Maine Black Bears baseball
| Maine Black Bears | |
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| Founded | 1881 |
| University | University of Maine |
| Conference | America East |
| Location | Orono, ME |
| Head coach | Steve Trimper (11th year) |
| Home stadium |
Mahaney Diamond (Capacity: 3,000) |
| Nickname | Black Bears |
| Colors | Maine Blue, White, and Navy |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 1964, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1964, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| ECAC: 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1991 NAC/America East: 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011 |
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| Conference champions | |
| NAC/America East: 1990, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2013 | |
The Maine Black Bears baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of the University of Maine, located in Orono, Maine. It is the university's oldest athletic program, having begun play in 1881. It has been a member of the NCAA Division I America East Conference since its founding (as the North Atlantic Conference) at the start of the 1990 season. Its home venue is Mahaney Diamond, located on the university's campus. Steve Trimper has been the program's head coach since the start of the 2006 season. The program has appeared in 16 NCAA Tournaments and seven College World Series. In conference postseason play, it has won eight ECAC Tournaments and five America East Tournaments. In conference regular season play, it has won five America East titles (three of those when the league was known as the North Atlantic Conference). 19 former Black Bears have appeared in Major League Baseball.
The University of Maine opened in fall 1868 as the Maine College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. The baseball program, founded in 1881, was the school's first intercollegiate athletic program. It went 3–3 in its first season. The program continued to play a handful of games each season during the 1880s; during this time, Irv Ray, Maine's first alumnus to play in Major League Baseball, played for the program. It played its first 10-game schedule in 1886 and won 10 games for the first time in 1888. The university did not sponsor a baseball team in 1892, but the team resumed in 1893.
From the program's inception through the 1893 season, student coaches coached the team. For the 1894 season, the school hired Harry Miller as its first faculty head coach. In two seasons under Miller (1894 and 1895), the team went 5–7 and 8–4, respectively. Jack Abbott, the program's second head coach, led the team to a 5–4 record in 1896. Under W. W. Bustard, Maine had consecutive 9–4 seasons in 1897 and 1898. The university changed its name from the Maine College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts to its current name following the 1897 season.
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