Central Arkansas Bears baseball

Central Arkansas Bears
University University of Central Arkansas
Head coach Allen Gum (5th season)
Conference Southland
Location Conway, Arkansas
Home stadium Bear Stadium
(Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname Bears
Colors Purple and Gray[1]
         
NCAA Tournament appearances
2013
Conference tournament champions
Southland: 2013

The Central Arkansas Bears baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas.[2] The team is a member of the Southland Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Bear Stadium in Conway, Arkansas. The Bears are coached by Allen Gum.

History

In 2013, UCA went farther into the playoffs than any Southland conference team has been, coming within one game of winning the Starkville regional. With the exception of eventual champion UCLA in the CWS Championship Series, the Bears were the only non-SEC team to beat Mississippi State in the 2013 season, splitting 3-3 with the Bulldogs on the year.

Major League Baseball

Central Arkansas has had 15 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ UCA Standards Guide (PDF). March 28, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Central Arkansas Bears". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  3. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Central Arkansas (Conway, AR)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
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