UT Martin Skyhawks baseball

Last updated
UT Martin Skyhawks baseball
Baseball current event.svg 2024 UT Martin Skyhawks baseball team
Utmartin wordmark 2007.png
Founded1957;67 years ago (1957)
University University of Tennessee at Martin
Head coach Ryan Jenkins (7th season)
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
West Division
Location Martin, TN
Home stadium Skyhawk Baseball Field
(Capacity: 500)
Nickname Skyhawks
ColorsNavy blue, orange, and white [1]
     
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division II: 1971, 1986

The UT Martin Skyhawks baseball team represents the University of Tennessee at Martin, which is located in Martin, Tennessee. The Skyhawks are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1993 and joined the Ohio Valley Conference the same season.

Contents

The UT Martin Skyhawks play all home games on campus at Skyhawk Baseball Field. Over their 27 seasons in the Ohio Valley Conference, they have played in four OVC Tournaments. The Skyhawks have yet to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament.

Since the program's inception in 1957, one Skyhawk has gone on to play in Major League Baseball, pitcher Alec Mills. Three other Skyhawks have been drafted.

Conference membership history (Division I only)

Skyhawk Park

Skyhawk Park is a baseball stadium on the UT Martin campus in Martin, Tennessee that seats 500 people. It opened in 1974. [2]

NCAA Tournament appearances

Division II

During their time in Division II, the Skyhawks reached the NCAA Division II baseball tournament twice. [3]

YearRecordPctNotes
1971 1–2.333Mideast Regional
1986 1-2.333South Atlantic Regional
TOTALS
2–4.333

Head coaches (Division I only)

Records taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide. [2]

SeasonCoachYearsRecordPct.
1993–1998Vernon Prather683–178–3.318
1999–2013Bubba Cates15224–560–1.286
2014 Brad Goss 19–42.184
2015–2017Rick Robinson361–100.379
2018–present Ryan Jenkins 671–145.329
Totals5 coaches31 seasons448–1,035–4.303

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide. [2]

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Ohio Valley Conference (1993–present)
1993 Vernon Prather 13–28–17–137th
1994 Vernon Prather 13–258–137th
1995 Vernon Prather 13–342–187th
1996 Vernon Prather 14–30–26–15–18thOVC Tournament
1997 Vernon Prather 15–308–16T-8th
1998 Vernon Prather 15–316–189th
1999 Bubba Cates 15–394–209th
2000 Bubba Cates 10–412–219th
2001 Bubba Cates 8–463–188th
2002 Bubba Cates 8–334–158th
2003 Bubba Cates 17–30–16–13–17th
2004 Bubba Cates 16–387–20T-9th
2005 Bubba Cates 12–436–20T-9th
2006 Bubba Cates 20–359–188th
2007 Bubba Cates 19–367–1910th
2008 Bubba Cates 10–415–2010th
2009 Bubba Cates 21–3010–148th
2010 Bubba Cates 24–318–16T-8th
2011 Bubba Cates 20–3610–136thOVC Tournament
2012 Bubba Cates 13–417–2010th
2013 Bubba Cates 11–404–2611th
2014 Brad Goss 9–425–2511th
2015 Rick Robinson 17–359–2010th
2016 Rick Robinson 19–359–219th
2017 Rick Robinson 25–3012–18T-8th OVC Tournament
2018 Ryan Jenkins 11–407–2210th
2019 Ryan Jenkins 25–3112–188th OVC Tournament
Total:413–951–4

      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

Awards and honors (Division I only)

Freshman First-Team All-Americans

YearPositionNameSelector
20081BWes Patterson CB
2011DHPhil SorensenCB
2014DHBen UptonCB
2017OFConnor AubeCB
20181BEthan WhitleyCB

Taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide. [2] Updated March 9, 2020.

Skyhawks in the Major Leagues

= All-Star= Baseball Hall of Famer
AthleteYears in MLBMLB Teams
Alec Mills 2016, 2018–presentKansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs

Taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide. [2] Updated March 9, 2020.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Tennessee at Martin</span> Public university in Martin, Tennessee, US

The University of Tennessee at Martin is a public university in Martin, Tennessee. It is one of the five campuses of the University of Tennessee system. UTM is the only public university in West Tennessee outside of Memphis.

