Rider Broncs baseball

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Rider Broncs
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University Rider University
Head coach Lee Lipinski (interim)
Conference MAAC
Location Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Home stadium Sonny Pittaro Field
(Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname Broncs
ColorsCranberry, white, and gray [1]
     
College World Series appearances
1967
NCAA Tournament appearances
1967, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2008, 2010, 2021, 2023
Conference tournament champions
NEC: 1994, 1995, 1996
MAAC: 2008, 2010, 2021, 2023
Regular season conference champions
2013, 2015

The Rider Broncs baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. [2] The team is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games at Sonny Pittaro Field in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The Broncs are led by interim head coach by Lee Lipinski.

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Rider in the NCAA Tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
1967 4–2.667 College World Series 5th Place, District 2 Champions
1984 0–2.000 Northeast Regional
1985 1–2.333 East Regional
1986 1–2.333 Northeast Regional
1987 3–2.600 Northeast Regional
1989 0–2.000 Atlantic Regional
1991 0–2.000 Midwest Regional
1992 0–2.000 East Regional
1994 0–2.000 Atlantic I Regional
2008 0–2.000 Fullerton Regional
2010 0–2.000 Austin Regional
2021 0–2.000 Ruston Regional
2023 1–2.333 Conway Regional
TOTALS
10–26.278

MLB players

Debut YearPositionNameFirst TeamNotes
1944RP Al Verdel Philadelphia Phillies
1961SP Al Downing New York Yankees 1967 All-Star, 1971 Comeback Player of the Year
1965LF Danny Napoleon New York Mets
1984SS Jeff Kunkel Texas Rangers Drafted 3rd overall in 1983, Rider's highest draft pick
1988SP Jack Armstrong Cincinnati Reds Drafted 18th overall in 1987, 1990 All-Star
19893B Ed Whited Atlanta Braves Drafted in 18th round by Astros in 1986
2006RP Jim Hoey Baltimore Orioles Drafted in 13th round in 2003
2006RP Kevin Barry Atlanta Braves Drafted in 14th round in 2001
2019SP Nick Margevicius San Diego Padres Drafted in 7th round in 2017

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rider University Graphic Standards Manual and Editorial Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rider Broncs". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.


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