Stetson Hatters baseball

The Stetson Hatters baseball team represents Stetson University, which is located in DeLand, Florida. The Hatters are a NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1972 and joined the Atlantic Sun Conference in 1986.

Stetson Hatters
Founded1901
Overall record1,650–1,109–3
UniversityStetson University
Head coachSteve Trimper (4th season)
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
LocationDeLand, Florida
Home stadiumMelching Field at Conrad Park
(Capacity: 2,500)
NicknameHatters
ColorsHunter Green and White[1]
         
NCAA regional champions
2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2018
Conference tournament champions
1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2016, 2018
Conference champions
1989, 1991, 1996, 2007, 2011, 2018

The Stetson Hatters play all home games off-campus at Melching Field at Conrad Park. Since their promotion to Division I in 1972, the Patriots have played in 18 NCAA Tournaments and hosted and won their first regional in 2018. Over their 34 seasons in the Atlantic Sun Conference (formerly the Trans America Athletic Conference), they have won six conference regular season titles and eight conference tournaments.

Since the program's inception in 1901, 10 Hatters have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by recent Cy Young Award winners Jacob deGrom and Corey Kluber. Under current head coach Steve Trimper, nine Hatters have been drafted, including Logan Gilbert who was selected in the first round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.

Conference membership history (Division I only)

Melching Field at Conrad Park
Main article: Melching Field at Conrad Park

Melching Field at Conrad Park is a baseball stadium in DeLand, Florida that seats 2,500 people. It was opened on February 12, 1999 with a 4–3 win over Louisville. A record attendance of 2,975 was set on March 20, 2007 during a non-conference game against Florida.[2]

Head coaches (Division I only)

Records taken from the 2019 Stetson Baseball Guide[2]

Season Coach Years Record Pct.
1972–1979Jim Ward8225–143.611
1980–2016Pete Dunn371312–888–3.596
2017–presentSteve Trimper4113–78.592
Totals 3 coaches 49 seasons 1,650–1,109–3 .598

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the 2019 Stetson Baseball Guide[2]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1972–1985)
1972 Jim Ward 27–17
1973 Jim Ward 24–23
1974 Jim Ward 30–13
1975 Jim Ward 28–19
1976 Jim Ward 23–15
1977 Jim Ward 34–15
1978 Jim Ward 33–17
1979 Jim Ward 26–24
1980 Pete Dunn 34–18
1981 Pete Dunn 36–20
1982 Pete Dunn 40–18NCAA Regional
1983 Pete Dunn 31–20
1984 Pete Dunn 46–13NCAA Regional
1985 Pete Dunn 36–22
Trans America Athletic Conference / Atlantic Sun Conference (1986–present)
1986 Pete Dunn 36–22N/AN/A
1987 Pete Dunn 37–2212–62nd (East)
1988 Pete Dunn 35–269–82nd (East)NCAA Regional
1989 Pete Dunn 38–2313–51st (East)NCAA Regional
1990 Pete Dunn 33–3110–82nd (East)NCAA Regional
1991 Pete Dunn 36–22–113–51st (East)
1992 Pete Dunn 38–2113–5T-1st (East)NCAA Regional
1993 Pete Dunn 38–1711–71st (East)
1994 Pete Dunn 37–219–92nd (East)
1995 Pete Dunn 34–2519–113rd
1996 Pete Dunn 42–2312–61st (South)NCAA Regional
1997 Pete Dunn 37–26–110–8T-1st (South)NCAA Regional
1998 Pete Dunn 30–31–19–123rd (South)
1999 Pete Dunn 23–3111–199th
2000 Pete Dunn 48–1620–7T-2ndNCAA Regional
2001 Pete Dunn 43–1719–82ndNCAA Regional
2002 Pete Dunn 42–1919–93rdNCAA Regional
2003 Pete Dunn 41–2421–122ndNCAA Regional
2004 Pete Dunn 36–2320–10T-2nd
2005 Pete Dunn 35–2816–144thNCAA Regional
2006 Pete Dunn 38–2416–144thNCAA Regional
2007 Pete Dunn 42–2121–61stNCAA Regional
2008 Pete Dunn 26–3315–18T-8th
2009 Pete Dunn 27–3016–145th
2010 Pete Dunn 27–3114–136th
2011 Pete Dunn 43–2023–71stNCAA Regional
2012 Pete Dunn 35–2315–12T-4th
2013 Pete Dunn 26–3115–125th
2014 Pete Dunn 26–3413–147th
2015 Pete Dunn 29–3012–9T-3rd
2016 Pete Dunn 29–319–12T-5thNCAA Regional
2017 Steve Trimper 27–2915–62nd
2018 Steve Trimper 48–1115–31stNCAA Super Regional
2019 Steve Trimper 27–3211–126th
2020 Steve Trimper 11–4Season canceled on March 12
due to Coronavirus pandemic[3]
Total:1,650–1,109–3

