Sacramento State Hornets baseball

1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989

Division I 2014, 2017, 2019

The Sacramento State Hornets baseball team represents California State University, Sacramento, which is located in Sacramento, California. The Hornets are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Western Athletic Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1990 and re-joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2006. They were a part of the Big West Conference from 1997 to 2002.

The Sacramento State Hornets play all home games on campus at John Smith Field. The Hornets have played in three NCAA Division I Tournaments. Over their 19 discontinuous seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, they have won two WAC regular season titles and three WAC Tournaments.

Since the program's inception in 1949, six Hornets have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, including Philadelphia Phillies first baseman and outfielder Rhys Hoskins. Under head coach Reggie Christiansen, 22 Hornets have been drafted, including Rhys Hoskins who was selected in the fifth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.

Conference membership history

• 1990–1992: Independent
• 1993–1996: Western Athletic Conference
• 1997–2002: Big West Conference
• 2003–2005: Independent
• 2006–present: Western Athletic Conference

John Smith Field

Main article: John Smith Field

John Smith Field is a baseball stadium on the California State University, Sacramento campus in Sacramento, California that seats 1,200 people. It opened in 1953 and was known as Hornet Stadium. In 2010, it was named in honor of longtime coach John Smith.

Head coaches (Division I only)

Records taken from the Sac State coaching history.

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

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NCAA Tournament appearances

Sacramento State began playing Division I baseball in 1990. They have played in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament three times. The Hornets have a record of 2–6.

Awards and honors (Division I only)

• Over their 31 seasons in Division I, two Hornets have been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
• Over their 19 discontinuous seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, 8 different Hornets have been named to the all-conference first-team.
• Over their 6 seasons in the Big West Conference, one Hornet was named to the all-conference first-team.

All-Americans

Freshman First-Team All-Americans

Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year

Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year

Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year

Taken from the Sac State awards and honors page. Updated March 21, 2020.

Hornets in the Major Leagues

Taken from the Sac State Hornets in the Pros page.

References

References

1. "John Smith Field".
2. "Sac State Baseball Coaching History".
3. "Sac State Baseball Year-by-Year Results".
4. (18 March 2020). "WAC Announces Cancellation of All Sports for Remainder of Academic Year".
5. "Sac State Baseball Awards and Honors".
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7. "From 'caveman' swing to historic debut for Outman".
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9. "Twins call up Travis Adams to make MLB debut Saturday vs. Rays".
10. "Sac State Baseball Hornets in the Pros".