Sacramento State Hornets baseball

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.

Sacramento State Hornets baseball
2023 Sacramento State Hornets baseball team
Founded1949
Overall record829–930–2
UniversityCalifornia State University, Sacramento
Head coachReggie Christiansen (13th season)
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
LocationSacramento, California
Home stadiumJohn Smith Field
(Capacity: 1,200)
NicknameHornets
ColorsGreen and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2014, 2017, 2019
Conference tournament champions
2014, 2017, 2019
Regular season conference champions
2012, 2014

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 has 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

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.[2]

Head coaches (Division I only)

Records taken from the Sac State coaching history.[3]

Season Coach Years Record Pct.
1990–2010John Smith21526–673–2.439
2011–presentReggie Christiansen11338–277.550
Totals 2 coaches 32 seasons 864–950–2 .476

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the Sac State year-by-year results.[4]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1990–1992)
1990 John Smith 34–25
1991 John Smith 41–23
1992 John Smith 32–25
Western Athletic Conference (1993–1996)
1993 John Smith 36–2213–11T-5th
1994 John Smith 27–2910–147th
1995 John Smith 28–2616–134th
1996 John Smith 12–433–2712th
Big West Conference (1997–2002)
1997 John Smith 16–398–22T-7th
1998 John Smith 25–3513–174thBig West tournament
1999 John Smith 18–398–227th
2000 John Smith 23–3315–156th
2001 John Smith 24–354–147th
2002 John Smith 22–344–209th
Independent (2003–2005)
2003 John Smith 33–24
2004 John Smith 29–32
2005 John Smith 20–36–1
Western Athletic Conference (2006–present)
2006 John Smith 20–378–166thWAC Tournament
2007 John Smith 17–4010–146thWAC Tournament
2008 John Smith 24–3414–176thWAC Tournament
2009 John Smith 27–278–147th
2010 John Smith 18–35–17–177th
2011 Reggie Christiansen 19–396–187th
2012 Reggie Christiansen 31–2811–7T-1stWAC tournament
2013 Reggie Christiansen 34–2514–135thWAC tournament
2014 Reggie Christiansen 40–2421–61stSan Luis Obispo Regional
2015 Reggie Christiansen 33–2716–11T-4thWAC tournament
2016 Reggie Christiansen 30–2816–114thWAC tournament
2017 Reggie Christiansen 32–2912–124thStanford Regional
2018 Reggie Christiansen 35–2517–7T-2ndWAC tournament
2019 Reggie Christiansen 40–2518–9T-4thStanford Regional
2020 Reggie Christiansen 9–7Season cancelled on March 18 due to Coronavirus pandemic[5]
Total:829–930–2

      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

NCAA Division I Tournament history
Year Record Pct Notes
2014 1–2 .333 Eliminated by Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo Regional
2017 0–2 .000 Eliminated by BYU in Stanford Regional
2019 1–2 .333 Eliminated by Stanford in Stanford Regional
Totals 2–6 .250

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
YearPositionNameTeamSelector
2009OFTim Wheeler2ndBA
20141BRhys Hoskins3rdCB

Freshman First-Team All-Americans
YearPositionNameSelector
2009SPJesse DarrahCB
2012OFRhys HoskinsNCBWA
2013DHChris LewisCB
RPSutter McLoughlinBA
CB
NCBWA
2014SPSam LongCB
2017SPParker BrahmsCB
2018SPScott RandallCB

Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
YearName
2012Reggie Christiansen
2014Reggie Christiansen

Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year
YearPositionName
1995PMike Eby
20122BAndrew Ayers
20141BRhys Hoskins

Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year
YearPositionName
2012OFRhys Hoskins
2013DHChris Lewis
2014PSam Long
2017PParker Brahms

Taken from the Sac State awards and honors page.[6] Updated March 21, 2020.

Hornets in the Major Leagues
= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB Teams
La Schelle Tarver 1986 Boston Red Sox
Keith Brown 1988, 1990–1992 Cincinnati Reds
Gary Wilson 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates
Erik Bennett 1995–1996 California Angels, Minnesota Twins
Roland de la Maza 1997 Kansas City Royals
Rhys Hoskins 2017–present Philadelphia Phillies
Sam Long 2021-present San Francisco Giants,[7] Oakland Athletics
James Outman 2022–present Los Angeles Dodgers[8]
Nathan Lukes 2023–present Toronto Blue Jays[9]

Taken from the Sac State Hornets in the Pros page.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Sacramento State Colors". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. "John Smith Field". Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. "Sac State Baseball Coaching History" (PDF). Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. "Sac State Baseball Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. "WAC Announces Cancellation of All Sports for Remainder of Academic Year". 18 March 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  6. "Sac State Baseball Awards and Honors" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  7. "Giants' Sammy Long: Working behind opener again".
  8. "From 'caveman' swing to historic debut for Outman". MLB.com.
  9. "Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Makes Opening Day roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  10. "Sac State Baseball Hornets in the Pros" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2020.
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