Navy Midshipmen baseball

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Navy Midshipmen
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Founded1893 (1893)
University United States Naval Academy
Head coach Chuck Ristano (1st season)
Conference Patriot League
Location Annapolis, Maryland
Home stadium Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium
(Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname Midshipmen
ColorsNavy blue and gold [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1954, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2011, 2016
Conference tournament champions
1994, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2011, 2016
Regular season conference champions
EIBL: 1954, 1959, 1961, 1962,
1963, 1979, 1982, 1986
Patriot League: 1995*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * There was no Patriot League Tournament in 1995
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US Naval Academy baseball player

The Navy Midshipmen baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. [2] The team is a member of the Patriot League, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Navy's first baseball team was fielded in 1893. The team plays its home games at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The Midshipmen are currently coached by Chuck Ristano.

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The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947. The Midshipmen have played in the tournament 9 times, most recently in 2016.

YearRecordPctNotes
1954 0–1.000 District 2 Semifinals
1979 0–2.000 Northeast Regional
1982 2–2.500 Northeast Regional
1986 0–2.000 Atlantic Regional
1995 0–2.000 Atlantic II Regional
1999 0–2.000 Tuscaloosa Regional
2002 1–2.333 Winston-Salem Regional
2011 0–2.000 Charlottesville Regional
2016 1–2.333 Raleigh Regional
TOTALS
4–17.190

Major League Baseball

Navy has had 10 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. [3]

Midshipmen in the Major League Baseball Draft
YearPlayerRoundTeam
2003 Matt Foster13 Blue Jays
2007 Jonathan Johnston42 Athletics
2007 Mitch Harris 24 Braves
2008 Oliver Drake 43 Orioles
2008 Mitch Harris 13 Cardinals
2012 Preston Gainey11 Brewers
2012 Alex Azor10 Blue Jays
2015 Stephen Moore10 Braves
2016 Luke Gillingham37 Blue Jays
2019 Noah Song 4 Red Sox

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References

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  3. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD)"". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2015-06-13.