The 2020 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team was a baseball team that represented Youngstown State University in the 2020 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 fourth-year head coach Dan Bertolini.
The season was cut short in stages by March 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Previous season The Penguins finished the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season 13–41 overall (7–20 conference) and sixth place in conference standings, qualifying for the 2019 Horizon League baseball tournament.
Roster
Schedule
! style="" | Regular season |- valign="top"
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || February 14 || at || Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas, || 3–7 || Hurdsman (1–0) || Clark (0–1) || None || 1,074 || 0–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 15 || at Houston || Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas || 6–3 || Clift Jr. (1–0) || Henry (0–1) || Hake (1) || 1,128 || 1–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || February 16 || at Houston || Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas || 8–6 || Earich (1–0) || Hynes (0–1) || None || 1,047 || 2–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || February 21 || at || CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, || 4–5 || Good (1–0) || Hake (0–1) || None || 473 || 2–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || February 22 || at College of Charleston || CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina || 4–14 || Smith (2–0) || Floyd (0–1) || None || 542 || 2–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || February 23 || at College of Charleston || CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina || 3–7 || Williams (1–0) || Snyder (0–1) || None || 576 || 2–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || February 27 || at || Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas, || 2–5 || Wagner (1–1) || Perry (0–1) || None || 333 || 2–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || February 28 || at Abilene Christian || Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas || 4–2 || Clark (1–1) || Ruesch (1–2) || None || 357 || 3–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || February 29 || at Abilene Christian || Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas || 9–0 || Floyd (1–1) || Hawkins (1–1) || None || 321 || 4–5 || –
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || March 4 || at || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 7–5 || Clift Jr. (2–0) || Smith (1–1) || None || 215 || 5–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 || March 6 || at || Durham Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina, || 5–6 || Meylan (1–0) || Earich (1–1) || Bell (3) || 114 || 5–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 7 || at North Carolina Central || Durham Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina || 3–1 || Floyd (2–1) || McRoy (0–1) || Clift Jr. (1) || 200 || 6–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || March 8 || at North Carolina Central || Durham Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina || 8–7 || Coles (1–0) || Bell (0–2) || Clift Jr. (2) || 195 || 7–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || March 10 || || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio, || 1–2 || Stopp (1–1) || Marshalwitz (0–1) || Lohmeier (1) || 161 || 7–7 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 15 || March 13 || at || Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky, || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 16 || March 14 || at Northern Kentucky || Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 17 || March 15 || at Northern Kentucky || Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 18 || March 17 || at || Scott Park Baseball Complex • Toledo, Ohio, || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 19 || March 18 || || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 20 || March 20 || at || Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 21 || March 21 || at Milwaukee || Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 22 || March 22 || at Milwaukee || Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 23 || March 25 || at Pittsburgh || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 24 || March 27 || || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 25 || March 28 || UIC || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 26 || March 29 || UIC || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 27 || March 31 || || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 28 || April 3 || at || Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio, || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 29 || April 4 || at Wright State || Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 30 || April 5 || at Wright State || Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 31 || April 7 || at || Bob Wren Stadium • Athens, Ohio, || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 32 || April 8 || at || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, Ohio, || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 33 || April 9 || || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 34 || April 10 || Oakland || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 35 || April 11 || Oakland || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 36 || April 14 || at St. Bonaventure || Fred Handler Park • St. Bonaventure, New York, || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 37 || April 17 || at UIC || Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 38 || April 18 || at UIC || Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 39 || April 19 || at UIC || Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 40 || April 21 || Ohio || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 41 || April 22 || at Niagara || John P. Bobo Field • Lewiston, New York, || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 42 || April 24 || Northern Kentucky|| Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 43 || April 25 || Northern Kentucky || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 44 || April 26 || Northern Kentucky || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 45 || April 28 || Pittsburgh || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 46 || April 29 || at || Lee R. Jackson Field • Akron, Ohio, || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 47 || May 1 || Wright State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 48 || May 2 || Wright State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 49 || May 3 || Wright State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 50 || May 8 || at Oakland || Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan, || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 51 || May 9 || at Oakland || Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 52 || May 10 || at Oakland || Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 53 || May 12 || Kent State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 54 || May 14 || Milwaukee || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 55 || May 15 || Milwaukee || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 56 || May 16 || Milwaukee || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
Awards and honors
Horizon League Players of the Week
Weekly AwardsPlayerAward Date awardedRef. Collin Floyd Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the WeekFebruary 17, 2020 Chad ColesNike Horizon League Pitcher of the WeekFebruary 24, 2020 Nick CarusoNike Horizon League Batter of the WeekFebruary 24, 2020 Colin ClarkNike Horizon League Pitcher of the WeekMarch 2, 2020 Phillip GlasserNike Horizon League Batter of the WeekMarch 2, 2020
References