Milwaukee Panthers baseball

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Milwaukee Panthers
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Founded1957
UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Head coachScott Doffek (16th season)
ConferenceHorizon League
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Home stadiumFranklin Field
(Capacity: 4,000)
NicknamePanthers
ColorsBlack and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1999, 2001, 2002, 2010
Conference tournament champions
1999, 2002, 2010
Conference champions
2000, 2001, 2013

The Milwaukee Panthers are an NCAA Division I college baseball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.[2] The current head coach is Scott Doffek.

As the only Division I college baseball team in the state of Wisconsin, the Panthers have seen much success, including posting six 30-win seasons in the last nine years. They have also qualified for three NCAA Tournaments since 1999, including a win over #1 ranked Rice in the first round of the 1999 NCAA Tournament. In 2008 the Panthers were the number five seed in the conference tournament and made the finals only to lose 16–3 to number one UIC. The 2010 team saw them reach the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2002, only to lose to number one Arizona State and then to San Diego in the elimination bracket.

Coaches[]

Coach Years Wins Losses Ties Pct.
Scott Doffek 2007–present 392 401 1 .494
Jerry Augustine 1995–2006 347 297 1 .539
Bill Schufrieder 1994 20 30 0 .400
Scott Kugi 1991–1993 33 86 0 .277
Jim Burian 1987–1990 62 115 0 .350
Frank Orzel 1971–1973 27 50 0 .351
Bill Ritter 1957–1970 122 161 1 .431
Armin Kraeft 1956 5 3 1 .605

NCAA Tournament results[]

The Panthers have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–5.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1999 Regional (Game 1)
Regional (Game 2)
Regional (Game 3)		 Rice
Texas tech
Rice		 W 8–4
L 8–5
L 27–1
2001 Regional UC-Santa Barbara L 13–12
2002 Regional SW Missouri State L 6–1
2010 Regional (Game 1)
Regional (Game 2)		 Arizona State
San Diego		 L 6–2
L 22–1

Facilities[]

After playing at a variety of home sites in 1991, the Panthers played at Simmons Field in Kenosha in 1992 and 1993.[3] They then began playing home games at Henry Aaron Field at Lincoln Park in Glendale for the 1994 season.[3] The 2019 Panthers schedule showed home games played at Henry Aaron Field; at Kapco Park on the campus of Concordia University Wisconsin; and one game at Miller Park.[4]

In February 2018, the Panthers reached an agreement to move their home games to Franklin Field in Franklin, Wisconsin.[5] Their first game in Franklin was scheduled for March 20, 2020, but before that date all remaining games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] They wouldn't host a game a Franklin Field until March 26, 2021, a 6–3 win over Purdue Fort Wayne.[8]

Yearly records[]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Milwaukee (Independent) (1991–1993)
1991 Scott Kugi 9–35
1992 Scott Kugi 14–32
1993 Scott Kugi 10–19
Milwaukee (Mid-Continent Conference) (1994–1994)
1994 Bill Schufrieder 20–30 9–12 6th
Milwaukee (Horizon League) (1995–Present)
1995 Jerry Augustine 21–24 6–9 7th
1996 Jerry Augustine 23–26 13–8 2nd
1997 Jerry Augustine 28–30 13–11 3rd
1998 Jerry Augustine 33–15–1 14–6 2nd
1999 Jerry Augustine 31–29 11–7 2nd Lubbuck Regional
2000 Jerry Augustine 30–24 12–6 1st
2001 Jerry Augustine 39–18 16–4 1st South Bend Regional
2002 Jerry Augustine 36–20 15–8 2nd Lincoln Regional
2003 Jerry Augustine 25–25 13–10 3rd
2004 Jerry Augustine 23–30 9–10 5th
2005 Jerry Augustine 26–31 12–8 3rd
2006 Jerry Augustine 32–25 18–12 2nd
2007 Scott Doffek 25–32 16–14 3rd
2008 Scott Doffek 25–36 11–15 5th
2009 Scott Doffek 28–27 14–9 2nd
2010 Scott Doffek 33–26 17–8 2nd Tempe Regional
2011 Scott Doffek 28–28 15–10 3rd
2012 Scott Doffek 27–27 18–11 3rd
2013 Scott Doffek 29–21 14–7 1st
2014 Scott Doffek 21–29 10–14 4th
2015 Scott Doffek 39–20 16–13 3rd
2016 Scott Doffek 32-26 17-11 2nd
2017 Scott Doffek 22-32 10-18 6th
2018 Scott Doffek 26-28 13-12 3rd
2019 Scott Doffek 36-22-1 18-11 T-2nd
2020 Scott Doffek 1-14 - - -
2021 Scott Doffek
Total:

      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

All-Americans[]

  • Mike Goetz, 2006

Major League Baseball[]

Milwaukee has had 13 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Milwaukee Athletics Graphic Standards Manual (PDF). June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  3. ^ a b "Henry Aaron Field". Milwaukee Athletics. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Baseball Schedule". Milwaukee Athletics. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  5. ^ D'Amato, Gary (February 27, 2018). "D'Amato: UWM baseball team finally will get its field of dreams". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  6. ^ Bohl, Cody (October 17, 2019). "Panthers Release Full 2020 Baseball Schedule". Milwaukee Athletics. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Baseball Schedule". Milwaukee Athletics. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "Panthers baseball wins in Franklin Field debut". FOX6 News Milwaukee. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  9. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
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