Richmond Spiders baseball

The Richmond Spiders baseball team represents the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The Spiders compete in the Atlantic 10 (A-10) conference. The Spiders play their home games at Malcolm U. Pitt Field, which is located on the main campus in Richmond, Virginia. They are currently coached by head coach Mik Aoki.^[3]

Richmond Spiders baseball
2025 Richmond Spiders baseball team
Founded	1915 (1915)
University	University of Richmond
Head coach	Mik Aoki (2nd season)
Conference	Atlantic 10
Location	Richmond, Virginia
Home stadium	Malcolm U. Pitt Field (Capacity: 600)
Nickname	Spiders
Colors	Blue and red[1]
NCAA regional champions
2002
NCAA tournament appearances
1972, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003
Conference regular season champions
1972, 1986, 1997, 1998, 2003[2]

History

The Richmond Spiders baseball team began play in 1915. In their history, the Spiders have played in the NCAA tournament 8 times, advancing to the Super Regionals in 2002. Mik Aoki has served as head coach since 2024.

Richmond in the NCAA tournament

Year	Coach	Record	Notes
1972	Chuck Boone	0–2	Eliminated by Florida State in District 3
1986	Ron Atkins	0–2	Eliminated by Oregon State in the Midwest Regional
1995	Ron Atkins	1–2	Eliminated by Alabama in the East Regional
1997	Ron Atkins	1–2	Eliminated by Florida in the Atlantic Regional
1998	Ron Atkins	1–2	Eliminated by Florida in the East Regional
1999	Ron Atkins	3–2	Eliminated by Wake Forest in the Winston-Salem Regional
2002	Ron Atkins	4–3	Winston-Salem Regional Champions, Eliminated by Nebraska in the Lincoln Super Regional
2003	Ron Atkins	2–2	Eliminated by Stanford in the Palo Alto Regional
Totals		12–17	8 Appearances

Coaching history

Tenure [4][5] Coach Seasons Record Pct. 1915–1933 Frank Dobson 19 160–103–2 .608 1934 Dave Miller 1 12–7 .632 1935–1971 Malcolm Pitt 37 426–257–5 .623 1972–1976 Chuck Boone 5 96–56 .632 1977–1984 Tommy Gilman 8 167–128–1 .566 1985–2007 Ron Atkins 23 717–540–4 .570 2007–2013 Mark McQueen 6 156–161–4 .492 2014–2023 Tracy Woodson 10 238–245–2 .493 2024–present Mik Aoki 1 27–32 .458 Totals 9 coaches 110 seasons 1,999–1,529–18 .566

Alumni in MLB

• Andy Allanson - 1986–1989, 1991–1993, 1995
• Mark Budzinski - 2003
• Lew Burdette - 1950–1967
• Sean Casey - 1997–2008
• Vinny Capra - 2022-present
• Lou Ciola - 1943
• Herb Hash - 1940–1941
• Bucky Jacobs - 1937, 1939–1940
• Brian Jordan - 1992–2006
• Joe Mahoney - 2012–2013
• Renie Martin - 1979–1984
• Tom Miller - 1918–1919
• Vern Morgan - 1954–1955
• Jack Sanford - 1940–1941, 1946
• Mike Smith - 2002, 2006
• Tim Stauffer - 2005–2007, 2009–2014
• Porter Vaughan - 1940–1941, 1946