West Georgia Wolves baseball

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West Georgia Wolves
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Founded ()
University University of West Georgia
Head coach Jeff Smith (6th season)
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
Location Carrollton, Georgia
Home stadium Cole Field
Nickname Wolves
ColorsBlue and red [1]
   
College World Series appearances
Division II: 1998
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division II: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1998, 2016
Conference tournament champions
Gulf South: 1998
Regular season conference champions
GSC East Division: 1998

The West Georgia Wolves baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and is a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference since 2024. They will become full members in the 2028 season after finishing the four-year NCAA Division I reclassification period. [2] [3]

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NCAA tournament

West Georgia appeared in the NCAA Division II baseball tournament seven times. They went 13–15. [4]

YearOpponentResult
1977 2–2
1978 2–2
1979 0–2
1982 1–2
1984 Shippensburg
Longwood
L 7–8
L 11–12 (13)
1998 Tarleton State
Alabama Huntsville
Alabama Huntsville
Alabama Huntsville
CaL State-Chico
Tampa
St. Joseph’s (Mo.)
Tampa
W 5–10
W 10–7
L 2–12
W 6–1
W 5–2
L 1–5
W 8–7
L 0–10
2016 Nova Southeastern 11
Claflin
Tampa
West Florida
Delta State
L 4–11
W 7–0
W 4–3
W 7–6
L 5–13

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References

  1. University of West Georgia Visual Brand Identity Guide (PDF). Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  2. https://uwgathletics.com/sports/baseball
  3. https://gscsports.org/documents/2024/1/11/2024_BASE_Record_Book.pdf
  4. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2022/D2.pdf

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