Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. The team is a member of the Northeast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Central Connecticut State's first baseball team was fielded in 1935. The team plays its home games at CCSU Baseball Field in New Britain, which opened in 2010 and seats 1,000. The Blue Devils are coached by Charlie Hickey.

Central Connecticut Blue Devils
2023 Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball team
Founded1935
UniversityCentral Connecticut State University
Head coachCharlie Hickey (24th season)
ConferenceNortheast
LocationNew Britain, Connecticut
Home stadiumCCSU Baseball Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameDevils
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
Conference tournament champions
2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
Regular season conference champions
2003, 2004, 2006, 2023

The Blue Devils have claimed five Northeast Conference baseball tournament championships and appeared in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship five times. The 2010 team set several offensive school records en route to a recent Regional appearance in the Norwich Regional. The 2017 team was the most recent to reach the NCAA tournament.[2][3][4]

Coaching history

This table reflects the documented coaching history through the 2016 season.[2]

NameSeasonsWLTPct
Jim Kaiser736110.766
Ed Creed32460.800
Hank Majlinger303531680.678
Julian Wojtusik7631051.376
George Redman142582744.485
Charlie Hickey225815085.533

Season-by-season record
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Charlie Hickey (Northeast Conference) (2000–present)
2000 Charlie Hickey 17–31–19–113rd (North)
2001 Charlie Hickey 30–2214–8T-1st (North)NEC Tournament
2002 Charlie Hickey 34–2318–93rdNCAA Regional
2003 Charlie Hickey 31–17–219–61stNCAA Regional
2004 Charlie Hickey 41–17–120–41stNCAA Regional
2005 Charlie Hickey 19–2810–147th
2006 Charlie Hickey 33–1816–71stNEC Tournament
2007 Charlie Hickey 26–2614–144thNEC Tournament
2008 Charlie Hickey 25–2418–92ndNEC Tournament
2009 Charlie Hickey 26–2216–113rdNEC Tournament
2010 Charlie Hickey 33–2318–143rdNCAA Regional
2011 Charlie Hickey 26–25–117–145thNEC Tournament
2012 Charlie Hickey 28–2419–13T-3rdNEC Tournament
2013 Charlie Hickey 28–2516–16T-5th
2014 Charlie Hickey 27–2214–102ndNEC tournament
2015 Charlie Hickey 17–319–156th
2016 Charlie Hickey 23–3415–174thNEC tournament
2017 Charlie Hickey 36–2221–72ndNCAA Regional
2018 Charlie Hickey 18–2812–166th
2019 Charlie Hickey 31-2316-82ndNCAA Regional
2020 Charlie Hickey 4-80-0T-1stCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Charlie Hickey 28-1521-92ndNCAA Regional
2022 Charlie Hickey 29-1817-103rdNEC tournament
2023 Charlie Hickey
Charlie Hickey: 610-526-5349-242
Total:

      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

See also

References
  1. CCSU Identity Manual (PDF). May 1, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. "2017 Record Book" (PDF). Central Connecticut Blue Devils. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  3. Mike Anthony (May 21, 2014). "Central Starts in NEC Baseball Tournament Thursday". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  4. Jim Fuller (June 2, 2010). "Area players key to Central Connecticut baseball success". New Haven Register. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
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