Richmond Spiders baseball

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Richmond Spiders baseball
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Founded1915 (1915)
University University of Richmond
Head coach Mik Aoki (1st season)
Conference Atlantic 10
Location Richmond, Virginia
Home stadium Malcolm U. Pitt Field
(Capacity: 600)
Nickname Spiders
ColorsBlue and red [1]
   
NCAA regional champions
2002
NCAA Tournament appearances
1972, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003
Regular season conference champions
1972, 1986, 1997, 1998, 2003 [2]

The Richmond Spiders baseball team represents the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The Spiders compete in the Atlantic 10 (A-10) conference. The Spiders play their home games at Malcolm U. Pitt Field, which is located on the main campus in Richmond, Virginia. They are currently coached by head coach Mik Aoki. [3]

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Coaching history

Tenure [4] [5] CoachSeasonsRecordPct.
1915–1933 Frank Dobson 19160–103–2.608
1934Dave Miller112–7.632
1935–1971 Malcolm Pitt 37426–257–5.623
1972–1976Chuck Boone596–56.632
1977–1984Tommy Gilman8167–128–1.566
1985–2007Ron Atkins23717–540–4.570
2007–2013Mark McQueen6156–161–4.492
2014–2023 Tracy Woodson 10238–245–2.493
Totals8 coaches109 seasons1,972–1,497–18.568

Richmond in the NCAA tournament

YearCoachRecordNotes
1972 Chuck Boone0–2Eliminated by Florida State in District 3
1986 Ron Atkins0–2Eliminated by Oregon State in the Midwest Regional
1995 Ron Atkins1–2Eliminated by Alabama in the East Regional
1997 Ron Atkins1–2Eliminated by Florida in the Atlantic Regional
1998 Ron Atkins1–2Eliminated by Florida in the East Regional
1999 Ron Atkins3–2Eliminated by Wake Forest in the Winston-Salem Regional
2002 Ron Atkins4–3Eliminated by Nebraska in the Lincoln Super Regional
2003 Ron Atkins2–2Eliminated by Stanford in the Palo Alto Regional
Totals12–178 Appearances
The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

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