Wright State Raiders baseball team | |
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Founded | 1971 |
University | Wright State University |
Conference | Horizon |
Location | Dayton, Ohio |
Head coach | Jeff Mercer (1st year) |
Home stadium |
Nischwitz Stadium (Capacity: 750) |
Nickname | Raiders |
Colors | Hunter Green and Vegas Gold |
College World Series appearances | |
1987 (Division II) | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1994, 1995*, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016 * - NCAA Tournament Play in Series |
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Conference tournament champions | |
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016 | |
Conference champions | |
1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016 |
The Wright State Raiders baseball team is the college baseball team of Wright State University. The program was founded in 1971 where it started off in Division II until 1988 when it moved to Division I. Nischwitz Stadium in Dayton, OH has been the home field of the program since 1993. The team has won 6 conference regular season championships, 7 conference tournament championships, and has appeared in the NCAA tournament 5 times. The Raiders are coached by Raider alum and former hitting coach Jeff Mercer.
Wright State currently plays at Nischwitz Stadium. The 750 seat stadium was built in 1993 and was named after Ron and Gregg Nischwitz. Ron coached the program for 30 years.
WSU's records season by season since joining Division I in 1988.
Wright State has made it to the NCAA tournament 4 times. The team last played in the NCAA tournament in 2011 after they defeated Valparaiso in back to back games to win the Horizon League tournament championship.