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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team
Founded1885
UniversityGeorgia Institute of Technology
Head coachDanny Hall (31st season)
ConferenceACC
Coastal Division
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
Home stadiumRuss Chandler Stadium
(Capacity: 4,157)
NicknameYellow Jackets
ColorsTech gold and white[1]
   
College World Series runner-up
1994
College World Series appearances
1994, 2002, 2006
NCAA regional champions
1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
NCAA Tournament appearances
1959, 1971, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
Conference tournament champions
ACC: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014
Regular season conference champions
SIAA: 1906, 1920, 1921
SoCon: 1923, 1926
SEC: 1957
ACC: 1987, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2011 (t)

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Georgia Tech athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Yellow Jackets play their home games in Russ Chandler Stadium and they are currently coached by Danny Hall.

History

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Georgia Tech players in a dugout at SunTrust Park in 2017

Baseball is a very successful sport at Georgia Tech, where it is one of the premier baseball teams in the NCAA. Georgia Tech baseball is notable for its high-scoring offenses and stout defenses. Before Tech had its own baseball field, it played at Brisbine Park.[2]

A notable game was played in 1916, when the Cumberland College Bulldogs routed the Yellow Jackets 22-0. Seeking to avenge this loss, Georgia Tech baseball coach John Heisman, who was also the football coach at the time, invoked the two schools' previously-agreed-upon scheduling contract that obligated Cumberland to play Georgia Tech in football. The resultant game became the most lopsided victory ever in the history of college football, carrying a score of 222-0 in favor of Georgia Tech.

The team's success is guided by head coach Danny Hall. Danny Hall has coached Tech since 1994 and has posted 1,039 wins over that span. He has led Georgia Tech to 20 years of NCAA regional play and its only three College World Series appearances in 1994, 2002, and 2006.

The baseball team, under Hall, has become an annual contender for the ACC regular season and tournament titles winning each four and three times respectively.

Stadium

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The Yellow Jackets play their home games in Russ Chandler Stadium.

Head coaches

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Coach Years Record Pct
Todd 1900–1901 12–9 .571
Sammy Strang 1902 5–8 .385
Irving 1903 9–9 .500
John Heisman 1904–1917 163–97–5 .627
Joe Bean 1918–1920 35–18 .660
Kid Clay 1921–1931 147–99–5 .607
Bobby Dodd 1932–1939 43–64–2 .404
Roy Mundorff 1940–1945 26–36–1 .421
Joe Pittard 1946–1961 169–173–7 .494
Jim Luck 1962–1981 320–280–5 .533
Jim Morris 1982–1993 504–244–1 .674
Danny Hall 1994–present 1,140–605–1 .653

Year-by-year results

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Georgia Tech Baseball 1907

Information Source: [1] Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine [2]

