Ann Arbor — Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said he will work quickly to find a replacement for baseball coach Erik Bakich, who was officially introduced Thursday as Clemson’s new coach.
Bakich spent 10 seasons coaching the Wolverines and led them to the World Series final where they finished national runner-up to Vanderbilt in 2019.
"I'm sorry to see Coach Bakich go, but he left us much better than when he found us,” Manuel said Thursday before presenting the athletic department budget to the university Regents.
Manuel, speaking to two reporters outside of the Regents meeting, said he has a short list of candidates.