–1)None2008–113–5
22March 26Wright StateEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio12–10Clark (2–3)Schrand (2–3)Clift Jr. (5)3049–114–5
23March 27Wright StateEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio4–0Floyd (3–2)Brehmer (3–2)None32910–115–5
24March 27Wright StateEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio8–20Cline (4–1)Snyder (2–2)None32910–125–6
25March 28Wright StateEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio11–10Clift Jr. (1–1)Greenwell (0–1)None10311–126–6
April (13–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
26April 1UICEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio2–1Floyd (4–2)Key (2–2)None20312–127–6
27April 2UICEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio0–6Lopez (2–2)Clark (2–4)None20312–137–7
28April 2UICEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio15–10Snyder (3–2)O'Reilly (1–4)None28413–138–7
29April 3UICEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio14–9Perez (2–1)Shears (0–5)None28414–139–7
30April 9at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin2–1Floyd (5–2)Frey (1–3)None28915–1310–7
31April 10at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin7–4Clark (3–4)Mahoney (2–4)Clift Jr. (6)28916–1311–7
32April 10at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin6–7Armstrong (1–0)Earich (0–1)Blubaugh (4)23816–1411–8
33April 11at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin8–12Blubaugh (1–1)Clift Jr. (1–2)None32716–1511–9
34April 16at Northern KentuckyBill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky7–9Gerl (3–3)Clark (5–3)Meeks (1)8516–1611–10
35April 17at Northern KentuckyBill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky1–0Floyd (6–2)Klingenbeck (2–4)None–17–1612–10
36April 17at Northern KentuckyBill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky2–7Richardson (2–0)Perez (2–2)None–17–1712–11
37April 18at Northern KentuckyBill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky18–6Snyder (4–2)Bohlen (0–1)None11318–1713–11
38April 23OaklandEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio4–3Hake (1–0)Deans (3–3)None22919–1714–11
39April 24OaklandEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio12–6Coles (1–1)Nierman (1–3)None22920–1715–11
40April 24OaklandEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio4–3Clift Jr. (2–2)Nierman (1–4)None30121–1716–11
41April 25OaklandEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio18–6Perez (3–2)Deans (3–4)None21322–1717–11
42April 30at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois1–0Clark (4–5)Key (5–3)Clift Jr.' (7)7723–1718–11
May (9–5)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
43May 1at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois1–3Torres (5–1)Floyd (6–3)Gosbeth (3)8323–1818–12
44May 1at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois7–8McCabe (1–0)Coles (1–2)None10323–1918–13
45May 2at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois7–18Shears (1–5)Hake (1–1)None12423–2018–14
46May 7Purdue Fort WayneEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio6–2Floyd (7–3)Fee (0–3)None21924–2019–14
47May 7Purdue Fort WayneEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio15–4Clark (5–5)Pintarich (1–5)None21925–2020–14
48May 8Purdue Fort WayneEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio1–3Miller (4–6)Clift Jr. (2–3)Boyd (1)21825–2120–15
49May 8Purdue Fort WayneEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio7–5Coles (2–2)Boyd (0–6)None21826–2121–15
50May 14at BellarmineKnights Field • Louisville, Kentucky11–3Clark (6–5)Pender (2–5)None5027–2121–15
51May 15at BellarmineKnights Field • Louisville, Kentucky11–6Floyd (8–3)Nagel (2–4)None10028–2121–15
52May 16at BellarmineKnights Field • Louisville, Kentucky5–1Snyder (5–2)Davis (0–6)Clift Jr. (8)5029–2121–15
53May 21MilwaukeeEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio3–2Floyd (9–3)Frey (2–8)Clark (1)37030–2122–15
54May 22MilwaukeeEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio9–4Snyder (6–2)Edwards (2–7)Hake (1)48831–2123–15
55May 21MilwaukeeEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio12–14Severson (1–0)Perez (3–3)None48831–2223–16
56May 23MilwaukeeEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio10–2Perry (1–1)Neu (3–3)None43132–2224–16
Postseason
Horizon League Tournament
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
57May 27vs UICNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio4–7Key (7–3)Clark (6–6)Gosbeth (7)17832–2324–16
58May 27vs MilwaukeeNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio6–9Mahoney (5–6)Floyd (9–4)Blubaugh (8)15432–2424–16

Awards and honors

Horizon League Players of the Week

Weekly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
Jon Snyder Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week February 24, 2021 [3]
Turner Grau Nike Horizon League Hitter of the Week March 2, 2021 [4]
Collin Floyd Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week March 10, 2021 [5]
Collin Floyd Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week March 30, 2021 [6]
Dominick Bucko Nike Horizon League Hitter of the Week April 6, 2021 [7]
Collin Floyd Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week April 13, 2021 [8]
Nick Caruso Nike Horizon League Batter of the Week April 20, 2021 [9]
Colin Clark Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week May 4, 2021 [10]
Blaze Glenn Nike Horizon League Player of the Week May 11, 2021 [11]
Travis Perry Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week May 24, 2021 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "2021 Baseball Standings". horizonleague.org. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Wright State Pegged Favorites for 2021 #HLBASE Season". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (FEBRUARY 24)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (MARCH 2)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (MARCH 10)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (MARCH 30)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  7. ↑ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (APRIL 6)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (APRIL 13)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  9. ↑ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (APRIL 20)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  10. ↑ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (MAY 4)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  11. ↑ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (MAY 11)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (MAY 24)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
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