Erik Bakich
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Michigan |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 134-102 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 27, 1977 San Jose, California |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–1998 | San Jose CC |
| 1999–2000 | East Carolina |
| 2001 | Springfield Capitals |
| Position(s) | Left fielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002 | Clemson (assistant) |
| 2003–2009 | Vanderbilt (assistant) |
| 2010–2012 | Maryland |
| 2013–present | Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 204–200 |
| Tournaments | Big Ten: 6–4 NCAA: 2–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2015 Big Ten Tournament | |
| Awards | |
| 2000 All-Colonial Athletic Association | |
Erik Michael Bakich (born November 27, 1977) is an American college baseball coach. He currently serves as the head baseball coach for the Michigan baseball team. Bakich previously served as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt and Clemson, and most recently was the head coach for Maryland.
Bakich attended East Carolina University where he excelled as a baseball standout for two seasons in 1999 and 2000. He played as a left fielder with a 1.000 fielding percentage with 91 putouts, no errors, .315 batting average, 14 home runs, 85 RBIs, and 87 runs. Both years, the Pirates secured the Colonial Athletic Association championship and earned No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Regionals. Bakich was awarded all-conference honors in 2000. After graduating from East Carolina with a sports science degree in 2000, Bakich signed a contract with the Springfield Capitals in the Frontier League. He played professionally for one season in 2001.
After his brief professional playing stint, Bakich embarked upon his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Clemson University in 2002. He worked as a hitting coach, and with both infielders and outfielders. Clemson advanced to the College World Series that season.
Bakich then moved to Vanderbilt University in 2003 to become the school's recruiting coordinator, hitting coach, and outfield instructor. Collegiate Baseball ranked Bakich's first recruiting class the 24th best in the nation. In 2004, Vanderbilt increased its batting average from .258 the previous season to .304, the largest jump in school history. Vanderbilt brought in the No. 1 ranked recruiting class in 2005. Baseball America ranked the 2006 recruiting class 25th, and the 2007 class 12th. In 2008, the Commodores secured the No. 2 class. Each year of Bakich's seven-year tenure saw a top-25 ranked recruiting class.
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