Year-by-year results
Year Coach Record Conference Record Notes
1900 Todd 3–4
1901 Todd 9–5
1902 Sammy Strang 5–8
1903 Irving 9–9
1904 John Heisman 15–7
1905 John Heisman 13–4
1906 John Heisman 23–3
1907 John Heisman 10–5–1
1908 John Heisman 9–12
1909 John Heisman 13–8–1
1910 John Heisman 11–5–1
1911 John Heisman 7–6
1912 John Heisman 8–10
1913 John Heisman 9–8
1914 John Heisman 12–8
1915 John Heisman 7–8–2
1916 John Heisman 14–6
1917 John Heisman 12–7
1918 Joe Bean 10–7
1919 Joe Bean 9–9
1920 Joe Bean 16–2
1921 Kid Clay 18–4–1
1922 Kid Clay 14–9
1923 Kid Clay 16–2–2
1924 Kid Clay 9–14
1925 Kid Clay 14–7
1926 Kid Clay 21–4–1
1927 Kid Clay 18–10
1928 Kid Clay 15–6
1929 Kid Clay 6–14–1
1930 Kid Clay 8–16
1931 Kid Clay 8–13
1932 Bobby Dodd 4–11–2
1933 Bobby Dodd 4–10 3–7 (SEC)
1934 Bobby Dodd 10–10 8–9 (SEC)
1935 Bobby Dodd 7–6 3–3 (SEC)
1936 No team in 1936.
1937 Bobby Dodd 4–7 4–7 (SEC)
1938 Bobby Dodd 7–10 5–8 (SEC)
1939 Bobby Dodd 7–10 3–9 (SEC)
1940 Roy Mundorff 5–10–1 5–9–1 (SEC)
1941 Roy Mundorff 10–8 10–8 (SEC)
1942 Roy Mundorff 8–10 7–7 (SEC)
1943 Roy Mundorff 3–8 2–5 (SEC)
1944 No team in 1944.
1945 No team in 1945.
1946 Joe Pittard 10–2 Season played in July/August
1947 Joe Pittard 7–6 6–6 (SEC)
1948 Joe Pittard 11–9 11–7 (SEC)
1949 Joe Pittard 10–14 9–11 (SEC)
1950 Joe Pittard 7–11 7–11 (SEC)
1951 Joe Pittard 11–12 8–12 (SEC)
1952 Joe Pittard 8–11–1 8–11–1 (SEC)
1953 Joe Pittard 8–13 7–10 (SEC)
1954 Joe Pittard 9–13–1 6–10 (SEC)
1955 Joe Pittard 15–9 10–6 (SEC)
1956 Joe Pittard 11–12 4–9 (SEC)
1957 Joe Pittard 18–8–1 13–3 (SEC) SEC Champion
1958 Joe Pittard 7–17 5–12 (SEC)
1959 Joe Pittard 17–9–2 11–4 (SEC) Lost in NCAA District 3 playoffs
1960 Joe Pittard 14–11 9–7 (SEC)
1961 Joe Pittard 6–16–2 6–11 (SEC)
1962 Jim Luck 8–16 6–11 (SEC)
1963 Jim Luck 9–18 4–13 (SEC)
1964 Jim Luck 9–15 3–10 (SEC)
1965 Jim Luck 20–8–2
1966 Jim Luck 14–16
1967 Jim Luck 21–11
1968 Jim Luck 21–13
1969 Jim Luck 16–12
1970 Jim Luck 17–7–1
1971 Jim Luck 31–6 Lost in NCAA District 3 playoffs
1972 Jim Luck 21–10
1973 Jim Luck 20–6–2
1974 Jim Luck 20–17
1975 Jim Luck 12–17
1976 Jim Luck 12–22
1977 Jim Luck 18–12
1978 Jim Luck 14–15
1979 Jim Luck 15–16
1980 Jim Luck 8–19 3–10 (ACC)
1981 Jim Luck 14–24 1–13 (ACC)
1982 Jim Morris 29–20 6–8 (ACC)
1983 Jim Morris 38–15 6–8 (ACC)
1984 Jim Morris 36–19 5–7 (ACC)
1985 Jim Morris 42–19–1 6–7–1 (ACC) Lost in NCAA South Regional
1986 Jim Morris 45–23 10–4 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Atlantic Regional
1987 Jim Morris 51–14 17–4 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Northeast Regional
1988 Jim Morris 45–24 12–8 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Atlantic Regional
1989 Jim Morris 38–26 13–6 (ACC) Lost in NCAA East Regional
1990 Jim Morris 46–25 9–9 (ACC) Lost in NCAA South Regional
1991 Jim Morris 42–26 12–8 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Atlantic Regional
1992 Jim Morris 45–19 14–9 (ACC) Lost in NCAA East Regional
1993 Jim Morris 47–14 16–6 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Atlantic Regional
1994 Danny Hall 50–17 16–8 (ACC) 2nd Place at the 1994 College World Series
1995 Danny Hall 38–22 16–8 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Midwest Regional
1996 Danny Hall 40–24 13–11 (ACC) Lost in NCAA South Regional
1997 Danny Hall 46–15 19–4 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Midwest Regional
1998 Danny Hall 41–22 14–9 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Midwest Regional
1999 Danny Hall 38–20 12–12 (ACC)
2000 Danny Hall 50–16 18–6 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Atlanta Super Regional
2001 Danny Hall 41–20 13–11 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Athens Regional
2002 Danny Hall 52–16 14–9 (ACC) 5th Place at the 2002 College World Series
2003 Danny Hall 44–18 17–7 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Atlanta Regional
2004 Danny Hall 44–21 18–5 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Atlanta Super Regional
2005 Danny Hall 45–19 22–8 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Atlanta Super Regional
2006 Danny Hall 50–18 19–11 (ACC) 7th Place at the 2006 College World Series
2007 Danny Hall 32–25 15–14 (ACC)
2008 Danny Hall 41–21 16–14 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Athens Regional
2009 Danny Hall 38–19 17–10–1 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Atlanta Regional
2010 Danny Hall 47–15 21–9 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Atlanta Regional
2011 Danny Hall 42–21 21–8 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Atlanta Regional
2012 Danny Hall 38–26 12–18 (ACC) Won ACC tournament, Lost in NCAA Gainesville Regional
2013 Danny Hall 37–27 15–15 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Nashville Regional
2014 Danny Hall 37–27 14–16 (ACC) Won ACC tournament, Lost in NCAA Oxford Regional
2015 Danny Hall 32–23 13–17 (ACC)
2016 Danny Hall 38–25 13–16 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Gainesville Regional
2017 Danny Hall 27–28 11–19 (ACC)
2018 Danny Hall 31–27 14–16 (ACC)
2019 Danny Hall 43-19 19-11 (ACC) ACC Coastal Division champions,[3] Lost in NCAA Atlanta Regional, No. 3 National Seed
2020 Danny Hall 11-5 2-1 (ACC) Season Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 Danny Hall 31-25 21-15 (ACC) ACC Coastal Division Champions, T-3rd ACC Tournament, Lost in NCAA Nashville Regional
2022 Danny Hall 36–24 16–16 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Knoxville Regional
2023 Danny Hall 30–27 12–18 (ACC)
2024 Danny Hall 33–25 15–15 (ACC) Lost in NCAA Athens Regional

