The Northwestern Wildcats baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the Big Ten Conference.
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| Founded | 1869 |
| University | Northwestern University |
| Head coach | Ben Greenspan (1st season) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Evanston, Illinois |
| Home stadium | Rocky Miller Park (Capacity: 600) |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Colors | Purple and white[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1957 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 1940, 1957 | |
The Wildcats have been to 1 NCAA tournament in 1957. In 2017, the Wildcats made it to the Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament championship.[2]
Stadiums
editRocky and Berenice Miller Park
editRocky and Berenice Miller Park is a baseball stadium in Evanston, Illinois.[3] It is the home stadium of the Northwestern University Wildcats college baseball team since 1943. The stadium is named after J. Roscoe Miller, an Northwestern President from 1949 to 1970 and his wife. In 2013, Miller's daughter, Roxy and her husband Richard Pepper, donated the money to renovate the stadium.[4]
Head coaches
edit| Year(s) | Coach | Seasons | W–L–T | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Billy Sunday | 1 | 6–4 | .600 |
| 1894–1897 | John Kedzie | 4 | 38–22 | .633 |
| 1898–1902 | W. J. Bryan | 5 | 30–53 | .361 |
| 1903 | Horace Butterworth | 1 | 3–13 | .188 |
| 1904 | Harry Fleager | 1 | 1–11 | .083 |
| 1905 | Harley Parker | 1 | 7–9 | .438 |
| 1906 | Charles M. Hollister | 1 | 3–7 | .300 |
| 1907–1908 | A. B. Cunningham | 2 | 4–14 | .222 |
| 1909–1911 | A. G. Rundle | 3 | 4–25 | .138 |
| 1912 | L. C. Holsinger | 1 | 3–6–1 | .350 |
| 1913 | Dennis Grady | 1 | 6–6 | .500 |
| 1914–1916 | Fred J. Murphy | 3 | 11–17–1 | .397 |
| 1917 | Willie McGill | 1 | 4–4 | .500 |
| 1921 | Jack Sawtelle | 1 | 6–10 | .375 |
| 1922 | Henry Symanski | 1 | 2–8 | .200 |
| 1923–1928, 1942–1943 | Maury Kent | 8 | 33–78–1 | .299 |
| 1929–1935 | Paul Stewart | 7 | 60–75 | .444 |
| 1936–1939 | Burt Ingwersen | 4 | 35–51 | .407 |
| 1940–1941 | Stan Klores | 2 | 25–24 | .510 |
| 1944–1946 | Wesley Fry | 3 | 28–28–1 | .500 |
| 1947–1948 | Don Heap | 2 | 21–25–1 | .457 |
| 1949–1961 | Freddie Lindstrom | 13 | 163–145–2 | .529 |
| 1962–1981 | George McKinnon | 20 | 304–391–6 | .438 |
| 1982–1986 | Ron Wellman | 5 | 180–97–4 | .648 |
| 1987 | Larry Cochell | 1 | 23–20–1 | .613 |
| 1988–2015 | Paul Stevens | 28 | 674–836–6 | .447 |
| 2016–2021 | Spencer Allen | 6 | 101–152 | .399 |
| 2022 | Josh Reynolds | 1 | 24–27 | .471 |
| 2023 | Jim Foster | 1 | 10–40 | .200 |
| 2024–present | Ben Greenspan | 1 | 18–34 | .346 |
| Totals | 30 | 128 | 1,827–2,232–24 | .450 |
NCAA tournament
edit| Year | Site | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Hyames Field | 3-2 | NCAA District IV |
| Total | - | 3-2 | (3-2 regionals) |
Player awards
editFirst-team All-Americans
editThe following is a listing of the selections listed in the 2018 Northwestern Baseball Media Guide on nusports.com.[7]
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Big Ten award winners
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References
edit- ^ "Northwestern University's Guide to Using Marks, Colors, Trademarks, and Logos" (PDF). September 21, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ Zucker, Joseph. "Iowa Cruises to 2017 Big Ten Baseball Championship over Northwestern". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Rocky Miller Park". www.nusports.cstv.com. Northwestern University. Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009. 10/24/09
- ^ "The Dream Has Become a Reality: Rocky and Berenice Miller Park". NUSports. March 30, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "2018 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.nusports.com. Northwestern University. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ Peter Warren (May 25, 2018). "Baseball: Six decades ago, Northwestern made it to college baseball's biggest stage". www.dailynorthwestern.com. The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "2018 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.nusports.com.
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