North Alabama Lions baseball

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North Alabama Lions
Baseball current event.svg 2025 North Alabama Lions baseball team
North Alabama Athletics wordmark.svg
Founded1932
Overall record1671-1214-16
University University of North Alabama
Head coach Jad Prachniak (3rd season)
Conference ASUN Conference
Gold Division
Location Florence, Alabama
Home stadium Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium
(Capacity: TBD)
Nickname Lions
ColorsPurple and gold [1]
   
College World Series appearances
Division II: 1999
NCAA regional champions
Division II: 1999
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division II: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2011, 2012
Conference tournament champions
Division II: 1984, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1999
Regular season conference champions
Division II: 1992, 1993

The North Alabama Lions baseball team represents the University of North Alabama, which is located in Florence, Alabama. The Lions are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the ASUN Conference. They began competing in Division I in 2019 and joined the ASUN Conference the same season.

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The North Alabama Lions play all home games on campus at Mike D. Lane Field. Under the direction of Head Coach Jad Prachniak, the Lions are entering their 2nd season under full Division I membership. In the program's 35 years in Division II, the Lions played in 12 NCAA Tournaments and advanced to the College World Series once in 1999.

Since the program's inception in 1932, 5 Lions have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by 3-time World Series champion and 2013 All-Star Sergio Romo. Since 1982, 15 Lions have been drafted, most recently in 2018 when the Baltimore Orioles selected Tyler Joyner in the 30th round.

Conference membership history

Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium

Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium is a baseball stadium on the North Alabama campus in Florence, Alabama. It is a part of the Bank Independent Stadium complex. It is scheduled to be open for the 2025 season. It is built on the site of their previous stadium, Mike D. Lane Field, which shares the same namesake.

Head coaches

Records taken from the 2024 UNA Baseball Record Book. UNA began its baseball program in 1932 but records are incomplete or nonexistent for many of the early seasons. This results in incomplete records for Eddie Flowers and George Weeks. [2]

SeasonCoachYearsRecordPct.
1932-1949Eddie Flowers1823-19-3*.544
1950-1971George Weeks22163-159*.506
1972Jackie Pedigo110-19.345
1973-1974Ricky Lindsey233-26.559
1975Mike Dean112-23.343
1976Tommy Jones115-26.366
1977-1978Mike Knight255-65.458
1979Gary Elliott118-17.514
1980–1983Mike Galloway472-87.453
1984–2008Mike Lane25908–398–12.693
2009–2018 Mike Keehn 10308–201–1.510
Division I Era
2019–2022 Mike Keehn 438–132.224
2023–present Jad Prachniak 232–72–1.310
Totals12 coaches93 seasons1687–1244–17.575

Program achievements

Gulf South Conference League Championships1984, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1999
Gulf South Conference Division Champions1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2005
NCAA Division II Regional Tournament Appearances1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2011, 2012
NCAA Division II Regional Championships1999
NCAA Division II National Championship Appearance1999

Lions in the Major Leagues

= All-Star= Baseball Hall of Famer
AthleteYears in MLBMLB Teams
Cedric Landrum 1991–1993Chicago Cubs, New York Mets
Jim Czajkowski 1994Colorado Rockies
Terry Jones 1996, 1998–2001Colorado Rockies, Montreal Expos
Josh Willingham 2004–2014Florida Marlins, Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals
Sergio Romo 2008–presentSan Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins

Taken from the 2024 UNA Baseball Record Book. [2] Updated February 22, 2024.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "University of North Alabama Branding Guide" (PDF). February 1, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "2024 UNA Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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