Georgia Tech in the NCAA tournament

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Year Record Pct Notes
1959 1–2 District 3 at Gastonia, NC District
1971 3–2 District 3 at Gastonia, NC
1985 3–2 South II Regional at Tallahassee, FL Regional
1986 3–2 Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL
1987 0–2 Northeast Regional at Atlanta, GA
1988 2–2 Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL
1989 1–2 East Regional at Gainesville, FL
1990 0–2 South I Regional at Baton Rouge, LA
1991 2–2 Atlantic Regional at Tallahassee, FL
1992 2–2 East Regional at Gainesville, FL
1993 2–2 Atlantic Regional at Atlanta, GA
1994 7–2 Midwest II Regional Winner at Wichita, KS, College World Series Runner Up
1995 0–2 Mideast Regional at Knoxville, TN
1996 3–2 South II Regional at Baton Rouge, LA
1997 2–2 Mideast Regional at Starkville, MS
1998 3–2 Midwest Regional at Wichita, KS
2000 3–2 3rd National Seed, Atlanta Regional Winner, Atlanta Super Regional
2001 0–2 Athens Regional
2002 6–2 Atlanta Regional Winner, Atlanta Super Regional Winner, College World Series
2003 0–2 3rd National Seed, Atlanta Regional
2004 3–2 4th National Seed, Atlanta Regional Winner, Atlanta Super Regional
2005 3–3 2nd National Seed, Atlanta Regional Winner, Atlanta Super Regional
2006 5–2 8th National Seed, Atlanta Regional Winner, Atlanta Super Regional Winner, College World Series
2008 2–2 Athens Regional
2009 3–2 Atlanta Regional
2010 2–2 8th National Seed, Atlanta Regional
2011 2–2 Atlanta Regional
2012 2–2 Gainesville Regional
2013 3–2 Nashville Regional
2014 1–2 Oxford Regional
2016 2–2 Gainesville Regional
2019 2-2 3rd National Seed, Atlanta Regional
2020 N/A no tournament Held Due to COVID-19 Cancelling Season
2021 2-2 Nashville Regional
2022 2-2 Knoxville Regional
2024 2–2 Athens Regional
TOTALS[4] 79-71 .527

