Charlotte 49ers baseball

Charlotte 49ers
2024 Charlotte 49ers baseball team
Founded1979 (1979)
UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
Head coachRobert Woodard (5th season)
ConferenceThe American
LocationCharlotte, North Carolina
Home stadiumRobert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
(Capacity: 1,100)
Nickname49ers
ColorsGreen and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1993, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2021, 2023
Conference tournament champions
Metro: 1993
A-10: 2007, 2008, 2011
C-USA: 2023
Regular season conference champions
Metro: 1994, 1995
A-10: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013
Conference division champions
C-USA East: 2021

The Charlotte 49ers baseball team, commonly referred to as Charlotte, represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in NCAA Division I college baseball. Established in 1979, the team is a member of the American Athletic Conference. The team plays its home games at Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, and are currently coached by Robert Woodard.

Venues

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The 49ers play most home games at Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium since its completion in 2007. However, the surface where the stadium sits today has been the playing surface dating back to 1984.

Charlotte in the NCAA tournament

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Year Record Pct Notes
1993 0–2 .000 Mideast Regional
1998 0–2 .000 Central Regional
2007 2–2 .500 Columbia Regional
2008 0–2 .000 Athens Regional
2011 1–2 .333 Tempe Regional
2021 1–2 .333 Greenville Regional
2023 2–2 .500 Clemson Regional
TOTALS
6–14 .300

Coaches

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Coach Tenure Record Notes
Gary Bartley 1979-1981 55-82 First Coach in program history.
Gary Robinson 1982-1991 280-244-3 Coach of the Year (1985 Sun Belt)
Jeff Edmonds 1992 29-30
Loren Hibbs 1993-2019 819-682-5 Coach of the Year (1994 Metro, 1998 C-USA ,2007 A-10)
Robert Woodard 2020-Present 85-51 Coach of the Year (2021 C-USA)

Major League Baseball

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Charlotte has had 46 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[2] There were 4 players selected in 2023.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "49ers Color System". Charlotte 49ers Brand Standards (PDF). June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
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