Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | |
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2016 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball team | |
Founded | 2009 |
University | California State University, Bakersfield |
Head coach | Bob Macaluso (1st season) |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Home stadium | Hardt Field (Capacity: 900) |
Nickname | Roadrunners |
Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
2015 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
2015 |
The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball team represents California State University, Bakersfield in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college baseball. Cal State Bakersfield competes as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and plays its home games at Hardt Field.
During its inaugural season in 2009, Cal State Bakersfield became the first NCAA Division I first-year program to defeat the defending College World Series champions when the Roadrunners defeated Fresno State 4-3 on April 4.
Winning the last six of seven games in 2015, the Roadrunners captured the WAC championship and selected to play in the Los Angeles Regional of the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament for the first time in school history. After losing to UCLA 7–2 in the first game, they defeated Ole Miss 2–1 in the second game to stay alive to play again with UCLA in the third game. Coach Kernen has indicated that he would retire after the season.
External links
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- ^ "Roadrunners Color Scheme" (PDF). Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Style Guide. September 11, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.