Siena Saints baseball

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Siena Saints
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University Siena College
Head coach Alex Jurczynski (1st season)
Conference MAAC
Location Loudonville, New York
Home stadium Connors Park
(Capacity: 500)
Nickname Saints
ColorsGreen and gold [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1999, 2014
Conference tournament champions
1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2014
Regular season conference champions
1995, 1996, 1999, 2001

The Siena Saints baseball team, formerly the Siena Indians, is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Siena College in Loudonville, New York. [2] The team is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Connors Park in Loudonville, New York. The Saints are coached by Alex Jurczynski. The Saints were coached by Tony Rossi for an NCAA record, 53+12 seasons before he announced his retirement effective March 20, 2023. [3]

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A baseball game between Army and Siena in 2011 J.T. Watkins (2).jpg
A baseball game between Army and Siena in 2011

Siena in the NCAA Tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
1999 0–2.000 Winston-Salem Regional
2014 1–2.333 Fort Worth Regional
TOTALS
1–4.200

Notable former players

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References

  1. "Siena College Colors". August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  2. "Siena Saints". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  3. "Tony Rossi, NCAA's longest-tenured DI baseball head coach, announces retirement | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 9 March 2023.