Sacramento State Hornets baseball
| Sacramento State Hornets | |
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| University | California State University, Sacramento |
| Conference |
Big Sky Conference Western Athletic Conference (baseball) American Athletic Conference (women's rowing) Big West Conference (beach volleyball, men's soccer) |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Bill Macriss |
| Location | Sacramento, California |
| Varsity teams | 21 |
| Football stadium | Hornet Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Colberg Court |
| Baseball stadium | John Smith Field |
| Nickname | Hornets |
| Fight song | "Fight, Hornet, Fight!" |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Website | www |
The Sacramento State Hornets (also Sac State) represent California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, the capital city of the U.S. state of California, in intercollegiate athletics. The school fields 21 teams including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, soccer, tennis, and track and field; women's-only gymnastics, beach volleyball, volleyball, and softball; and men's-only baseball and football. The Hornets compete in NCAA Division I, and are members of the Big Sky Conference. The men's soccer and women's beach volleyball teams play as affiliate members in the Big West Conference, the baseball team plays as an affiliate member in the Western Athletic Conference, and the women's rowing team is an affiliate of the American Athletic Conference.
California State University, Sacramento sponsors teams in nine men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
Men's Intercollegiate Sports
Women's Intercollegiate Sports
The university has achieved multiple national championships from when it was a Division III, Division II, and now a Division I school, including Softball (AIAW D-II) in 1981, Women's Volleyball (AIAW D-III) in 1980, and Women's Golf (AIAW D-III) in 1981. The school has also been a National Runner-up 8 times including Softball in 1989 (D-II), Women's Volleyball in 1979 and 1989 (D-II), Baseball in 1988 (D-II), Women's Track and Field in 1981 (AIAW D-II), Men's Cross Country in 1979 (D-II), Football in 1964 (CDN), and Men's Basketball (1962 CDN). Prior to AIAW softball division classifications, the softball team played in two Women's College World Series in 1976 and 1977.
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