Kennesaw State Owls baseball Last updated August 12, 2025 Atlantic Sun NCAA Division I baseball team
Kennesaw State Owls Founded 1984 Overall record 419–393 University Kennesaw State University Head coach Ryan Coe (4th season) Conference Conference USA Location Kennesaw, Georgia Home stadium Fred Stillwell Stadium Nickname Owls Colors Black and gold [ 1] Division II: 1996 Division II: 1998, 1999 Division II: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003 2014 Division II 2014, 2022 2016
The Kennesaw State Owls baseball team represents Kennesaw State University , which is located in Kennesaw, Georgia . The Owls are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in Conference USA . They began competing in Division I in 2006, joining Conference USA in 2024.
The Kennesaw State Owls play all home games on campus at Fred Stillwell Stadium . Under the direction of Head Coach Mike Sansing , the Owls have played in one NCAA tournament. Over their fifteen seasons in the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN), they won one conference regular season title and two ASUN tournaments.
Since the program's inception in 1984, eight Owls have gone on to play in Major League Baseball , highlighted by 2005 World Series champion Willie Harris . Over the program's 37 seasons, 55 Owls have been drafted, including Max Pentecost and Chad Jenkins who were selected in the first round of the 2014 and 2009 drafts, respectively. The Owls won the NAIA World Series in 1994 . They joined NCAA Division II in 1995 and won the 1996 NCAA Division II baseball tournament . [ 2]
Fred Stillwell Stadium Fred Stillwell Stadium is a baseball stadium on the Kennesaw State campus in Kennesaw, Georgia , that seats 900 people. It opened in 1984. A record attendance of 1,314 was set on April 3, 2012 in a game against Georgia Tech . [ 3]
Records taken from the 2020 KSU baseball record book. [ 4]
Season Coach Years Record Pct. 2006–2021 Mike Sansing 15 419–393 .516 2022–present Ryan Coe 3 93–81 .534 Totals 2 coaches 18 seasons 512–474 .519
Year-by-year NCAA Division I results Records taken from the 2020 KSU baseball record book. [ 4]
NCAA Division I Tournament history Over their 15 seasons in Division I, two Owls have been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team. Over their 15 seasons in the ASUN Conference, 18 different Owls have been named to the all-conference first-team. Freshman All-Americans Year Position Name Selector 2013 SS Kal Simmons CB 2015 DH Taylor Allum CB 2016 SS David Chabut CB 2018 3B Tyler Simon CB 2022 1B Donovan Cash CB, NCBWA
ASUN Conference Player of the Year Year Position Name 2014 C Max Pentecost
ASUN Conference Defensive Player of the Year Year Position Name 2017 2B Grant Williams
ASUN Conference Pitcher of the Year Year Handedness Name 2009 Right Chad Jenkins
ASUN Conference Coach of the Year ASUN Conference Freshman of the Year Year Position Name 2022 1B Donovan Cash
Taken from the 2020 KSU baseball record book. [ 4] Updated March 15, 2020.
Owls in the Major Leagues = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB Teams Willie Harris 2001–2012 Baltimore Orioles , Chicago White Sox , Boston Red Sox , Atlanta Braves , Washington Nationals , New York Mets , Cincinnati Reds Brian Mallette 2002 Milwaukee Brewers Jason Jones 2003 Texas Rangers Jason Childers 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Brett Campbell 2006 Washington Nationals Chad Jenkins 2012–2015 Toronto Blue Jays Justin Freeman 2013 Cincinnati Reds Alan Busenitz 2017–2018, 2023–2024 Minnesota Twins , Cincinnati Reds Richard Lovelady 2019–2025 Kansas City Royals , Oakland Athletics , Chicago Cubs , Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets Travis Bergen 2019–2021 San Francisco Giants , Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks
Sources [ 6] [ 7] Updated 11 August 2025 [ update]
References ↑ Kennesaw State University Athletics Style Guide (PDF) . December 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2023 . ↑ "Division II Baseball Championships Records Book" (PDF) . NCAA . 2022. pp. 3, 17. ↑ "Stillwell Stadium" . Kennesaw State Owls . Retrieved March 15, 2020 . 1 2 3 "KSU Baseball Record Book" (PDF) . Kennesaw State Owls . Retrieved March 15, 2020 . ↑ "ASUN Conference Cancels Intercollegiate Competitions for Remainder of Academic Year" (Press release). Atlantic Sun Conference . March 12, 2020. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2020 . ↑ "Owls MLB Draft History" . Kennesaw State Owls . Retrieved March 15, 2020 . ↑ "Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA) Baseball Players" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved August 11, 2025 .
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