Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens baseball

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Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
Baseball current event.svg 2024 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens baseball team
Delaware Blue Hens wordmark.svg
Founded1882;142 years ago (1882)
Conference history Middle Atlantic Conference (1923–1958)

East Coast Conference (1959–1990)

America East Conference (1991–2001)
Overall record2,104–1,365–27
University University of Delaware
Head coach Greg Mamula (2nd season)
Conference Coastal Athletic Association
Location Newark, Delaware
Home stadium Bob Hannah Stadium
(Capacity: 1,300)
Nickname Fightin' Blue Hens
ColorsRoyal blue and gold [1]
   
College World Series appearances
1970
NCAA Tournament appearances
1956, 1960, 1961, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2017
Conference tournament champions
1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2017
Regular season conference champions
1961, 1964, 1970, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001

The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

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Delaware in the NCAA Tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
1956 0–1.000 District 2 Regional
1960 1–1.500 District 2 Regional
1961 0–1.000 District 2 Regional
1970 3-2.600 College World Series 7th Place , District 2 Champions
1978 2-2.500 Northeast Regional
1979 3-2.600 East Regional
1980 2-2.500 East Regional
1982 1-2.333 Northeast Regional
1983 3-2.600 East Regional
1992 1-2.333 Atlantic Regional
1996 0-2.000 Midwest Regional
1998 0-2.000 Atlantic II Regional
1999 0-2.000 Fayetteville Regional
2000 0-2.000 Oklahoma City Regional
2001 1-2.333 Columbus Regional
2017 0-2.000 Lubbock Regional
TOTALS
16–29.356

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References

  1. "Delaware Blue Hens Logo Usage". August 28, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2018.