      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
1982 2–2 .500 Eliminated by Miami (FL) in Atlantic Regional
1984 1–2 .333 Eliminated by South Alabama in South I Regional
1988 3–2 .600 Eliminated by Florida in East Regional
1989 1–2 .333 Eliminated by Clemson in Atlantic Regional
1990 0–2 .000 Eliminated by NC State in Atlantic Regional
1992 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Florida State in South II Regional
1996 2–2 .500 Eliminated by Virginia in South I Regional
1997 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Harvard in Midwest Regional
2000 2–2 .500 Eliminated by Georgia Tech in Atlanta Regional
2001 2–2 .500 Eliminated by Miami (FL) in Coral Gables Regional
2002 0–2 .000 Eliminated by South Florida in Tallahassee Regional
2003 2–2 .500 Eliminated by South Carolina in Columbia Regional
2005 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Notre Dame in Gainesville Regional
2006 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Michigan in Atlanta Regional
2007 1–2 .333 Eliminated by Florida State in Tallahassee Regional
2011 2–2 .500 Eliminated by South Carolina in Columbia Regional
2016 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Florida Atlantic in Coral Gables Regional
2018 3–2 .600 Eliminated by North Carolina in Chapel Hill Super Regional
Totals 21–36 .368

Awards and honors (Division I only)

All-Americans
YearPositionNameTeamSelector
1989PTom Hickox3rdBA
1997SSKevin Nicholson2ndBA
3rdABCA
1998CSammy Serrano1stBA
CB
2ndABCA
2000OFFrank Corr1stABCA
2ndBA
CB
PLenny DiNardo1stABCA
BA
CB
2001OFFrank Corr2ndNCBWA
PLenny DiNardo3rdCB
2002CChris Westervelt2ndCB
3rdBA
20033BBrian Snyder1stBA
3rdCB
2004CChris Westervelt3rdCB
20061BChris Johnson3rdCB
2007PCorey Kluber2ndCB
2009OFJeremy Cruz2ndABCA
CB
2011CNick Rickles2ndBA
3rdCB
PKurt Schluter3rdCB
2012PRobbie Powell3rdCB
2017PLogan Gilbert2ndCB
NCBWA
20181stBA
CB
NCBWA
PJoey Gonzalez3rdNCBWA
P/UT/DHBrooks Wilson1stABCA
BA
CB
NCBWA
2019PMitchell Senger2ndCB

Freshman First-Team All-Americans
YearPositionNameSelector
1996CSammy SerranoCB
1998UTFrank CorrCB
1999PLenny DiNardoBA
2001PJack CollinsCB
3BBrian SnyderCB
1BBryan ZenchykCB
2004PChris IngogliaCB
OFShane JordanCB
2005CDavid GollinerCB
1BChris JohnsonCB
2007SSCasey FrawleyCB
20083BRobert CrewsCB
20092BMark JonesCB
CNick RicklesCB
2010SSRyan LashleyCB
2013INF/PKevin FaganCB
1BPatrick MazeikaBA
CB
NCBWA
2015PBrooks WilsonCB
2019PDanny GarciaCB
PDaniel ParetCB

Trans America Athletic Conference / Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year
YearPositionName
1989PGeorge Tsamis
1991SSWes Weger
1992
1993OFAaron Iatarola
1994PChuck Beale
1997SSKevin Nicholson
1998CSammy Serrano
2000OFFrank Corr
2002CChris Westervelt
2004
2009OFJeremy Cruz
2018P/DHBrooks Wilson

Trans America Athletic Conference / Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year
YearHandednessName
2007RightCorey Kluber
2011RightKurt Schluter
2017RightLogan Gilbert
2018

Trans America Athletic Conference / Atlantic Sun Conference Freshman of the Year
YearPositionName
20011BBryan Zenchyk
20043BBraedyn Pruitt
20051BChris Johnson
20083BRobert Crews
20131BPatrick Mazeika
2019PDaniel Paret

Taken from the 2019 Stetson baseball guide.[2] Updated September 7, 2019.

Hatters in the Major Leagues
= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB Teams
Brian Bocock 2008, 2010 San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies
Jacob deGrom 2014–present New York Mets
Lenny DiNardo 2004–2009 Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals
Chris Johnson 2009–2016 Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Miami Marlins
Corey Kluber 2011–present Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers
Eric Knott 2001, 2003 Arizona Diamondbacks, Montreal Expos
Kevin Nicholson 2000 San Diego Padres
Wade Rowdon 1984–1988 Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles
Bill Swaggerty 1983–1986 Baltimore Orioles
George Tsamis 1993 Minnesota Twins

Taken from the 2019 Stetson baseball guide.[2] Updated September 6, 2019.

References
  1. Stetson University Hatters Athletics Brand Management Style Guide Manual (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
  2. "19 Baseball Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  3. "ASUN Conference Cancels Intercollegiate Competitions for Remainder of Academic Year". Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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