Navy Midshipmen baseball
| Navy Midshipmen | |
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 2024 Navy Midshipmen baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1893 |
| University | United States Naval Academy |
| Head coach | Chuck Ristano (1st season) |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Location | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Home stadium | Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium (Capacity: 1,500) |
| Nickname | Midshipmen |
| Colors | Navy blue and gold[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1954, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2011, 2016 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2011, 2016 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| EIBL: 1954, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1979, 1982, 1986 Patriot League: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
The Navy Midshipmen baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Patriot League, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Navy's first baseball team was fielded in 1893. The team plays its home games at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The Midshipmen are currently coached by Chuck Ristano. Navy has won the Patriot League baseball tournament six times (1994, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2011, 2016) and have represented the League in NCAA tournament play seven times (1995 saw them selected with no prior tournament play) while winning the regular season championship twelve times.
Navy in the NCAA Tournament
[edit]The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947. The Midshipmen have played in the tournament nine times, most recently in 2016.
| Season | Region | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | District 2 Semifinals | St. John's | L 2–4 |
| 1979 | Northeast Regional | Connecticut Nebraska |
L 4–5 L 4–13 |
| 1982 | Northeast Regional | Delaware Seton Hall Delaware Maine |
L 3–4 W 15–5 W 3–1 L 3–4 |
| 1986 | Atlantic Regional | Georgia Tech Alabama |
L 8–9 (14) L 1–4 |
| 1995 | Atlantic II Regional | Clemson Alabama |
L 4–8 L 0–7 |
| 1999 | Tuscaloosa Regional | Alabama South Alabama |
L 3–16 L 0–10 |
| 2002 | Winston-Salem Regional | Richmond George Washington Wake Forest |
L 5–15 W 6–4 L 1–13 |
| 2011 | Charlottesville Regional | Virginia East Carolina |
L 0–6 L 1–6 |
| 2016 | Raleigh Regional | NC State Saint Mary's (CA) NC State |
L 8–13 W 8–5 (13) L 1–17 |
TOTALS
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4–17 | .190 | 9 Tournaments |
Major League Baseball
[edit]Navy has had 10 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[3]
| Midshipmen in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | Round | Team |
| 2003 | Matt Foster | 13 | Blue Jays |
| 2007 | Jonathan Johnston | 42 | Athletics |
| 2007 | Mitch Harris | 24 | Braves |
| 2008 | Oliver Drake | 43 | Orioles |
| 2008 | Mitch Harris | 13 | Cardinals |
| 2012 | Preston Gainey | 11 | Brewers |
| 2012 | Alex Azor | 10 | Blue Jays |
| 2015 | Stephen Moore | 10 | Braves |
| 2016 | Luke Gillingham | 37 | Blue Jays |
| 2019 | Noah Song | 4 | Red Sox |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Navy Academy Athletics Logos / Style Sheet". December 21, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "Navy Midshipmen". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
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