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. Media poll 1 Wright State 49 (7) 2 UIC 38 3 Youngstown State 34 4 Milwaukee 31 5 Purdue Fort Wayne 17 6 Oakland 14 7 Northern Kentucky 13
Roster
Schedule
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|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || February 19 || at Troy || Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama || 4–10 || Ortiz (1–0) || Clark (0–1) || None || 959 || 0–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || February 20 || at Troy || Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama || 2–8 || Gainous (1–0) || Floyd (0–1) || Oates (1) || 1,002 || 0–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || February 20 || at Troy || Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama || 6–13 || Witcher (1–0) || Perry (0–1) || None || 1,002 || 0–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || February 21 || at Troy || Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama || 4–2 || Snyder (1–0) || Wilkinson (0–1) || Clift Jr. (1) || 801 || 1–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || February 26 || at Nicholls || Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana || 6–7 || Desandro (1–0) || Brosky (0–1) || Taylor (1) || 547 || 1–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || February 26 || at LSU || Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana || 2–6 || Hill (2–0) || Clark (0–2) || Fontenot (1) || 2,251 || 1–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || February 27 || at LSU || Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana || 3–5 || Brady (1–0) || Clift Jr. (0–1) || None || 2,578 || 1–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || February 28 || at Nicholls || Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana || 7–4 || Ball (1–0) || Heckman (0–1) || Clift Jr. (2) || 737 || 2–6 || –
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 5 || vs Purdue Fort Wayne || Defiance High School • Defiance, Ohio || 6–3 ||Clark (1–2) || Miller (1–1) || Clift Jr. (3) || 0 || 3–6 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || March 6 || vs Purdue Fort Wayne || Defiance High School • Defiance, Ohio || 3–0 || Floyd (1–1) || Boyd (0–2) || None || 0 || 4–6 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 || March 7 || vs Purdue Fort Wayne || Defiance High School • Defiance, Ohio || 0–1 || Myer (1–0) || Cole (0–1) || None || 0 || 4–7 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 7 || vs Purdue Fort Wayne || Defiance High School • Defiance, Ohio || 13–8 || Perez (1–0) || Madura (0–2) || None || 0 || 5–7 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || March 12 || at Wright State || Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio || 2–12 || Schrand (2–2) || Clark (1–3) || None || 156 || 5–8 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || March 13 || at Wright State || Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio || 1–2 || Brehmer (2–1) || Floyd (1–2) || None || 148 || 5–9 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 || March 13 || at Wright State || Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio || 5–14 || Wirsing (2–1) || Perez (1–1) ||None || 146 || 5–10 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 || March 14 || at Wright State || Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio || 1–6 || Cline (2–1) || Snyder (1–1) || None || 158 || 5–11 || 3–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || March 20 || || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 6–4 || Floyd (2–2) || Baez (0–1) || Clift Jr. (4) || 0 || 6–11 || 3–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || March 20 || St. Bonaventure || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 7–1 || Misik (1–0) || Breen (0–1) || None || 391 || 7–11 || 3–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || March 21 || St. Bonaventure || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 22–6 || Snyder (2–1) || White (0–1) || None || 200 || 8–11 || 3–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || March 26 || Wright State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 12–10 || Clark (2–3) || Schrand (2–3) || Clift Jr. (5) || 304 || 9–11 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || March 27 || Wright State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 4–0 || Floyd (3–2) || Brehmer (3–2) || None || 329 || 10–11 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 || March 27 || Wright State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 8–20 || Cline (4–1) || Snyder (2–2) || None || 329 || 10–12 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || March 28 || Wright State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 11–10 || Clift Jr. (1–1) || Greenwell (0–1) || None || 103 || 11–12 || 6–6
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || April 1 || || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 2–1 || Floyd (4–2) || Key (2–2) || None || 203 || 12–12 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || April 2 || UIC || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 0–6 || Lopez (2–2) || Clark (2–4) || None || 203 || 12–13 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || April 2 || UIC || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 15–10 || Snyder (3–2) || O'Reilly (1–4) || None || 284 || 13–13 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 3 || UIC || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 14–9 || Perez (2–1) || Shears (0–5) || None || 284 || 14–13 || 9–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || April 9 || at || Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin || 2–1 || Floyd (5–2) || Frey (1–3) || None || 289 || 15–13 || 10–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || April 10 || at Milwaukee || Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin || 7–4 || Clark (3–4) || Mahoney (2–4) || Clift Jr. (6) || 289 || 16–13 || 11–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 || April 10 || at Milwaukee || Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin || 6–7 || Armstrong (1–0) || Earich (0–1) || Blubaugh (4) || 238 || 16–14 || 11–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || April 11 || at Milwaukee || Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin || 8–12 || Blubaugh (1–1) || Clift Jr. (1–2) || None || 327 || 16–15 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 || April 16 || at || Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky || 7–9 || Gerl (3–3) || Clark (5–3) || Meeks (1) || 85 || 16–16 || 11–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || April 17 || at Northern Kentucky || Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky || 1–0 || Floyd (6–2) || Klingenbeck (2–4) || None || – || 17–16 || 12–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 || April 17 || at Northern Kentucky || Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky || 2–7 || Richardson (2–0) || Perez (2–2) || None || – || 17–17 || 12–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || April 18 || at Northern Kentucky || Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky || 18–6 || Snyder (4–2) || Bohlen (0–1) || None || 113 || 18–17 || 13–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || April 23 || || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 4–3 || Hake (1–0) || Deans (3–3) || None || 229 || 19–17 || 14–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || April 24 || Oakland || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 12–6 || Coles (1–1) || Nierman (1–3) || None || 229 || 20–17 || 15–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || April 24 || Oakland || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 4–3 || Clift Jr. (2–2) || Nierman (1–4) || None || 301 || 21–17 || 16–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || April 25 || Oakland || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 18–6 || Perez (3–2) || Deans (3–4) || None || 213 || 22–17 || 17–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || April 30 || at UIC || Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois || 1–0 || Clark (4–5) || Key (5–3) || Clift Jr. (7) || 77 || 23–17 || 18–11
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 || May 1 || at UIC || Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois || 1–3 || Torres (5–1) || Floyd (6–3) || Gosbeth (3) || 83 || 23–18 || 18–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 || May 1 || at UIC || Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois || 7–8 || McCabe (1–0) || Coles (1–2) || None || 103 || 23–19 || 18–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 || May 2 || at UIC || Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois || 7–18 || Shears (1–5) || Hake (1–1) || None || 124 || 23–20 || 18–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || May 7 || Purdue Fort Wayne || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 6–2 || Floyd (7–3) || Fee (0–3) || None || 219 || 24–20 || 19–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || May 7 || Purdue Fort Wayne || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 15–4 || Clark (5–5) || Pintarich (1–5) || None || 219 || 25–20 || 20–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 || May 8 || Purdue Fort Wayne || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 1–3 || Miller (4–6) || Clift Jr. (2–3) || Boyd (1) || 218 || 25–21 || 20–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || May 8 || Purdue Fort Wayne || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 7–5 || Coles (2–2) || Boyd (0–6) || None || 218 || 26–21 || 21–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 14 || at || Knights Field • Louisville, Kentucky || 11–3 || Clark (6–5) || Pender (2–5) || None || 50 || 27–21 || 21–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || May 15 || at Bellarmine || Knights Field • Louisville, Kentucky || 11–6 || Floyd (8–3) || Nagel (2–4) || None || 100 || 28–21 || 21–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || May 16 || at Bellarmine || Knights Field • Louisville, Kentucky || 5–1 || Snyder (5–2) || Davis (0–6) || Clift Jr. (8) || 50 || 29–21 || 21–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || May 21 || Milwaukee || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 3–2 || Floyd (9–3) || Frey (2–8) || Clark (1) || 370 || 30–21 || 22–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || May 22 || Milwaukee || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 9–4 || Snyder (6–2) || Edwards (2–7) || Hake (1) || 488 || 31–21 || 23–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 || May 21 || Milwaukee || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 12–14 || Severson (1–0) || Perez (3–3) || None || 488 || 31–22 || 23–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 || May 23 || Milwaukee || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 10–2 || Perry (1–1) || Neu (3–3) || None || 431 || 32–22 || 24–16
! style="" | Postseason |- valign="top"
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 || May 27 || vs UIC || Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio || 4–7 || Key (7–3) || Clark (6–6) || Gosbeth (7) || 178 || 32–23 || 24–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 || May 27 || vs Milwaukee || Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio || 6–9 || Mahoney (5–6) || Floyd' (9–4) || Blubaugh (8) || 154 || 32–24 || 24–16
Awards and honors Horizon League Players of the Week Weekly AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Jon SnyderNike Horizon League Pitcher of the WeekFebruary 24, 2021 Turner GrauNike Horizon League Hitter of the WeekMarch 2, 2021 Collin FloydNike Horizon League Pitcher of the WeekMarch 10, 2021 Collin FloydNike Horizon League Pitcher of the WeekMarch 30, 2021 Dominick BuckoNike Horizon League Hitter of the WeekApril 6, 2021 Collin FloydNike Horizon League Pitcher of the WeekApril 13, 2021 Nick CarusoNike Horizon League Batter of the WeekApril 20, 2021 Colin ClarkNike Horizon League Pitcher of the WeekMay 4, 2021 Blaze GlennNike Horizon League Player of the WeekMay 11, 2021 Travis PerryNike Horizon League Pitcher of the WeekMay 24, 2021
References