Award winners

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Dick Howser Trophy

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Dick Howser Trophy winners
Year Player Position
1994 Jason Varitek[5] C
2000 Mark Teixeira[6] 3B

Golden Spikes Award

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Golden Spikes Award winners
Year Player Position
1994 Jason Varitek[7] C

Johnny Bench Award

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Johnny Bench Award winners
Year Player Position
2018 Joey Bart[8] C
2022 Kevin Parada[9] C

Individual Conference awards [10]

ACC Player of the Year

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ACC Player of the Year
Year Player Position
1987 Riccardo Ingram[11] OF
1991 Andy Bruce 3B
1993 Jason Varitek C
2000 Mark Teixeira 3B
2018 Joey Bart[12] C

ACC Pitcher of the Year

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ACC Pitcher of the Year
Year Player
2009 Deck McGuire

ACC Coach of the Year

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ACC Coach of the Year
Year(s) Coach
1983,1987,1993 Jim Morris
1997,2000,2005,2019 Danny Hall

Former players

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Main article: List of Georgia Institute of Technology athletes § Baseball

Some notable Georgia Tech baseball players are Erskine Mayer, Kevin Brown, Nomar Garciaparra, Jason Varitek, Matt Murton, Jay Payton, Mark Teixeira, Blake Wood, Matt Wieters, Charlie Blackmon, and Joey Bart.[13]

See also

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References

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Archives at
LocationGeorgia Institute of Technology Archives & Special Collections Edit this on Wikidata
IdentifiersUP004 Edit this on Wikidata
SourceGeorgia Tech Baseball Programs and Guides
How to use archival material
  1. ^ "Georgia Tech Athletics – Athletics Brand Guidelines". Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. ^ McMath, Robert C.; Ronald H. Bayor; James E. Brittain; Lawrence Foster; August W. Giebelhaus; Germaine M. Reed. Engineering the New South: Georgia Tech 1885–1985. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press.
  3. ^ "2019 Baseball Standings".
  4. ^ "2015 Georgia Tech Baseball Media Guide".
  5. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pNogAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UWsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4029,4338332&dq=jason-varitek+dick-howser "Varitek receives Howser award". McCook Daily Gazette. Associated Press. June 8, 1994. p. 12. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  6. ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives? "Georgia Tech's Teixeira receives Dick Howser Trophy". Associated Press. June 10, 2000. Retrieved July 16, 2015. (subscription required)
  7. ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/pa/programs/spikes.jsp "Programs & Events – Golden Spikes – Jered Weaver wins 2004 Golden Spikes Award". MLB Players Association. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  8. ^ https://ramblinwreck.com/bart-wins-2018-johnny-bench-award/". ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  9. ^ Sugiura, Ken. "Georgia Tech's Kevin Parada named Johnny Bench Award winner". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  10. ^ "2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Information Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2014. Retrieved September, 2015.
  11. ^ "GEORGIA TECH HALL OF FAMER RICCARDO INGRAM PASSES AWAY". April 2015.
  12. ^ Sugiura, Ken (May 21, 2018). "Georgia Tech catcher Joey Bart named ACC player of the year". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  13. ^ Rogers, Carroll (2007-08-05). "Teixeira's glow shines on Jackets too". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2007-08-09.[dead link]
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