Stetson Hatters | |
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2024 Stetson Hatters baseball team | |
Founded | 1901 |
Overall record | 1,702–1,161–3 |
University | Stetson University |
Head coach | Steve Trimper (8th season) |
Conference | ASUN Conference |
Location | DeLand, Florida |
Home stadium | Melching Field at Conrad Park (Capacity: 2,500) |
Nickname | Hatters |
Colors | Hunter green and white [1] |
NCAA regional champions | |
2018 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2024 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2016, 2018, 2024 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
1989, 1991, 1996, 2007, 2011, 2018, 2024 |
The Stetson Hatters baseball team represents Stetson University, which is located in DeLand, Florida. The Hatters are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the ASUN Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1972 and joined the ASUN Conference in 1986.
The Stetson Hatters play all home games off-campus at Melching Field at Conrad Park. Since their promotion to Division I in 1972, the Hatters have played in 18 NCAA tournaments and hosted and won their first regional in 2018. Over their 34 seasons in the ASUN Conference (formerly the Trans America Athletic Conference), they have won six conference regular season titles and eight conference tournaments.
Since the program's inception in 1901, 10 Hatters have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by recent Cy Young Award winners Jacob deGrom and Corey Kluber. Under current head coach Steve Trimper, nine Hatters have been drafted, including Logan Gilbert who was selected in the first round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.
Melching Field at Conrad Park is a baseball stadium in DeLand, Florida, that seats 2,500 people. It was opened on February 12, 1999, with a 4–3 win over Louisville. A record attendance of 2,975 was set on March 20, 2007, during a non-conference game against Florida. [2]
Records taken from the 2019 Stetson Baseball Guide [2]
Season | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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1972–1979 | Jim Ward | 8 | 225–143 | .611 |
1980–2016 | Pete Dunn | 37 | 1312–888–3 | .596 |
2017–present | Steve Trimper | 6 | 165–128 | .563 |
Totals | 3 coaches | 51 seasons | 1,702–1,161–3 | .594 |
Records taken from the 2019 Stetson Baseball Guide [2]
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Independent (1972–1985) | |||||||||
1972 | Jim Ward | 27–17 | |||||||
1973 | Jim Ward | 24–23 | |||||||
1974 | Jim Ward | 30–13 | |||||||
1975 | Jim Ward | 28–19 | |||||||
1976 | Jim Ward | 23–15 | |||||||
1977 | Jim Ward | 34–15 | |||||||
1978 | Jim Ward | 33–17 | |||||||
1979 | Jim Ward | 26–24 | |||||||
1980 | Pete Dunn | 34–18 | |||||||
1981 | Pete Dunn | 36–20 | |||||||
1982 | Pete Dunn | 40–18 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
1983 | Pete Dunn | 31–20 | |||||||
1984 | Pete Dunn | 46–13 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
1985 | Pete Dunn | 36–22 | |||||||
Trans America Athletic Conference / ASUN Conference (1986–present) | |||||||||
1986 | Pete Dunn | 36–22 | N/A | N/A | |||||
1987 | Pete Dunn | 37–22 | 12–6 | 2nd (East) | |||||
1988 | Pete Dunn | 35–26 | 9–8 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
1989 | Pete Dunn | 38–23 | 13–5 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
1990 | Pete Dunn | 33–31 | 10–8 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
1991 | Pete Dunn | 36–22–1 | 13–5 | 1st (East) | |||||
1992 | Pete Dunn | 38–21 | 13–5 | T-1st (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
1993 | Pete Dunn | 38–17 | 11–7 | 1st (East) | |||||
1994 | Pete Dunn | 37–21 | 9–9 | 2nd (East) | |||||
1995 | Pete Dunn | 34–25 | 19–11 | 3rd | |||||
1996 | Pete Dunn | 42–23 | 12–6 | 1st (South) | NCAA Regional | ||||
1997 | Pete Dunn | 37–26–1 | 10–8 | T-1st (South) | NCAA Regional [ broken anchor ] | ||||
1998 | Pete Dunn | 30–31–1 | 9–12 | 3rd (South) | |||||
1999 | Pete Dunn | 23–31 | 11–19 | 9th | |||||
2000 | Pete Dunn | 48–16 | 20–7 | T-2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2001 | Pete Dunn | 43–17 | 19–8 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2002 | Pete Dunn | 42–19 | 19–9 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2003 | Pete Dunn | 41–24 | 21–12 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2004 | Pete Dunn | 36–23 | 20–10 | T-2nd | |||||
2005 | Pete Dunn | 35–28 | 16–14 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2006 | Pete Dunn | 38–24 | 16–14 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2007 | Pete Dunn | 42–21 | 21–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2008 | Pete Dunn | 26–33 | 15–18 | T-8th | |||||
