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DeutschSacred Heart Pioneers baseball
| Sacred Heart Pioneers | |
|---|---|
 2025 Sacred Heart Pioneers baseball team | |
 | |
| Founded | 1966 |
| University | Sacred Heart University |
| Head coach | Pat Egan (3rd season) |
| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Location | Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Park |
| Nickname | Pioneers |
| Colors | Red and white[1] |
| College World Series appearances | |
| Division II: 1976, 1992 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| Div. I: 2006, 2011, 2012, 2015 Division II: 1976, 1978, 1990, 1991, 1992 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| NEC: 2006, 2011, 2012, 2015 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 2024 | |
The Sacred Heart Pioneers baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, 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. Sacred Heart's first baseball team was fielded in 1966. The Pioneers are coached by Pat Egan, who lead his first season as head coach in 2023.
The program transitioned to NCAA Division I in 2000 and has appeared in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship four times since the transition. While at the NCAA Division II level, the Pioneers reached the 1976 and 1992 Division II College World Series.[2] The Pioneers have seen fifteen players selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.[3] Former head coach Nick Giaquinto, was the schools all-time winnest coach, having won 631 games in 30 seasons.[4]
NCAA Tournament history
[edit]Division I
[edit]Sacred Heart has participated in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament four times.
| Year | Region | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Athens Regional | First Round Lower Round | Georgia Jacksonville | L 0–11 L 3–4 |
| 2011 | Clemson Regional | First Round Lower Round | Clemson Connecticut | L 1–11 L 3–13 |
| 2012 | Raleigh Regional | First Round Lower Round | NC State UNC Wilmington | L 5–16 L 4–13 |
| 2015 | Fort Worth Regional | First Round Lower Round | TCU Stony Brook | L 0–10 L 6–11 |
Division II
[edit]Sacred Heart participated in the NCAA Division II baseball tournament five times.
| Year | Region | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | College World Series | First Round Second Round | Southeast Missouri State Cal Poly Pomona | L 3–4 (11) L 1–12 |
| 1976 | New England Regional | 2–2 | ||
| 1990 | Northeast Regional | First Round Second Round | Merrimack New Haven New Haven | W 10–6 L 0–9 W 8–7 L 1–3 |
| 1991 | Northeast Regional | First Round Second Round | UMass Lowell American International | L 2–12 L 11–12 |
| 1992 | Northeast Regional College World Series | First Round Second Round Third Round CWS First Round CWS Second Round | Adelphi Springfield Springfield Cal Poly West Alabama | W 2–0 W 5–3 W 2–1 L 1–10 L 6–7 |
Coaching history
[edit]Records not available from 1966–74[3]
| Name | Tenure | Record | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Di Orio | 1975–1976 | 31–24–1 | .563 |
| Unknown | 1977–1978 | 35–16 | .686 |
| Terry Toigo | 1979 | 17–8–1 | .673 |
| Mark Karagus | 1980–1981 | 35–16–1 | .683 |
| Joe Reitano | 1982–1984 | 51–39–1 | .566 |
| Jeff Bevino | 1985 | 23–12 | .657 |
| Mark Julius | 1986–1988 | 43–43 | .500 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1989–2017 | 631–752–3 | .456 |
| Nick Restaino | 2018–2022 | 77–142–1 | .352 |
| Pat Egan | 2023–present | 28–30 | .483 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ SHU Pioneers Official Logo Art. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Mike Anthony (May 27, 2015). "Sacred Heart Baseball: From 1–14 to NCAA Tournament". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ a b Baseball Record Book (PDF). Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ Teddy Cahill (November 1, 2016). "Restaino To Succeed Giaquinto As Sacred Heart Coach Following 2017". Baseball America. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
External links
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