Jacksonville Dolphins baseball

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Jacksonville Dolphins baseball
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Founded1957;68 years ago (1957)
Overall record1,858–1,529–8
University Jacksonville University
Head coach Chris Hayes (9th season)
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
Graphite Division
Location Jacksonville, Florida
Home stadium John Sessions Stadium
(Capacity: 1,750)
Nickname Dolphins
ColorsGreen and white [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1972, 1976, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2018, 2021
Conference tournament champions
1989, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2021
Regular season conference champions
1990, 1995, 2006, 2017

The Jacksonville Dolphins baseball team represents Jacksonville University, which is located in Jacksonville, Florida. The Dolphins are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1969 and joined the Atlantic Sun Conference in 1999 after 20 years in the Sun Belt Conference.

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The Jacksonville Dolphins play all home games on-campus at John Sessions Stadium. Since their promotion to Division I in 1969, the Dolphins have played in 14 NCAA tournaments, advancing as far as the regional final in 1976. Over their 20 seasons in the Sun Belt Conference, they won two conference regular season titles and one conference tournament. Over their 21 seasons in the Atlantic Sun Conference (formerly the Trans America Athletic Conference), they have won two conference regular season titles and four conference tournaments.

Since the program's inception in 1957, 11 Dolphins have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by three-time All-Star Daniel Murphy.

Jacksonville in the NCAA Tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
1972 0–2.000 District 3
1976 2–2.500 South Regional
1989 1–2.333 South Regional
1991 0–2.000 East Regional
1994 2–2.500 Atlantic II Regional
1995 0–2.000 East Regional
1999 1–2.333 Tallahassee Regional
2001 1–2.333 Tallahassee Regional
2003 0–2.000 Tallahassee Regional
2006 1–2.333 Athens Regional
2007 0–2.000 Chapel Hill Regional
2009 1–2.333 Gainesville Regional
2011 1–2.333 Gainesville Regional
2018 1–2.333 Gainesville Regional
2021 0–2.000 Columbia Regional
TOTALS
11–30.268

Head coaches

NameYearsWonLostTiedPct.
Bob Daughton1957–1965611202.339
Charlie Mathews196617120.586
Barry Myers 1967–1973189883.680
Jack Lamabe 1974–19781571370.534
Tom Bradley 1979–19904302921.595
Terry Alexander 1991–20137306282.538
Tim Montez 2014–201680850.485
Chris Hayes 2017–Present2211980.527

