Sacramento State Hornets baseball Last updated July 06, 2025 NCAA Division I college baseball team
Sacramento State Hornets baseball Founded 1949 Overall record 829–930–2 University California State University, Sacramento Head coach Reggie Christiansen (15th season) Conference Western Athletic Conference Location Sacramento, California Home stadium John Smith Field Nickname Hornets Colors Green and gold [ 1] 1988 (Division II) 1986, 1988 (Division II) Division II 2014, 2017, 2019 2012, 2014, 2025
The Sacramento State Hornets baseball team represents California State University, Sacramento , which is located in Sacramento, California . The Hornets are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Western Athletic Conference . They began competing in Division I in 1990 and re-joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2006. They were a part of the Big West Conference from 1997 to 2002.
The Sacramento State Hornets play all home games on campus at John Smith Field . The Hornets have played in three NCAA Division I Tournaments. Over their 19 discontinuous seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, they have won two WAC regular season titles and three WAC Tournaments.
Since the program's inception in 1949, six Hornets have gone on to play in Major League Baseball , including Philadelphia Phillies first baseman and outfielder Rhys Hoskins . Under head coach Reggie Christiansen , 22 Hornets have been drafted, including Rhys Hoskins who was selected in the fifth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft .
Conference membership history Records taken from the Sac State coaching history. [ 3]
Season Coach Years Record Pct. 1990–2010 John Smith 21 526–673–2 .439 2011–present Reggie Christiansen 14 426–362 .541 Totals 2 coaches 35 seasons 952–1035–2 .479
Year-by-year NCAA Division I results Records taken from the Sac State year-by-year results. [ 4]
Statistics overview Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason Independent (1990–1992) 1990 John Smith 34–25 1991 John Smith 41–23 1992 John Smith 32–25 Western Athletic Conference (1993–1996) 1993 John Smith 36–22 13–11 T-5th 1994 John Smith 27–29 10–14 7th 1995 John Smith 28–26 16–13 4th 1996 John Smith 12–43 3–27 12th Big West Conference (1997–2002) 1997 John Smith 16–39 8–22 T-7th 1998 John Smith 25–35 13–17 4th Big West tournament 1999 John Smith 18–39 8–22 7th 2000 John Smith 23–33 15–15 6th 2001 John Smith 24–35 4–14 7th 2002 John Smith 22–34 4–20 9th Independent (2003–2005) 2003 John Smith 33–24 2004 John Smith 29–32 2005 John Smith 20–36–1 Western Athletic Conference (2006–present) 2006 John Smith 20–37 8–16 6th WAC Tournament 2007 John Smith 17–40 10–14 6th WAC Tournament 2008 John Smith 24–34 14–17 6th WAC Tournament 2009 John Smith 27–27 8–14 7th 2010 John Smith 18–35–1 7–17 7th 2011 Reggie Christiansen 19–39 6–18 7th 2012 Reggie Christiansen 31–28 11–7 T-1st WAC tournament 2013 Reggie Christiansen 34–25 14–13 5th WAC tournament 2014 Reggie Christiansen 40–24 21–6 1st San Luis Obispo Regional 2015 Reggie Christiansen 33–27 16–11 T-4th WAC tournament 2016 Reggie Christiansen 30–28 16–11 4th WAC tournament 2017 Reggie Christiansen 32–29 12–12 4th Stanford Regional 2018 Reggie Christiansen 35–25 17–7 T-2nd WAC tournament 2019 Reggie Christiansen 40–25 18–9 T-4th Stanford Regional 2020 Reggie Christiansen 9–7 Season cancelled on March 18 due to Coronavirus pandemic [ 5] Total: 829–930–2 National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion
NCAA Division I Tournament history Over their 31 seasons in Division I, two Hornets have been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team. Over their 19 discontinuous seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, 8 different Hornets have been named to the all-conference first-team. Over their 6 seasons in the Big West Conference, one Hornet was named to the all-conference first-team. Freshman First-Team All-Americans Year Position Name Selector 2009 SP Jesse Darrah CB 2012 OF Rhys Hoskins NCBWA 2013 DH Chris Lewis CB RP Sutter McLoughlin BA CB NCBWA 2014 SP Sam Long CB 2017 SP Parker Brahms CB 2018 SP Scott Randall CB
Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year Year Position Name 1995 P Mike Eby 2012 2B Andrew Ayers 2014 1B Rhys Hoskins
Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year Taken from the Sac State awards and honors page. [ 6] Updated March 21, 2020.
Hornets in the Major Leagues = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Taken from the Sac State Hornets in the Pros page. [ 11]
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