The 2023 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team was a baseball team that represented Youngstown State University in the 2023 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 seventh-year head coach Dan Bertolini.
Previous season The Penguins finished the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season 21–36 overall (12–16 conference) and fifth place in the conference standings, qualifying for the 2022 Horizon League Baseball Tournament, where they were eliminated in the semi-finals after going 2–2.
Preseason Following the season, Jake Marinelli left to take the head baseball coaching position with Keuka College. On August 4, 2022, Marinelli was replaced by former Penguin's pitcher, Collin Floyd.
Preseason Horizon poll For the 2023 poll, Youngstown State was projected to finish in fourth in the Conference. Media poll 1 Wright State 41 (5) 2 Oakland 29 3 Milwaukee 28 4 Youngstown State 24 5 Northern Kentucky 21 (1) 6 Purdue Fort Wayne 19
Roster
Schedule
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|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || February 17 || || vs || David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 6–9 || Constertina (1–0) || Shaffer (0–1) || Vera (1) || 164 || 0–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || February 17 || || at #5 Wake Forest || David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 3–9 || Keener (1–0) || Mikos (0–1) || None || 1,004 || 0–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || February 18 || || vs Illinois || David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 5–10 || Wenninger (1–0) || Perez (0–1) || None || 172 || 0–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || February 19 || || at #5 Wake Forest || David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 3–18 || Massey (1–0) || Shaffer (0–2) || None || 307 || 0–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || February 24 || || at || FedExPark • Memphis, Tennessee || 6–2 || Perry (1–0) || Fowler (0–1) || Gumto (1) || 244 || 1–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || February 25 || || at Memphis || FedExPark • Memphis, Tennessee || 9–13 || Warren (2–0) || Perez (0–2) || None || 212 || 1–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || February 25 || || at Memphis || FedExPark • Memphis, Tennessee || 1–3 || Durham (1–0) || Mikos (0–2) || Kendrick (1) || 267 || 1–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 || February 26 || || at Memphis || FedExPark • Memphis, Tennessee || 5–6 || Kendrick (1–0) || Gumto (0–1) || None || 296 || 1–7 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 3 || || at || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas || 7–5 || Anderson (1–0) || Stasio (1–2) || Cas. Marshalwitz (1) || 1,916 || 2–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || March 4 || || at Baylor || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas || 5–12 || Petrowski (1–0) || Misik (0–1) || None || 2,045 || 2–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || March 4 || || at Baylor || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas || 7–5 || English (1–0) || Oliver (1–1) || None || 2,045 || 3–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || March 5 || || at Baylor || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas || 7–9 || Calder (1–0) || Gebhardt (0–1) || Golomb (1) || 1,709 || 3–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || March 7 || || at || Schoonover Stadium • Kent, Ohio || 1–22 || Longwell (1–0) || Anderson (1–1) || None || 221 || 3–10 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || March 10 || || at || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas || 4–20 || Boerema (2–0) || Perry (1–1) || None || 1,183 || 3–11 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 || March 11 || || at Kansas State || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas || 6–9 || Hartis (2–0) || Pancake (0–1) || Neighbors (1) || 1,212 || 3–12 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 || March 12 || || at Kansas State || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas || 2–16 || Buss (1–0) || English (1–1) || None || 1,268 || 3–13 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || March 16 || || || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 18–3 || Perry (2–1) || Konitzer (1–1) || None || 315 || 4–13 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 || March 17 || || Oakland || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 10–13 || Decker (3–1) || Misik (0–2) || None || 205 || 4–14 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 || March 17 || || Oakland || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 2–5 || Densmore (1–2) || English (1–2) || None || 205 || 4–15 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || March 22 || || at || Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio || 6–18 || Turner (1–0) || Anderson (1–2) || None || 112 || 4–16 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || March 24 || || at || Franklin Field • Franklin, Wisconsin || 2–1 || Perry (3–1) || Frey (2–3) || Gebhardt (1) || 198 || 5–16 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || March 24 || || at Milwaukee || Franklin Field • Franklin, Wisconsin || 2–9 || Hansel (4–1) || Perez (0–3) || None || 198 || 5–17 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | 23 || March 26 || || at Milwaukee || Franklin Field • Franklin, Wisconsin ||colspan=7| Game cancelled |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 || March 28 || || at || Scott Park Baseball Complex • Toledo, Ohio || 2–7 || Shunck (1–1) || English (1–3) || None || 105 || 5–18 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 || March 31 || || Purdue Fort Wayne || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 9–12 || Deany (3–2) || Perry (3–2) || Miller (2) || 103 || 5–19 || 2–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || April 1 || || Purdue Fort Wayne || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 15–14 || Misik (1–2) || Reid (1–2) || None || 102 || 6–19 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || April 2 || || Purdue Fort Wayne || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 3–9 || Fine (1–3) || Misik (1–3) || None || 124 || 6–20 || 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || April 4 || || Pittsburgh || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 7–13 || Candelario (2–0) || Stayduhar (0–1) || None || 300 || 6–21 || 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 || April 6 || || || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 5–13 || Brock (4–2) || Perry (3–3) || Lopez (1) || 130 || 6–22 || 3–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 || April 7 || || Northern Kentucky || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 0–11 || Gerl (3–3) || Cam Marshalwitz (0–1) || None || 258 || 6–23 || 3–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 || April 8 || || Northern Kentucky || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 5–11 || Echeman (3–1) || English (1–4) || None || 211 || 6–24 || 3–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || April 10 || || at Pittsburgh || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 9–4 || Gumto (1–1) || Baustista (0–2) || None || 272 || 7–24 || 3–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 || April 11 || || Toledo || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 9–18 || Music (3–2) || Perez (0–4) || None || 202 || 7–25 || 3–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 || April 14 || || at || Nischwitz Stadium • Fairborn, Ohio || 6–11 || Gongora (5–1) || Gebhardt (0–2) || None || 432 || 7–26 || 3–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 || April 15 || || at Wright State || Nischwitz Stadium • Fairborn, Ohio || 3–4 || Theis (2–3) || Misik (1–4) || None || 212 || 7–27 || 3–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 || April 16 || || at Wright State || Nischwitz Stadium • Fairborn, Ohio || 6–10 || Haught (3–1) || English (1–5) || None || 242 || 7–28 || 3–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 || April 18 || || at || Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 8–10 || Steele (1–0) || Shaffer (0–3) || None || 1,034 || 7–29 || 3–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || April 19 || || Kent State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio ||colspan=7| Game cancelled |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 || April 20 || || at Oakland || Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan || 3–5 || Stelling (2–4) || Gebhardt (0–3) || None || 122 || 7–30 || 3–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 || April 20 || || at Oakland || Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan || 4–9 || Fekete (2–2) || Cam Marshalwitz (0–2) || Decker (3) || 12 || 7–31 || 3–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 || April 21 || || at Oakland || Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan || 9–14 || Densmore (4–4) || Perry (3–4) || Decker (4) || 128 || 7–32 || 3–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || April 25 || || || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 8–5 || Cam Marshalwitz (1–2) || Beall (0–2) || Cas. Marshalwitz (2) || 215 || 8–32 || 3–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || April 29 || || Milwaukee || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 8–6 || Gumto (2–1) || Frey (4–5) || Cas. Marshalwitz (3) || 280 || 9–32 || 4–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || April 29 || || Milwaukee || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 11–2 || Perry (4–4) || Hansel (5–2) || None || 280 || 10–32 || 5–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || April 30 || || Milwaukee || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 12–11 || Misik (2–4) || Neu (1–4) || Cas. Marshalwitz (4) || 365 || 11–32 || 6–14
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 5 || || at Purdue Fort Wayne || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 9–4 || Perry (5–4) || Ayres (2–3) || None || 102 || 12–32 || 7–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || May 6 || || at Purdue Fort Wayne || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 12–3 || Gebhardt (1–3) || Fine (1–5) || Perez (1) || 128 || 13–32 || 8–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || May 7 || || at Purdue Fort Wayne || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 14–10 || Cam Marshalwitz (2–2) || Myer (0–5) || None || 142 || 14–32 || 9–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 9 || || Bowling Green || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 5–1 || Misik (3–4) || Newman (1–2) || None || 208 || 15–32 || 9–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 || May 12 || || at Northern Kentucky || Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky || 7–10 || Brock (5–3) || Perry (5–5) || Devenport (3) || 143 || 15–33 || 9–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 13 || || at Northern Kentucky || Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky || 12–4 || Gebhardt (2–3) || Gerl (4–4) || None || 214 || 16–33 || 10–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || May 14 || || at Northern Kentucky || Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky || 17–13 || Perez (1–4) || Echeman (5–2) || None || 312 || 17–33 || 11–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 || May 16 || || at Akron || Canal Park • Akron, Ohio || 4–13 || Roth (2–7) || Misik (3–5) || None || 500 || 17–34 || 11–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 || May 18 || || Wright State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 1–8 || Gongora (9–1) || Perry (5–6) || None || 324 || 17–35 || 11–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || May 19 || || Wright State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 8–7 || Gebhardt (3–3) || Shirk (5–5) || Cas. Marshalwitz (5) || 4,157 || 18–35 || 12–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || May 20 || || Wright State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 9–8 || Cam Marshalwitz (3–2) || Stofel (4–5) || Cas. Marshalwitz (6) || 337 || 19–35 || 13–16
Awards Horizon League Players of the Week
Weekly AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Trey LawCo-Batter of the WeekFebruary 28, 2023 Travis PerryCo-Pitcher of the WeekFebruary 28, 2023 Braeden O’ShaughnessyBatter of the WeekMay 9, 2023
References