Year-by-year record

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Bob Daughton (District III Independent)(1957–1961)
1957Bob Daughton 9–6
1958Bob Daughton 6–12
1959Bob Daughton 5–9
1960Bob Daughton 3–8–1
1961Bob Daughton 6–11
Bob Daughton (Florida Intercollegiate Conference)(1962–1962)
1962Bob Daughton 12–11–18–73rd
Bob Daughton (District III Independent)(1963–1965)
1963Bob Daughton 10–18
1964Bob Daughton 5–22
1965Bob Daughton 5–23
Bob Daughton:61–120–2 (.339)
Charlie Mathews (District III Independent)(1966–1966)
1966Charlie Mathews 17–12
Charlie Mathews:17–12 (.586)
Barry Myers (District III Independent)(1967–1973)
1967Barry Myers 21–9
1968Barry Myers 22–13–2 NCAA East Regional
1969Barry Myers 22–13–1
1970Barry Myers 31–8
1971Barry Myers 27–14
1972Barry Myers 36–14
1973Barry Myers 30–17
Barry Myers:189–88–3 (.680)
Jack Lamabe (Independent)(1974–1977)
1974Jack Lamabe 18–37
1975Jack Lamabe 21–35
1976Jack Lamabe 45–14 NCAA Tallahassee Regional
1977Jack Lamabe 38–23
Jack Lamabe (Sun Belt Conference)(1978–1978)
1978Jack Lamabe 35–283rd
Jack Lamabe:157–137 (.534)
Tom Bradley (Sun Belt Conference)(1979–1990)
1979Tom Bradley 27–254th
1980Tom Bradley 23–335th
1981Tom Bradley 28–302–63rd (South)
1982Tom Bradley 39–202–63rd (South)
1983Tom Bradley 38–1911–62nd (East)
1984Tom Bradley 39–209–83rd (East)
1985Tom Bradley 41–28–110–82nd (East)
1986Tom Bradley 38–2612–51st (East)
1987Tom Bradley 34–259–72nd (East)
1988Tom Bradley 39–2411–62nd (East)
1989Tom Bradley 42–2210–61st (East) NCAA South Regional
1990Tom Bradley 42–2013–51st (East)
Tom Bradley:430–292–1 (.595)
Terry Alexander (Sun Belt Conference)(1979–1998)
1991Terry Alexander 43–21–211–61st (East) NCAA Gainesville Regional
1992Terry Alexander 26–309–124th (East)
1993Terry Alexander 33–2611–10T–2nd (East)
1994Terry Alexander 40–2416–82nd (East) NCAA Tallahassee Regional
1995Terry Alexander 41–2221–61st NCAA Clemson Regional
1996Terry Alexander 23–3412–145th
1997Terry Alexander 32–2213–147th
1998Terry Alexander 31–2713–146th
Terry Alexander (Trans America Athletic Conference/Atlantic Sun Conference/ASUN Conference)(1999–2013)
1999Terry Alexander 41–2322–82nd Tallahassee Regional
2000Terry Alexander 34–2416–114th
2001Terry Alexander 39–2518–93rd
2002Terry Alexander 27–3115–155th
2003Terry Alexander 32–3017–166th NCAA Tallahassee Regional
2004Terry Alexander 25–3112–188th
2005Terry Alexander 23–3113–17T–7th
2006Terry Alexander 43–1923–71st NCAA Athens Regional
2007Terry Alexander 34–2815–124th NCAA Chapel Hill Regional
2008Terry Alexander 27–2913–2010th
2009Terry Alexander 37–2219–113rd NCAA Gainesville Regional
2010Terry Alexander 27–2914–125th
2011Terry Alexander 37–2419–112nd NCAA Gainesville Regional
2012Terry Alexander 18–387–2010th
2013Terry Alexander 17–388–199th
Terry Alexander:730–628–2 .538
Tim Montez (ASUN Conference)(2014–2016)
2014Tim Montez 21–3313–136th
2015Tim Montez 26–3012–94th
2016Tim Montez 33–2214–73rd
Tim Montez:80–85 (.485)
Chris Hayes (ASUN Conference)(2017–present)
2017Chris Hayes 36–2416–51st
2018Chris Hayes 40–2114–62nd NCAA Gainesville Regional
2019Chris Hayes 32–2713–114th
2020Chris Hayes 9–9
2021Chris Hayes 16–343–154th (South) NCAA Columbia Regional
2022Chris Hayes 27–2813–164th (East)
2023Chris Hayes 34–2417–135th
Chris Hayes:194–167 (.537)
Total:1,858-1,529-8

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Jacksonville Dolphins Hall of Fame

Jacksonville has 16 members in their Hall of Fame

PlayerPositionYears at Jacksonville
Gus BellSS/OF/C1967–1970
Tom BradleyCoach1979–1990
Ernie Carr2B1985–1988
Guy EzzellOF/1B/3B/P1969–1972
Bill JacksonP1958–1961
Rich Katz3B1971–1974
Jack LamabeCoach1974–1978
Gene MendesP1969–1970
Tom McMillan SS1970–1973
Daniel Murphy 2B2004–2006
Chad OlivaOF1999–2002
Al 'Rocky' Rausch3B/SS1974–1977
Paul Runge 3B/2B1977–1979
Rick Shannon3B1970–1973
Roger Strickland P/OF1961–1963
Terry AlexanderCoach1991–2013

References

  1. "Color Information" (PDF). Jacksonville Dolphins Usage and Style Guide. Retrieved December 4, 2019.