San Diego State Aztecs baseball

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San Diego State Aztecs
baseball
Baseball current event.svg 2024 San Diego State Aztecs baseball team
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Founded1936
Overall record2,505–1,664–37 (.600)
University San Diego State University
Head coach Shaun Cole (1st season)
Conference Mountain West
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. The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The team plays their home games at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

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

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–present Mark Martinez 8233–182.561
Totals5 coaches86 seasons2,563–1,713–37.597

[2]

Through May 25, 2019.

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

[3]

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]

PlayerPositionMLB

Debut

Seasons

in MLB

MLB teamsCareer Accolades
Pete Coscarart 2B/SS19389 Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim Wilson P194512 Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox
Earle Brucker Jr. C19481Philadelphia Athletics
Ed Wolfe P19521Pittsburgh Pirates
Dave Morehead SP19638Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals
Don Shaw RP19675 New York Mets, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics
Graig Nettles 3B196722 Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos
Dave Robinson OF19702San Diego Padres
Jim Nettles OF19706Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics
Gary Ryerson P19722 Milwaukee Brewers
Dave Roberts 3B/C197210San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies
John Andrews RP19731St. Louis Cardinals
Dave Smith RP198013Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs
Bud Black P198115 Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants
Pitching coach 20007 Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels
  • World Series champion (2002)
Manager 200715+ San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies
Tony Gwynn RF198220San Diego Padres
Harold Reynolds 2B198312Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels
Bobby Meacham SS19836New York Yankees
Mike Couchee RP19831San Diego Padres
Ed Amelung OF19842 Los Angeles Dodgers
Al Newman IF19858 Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers
Chris Jones OF19852Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants
Mark Williamson P19878Baltimore Orioles
Chris Gwynn OF198710Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres
Mark Grace 1B198816Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks
Jim Campbell SP19901Kansas City Royals
Nikco Riesgo OF19911 Montreal Expos
Erik Plantenberg RP19933Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies
Jeff Barry OF19953New York Mets, Colorado Rockies
Travis Lee 1B19989Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees
Dan Murray RP19992New York Mets, Kansas City Royals
Jeff DaVanon OF19998 Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics
Jerrod Riggan RP20004New York Mets, Cleveland Indians
Justin Brunette RP20001St. Louis Cardinals
Jason Phillips C/1B20017New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays
Jim Rushford OF20021Milwaukee Brewers
Alex Pelaez IF20021San Diego Padres
Aaron Harang SP200214Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies
Royce Ring RP20055

[New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees

Tony Gwynn Jr. OF20068Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies
Justin Masterson SP20088Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals
Alex Hinshaw RP20083 San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs
Edgar Gonzalez 2B20082San Diego Padres
Lance Zawadzki IF20101San Diego Padres
Stephen Strasburg SP201013+ Washington Nationals
Addison Reed RP/CP20118Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins
Bruce Billings RP20112

[Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees

Quintin Berry OF20125Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers
Greg Allen OF20176+Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres
Ty France 3B20194+San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners
Seby Zavala C20193+Chicago White Sox
Alan Trejo IF20212+

[Colorado Rockies

Garrett Hill P20221+Detroit Tigers
David Hensley IF20221+Houston Astros

[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Color Palette". San Diego State Athletics Style Guide (PDF). October 19, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  2. 1 2 https://goaztecs.com/documents/2019/2/11/2019_San_Diego_State_Baseball_Media_Guide_Final_4.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. 1 2 "2013 SDSU Baseball Guide by David Kuhn - Issuu". May 15, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) Baseball Players". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
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