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Niagara Purple Eagles baseball

Niagara Purple Eagles baseball
FieldValue
current2026 Niagara Purple Eagles baseball team
nameNiagara Purple Eagles
founded
logoInitials niagara univ.svg
logo_size250
universityNiagara University
conferenceMAAC
locationLewiston, New York
coachMatt Spatafora
tenure2nd
stadiumJohn P. Bobo Field
nicknamePurple Eagles
ncaa_tourneys2024
conference_tournament2024
conference_champion1997, 2024

The Niagara Purple Eagles baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Niagara University in Lewiston, New York, United States. The team is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at John P. Bobo Field in Lewiston, New York. The Purple Eagles are coached by Matt Spatafora.

A Purple Eagles baseball player during a game in 2018

Niagara in the NCAA Tournament

0–2****

Year-by-year results

Below is a table of the program's year-by-year results.

Major League Baseball

, at least 19 former Niagara players have reached Major League Baseball, including Sal Maglie. Niagara has had 18 Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965.

Purple Eagles in the Major League Baseball DraftYearPlayerRoundTeam
19699Orioles
19712Pirates
19715Pirates
19723Pirates
197813Orioles
198317Mets
198425Braves
198927Dodgers
199659Diamondbacks
200324Orioles
200513Mariners
20055Giants
20055Reds
200643Red Sox
201235Padres
20144Athletics
201710Angels
201720Blue Jays
201815Braves
20194Padres

References

References

  1. "Niagara Purple Eagles". d1baseball.com.
  2. "Bobo Field – Niagara Purple Eagles - Stadium Journey".
  3. (June 28, 2024). "Spatafora Named Head Coach of Niagara Baseball". Niagara Purple Eagles.
  4. [http://www.boydsworld.com/data/ Boyd's World Yearly Standings] {{webarchive. link. (2012-06-21 at BoydsWorld.com. Accessed 25 January 2013.)
  5. (February 2018). "2012 Niagara Purple Eagles Baseball Media Guide". Niagara Sports Information.
  6. Records unavailable for 1967–1969 and 1984.
  7. "Niagara University Purple Eagle Athletics - 2007 Baseball Stats".
  8. "Niagara University Purple Eagle Athletics - 2008 Baseball Stats".
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  10. "Niagara University Purple Eagle Athletics - 2010 Baseball Stats".
  11. "Niagara University Purple Eagle Athletics - 2011 Baseball Stats".
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