Bellarmine Knights baseball
| Bellarmine Knights baseball | |
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 2024 Bellarmine Knights baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1952 |
| Conference history | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1952–1964) Great Lakes Valley Conference (1980–2020) |
| Overall record | 1,444–1,418–10 |
| University | Bellarmine University |
| Head coach | Ben Reel (1st season) |
| Conference | ASUN |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Home stadium | Knights Field |
| Nickname | Knights |
| Colors | Scarlet and silver[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| DII: 1973, 1979, 1980, 1989, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| DII: 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
[edit]Knights Field
[edit]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
[edit]| 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 |
| 2023–2024 | Chris Dominguez | 2 | 23–87 | .209 |
| 2025–present | Ben Reel | 1 | 0–0 | – |
| Totals | 19 | 73 | 1,467–1,505–10 | .494 |
Player awards
[edit]Great Lakes Valley Conference award winners
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ASUN Conference award winners
[edit]- Player of the Year Award
- Matt Higgins (2022)
References
[edit]- ^ Bellarmine Athletic Branding Draft (PDF). August 12, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ "CRAWFORD | Bellarmine set to announce move to NCAA Division I in athletics". 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Knights Field (Baseball)". www.athletics.bellarmine.edu. Bellarmine University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.athletics.bellarmine.edu. Bellarmine University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
External links
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