Bellarmine Knights baseball

American college baseball team
   NCAA Tournament appearancesDII: 1973, 1979, 1980, 1989, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019Conference tournament championsDII: 1980, 1989, 2013, 2019

The Bellarmine Knights baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the ASUN Conference.

The Knights began their transition to Division I status after many years in NCAA Division II, announcing a deal to join Division I in 2019.[2]

Stadiums

Knights Field

Knights Field is a baseball stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the home stadium of the Bellarmine University Knights college baseball team since 1954.[3]

Head coaches

Year(s) Coach Seasons W–L–T Pct
1952 Luke Foppiano 1 0–6 .000
1953–1954 Ed Weber 2 15–7 .682
1955–1957 Paulie Miller 3 24–14–1 .628
1958–1959 Gene Kenny 2 18–12–1 .597
1960–1965 Alex Groza 6 33–59 .359
1966 Pat Holland 1 6–5 .375
1967–1970 Jim Connor 4 70–64 .522
1971–1974 John Deatrick 4 106–57 .650
1975–1976 Lou Snipp 2 52–56 .481
1977–1981 Al Burke 5 151–106–3 .587
1982–1985 Jack Rose 4 93–79–1 .540
1986–1991 Kevin Kocks 6 135–151–3 .472
1992–1997 Steve Kaufman 6 130–130 .500
1998–2000 Tom Malone 3 63–96–1 .397
2001–2004 Scott Wiegandt 4 65–121 .349
2005–2011 Deron Spink 7 211–184 .534
2012–2013 Matt Tyner 2 60–46 .566
2014–2022 Larry Owens 9 212–225 .485
2023–present Chris Dominguez 1 13–42 .236
Totals 19 72 1,457–1,460–10 .499

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Player awards

Great Lakes Valley Conference award winners

  • Player of the Year Award
Zac Wiley (2019)
Austin Crutcher (2015)
Patrick Brady (2008)
Scott Wiegandt (1989)
  • Pitcher of the Year
Eddie Mathis (2018)
Hunter Spencer (2016)
Michael Thompson (2009)
  • Freshman of the Year Award
Steve Polio (2002)

ASUN Conference award winners

  • Player of the Year Award
Matt Higgins (2022)

References

  1. ^ Bellarmine Athletic Branding Draft (PDF). August 12, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  2. ^ https://www.wdrb.com/sports/crawford-bellarmine-set-to-announce-move-to-ncaa-division-i/article_de0303a6-90f8-11e9-8b20-372ae2c7e255.html
  3. ^ "Knights Field (Baseball)". www.athletics.bellarmine.edu. Bellarmine University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.athletics.bellarmine.edu. Bellarmine University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

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