Rider Broncs baseball

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Rider Broncs
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UniversityRider University
Head coachBarry Davis (18th season)
ConferenceMAAC
LocationLawrenceville, New Jersey
Home stadiumSonny Pittaro Field
(Capacity: 2,000)
NicknameBroncs
ColorsCranberry, white, and gray[1]
     
College World Series appearances
1967
NCAA Tournament appearances
1967, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2008, 2010, 2021
Conference tournament champions
NEC: 1994, 1995, 1996
MAAC: 2008, 2010, 2021
Regular season conference champions
2013, 2015

The Rider Broncs baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games at Sonny Pittaro Field in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The Broncs are coached by Barry Davis.

MLB Players[]

Debut Year Position Name First Team Notes
1944 RP Al Verdel Philadelphia Phillies
1961 SP Al Downing (baseball) New York Yankees 1967 All-Star, 1971 Comeback Player of the Year
1965 LF Danny Napoleon New York Mets
1984 SS Jeff Kunkel Texas Rangers Drafted 3rd overall in 1983, Rider's highest draft pick
1988 SP Jack Armstrong (baseball) Cincinnati Reds Drafted 18th overall in 1987, 1990 All-Star
1989 3B Ed Whited Atlanta Braves Drafted in 18th round by Astros in 1986
2006 RP Jim Hoey Baltimore Orioles Drafted in 13th round in 2003
2006 RP Kevin Barry (baseball) Atlanta Braves Drafted in 14th round in 2001
2019 SP Nick Margevicius San Diego Padres Drafted in 7th round in 2017

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Rider University Graphic Standards Manual and Editorial Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rider Broncs". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.

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