Central Michigan Chippewas baseball

American college baseball team
   NCAA Tournament appearances1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2019, 2021, 2022Conference tournament champions1994, 1995, 2019, 2022Regular season conference champions1957, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2004, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2021

The Central Michigan Chippewas baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference West division, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Central Michigan's first baseball team was fielded in 1896. The team plays its home games at Theunissen Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. On June 27, 2023, CMU alum Jake Sabol was named the Chippewas' head coach.[3] On May 1, 2021, Jordan Patty pitched the first perfect game in CMU history.[4]

Chippewas in Major League Baseball

Since the Major League Baseball draft began in 1965, Central Michigan has had 98 players selected.[5]

Jason Sullivan with the Chippewas in 2017

Notable players include:

  • Lyle Bennett
  • Josh Collmenter
  • John Dobb
  • Dietrich Enns
  • Carmen Fanzone
  • Lee Gardner
  • Shawn Hare
  • Steve Jaksa
  • Craig Keilitz
  • Chris Knapp
  • Dick Lange
  • Dave Machemer
  • Zach McKinstry
  • Dick Parfitt
  • Dan Rohn
  • Ray Soff
  • Kevin Tapani
  • Gary Taylor
  • Tom Tresh
  • Curt Young

See also

References

  1. ^ "Graphic Identity Guidelines". Central Michigan University Brand Identity Standards (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Central Michigan Chippewas". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  3. ^ Hotchkiss, Greg (June 27, 2023). "Jake Sabol Named Baseball Coach at Central Michigan" (Press release). Central Michigan Chippewas. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Central Michigan baseball's Jordan Patty throws first perfect game in program history".
  5. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-11-14.

External links

  • https://cmuchippewas.com/sports/baseball
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