Air Force Falcons baseball

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Air Force Falcons
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Founded1957 (1957)
University United States Air Force Academy
Head coach Mike Kazlausky (14th season)
Conference Mountain West
Location Colorado Springs, Colorado
Home stadium Erdle Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname Falcons
ColorsBlue and silver [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 2022
Conference tournament champions
2022
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KJ Randhawa dives for a hard-hit ground ball
For information on all United States Air Force Academy sports, see Air Force Falcons

The Air Force Falcons baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. [2] The team is a member of the Mountain West Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Air Force's first baseball team was fielded in 1957. The team plays its home games at Falcon Baseball Field in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Falcons are coached by Mike Kazlausky.

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Major League Baseball

Air Force has had eleven Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. [3]

Air Force Falcons in the Major League Baseball Draft
YearPlayerRoundTeam
1972 Brad Fulk1 (2nd overall) Rangers
1974 Jeffrey Brown20 Phillies
2001 Mike Thiessen 42 Diamondbacks
2007 Karl Bolt15 Phillies
2013 Garrett Custons10 Blue Jays
2015 Ben Yokley29 Cardinals
2016 Griffin Jax 3 Twins
2016 Jacob DeVries38 Guardians
2017 Adam Groesbeck38 Braves
2019 Nic Ready23 Marlins
2023 Sam Kulasingam17 Blue Jays

Mountain West Tournament history

The Falcons have appeared in twelve Mountain West baseball tournaments since it began in 2000.

Air Force Mountain West Baseball Tournament History
YearSeedRecordPct.Placing
2000 6th2-2.5002nd
2001 6th0-2.0006th
2002 4th0-2.0005th
2003 6th0-2.0006th
2004 6th1-2.3335th
2005 6th0-2.0006th
2006 7th0-2.0007th
2013 6th0-2.0006th
2014 6th0-2.0007th
2015 5th1-2.3335th
2016 5th2-2.5003rd
2022 4th3-01.0001st
20233rd2-2.5002nd

NCAA tournament history

Air Force has been to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament 7 times in its history.

Air Force NCAA tournament History
YearRecordPct.Notes
1961 0-2.000Lost to Wyoming in the NCAA District 7 Regional Upper final. Eliminated by Colorado State College in the Lower final.
1962 2-2.500Eliminated by Colorado State College in the NCAA District 7 Regional final.
1964 2-2.500Eliminated by Arizona State in the NCAA District 7 Regional finals.
1966 1-2.333Eliminated by Idaho in the NCAA District 7 Regional finals.
1967 2-3.400Eliminated by Arizona State in the NCAA District 7 tournament finals.
1969 0-2.000Eliminated by Idaho in the NCAA District 7 tournament semifinals.
2022 2-2.500Eliminated by Texas in the NCAA Austin Regional final.

Head Coaches

In 65 years of play in college baseball, the Falcons have had fifteen head coaches.

Air Force Falcons Head Coaches
TenureCoachRecordPct.
1957Glenn Mackie6–9.400
1958Jack Schwall9–9.500
1959–1963Wendell Lawrence69–52.570
1964–1967John Sparks65–36.643
1968Rene Miller14–17.452
1969–1970Terry Goewert37–20–1.647
1971–1975 & 1977–1985Joe Robison282–255–2.525
1976Ron Hudak17–24.417
1986–1988Jim Hanley56–89.386
1989–1994 Paul Mainieri 152–158.485
1995–1998Eric Campbell74–137.351
1999Joe Giarratano19–32.373
2000–2003Reed Peters88–134.396
2004–2010Mike Hutcheon78–287.213
2011–Present Mike Kazlausky 291–380.434

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