Bucknell Bison baseball

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Bucknell Bison
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Founded1886;139 years ago (1886)
University Bucknell University
Head coach Scott Heather (13th season)
ConferencePatriot League
Location Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Home stadium Eugene B. Depew Field
Nickname Bison
ColorsBlue and orange [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1996, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2014
Conference tournament champions
1996, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2014
Regular season conference champions
1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2014

The Bucknell Bison baseball team represents Bucknell University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the Patriot League (PL), having joined as a founding member in 1991. Bucknell has played baseball since 1886. Prior to playing baseball in the Patriot League, they played in the Middle Atlantic Conferences (1965–1974) and the East Coast Conference (1975–1990). The Bison are currently led by head coach Scott Heather. The team plays its home games at Eugene B. Depew Field located on the university's campus. [2]

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NCAA Tournament

Bucknell has participated in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament six times.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1996 RegionalsFlorida
Central Florida		L 0–7
L 1–13
2001 RegionalsMiami
Stetson		L 6–14
L 0–7
2003 RegionalsTexas
Arkansas		L 0–7
L 7–10
2008 RegionalsFlorida State
Tulane
Florida State		W 7–0
L 1–4
L 9–24
2010 RegionalsSouth Carolina
Virginia Tech		L 5–9
L 7–16
2014 RegionalsVirginia
Liberty
Arkansas		L 1–10
W 5–2
L 0–10

List of head coaches

CocahTenureRecord
Unknown1886–1907134–109–2
Paul G. Smith 190810–8
Unknown190912–5
Byron W. Dickson 1910–191341–30–1
Frank Cruikshank191412–8
George Cockill 1915–1917
1921–1922		41–35–1
“Haps” Benfer19192–5
Walter Blair 1920
1926–1927		19–16–1
Moose McCormick 1923–192528–17–1
Carl Snavely 1928–193432–55
Edward Mylin 1935–193712–27–1
John Sitarsky 1938–194334–36
J. Ellwood Ludwig 194410–2
Russell E. Wright19458–7
William H. Lane1946–195791–88–2
Roger Oberlin1958–196646–104–2
Tommy Thompson1967–1981109–201–2
Gene Depew 1982–2012591–688–7
Scott Heather 2013–present223–304–2

Bison drafted by Major League Baseball

References

  1. ↑ "Bucknell University Brand Guidelines" . Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Baseball". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
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