The 1981 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Bud Middaugh, serving his 2nd year. The Wolverines finished the season in 7th place in the 1981 College World Series.
! style="" | Regular season |- valign="top"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || March 20à|| vs || Unknown ⢠Miami, Florida || 9âÂÂ3 || 1âÂÂ0 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || March 20à|| vs New York Tech || Unknown ⢠Miami, Florida || 0âÂÂ1 || 1âÂÂ1 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || March 21à|| vs || Unknown ⢠Miami, Florida || 15âÂÂ6 || 2âÂÂ1 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || March 22à|| at || Unknown ⢠Miami, Florida || 9âÂÂ12 || 2âÂÂ2 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || March 23à|| vs || Unknown ⢠Miami, Florida || 8âÂÂ3 || 3âÂÂ2 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || March 23à|| vs Maine || Unknown ⢠Miami, Florida || 10âÂÂ15 || 3âÂÂ3 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || March 24à|| at Miami (FL) || Mark Light Field ⢠Coral Gables, Florida || 2âÂÂ3 || 3âÂÂ4 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || March 24à|| vs || Mark Light Field ⢠Coral Gables, Florida || 8âÂÂ0 || 4âÂÂ4 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 25à|| vs || Mark Light Field ⢠Coral Gables, Florida || 9âÂÂ2 || 5âÂÂ4 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || March 27à|| vs Glassboro State || Mark Light Field ⢠Coral Gables, Florida || 5âÂÂ7 || 5âÂÂ5 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 || March 27à|| at Miami (FL) || Mark Light Field ⢠Coral Gables, Florida || 3âÂÂ12 || 5âÂÂ6 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 28à|| vs FIU || Mark Light Field ⢠Coral Gables, Florida || 11âÂÂ6 || 6âÂÂ6 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || March 28à|| at Miami (FL) || Mark Light Field ⢠Coral Gables, Florida || 3âÂÂ10 || 6âÂÂ7 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || March 31à|| || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 12âÂÂ2 || 7âÂÂ7 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || March 31à|| Grand Valley State || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 10âÂÂ4 || 8âÂÂ7 || 0âÂÂ0 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 1à|| || Unknown ⢠Unknown, Michigan || 5âÂÂ3 || 9âÂÂ7 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || April 1à|| Eastern Michigan || Unknown ⢠Unknown, Michigan || 8âÂÂ7 || 10âÂÂ7 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 || April 3à|| at || Unknown ⢠Oxford, Ohio || 2âÂÂ3 || 10âÂÂ8 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || April 3à|| at Miami (OH) || Unknown ⢠Oxford, Ohio || 8âÂÂ3 || 11âÂÂ8 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || April 7à|| || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 2âÂÂ1 || 12âÂÂ8 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || April 8à|| vs || Unknown ⢠Unknown, Michigan || 3âÂÂ4 || 12âÂÂ9 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || April 8à|| vs Western Michigan || Unknown ⢠Unknown, Michigan || 5âÂÂ6 || 12âÂÂ10 || 0âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || April 11à|| at || Trautman Field ⢠Columbus, Ohio || 7âÂÂ2 || 13âÂÂ10 || 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 || April 11à|| at Ohio State || Trautman Field ⢠Columbus, Ohio || 3âÂÂ7 || 13âÂÂ11 || 1âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || April 12à|| at Ohio State || Trautman Field ⢠Columbus, Ohio || 8âÂÂ3 || 14âÂÂ11 || 2âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || April 12à|| at Ohio State || Trautman Field ⢠Columbus, Ohio || 4âÂÂ2 || 15âÂÂ11 || 3âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || April 14à|| || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 6âÂÂ5 || 16âÂÂ11 || 3âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || April 15à|| vs Western Michigan || Unknown ⢠Unknown, Michigan || 5âÂÂ2 || 17âÂÂ11 || 3âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 15à|| vs Western Michigan || Unknown ⢠Unknown, Michigan || 8âÂÂ2 || 18âÂÂ11 || 3âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || April 18à|| || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 6âÂÂ2 || 19âÂÂ11 || 4âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || April 18à|| Indiana || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 8âÂÂ1 || 20âÂÂ11 || 5âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 || April 19à|| Indiana || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 3âÂÂ4 || 20âÂÂ12 || 5âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || April 19à|| Indiana || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 9âÂÂ1 || 21âÂÂ12 || 6âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || April 21à|| || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 4âÂÂ2 || 22âÂÂ12 || 6âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || April 22à|| Cleveland State || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 2âÂÂ1 || 23âÂÂ12 || 6âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || April 22à|| Cleveland State || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 9âÂÂ1 || 24âÂÂ12 || 6âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || April 23à|| || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 2âÂÂ0 || 25âÂÂ12 || 6âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || April 23à|| Detroit || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 11âÂÂ0 || 26âÂÂ12 || 6âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || April 25à|| vs || Unknown ⢠Unknown, Michigan || 3âÂÂ2 || 27âÂÂ12 || 6âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || April 25à|| vs Ferris State || Unknown ⢠Unknown, Michigan || 6âÂÂ2 || 28âÂÂ12 || 6âÂÂ2 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || May 2à|| || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 5âÂÂ1 || 29âÂÂ12 || 7âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || May 2à|| Purdue || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 5âÂÂ1 || 30âÂÂ12 || 8âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 || May 3à|| Purdue || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 1âÂÂ3 || 30âÂÂ13 || 8âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || May 3à|| Purdue || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 5âÂÂ2 || 31âÂÂ13 || 9âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 || May 5à|| vs || Unknown ⢠Unknown || 2âÂÂ3 || 31âÂÂ14 || 9âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 || May 6à|| vs Eastern Michigan || Unknown ⢠Unknown, Michigan || 3âÂÂ7 || 31âÂÂ15 || 9âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || May 6à|| vs Eastern Michigan || Unknown ⢠Unknown, Michigan || 7âÂÂ2 || 32âÂÂ15 || 9âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 9à|| at || John H. Kobs Field ⢠East Lansing, Michigan || 7âÂÂ2 || 33âÂÂ15 || 10âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 || May 9à|| at Michigan State || John H. Kobs Field ⢠East Lansing, Michigan || 6âÂÂ8 || 33âÂÂ16 || 10âÂÂ4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 12à|| vs Wayne State || Unknown ⢠Unknown, Michigan || 5âÂÂ3 || 34âÂÂ16 || 10âÂÂ4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 || May 12à|| vs Wayne State || Unknown ⢠Unknown, Michigan || 3âÂÂ5 || 34âÂÂ17 || 10âÂÂ4 |-
|- |- ! style="" | Postseason |- valign="top"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || May 15à|| || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 4âÂÂ3 || 35âÂÂ17 || 10âÂÂ4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || May 16à|| Purdue || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 7âÂÂ6 || 36âÂÂ17 || 10âÂÂ4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || May 23à|| || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 10âÂÂ6 || 37âÂÂ17 || 10âÂÂ4 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 || May 22à|| || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 1âÂÂ2 || 37âÂÂ18 || 10âÂÂ4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 || May 23à|| || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 6âÂÂ2 || 38âÂÂ18 || 10âÂÂ4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || May 24à|| New Orleans || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 7âÂÂ1 || 39âÂÂ18 || 10âÂÂ4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || May 24à|| Eastern Michigan || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 10âÂÂ0 || 40âÂÂ18 || 10âÂÂ4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || May 25à|| Eastern Michigan || Ray Fisher Stadium ⢠Ann Arbor, Michigan || 4âÂÂ0 || 41âÂÂ18 || 10âÂÂ4 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 || May 30 || vs || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium ⢠Omaha, Nebraska || 0âÂÂ4 || 41âÂÂ19 || 10âÂÂ4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 || June 2 || vs Texas || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium ⢠Omaha, Nebraska || 5âÂÂ6 || 41âÂÂ20 || 10âÂÂ4 |-