North Carolina A&T Aggies baseball
| North Carolina A&T Aggies | |
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 2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies baseball team
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| Founded | 1902 |
| University | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University |
| Conference |
MEAC Southern Division |
| Location | Greensboro, NC |
| Head coach | Ben Hall (2nd year) |
| Home stadium |
War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 7,500) |
| Nickname | Aggies |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2005 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2005 | |
| Conference champions | |
| MEAC: 1974, 1993, 2005 CIAA: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970 |
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| Aggies in the MLB | |
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| MLB Draft selections | |
| Total selected: | 18 |
| First picks in draft: | 0 |
| 1st Round: | 0 |
| MLB achievements | |
| Total Players: | 2 |
| All Stars: | 1 |
| In the World Series: | 0 |
| Hall of Famers: | 0 |
The North Carolina A&T Aggies baseball team represents the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. They compete in the Southern Division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Aggies play their home games at War Memorial Stadium, and are currently coached by Ben Hall.
The Aggie baseball program plays all home contests in War Memorial Stadium. The stadium, which was built in 1926, has a capacity of 7,500. The stadium has served as the home of various local minor league baseball clubs from the 1930s to 2004.
North Carolina A&T joined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference as a founding member in 1969. Before that, the Aggies were members of the NCAA Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAA), where they won 14 conference titles, including a six-season streak from 1950 to 1955. Since joining the MEAC, A&T has claimed 3 conference titles.
Many North Carolina A&T Aggie players have gone on to play baseball in Major, Minor, and Negro leagues. Of the 18 Aggie baseball players that have been selected in the Major League Baseball draft, Lloyd Lightfoot holds the distinction of being the highest drafted at #214 to the Baltimore Orioles in 1968.
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