Norfolk State Spartans baseball

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Norfolk State Spartans
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Founded1964 (1964)
University Norfolk State University
Head coach Keith Shumate (7th season)
Conference NEC
Location Norfolk, Virginia
Home stadium Marty L. Miller Field
(Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname Spartans
ColorsGreen and gold [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2021
Conference tournament champions
2021

The Norfolk State Spartans baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and is a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). Through the 2022 season, the Spartans had competed in the school's full-time home of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), but after that season, the MEAC merged its baseball league into that of the NEC. Norfolk State and the three other MEAC members that sponsored baseball became NEC associate members in that sport. [2]

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The Spartans have been to one NCAA tournament in 2021. In 2021, the Spartans won their first MEAC Baseball tournament championship. [3]

Stadiums

Marty L. Miller Field

Marty L. Miller Field is a baseball stadium in Norfolk, Virginia. [4] The venue is named for former Norfolk State baseball coach Marty Miller. [5] Built in 1997, it has a capacity of 1,500 spectators. [4]

Head coaches

Year(s)CoachSeasonsW–L–TPct
1964–2004Marty Miller41718–543–3.569
2005–2017Claudell Clark13287–332–1.464
2018–present Keith Shumate 586–129.400
Totals3591,091–1,004–4.521

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NCAA tournament

YearSiteRecordNotes
2021 Clark–LeClair Stadium 0-2NCAA Greenville Regional
Total-0-2(0-2 regionals)

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References

  1. "Athletics Quick Facts" (PDF). NSUSpartans.com. May 19, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  2. "NEC & MEAC Announce Three-Sport Associate Member Partnership" (Press release). Northeast Conference. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  3. "Norfolk State Wins 2021 MEAC Baseball Championship".
  4. 1 2 "Marty L. Miller Field". NSUSpartans.com. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  5. "Marty L. Miller". NSUSpartans.com. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  6. "NSU Baseball Records" (PDF). www.nsuspartans.com. Norfolk State University. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  7. "In program's 1st Division I Baseball Championship, Norfolk State heads to Greenville, NC regional". www.wtkr.com. Scripps Local Media. May 31, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2022.