Florida Gulf Coast Eagles baseball

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Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Baseball current event.svg 2024 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles baseball team
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Founded2003
Overall record599–348–3
University Florida Gulf Coast University
Head coach Dave Tollett (22nd season)
Conference ASUN Conference
Location Fort Myers, Florida
Home stadium Swanson Stadium
(Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname Eagles
ColorsCobalt blue and emerald green [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2006, 2007, 2017
Conference tournament champions
2017
Regular season conference champions
2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles baseball team represents Florida Gulf Coast University in the sport of baseball. The Eagles team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the ASUN Conference (A-SUN). Florida Gulf Coast has fielded a baseball team since 2003 and, as of 2019, has an all-time record of 599–348–3 (a .631 winning percentage). [2] The Eagles play in Swanson Stadium in Fort Myers, Florida, which has a capacity of 1,500.

FGCU has several former baseball players playing in the minor leagues, and has three MLB pitchers: Chris Sale (Boston Red Sox), Richard Bleier (Boston Red Sox and Team Israel), and Jacob Barnes (Los Angeles Angels).

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References

  1. 2017-18 Florida Gulf Coast University Visual Identity & Brand Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  2. Georgia Tech winning history, accessed May 17, 2018