San Diego State Aztecs baseball

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San Diego State Aztecs
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Baseball current event.svg 2025 San Diego State Aztecs baseball team
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Founded1936
University San Diego State University
Head coach Shaun Cole (2nd season)
Conference Mountain West
(Pac-12 in 2026–27)
Location San Diego, California
Home stadium Tony Gwynn Stadium
(Capacity: 3,000)
Nickname Aztecs
ColorsScarlet and black [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
Conference tournament champions
Mountain West
2000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
WAC
1990, 1991
Regular season conference champions
Mountain West
2002, 2004, 2023
WAC
1986, 1988, 1990
CCAA
1941, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960
SCIAC
1936, 1937, 1938
For information on all San Diego State University sports, see San Diego State Aztecs

The San Diego State Aztecs baseball team is the college baseball program that represents San Diego State University (SDSU). The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The team plays its home games at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

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Notable alumni include Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Tony Gwynn and World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg.

Stadium

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Tony Gwynn Stadium

Tony Gwynn Stadium is the Aztecs' home ballpark, located on the campus of the San Diego State University. The stadium opened in 1997 and hosts a capacity of 3,000.

The previous stadium at the same site was known as Smith Stadium in honor of Charlie Smith, the longtime San Diego State head baseball coach. In 1997, the stadium was rebuilt at a cost of $4 million, funded mainly by John Moores, then-owner of the San Diego Padres.

The new stadium was named in honor of Tony Gwynn, a Baseball Hall of Fame superstar for the Padres. The playing field retained Smith's name, and is officially known as Charlie Smith Field at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

Head coaches

As of the 2020 Baseball Season

TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
1936–1964 Charlie Smith 28555–289–10.656
1965–1971 Lyle Olsen 6181–134–9.573
1972–2002 Jim Dietz 301,231–750–18.620
2003–2014 Tony Gwynn 12363–363.500
2014–2023 Mark Martinez 9257–217.542
2024–presentShaun Cole117-37.315
Totals6 coaches86 seasons2,704–1,790–37.601

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Through May 18, 2024.

SDSU in the NCAA tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
1979 2–2.500Lost in the NCAA Mideast Regional finals to Pepperdine.
1981 0–2.000Eliminated by Oral Roberts in the Midwest Regional.
1982 0–2.000Eliminated by Houston in the West II Regional.
1983 1–2.333Eliminated by UC Santa Barbara in the West I Regional Semi-Finals.
1984 3–2.600Lost in the NCAA West I Regional finals to Cal State Fullerton.
1986 0–2.000Eliminated by Texas-Pan American in the Central Regional.
1990 3–2.600Lost in the NCAA West I Regional finals to Stanford.
1991 0–2.000Eliminated by Portland in the West II Regional.
2009 1–2.333Eliminated by UC Irvine in the Irvine Regional.
2013 0–2.000Eliminated by San Diego in the Los Angeles Regional.
2014 0–2.000Eliminated by Louisiana-Lafayette in the Lafayette Regional.
2015 1–2.333Eliminated by USC in the Lake Elsinore (Calif.) Regional.
2017 1–2.333Eliminated UCLA Bruins in the Long Beach Regional. Eliminated by Long Beach State in the Long Beach Regional.
2018 0–2.000Eliminated by Northwestern State in the Corvallis Regional.
TOTALS12–28.300

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All-time series records

As of the 2019 Media Guide

Mountain West members

OpponentGames PlayedWinsLossesPercentage
Air Force 13311122.834
Fresno State 205102103.497
Nevada 512229.431
New Mexico 19811781.590
San Jose State 1117932.711
UNLV 1579463.603
Totals855525330.614
Through May 25, 2019.
Source: [2]
Note all-time series includes non-conference matchups.

Player awards

All-Americans

The following is a listing of first team selections. Other selections are available at SDSU's official media guide. [3]

Legend:

Alumni in Major League Baseball (MLB)

Dozens of Aztec baseball players have reached Major League Baseball (MLB) and played in regular season games. Through 2020, Aztec baseball alumni have a combined 37 MLB All-Star Game selections, 14 Gold Glove Awards, 9 World Series championships, and 3 No-hitters pitched (includes one combined no-hitter). [4]

PlayerPositionSeasonsTeamsAccolades
Pete Coscarart 2B/SS1938–1946 Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim Wilson SP1945–1946, 1948–1949, 1951–1958 Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox
Earle Brucker Jr. C1948Philadelphia Athletics
Ed Wolfe RP1952Pittsburgh Pirates
Dave Morehead SP1963–1970Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals
Don Shaw RP1967 New York Mets, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics
Graig Nettles 3B1967–1988 Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos
Dave Robinson OF1970–1971San Diego Padres
Jim Nettles OF1970–1972, 1974, 1979, 1981Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics
Gary Ryerson SP1972–1973 Milwaukee Brewers
Dave Roberts 3B/C1972–1975, 1977–1982San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies
John Andrews RP1973St. Louis Cardinals
Dave Smith RP1980–1992Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs
Bud Black SP1981–1995 Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants
Pitching coach 2000–2006 Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels
  • World Series champion (2002)
Manager 2007–present San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies
Tony Gwynn RF1982–2001San Diego Padres
Harold Reynolds 2B1983–1994Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels
Bobby Meacham SS1983–1988New York Yankees
Third base/first base coach2006–2012, 2020–2022Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies
Mike Couchee RP1983San Diego Padres
Ed Amelung OF1984, 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers
Al Newman IF1985–1992 Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers
Chris Jones OF1985–1986Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants
Mark Williamson RP1987–1994Baltimore Orioles
Chris Gwynn OF1987–1996Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres
Mark Grace 1B1988–2003Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks
Hitting coach2015–2016Arizona Diamondbacks
Jim Campbell SP1990Kansas City Royals
Nikco Riesgo OF1991 Montreal Expos
Erik Plantenberg RP1993–1994, 1997Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies
Jeff Barry OF1995, 1998–1999New York Mets, Colorado Rockies
Tony Clark 1B1995–2009Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres
Travis Lee 1B1998–2006Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees
Dan Murray RP1999–2000New York Mets, Kansas City Royals
Jeff DaVanon OF1999, 2001–2007 Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics
Jerrod Riggan RP2000–2003New York Mets, Cleveland Indians
Justin Brunette RP2000St. Louis Cardinals
Jason Phillips C/1B2001–2007New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays
Jim Rushford OF2002Milwaukee Brewers
Alex Pelaez IF2002San Diego Padres
Aaron Harang SP2002–2015Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies
Royce Ring RP2005–2008, 2010New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees
Tony Gwynn Jr. OF2006–2012, 2014Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies
Justin Masterson SP2008–2015Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals
Alex Hinshaw RP2008–2009, 2012 San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs
Edgar Gonzalez 2B2008–2009San Diego Padres
Lance Zawadzki IF2010San Diego Padres
Stephen Strasburg SP2010–2022 Washington Nationals
Addison Reed RP/CL2011–2018Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins
Bruce Billings RP2011, 2014Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees
Quintin Berry OF2012–2015, 2017Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers
First base/third base coach2021–presentMilwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs
Greg Allen OF2017–2023Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates
Ty France 1B2019–presentSan Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds
Seby Zavala C2019, 2021–presentChicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners
Alan Trejo IF2021–presentColorado Rockies
Garrett Hill SP/RP2022–2023Detroit Tigers
David Hensley IF2022–presentHouston Astros, Miami Marlins
Casey Schmitt IF2023–presentSan Francisco Giants

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References

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  2. 1 2 "San Diego State Aztecs" (PDF). goaztecs.com. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
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