2009 | Pete Dunn | 27–30 | 16–14 | 5th | |||||
2010 | Pete Dunn | 27–31 | 14–13 | 6th | |||||
2011 | Pete Dunn | 43–20 | 23–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2012 | Pete Dunn | 35–23 | 15–12 | T-4th | |||||
2013 | Pete Dunn | 26–31 | 15–12 | 5th | |||||
2014 | Pete Dunn | 26–34 | 13–14 | 7th | |||||
2015 | Pete Dunn | 29–30 | 12–9 | T-3rd | |||||
2016 | Pete Dunn | 29–31 | 9–12 | T-5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2017 | Steve Trimper | 27–29 | 15–6 | 2nd | |||||
2018 | Steve Trimper | 48–11 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2019 | Steve Trimper | 27–32 | 11–12 | 6th | |||||
2020 | Steve Trimper | 11–4 | Season canceled on March 12 due to Coronavirus pandemic [3] | ||||||
Total: | 1,650–1,109–3 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
Year | Position | Name | Team | Selector |
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1989 | P | Tom Hickox | 3rd | BA |
1997 | SS | Kevin Nicholson | 2nd | BA |
3rd | ABCA | |||
1998 | C | Sammy Serrano | 1st | BA |
CB | ||||
2nd | ABCA | |||
2000 | OF | Frank Corr | 1st | ABCA |
2nd | BA | |||
CB | ||||
P | Lenny DiNardo | 1st | ABCA | |
BA | ||||
CB | ||||
2001 | OF | Frank Corr | 2nd | NCBWA |
P | Lenny DiNardo | 3rd | CB | |
2002 | C | Chris Westervelt | 2nd | CB |
3rd | BA | |||
2003 | 3B | Brian Snyder | 1st | BA |
3rd | CB | |||
2004 | C | Chris Westervelt | 3rd | CB |
2006 | 1B | Chris Johnson | 3rd | CB |
2007 | P | Corey Kluber | 2nd | CB |
2009 | OF | Jeremy Cruz | 2nd | ABCA |
CB | ||||
2011 | C | Nick Rickles | 2nd | BA |
3rd | CB | |||
P | Kurt Schluter | 3rd | CB | |
2012 | P | Robbie Powell | 3rd | CB |
2017 | P | Logan Gilbert | 2nd | CB |
NCBWA | ||||
2018 | 1st | BA | ||
CB | ||||
NCBWA | ||||
P | Joey Gonzalez | 3rd | NCBWA | |
P/UT/DH | Brooks Wilson | 1st | ABCA | |
BA | ||||
CB | ||||
NCBWA | ||||
2019 | P | Mitchell Senger | 2nd | CB |
Year | Position | Name | Selector |
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1996 | C | Sammy Serrano | CB |
1998 | UT | Frank Corr | CB |
1999 | P | Lenny DiNardo | BA |
2001 | P | Jack Collins | CB |
3B | Brian Snyder | CB | |
1B | Bryan Zenchyk | CB | |
2004 | P | Chris Ingoglia | CB |
OF | Shane Jordan | CB | |
2005 | C | David Golliner | CB |
1B | Chris Johnson | CB | |
2007 | SS | Casey Frawley | CB |
2008 | 3B | Robert Crews | CB |
2009 | 2B | Mark Jones | CB |
C | Nick Rickles | CB | |
2010 | SS | Ryan Lashley | CB |
2013 | INF/P | Kevin Fagan | CB |
1B | Patrick Mazeika | BA | |
CB | |||
NCBWA | |||
2015 | P | Brooks Wilson | CB |
2019 | P | Danny Garcia | CB |
P | Daniel Paret | CB |
Year | Position | Name |
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1989 | P | George Tsamis |
1991 | SS | Wes Weger |
1992 | ||
1993 | OF | Aaron Iatarola |
1994 | P | Chuck Beale |
1997 | SS | Kevin Nicholson |
1998 | C | Sammy Serrano |
2000 | OF | Frank Corr |
2002 | C | Chris Westervelt |
2004 | ||
2009 | OF | Jeremy Cruz |
2018 | P/DH | Brooks Wilson |
Year | Handedness | Name |
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2007 | Right | Corey Kluber |
2011 | Right | Kurt Schluter |
2017 | Right | Logan Gilbert |
2018 |
Year | Position | Name |
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2001 | 1B | Bryan Zenchyk |
2004 | 3B | Braedyn Pruitt |
2005 | 1B | Chris Johnson |
2008 | 3B | Robert Crews |
2013 | 1B | Patrick Mazeika |
2019 | P | Daniel Paret |
Taken from the 2019 Stetson baseball guide. [2] Updated September 7, 2019.
= All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
Athlete | Years in MLB | MLB Teams |
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Brian Bocock | 2008, 2010 | San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies |
Jacob deGrom | 2014–present | New York Mets, Texas Rangers |
Lenny DiNardo | 2004–2009 | Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals |
Logan Gilbert | 2021–present | Seattle Mariners |
Chris Johnson | 2009–2016 | Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Miami Marlins |
Corey Kluber | 2011–2023 | Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox |
Eric Knott | 2001, 2003 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Montreal Expos |
Patrick Mazeika | 2021–2022 | New York Mets |
Kevin Nicholson | 2000 | San Diego Padres |
Wade Rowdon | 1984–1988 | Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles |
Bill Swaggerty | 1983–1986 | Baltimore Orioles |
George Tsamis | 1993 | Minnesota Twins |
Taken from the 2019 Stetson baseball guide. [2] Updated September 6, 2019.
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