Navy Midshipmen baseball

The Navy Midshipmen baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, United States.^[2] The team is a member of the Patriot League, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Navy's first baseball team was fielded in 1893. The team plays its home games at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The Midshipmen are currently coached by Chuck Ristano.

Navy Midshipmen
2024 Navy Midshipmen baseball team
Founded	1893 (1893)
University	United States Naval Academy
Head coach	Chuck Ristano (1st season)
Conference	Patriot League
Location	Annapolis, Maryland
Home stadium	Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium (Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname	Midshipmen
Colors	Navy blue and gold[1]
NCAA Tournament appearances
1954, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2011, 2016
Conference tournament champions
1994, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2011, 2016
Regular season conference champions
EIBL: 1954, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1979, 1982, 1986 Patriot League: 1995*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * There was no Patriot League Tournament in 1995

US Naval Academy baseball player

Navy in the NCAA Tournament

The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947. The Midshipmen have played in the tournament 9 times, most recently in 2016.

Year	Record	Pct	Notes
1954	0–1	.000	District 2 Semifinals
1979	0–2	.000	Northeast Regional
1982	2–2	.500	Northeast Regional
1986	0–2	.000	Atlantic Regional
1995	0–2	.000	Atlantic II Regional
1999	0–2	.000	Tuscaloosa Regional
2002	1–2	.333	Winston-Salem Regional
2011	0–2	.000	Charlottesville Regional
2016	1–2	.333	Raleigh Regional
TOTALS	4–17	.190

Major League Baseball

Navy has had 10 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.^[3]

Midshipmen in the Major League Baseball Draft
Year	Player	Round	Team
2003	Matt Foster	13	Blue Jays
2007	Jonathan Johnston	42	Athletics
2007	Mitch Harris	24	Braves
2008	Oliver Drake	43	Orioles
2008	Mitch Harris	13	Cardinals
2012	Preston Gainey	11	Brewers
2012	Alex Azor	10	Blue Jays
2015	Stephen Moore	10	Braves
2016	Luke Gillingham	37	Blue Jays
2019	Noah Song	4	Red Sox

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

References

1. "Navy Academy Athletics Logos / Style Sheet". December 21, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
2. "Navy Midshipmen". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
3. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.

External links

• Official website