Memphis Tigers baseball

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Memphis Tigers
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Founded1913;111 years ago (1913)
Overall record1,935–1,611–16 (.545)
University University of Memphis
Head coach Matt Riser (1st season)
Conference The American
Location Memphis, Tennessee
Home stadium FedExPark
(Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname Tigers
ColorsBlue and gray [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1976, 1978, 1981, 1994, 2007
Conference tournament champions
Metro: 1976, 1978

Memphis Tigers baseball is the varsity intercollegiate team representing the University of Memphis in the sport of college baseball at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). [2] The team plays its home games at FedExPark on campus in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers are members of the American Athletic Conference. [3] Alumni of the program who have been Major League Baseball All-Stars include Dan Uggla and Charlie Lea. [4]

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Memphis in the NCAA tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
1976 1–2.333 Rocky Mountain Regional
1978 3–2.600 South Regional
1981 2–2.500 East Regional
1994 2–2.500 Midwest I Regional
2007 0–2.000 Nashville Regional
TOTALS
8-10.444

Head coaches

NameYearsWonLostTiedPct.
Clyde H. Wilson 1913-191961231.724
Mabon Crawford1917540.556
Elmore George1920-192120110.645
Lester Barnard 1922-192420230.465
Zach Curlin 1925-1929, 1932–193670564.554
Leo Davis1948-195133160.673
R.A. Long1952790.438
Arnold Ryan1953414.667
Cully Rickard1955670.462
Frank Price1956-195711150.423
Dean Ehlers 1958-196139390.500
Bob Stephenson19621350.722
Al Brown1954, 1963-19711581275.553
Bobby Kilpatrick1972-19926533411.657
Jeff Hopkins1993-20002392071.536
Dave Anderson 2001-20041041160.473
Daron Schoenrock 2005-20224635330.465
Kerrick Jackson 202329280.509
Matt Riser 2024–present23320.418