The UT Martin Skyhawks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Tennessee at Martin in Martin, Tennessee. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). The school's first football team was fielded in 1925, while known as Hall-Moody Junior College. The team plays its home games at the 7,500 seat Graham Stadium. They are coached by Jason Simpson.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Mexico State Aggies baseball</span> American college baseball team

The New Mexico State Aggies baseball team represents New Mexico State University, which is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Aggies are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Conference USA. They began competing in Division I in 1962 and joined C-USA before the 2024 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UT Martin Skyhawks</span> Athletic teams representing University of Tennessee at Martin

The UT Martin Skyhawks are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM) in Martin, Tennessee, United States. The Skyhawks athletic program is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and competes at the NCAA Division I level including the Football Championship Subdivision. The UTM mascot is Captain Skyhawk. The school colors are navy and orange. They were known as the Pacers until 1995.

The UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents the University of Tennessee at Martin in Martin, Tennessee, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Skyhawks are coached by Jeremy Shulman. The Skyhawks have never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

The Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team represents Dallas Baptist University, which is located in Dallas, Texas. The Patriots are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in Conference USA. They began competing in Division I in 2004 and joined the Missouri Valley Conference in 2014 after only one season with the Western Athletic Conference. They are the only Dallas Baptist program in Division I and Conference USA. All other Dallas Baptist programs compete in Division II's Lone Star Conference. DBU is also the only D-II member that competes in D-I baseball.

Skyhawk Baseball Field is a baseball venue in Martin, Tennessee, United States. It is home to the UT Martin Skyhawks baseball team of the Division I Ohio Valley Conference. Built in 1974, the venue was renovated in 2005 and 2008. In 2005, a deck viewing area located down the first base line was added. In 2008, seating areas were improved and a new scoreboard was added. The field also features stadium lighting. The Skyhawk Baseball/Softball Building sits adjacent to Skyhawk Park and includes offices and clubhouses for both programs.

Brad Goss in an American college baseball coach and former catcher. He played college baseball at Arkansas Tech University. Goss served as the interim head baseball coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2014 season.

The UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team is the team that represents the University of Tennessee at Martin in Martin, Tennessee, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 SIU Edwardsville Cougars softball team</span> American college softball season

The 2017 SIU Edwardsville Cougars softball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) during the 2017 NCAA Division I softball season. The Cougars, led by twenty-ninth year head coach Sandy Montgomery, played their home games at Cougar Field on the SIUE campus as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthony Stewart (basketball coach)</span> American basketball coach (1970–2020)

Anthony W. Stewart was an American college basketball coach. His last position was as head coach of the UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team. Since Stewart joined the Skyhawks program as the associate head coach under Heath Schroyer in 2014, the team won 94 games, the most in a six-year period since they became part of Division I. Stewart was responsible of the team's three straight 20-win campaigns from 2014 to 2017, a first for the UT team. Also in that span, the Skyhawks won five postseason games and was the only Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) school to win at least one postseason game in each of the last three seasons. Stewart had gone on to coach over 15 professional players during his coaching career.

The 2017–18 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by second-year head coach Anthony Stewart, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in OVC play, to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

The 2017–18 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team represent University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by ninth year head coach Kevin McMillan, play their home games at Skyhawk Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. (OVC)

The 2019–20 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by fourth-year head coach Anthony Stewart, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–20, 5–13 in OVC play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

The 2021–22 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by first-year head coach Ryan Ridder, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena in Martin, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 4–14 in OVC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

The 2021 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from October 29 through November 7, 2021. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites hosted by the #3 and #4 seeds, while the semifinals and final took place at Skyhawk Soccer Field in Martin, Tennessee. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars were the defending champions and successfully defended their crown by defeating top seeded UT Martin in the final. The conference tournament title was the fourth for the SIU Edwardsville women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Derek Burton. As tournament champions, SIU Edwardsville earned the Ohio Valley's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

The 2022–23 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by second-year head coach Ryan Ridder, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena in Martin, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 10–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the OVC tournament, they defeated SIU Edwardsville before losing Tennessee Tech in the semifinals.

The 2023-24 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by third-year head coach Ryan Ridder, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena located in Martin, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

The 2023–24 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by 15th-year head coach Kevin McMillan, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena located in Martin, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

The 2024-25 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represents the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by first-year head coach Jeremy Shulman, play their home games at Skyhawk Arena located in Martin, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

References

  1. ↑ "UT Martin Artsheet" (PDF). UTMSports.com. March 10, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "UTM Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  3. ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2022/D2.pdf
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.