Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball

The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball team represents California State University, Bakersfield, which is located in Bakersfield, California. The Roadrunners are a NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Western Athletic Conference. They began competing in Division I in 2009 and joined the Western Athletic Conference the same season. They will join the Big West Conference in 2021.

Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball
2020 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball team
Founded2009
Overall record298–339–1
UniversityCalifornia State University, Bakersfield
Head coachJeremy Beard (4th season)
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
LocationBakersfield, California
Home stadiumHardt Field
(Capacity: 900)
NicknameRoadrunners
ColorsBlue and Gold[1]
         
NCAA Tournament appearances
2015
Conference tournament champions
2015
Conference champions
2013

The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners play all home games on campus at Hardt Field. The Roadrunners have played in one NCAA Tournament. Over their eight seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, they have won one WAC regular season title and one WAC tournament.

Since the program's inception in 2009, one Roadrunner has gone on to play in Major League Baseball, relief pitcher Austin Davis. Over the program's 12 seasons, 20 Roadrunners have been drafted, including Darius Vines who was selected in the seventh round of the 2019.

Conference membership history

Hardt Field
Main article: Hardt Field

Hardt Field is a baseball stadium on the California State University, Bakersfield campus in Bakersfield, California that seats 900 people.[2] It was opened on February 20, 2009 in a 7–8 loss to Saint Louis.[3]

Head coaches

Records taken from the CSUB coaching records.[4]

Season Coach Years Record Pct.
2009–2015Bill Kernen7197–198–1.499
2016Bob Macaluso119–37.339
2017–presentJeremy Beard472–94.434
Totals 3 coaches 12 seasons 298–339–1 .468

Year-by-year results

Records taken from the CSUB year-by-year results.[5]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (2009–2012)
2009 Bill Kernen 13–37
2010 Bill Kernen 26–30
2011 Bill Kernen 33–22
2012 Bill Kernen 25–30
Western Athletic Conference (2013–present)
2013 Bill Kernen 37–2218–9T-1stWAC Tournament
2014 Bill Kernen 26–3315–125thWAC Tournament
2015 Bill Kernen 37–24–117–9–13rdWAC Tournament
Los Angeles Regional
2016 Bob Macaluso 19–3712–147thWAC Tournament
2017 Jeremy Beard 32–2414–103rdWAC Tournament
2018 Jeremy Beard 12–3610–146thWAC Tournament
2019 Jeremy Beard 24–3512–156thWAC Tournament
2020 Jeremy Beard 5–9Season cancelled on March 18
due to Coronavirus pandemic[6]
Total:298–339–1

      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

NCAA Division I Tournament history
Year Record Pct Notes
2015 1–2 .333 Eliminated by UCLA in Los Angeles Regional
Totals 1–2 .333

Awards and honors
  • Over their 12 seasons in Division I, one Roadrunner has been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
  • Over their 8 seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, 13 different Roadrunners have been named to the all-conference first-team.

All-Americans
YearPositionNameTeamSelector
2013SPJeff McKenzie3rdCB

Freshman First-Team All-Americans
YearPositionNameSelector
20112BOscar SanayCB
20133BMylz JonesCB

Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
YearName
2013Bill Kernen
2015Bill Kernen

Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year
YearPositionName
2013INFTyler Shyrock

Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year
YearHandednessName
2013LeftJeff McKenzie
2015RightHayden Carter
2017RightMax Carter

Taken from CSUB baseball national recognition[7] and conference recognition[8] pages. Updated March 19, 2020.

Roadrunners in the Major Leagues
= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB Teams
Austin Davis 2018–present Philadelphia Phillies

Taken from Baseball Reference.[9] Updated March 19, 2020.

See also

References
  1. CSU Bakersfield Identity Standards Manual: Visual System and Writing Guidelines (PDF). October 12, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  2. "Hardt Field". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. "St. Louis University vs CSU Bakersfield (Feb 20, 2009)". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  4. "CSUB Baseball Coaching Records". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  5. "CSUB Baseball Year-by-Year Results". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  6. "WAC Announces Cancellation of All Sports for Remainder of Academic Year". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  7. "CSUB Baseball National Recognition". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  8. "CSUB Baseball Conference Recognition". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  9. "California State University, Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA) Baseball Players". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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