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Central Connecticut Blue Devils
Founded1935
UniversityCentral Connecticut State University
Head coachCharlie Hickey (21st season)
ConferenceNortheast
LocationNew Britain, Connecticut
Home stadiumBalf–Savin Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameDevils
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2019
Conference tournament champions
2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2019

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. The team is a member of the Northeast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Central Connecticut State's first baseball team was fielded in 1935. The team plays its home games at Balf–Savin Field in New Britain, which opened in 2010 and seats 1,000. The Blue Devils are coached by Charlie Hickey.

The Blue Devils have claimed five Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament championships and appeared in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship five times. The 2010 team set several offensive school records en route to a recent Regional appearance in the Norwich Regional. The 2017 team was the most recent to reach the NCAA Tournament.[2][3][4]

Coaching history

This table reflects the documented coaching history through the 2016 season.[2]

Name Seasons W L T Pct
Jim Kaiser 7 36 11 0 .766
Ed Creed 3 24 6 0 .800
Hank Majlinger 30 353 168 0 .678
Julian Wojtusik 7 63 105 1 .376
George Redman 14 258 274 4 .485
Charlie Hickey 17 464 412 5 .530

Season-by-season record

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Charlie Hickey (Northeast Conference) (2000–present)
2000 Charlie Hickey 17–31–1 9–11 3rd (North)
2001 Charlie Hickey 30–22 14–8 T-1st (North) NEC Tournament
2002 Charlie Hickey 34–23 18–9 3rd NCAA Regional
2003 Charlie Hickey 31–17–2 19–6 1st NCAA Regional
2004 Charlie Hickey 41–17–1 20–4 1st NCAA Regional
2005 Charlie Hickey 19–28 10–14 7th
2006 Charlie Hickey 33–18 16–7 1st NEC Tournament
2007 Charlie Hickey 26–26 14–14 4th NEC Tournament
2008 Charlie Hickey 25–24 18–9 2nd NEC Tournament
2009 Charlie Hickey 26–22 16–11 3rd NEC Tournament
2010 Charlie Hickey 33–23 18–14 3rd NCAA Regional
2011 Charlie Hickey 26–25–1 17–14 5th NEC Tournament
2012 Charlie Hickey 28–24 19–13 T-3rd NEC Tournament
2013 Charlie Hickey 28–25 16–16 T-5th
2014 Charlie Hickey 27–22 14–10 2nd NEC Tournament
2015 Charlie Hickey 17–31 9–15 6th
2016 Charlie Hickey 23–34 15–17 4th NEC Tournament
2017 Charlie Hickey 36–22 21–7 2nd NCAA Regional
2018 Charlie Hickey 18–28 12–16 6th
2019 Charlie Hickey 31-23 16-8 2nd NCAA Regional
Charlie Hickey: 549-485-5 311-223
Total:

      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

See also

References

  1. ^ CCSU Identity Manual (PDF). May 1, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "2017 Record Book" (PDF). Central Connecticut Blue Devils. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Mike Anthony (May 21, 2014). "Central Starts in NEC Baseball Tournament Thursday". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  4. ^ Jim Fuller (June 2, 2010). "Area players key to Central Connecticut baseball success". New Haven Register. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
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