Princeton Tigers baseball

The Princeton Tigers baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.[2][3] The team is a member of the Ivy League, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Princeton's first baseball team was fielded in 1864. The team plays its home games at Bill Clarke Field in Princeton, New Jersey. The Tigers are coached by Scott Bradley.

Princeton Tigers
2023 Princeton Tigers baseball team
Founded1864 (1864)
UniversityPrinceton University
Head coachScott Bradley (26th season)
ConferenceIvy League
LocationPrinceton, New Jersey
Home stadiumBill Clarke Field
(Capacity: 850)
ColorsBlack and orange[1]
   
College World Series appearances
1951
NCAA Tournament appearances
1951, 1965, 1985, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2016
Conference tournament champions
Ivy: 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2016
Regular season conference champions
EIBL: 1941, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1974, 1985, 1991

The Tigers won 10 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League championships, and have claimed 8 Ivy League titles, advancing to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 12 times and the College World Series once, in 1951. Baseball was the first varsity sport at Princeton, and Bill Clarke was the first paid coach at the university. The Tigers also appeared in the first televised college baseball game in 1939 against Columbia.[3]

Notable players

See also

References
  1. "Logo & Brand Assets | Princeton University Office of Communications". Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  2. "Princeton Tigers". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  3. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Princeton Tigers. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
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