Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball

The Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball team represents Grand Canyon University, which is located in Phoenix, Arizona. The Antelopes, also known as the Lopes, are an NCAA Division I college baseball program competing in the Western Athletic Conference. They were in Division I from 1991 to 1998, the final four seasons with the Western Athletic Conference, and returned in 2014 with the WAC.

Grand Canyon Antelopes
2023 Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball team
Founded1953
Overall record499–542–2
UniversityGrand Canyon University
Head coachGregg Wallis (1st season)
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
West Division
LocationPhoenix, Arizona
Home stadiumBrazell Field at GCU Ballpark
(Capacity: 4,000)
NicknameLopes
ColorsPurple, black, and white[1]
     
NCAA Tournament appearances
2021, 2022
Conference tournament champions
2021
Regular season conference champions
2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023
Conference division champions
1998, 2022

The Grand Canyon Antelopes play all home games on campus at Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark. Over their 16 discontinuous seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, GCU has won six regular-season titles including five of the last six completed seasons.

Since the program's inception in 1953, 10 Lopes have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by 1993 AL Rookie of the Year and 2002 World Series champion Tim Salmon.

Conference membership history (Division I only)

Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark
Main article: Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark

Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark is a baseball stadium on the Grand Canyon campus in Phoenix, Arizona that seats 4,000 people. It was opened on February 16, 2018 with a 2–1 loss to TCU. A record attendance of 5,261 was set on February 18, 2022, an opening day loss to Nevada.[2]

Head coaches (Division I only)

Records taken from the 2020 GCU baseball media guide.[3]

Season Coach Years Record Pct.
1991–1998Gil Stafford8188–324–1.367
2014–2022Andy Stankiewicz9274–197–1.582
2023–presentGregg Wallis137-21.638
Totals 3 coaches 18 seasons 499–542–2 .479

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the 2020 GCU baseball media guide.[3]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1991–1994)
1991 Gil Stafford 25–39
1992 Gil Stafford 25–37
1993 Gil Stafford 24–32
1994 Gil Stafford 29–33–1
Western Athletic Conference (1995–1998)
1995 Gil Stafford 21–4115–155th
1996 Gil Stafford 23–3210–1910th
1997 Gil Stafford 13–435–2512th
1998 Gil Stafford 28–2716–145thWAC Tournament
Western Athletic Conference (2014–present)
2014 Andy Stankiewicz 30–2319–82ndineligible
2015 Andy Stankiewicz 32–2219–71stineligible
2016 Andy Stankiewicz 25–28–113–145thineligible
2017 Andy Stankiewicz 29–2520–41stineligible
2018 Andy Stankiewicz 33–2419–51stWAC tournament
2019 Andy Stankiewicz 36–2418–9T-4thWAC tournament
2020 Andy Stankiewicz 9–9Season cancelled on March 18
due to Coronavirus pandemic[4]
2021 Andy Stankiewicz 39–21-129-7T-1stNCAA tournament
2022 Andy Stankiewicz 41-2125-51stNCAA tournament
2023 Gregg Wallis 37-2122-71stWAC tournament
Total:499–442–3

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards and honors (Division I only)
  • Over their 11 discontinuous seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, 18 different Lopes have been named to the all-conference first-team.

All-Americans
YearPositionNameSelector
2023SSJacob WilsonCB

Freshman All-Americans
Pierson Ohl playing for the Wichita Wind Surge
YearPositionNameSelector
2019SPPierson OhlCB
20211BElijah BuriesCB
20211BElijah BuriesPG
20213BJacob WilsonCB
2021SPCarter YoungCB
2021SPCarter YoungD1
2021SPCarter YoungNCBWA
2022SPDaniel AvitiaCB
2022SPDaniel AvitiaPG

Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year
YearPositionName
2017OFGarrison Schwartz
2018OFQuin Cotton

Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year
YearPositionName
2021SPPierson Ohl
2022SPDaniel Avitia

Western Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year
YearPositionName
2023SSJacob Wilson

Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
YearName
2017Andy Stankiewicz
2018Andy Stankiewicz
2021Andy Stankiewicz
2022Andy Stankiewicz
2023Gregg Wallis

Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year
YearPositionName
2015OFGarrison Schwartz
2019SPPierson Ohl
2022SPDaniel Avitia

Taken from the 2020 GCU baseball media guide.[3] Updated March 2, 2020.

Lopes in the Major Leagues
= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB Teams
Frank Snook 1973 San Diego Padres
Tom Tellmann 1979–1980, 1983–1985 San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics
Randy McCament 1989–1990 San Francisco Giants
Kevin Wickander 1989–1990, 1992–1993, 1995–1996 Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers
John Patterson 1992–1995 San Francisco Giants
Chad Curtis 1992–2001 California Angels, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers
Tim Salmon 1992–2004, 2006 California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels
Brett Merriman 1993–1994 Minnesota Twins
Paul Swingle 1993 California Angels
Cody Ransom 2001–2004, 2007–2013 San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks,
Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs

Taken from the 2020 GCU baseball media guide.[3] Updated March 2, 2020.

See also

References
  1. "Grand Canyon University Athletic Brand Standards". September 20, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. "Baseball vs Nevada on 2/18/22 - Box Score". GCULopes.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  3. "GCU Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  4. "WAC Announces Cancellation of All Sports for Remainder of Academic Year". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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