Eastern Kentucky Colonels baseball

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Eastern Kentucky Colonels baseball
Baseball current event.svg 2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels baseball team
Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo.svg
Founded1925;100 years ago (1925)
University Eastern Kentucky University
Head coach Walt Jones (1st season)
Conference ASUN
Gold Division
Location Richmond, Kentucky
Home stadium Turkey Hughes Field
Nickname Colonels
ColorsMaroon and white [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1984, 1985, 1986, 1989
Regular season conference champions
2022
For information on all Eastern Kentucky University sports, see Eastern Kentucky Colonels

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky, United States. [2] The team is a member of ASUN Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Eastern Kentucky's first baseball team was fielded in 1925. The team plays its home games at Turkey Hughes Field in Richmond, Kentucky. The Colonels are coached by Walt Jones.

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Eastern Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
1984 1–2.333 South II Regional
1985 1–2.333 South II Regional
1986 0–2.000 South I Regional
1989 0–2.000 West I Regional
TOTALS
2–8.200

Colonels in Major League Baseball

Since the Major League Baseball Draft began in 1965, Eastern Kentucky has had 34 players selected. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Eastern Kentucky University Brand Guide. December 5, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Eastern Kentucky Colonels". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  3. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY)"". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2022-01-16.
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