Richmond Spiders baseball

Richmond Spiders Baseball
2016 Richmond Spiders baseball team
Founded 1915
University University of Richmond
Conference A-10
Location Richmond, VA
Head coach Tracy Woodson (2nd year)
Home stadium Malcolm U. Pitt Field
(Capacity: 600)
Nickname Spiders
Colors Blue and Red[1]
         
NCAA Tournament appearances
1972, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003
Conference champions
1972, 1986, 1997, 1998, 2003[2]

The Richmond Spiders baseball team represents the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I. The Spiders compete in the Atlantic 10 (A-10) conference. The Spiders play their home games at Malcolm U. Pitt Field, which is located on the main campus in Richmond, Virginia. They are currently coached by Tracy Woodson.

Coaching history

Tenure [3] Coach Seasons Record Pct.
1915–1933 Frank Dobson 19 160–103–2 .608
1934 Dave Miller 1 12–7 .632
1935–1971 Malcolm Pitt 37 426-257-5 .623
1972–1976 Chuck Boone 5 96-56 .632
1977-1984 Tommy Gilman 8 167-128-1 .566
1985–2007 Ron Atkins 23 717-540-4 .570
2007–2013 Mark McQueen 6 156-161-4 .492
2014–present Tracy Woodson 2 52-53 .495
Totals 8 coaches 101 seasons 1,776-1,305-16 .576

Richmond in the NCAA Tournament

Year Coach Record Notes
1972 Chuck Boone 0-2 Eliminated by Florida State.
1986 Ron Atkins 0-2 Eliminated by Oregon State.
1995 Ron Atkins 1–2 Eliminated by Alabama in the East Regional
1997 Ron Atkins 1–2 Eliminated by Florida in the Atlantic Regional
1998 Ron Atkins 1–2 Eliminated by Florida in the East Regional
1999 Ron Atkins 3–2 Eliminated by Wake Forest in the Winston-Salem Regional
2002 Ron Atkins 4–3 Eliminated by Nebraska in the Super Regional
2003 Ron Atkins 2–2 Eliminated by Stanford in the Palo Alto Regional
Totals 12–17 8 Appearances
The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

Alumni in the MLB

Current

Former

References

  1. ↑ "Colors". 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  2. ↑ http://www.richmondspiders.com/fls/26800/baseball/pdf/13_QuickFacts.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.richmondspiders.com/fls/26800/baseball/pdf/2012BaseballRecords.pdf?ATCLID=205327366&SPSID=629622&SPID=91943&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=26800


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