Villanova Wildcats baseball

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Villanova Wildcats
Baseball current event.svg 2025 Villanova Wildcats baseball team
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Founded1866 (1866)
University Villanova University
Athletic director Eric Roedl
Head coach Kevin Mulvey (9th season)
Conference Big East Conference
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home stadium Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth
(Capacity: 750)
Nickname Wildcats
ColorsNavy blue and white [1]
   
NCAA tournament appearances
NCAA Division II
1952, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1961
NCAA Division I
1989, 1991
Conference tournament champions
1989, 1991

The Villanova Wildcats baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States. The program's first season was in 1866, and it has been a member of the NCAA Division I Big East Conference since the start of the 1980 season. Its home venue is Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth, located 13 minutes from Villanova’s campus at 810 Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting, PA. Kevin Mulvey is the team's head coach starting in the 2017 season. The program has appeared in 2 NCAA Tournaments at the Division I level.

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History

Early history

The program's first season of play was 1866.

Villanova in the NCAA Tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
1989 3–2.600 East Regional
1991 0–2.000 Northeast Regional
TOTALS
3–4.429

Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth

Prior to the venue's construction, Villanova played on campus at McGeehan Field until 1998 and at Richie Ashburn Field from 1999 to 2002. The stadium holds 750 spectators.

Head coaches

Villanova's longest tenured head coach was Art Mahan, who has coached the team for 23 years.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Villanova Athletics Identity Standards Guide and Apparel Specifications (PDF). February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2019.


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