Year-by-year record

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Clyde Wilson (No Conference)(1913–1919)
1913Clyde Wilson 15–2-1
1914Clyde Wilson 11–4
1915Clyde Wilson 14–4
1916Clyde Wilson 7–4
1917Clyde Wilson/Mabon Crawford 5–6
1918Clyde Wilson 4–4
1919Clyde Wilson 10–3
Clyde Wilson:61-23–1
Mabon Crawford:5-4
Elmore George (No Conference)(1920–1921)
1920Elmore George 12–2
1921Elmore George 8–9
Elmore George:20-11
Lester Barnard (No Conference)(1922–1924)
1922Lester Barnard 6–6
1923Lester Barnard 5–10
1924Lester Barnard 9–7
Lester Barnard:20-23
Zach Curlin (No Conference)(1925–1936)
1925Zach Curlin 8–6–2
1926Zach Curlin 6–2
1927Zach Curlin 6–4
1928Zach Curlin 10–6
1929Zach Curlin 6–5
1930No team
1931No team
1932Zach Curlin 8–12
1933Zach Curlin 13–4
1934Zach Curlin 7–5–2
1935Zach Curlin 2–6
1936Zach Curlin 4–6
Zach Curlin:70-56–4
No team (No Conference)(1937–1947)
1937-1947No team
No team:-
Leo Davis (No Conference)(1948–1951)
1948Leo Davis 8–3
1949Leo Davis 8–5
1950Leo Davis 9–4
1951Leo Davis 8–4
Leo Davis:33-16
R.A. Long (No Conference)(1952–1952)
1952R.A. Long 7–9
R.A Long:7-9
Arnold Ryan (No Conference)(1953–1953)
1953Arnold Ryan 4–1–4
Arnold Ryan:4-1–4
Al Brown (No Conference)(1954–1954)
1954Al Brown 2–9
Cully Rickard (No Conference)(1955–1955)
1955Cully Rickard 6–7
Cully Rickard:6-7
Frank Price (No Conference)(1956–1957)
1956Frank Price 5–5
1957Frank Price 6–10
Frank Price:11-15
Dean Ehlers (No Conference)(1958–1961)
1958Dean Ehlers 9–6
1959Dean Ehlers 5–15
1960Dean Ehlers 12–12
1961Dean Ehlers 13–6
Dean Ehlers:39-39
Bob Stephenson (No Conference)(1962–1962)
1962Bob Stephenson 13–5
Bob Stephenson:13-5
Al Brown (Missouri Valley Conference)(1963–1971)
1963Al Brown 17–6
1964Al Brown 21–5
1965Al Brown 21–7–2
1966Al Brown 18–10–1
1967Al Brown 15–145–22nd (East)
1968Al Brown 17–86–22nd (East)
1969Al Brown 20–12–13–33rd (East)
1970Al Brown 16–271–54th (East)
1971Al Brown 11–29–17th
Al Brown:158-127–5
Bobby Kilpatrick (Missouri Valley Conference/Metro Conference/Great Midwest Conference)(1972–1992)
1972Bobby Kilpatrick 19–144th
1973Bobby Kilpatrick 25–152nd
1974Bobby Kilpatrick 24–22
1975Bobby Kilpatrick 30–8
1976Bobby Kilpatrick 32–11 Regional Semifinal
1977Bobby Kilpatrick 34–14
1978Bobby Kilpatrick 40–9 Regional Final
1979Bobby Kilpatrick 25–15
1980Bobby Kilpatrick 31–15
1981Bobby Kilpatrick 48–11 Regional Final
1982Bobby Kilpatrick 32–10
1983Bobby Kilpatrick 33–125–43rd (Southern)
1984Bobby Kilpatrick 26–153–53rd (Southern)
1985Bobby Kilpatrick 36–119–52nd
1986Bobby Kilpatrick 40–1611–52nd
1987Bobby Kilpatrick 33–23–19–94th
1988Bobby Kilpatrick 27–226–85th
1989Bobby Kilpatrick 32–238–105th
1990Bobby Kilpatrick 31–257–125th
1991Bobby Kilpatrick 30–248–106th
1992Bobby Kilpatrick 25–267–102nd
Bobby Kilpatrick:653-341–1
Jeff Hopkins (Great Midwest Conference/Conference USA)(1993–2000)
1993Jeff Hopkins 42–1515–31st
1994Jeff Hopkins 52–1122–11st Regional Semifinal
1995Jeff Hopkins 32–2812–113rd
1996Jeff Hopkins 26–289–116th
1997Jeff Hopkins 20–319–178th
1998Jeff Hopkins 24–3112–15T–6th
1999Jeff Hopkins 28–26–115–12T–4th
2000Jeff Hopkins 15–378–189th
Jeff Hopkins:239-207–1
Dave Anderson (Conference USA)(2001–2004)
2001Dave Anderson 34–2413–14T–5th
2002Dave Anderson 20–3110–208th
2003Dave Anderson 21–3311–188th
2004Dave Anderson 29–2815–146th
Dave Anderson:104-116
Daron Schoenrock (Conference USA/American Athletic Conference)(2005–2022)
2005Daron Schoenrock 13–425–2512th
2006Daron Schoenrock 32–2813–11T–4th
2007Daron Schoenrock 36–2712–12T–4th Regional First Round
2008Daron Schoenrock 17–385–189th
2009Daron Schoenrock 21–327–169th
2010Daron Schoenrock 28–3012–12T–3rd
2011Daron Schoenrock 30–2712–12T–4th
2012Daron Schoenrock 31–2814–103rd
2013Daron Schoenrock 35–2414–10T–3rd
2014Daron Schoenrock 30–298–168th
2015Daron Schoenrock 37–2112–125th
2016Daron Schoenrock 22–399–156th
2017Daron Schoenrock 30–298–167th
2018Daron Schoenrock 20–365–199th
2019Daron Schoenrock 27–2810–137th
2020Daron Schoenrock 10–76th
2021Daron Schoenrock 18–397–258th
2022Daron Schoenrock 26–299–15T–6th
Daron Schoenrock:463-533
Kerrick Jackson (American Athletic Conference)(2023)
2023Kerrick Jackson 29–2810–14T–5th
Kerrick Jackson:29-28
Matt Riser (American Athletic Conference)(2024–present)
2024Matt Riser 23–3210–1710th
Matt Riser:23-32
Total:1,958-1,643-16

      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

Retired numbers

Memphis have retired 14 numbers.

NumberPlayerPositionYears at Memphis
1Ron McNeelyOF1974–76
5Phil ClarkINF1977–78
8Dave AndersonINF
Head Coach
1980–81
2001–04
11Tim CorderRHP1981–83
14Mike PaxtonRHP1972–75
16Adam Amar1B2004–07
17Jeff HopkinsP
Head Coach
1971–74
1993–00
18Mike DlugachC1970–73
19Charlie LeaRHP1978
21Terry PressgroveOF1977–78
25Mark LittleOF1993–94
47 Stan Bronson Jr. Batboy1958–2014
- [lower-alpha 1] Al BrownP
Head Coach
1947–48
1954, 1963–71
- [lower-alpha 2] Bobby KilpatrickHead Coach1972–92
  1. Numbers not assigned before 1970.
  2. Numbers not assigned to coach at time.

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