Wright State Raiders baseball

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Wright State Raiders baseball team
Wright State Raiders logo.png
Founded1971 (1971)
UniversityWright State University
Head coachAlex Sogard (4th season)
ConferenceHorizon League
LocationDayton, Ohio
Home stadiumNischwitz Stadium
(Capacity: 750)
NicknameRaiders
ColorsHunter green and Vegas gold[1]
   
College World Series appearances
1987 (Division II)
NCAA Tournament appearances
1994, 1995, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021
Conference tournament champions
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021
Conference champions
1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021

The Wright State Raiders baseball team is the college baseball team of Wright State University. The program was founded in 1971 where it started off in Division II until 1988 when it moved to Division I. Nischwitz Stadium in Dayton, OH has been the home field of the program since 1993. The team has won 10 conference regular season championships, 10 conference tournament championships, and has appeared in the NCAA tournament 8 times.

Stadium[]

Wright State currently plays at Nischwitz Stadium. The 750 seat stadium was built in 1993 and was named after Ron and Gregg Nischwitz. Ron coached the program for 30 years.

Year-by-year results[]

WSU's records season by season since joining Division I in 1988.

Season Head Coach Overall Record Conf. Record Postseason
1988 Ron Nischwitz 32–28 0–0
1989 Ron Nischwitz 45–12 0–0
1990 Ron Nischwitz 35–20 0–0
1991 Ron Nischwitz 39–16 0–0
Mid-Continent Conference
1992 Ron Nischwitz 40–16 17–3
1993 Ron Nischwitz 39–15 17–3
1994 Ron Nischwitz 39–21 16–8 NCAA Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
1995 Ron Nischwitz 33–28 10–6 NCAA Play-In-Series
1996 Ron Nischwitz 20–28 10–12
1997 Ron Nischwitz 31–28 16–6
1998 Ron Nischwitz 20–34 9–13
1999 Ron Nischwitz 26–28 8–10
2000 Ron Nischwitz 19–39 8–12
2001 Ron Nischwitz 31–27 12–8
Horizon League
2002 Ron Nischwitz 20–33 9–14
2003 Ron Nischwitz 21–34 10–13
2004 Ron Nischwitz 22–34 10–11
2005 Rob Cooper 26–34 11–9
2006 Rob Cooper 32–27 17–13 NCAA Tournament
2007 Rob Cooper 36–22 21–9
2008 Rob Cooper 30–23 16–6
2009 Rob Cooper 33–30 14–12 NCAA Tournament
2010 Rob Cooper 31–25 17–6
2011 Rob Cooper 36–19 16–7 NCAA Tournament
2012 Rob Cooper 37–21 20–10
2013 Rob Cooper 25–30 9–12
2014 Greg Lovelady 33–20 25–4
2015 Greg Lovelady 43–16 21–8 NCAA Tournament
2016 Greg Lovelady 46–17 23–6 NCAA Tournament
2017 Jeff Mercer 38–21 21–9
2018 Jeff Mercer 39–15 22–6 NCAA Tournament
2019 Alex Sogard 41–15 21–8
2020 Alex Sogard 6–9* 0–0 *Season Canceled
2021 Alex Sogard 35-13 28-4 NCAA Tournament

Wright State in the NCAA Tournament[]

Wright State has been in the NCAA tournament 8 times. The team last played in the NCAA tournament in 2021 after they defeated Milwaukee in the Horizon League tournament championship.

Year Record Pct Notes
1994 1–2 .333 Mideast Regional
2006 0–2 .000 Corvallis Regional
2009 0–2 .000 Fort Worth Regional
2011 0–2 .000 College Station Regional
2015 2–2 .500 Champaign Regional
2016 2–2 .500 Louisville Regional
2018 0–2 .000 Stanford Regional
2021 0–2 .000 Knoxville Regional
TOTALS 5–16 .238

Notable Former players[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wright State Athletics Logo". February 13, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.

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