Northwestern Wildcats baseball
| Northwestern Wildcats baseball | |
|---|---|
| 2025 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team | |
| Founded | 1869 |
| University | Northwestern University |
| Head coach | Ben Greenspan (2nd season) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Evanston, Illinois |
| Home stadium | Rocky Miller Park (Capacity: 600) |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Colors | Purple and white[1] |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| 1957 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 1940, 1957 | |
The Northwestern Wildcats baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the Big Ten Conference.
The Wildcats have been to 1 NCAA tournament in 1957. In 2017, the Wildcats made it to the Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament championship.[2]
Stadiums
Rocky and Berenice Miller Park
Rocky and Berenice Miller Park is a baseball stadium in Evanston.[3] It has been the Wildcats' home stadium since 1943. The stadium is named after J. Roscoe Miller, Northwestern president from 1949 to 1970, and his wife. In 2013, Miller's daughter, Roxy, and her husband Richard Pepper, donated to renovate the stadium.[4]
Head coaches
| Year(s) | Coach | Seasons | W–L–T | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Billy Sunday | 1 | 6–4 | .600 |
| 1894–1897 | John Kedzie | 4 | 38–22 | .633 |
| 1898–1902 | W. J. Bryan | 5 | 30–53 | .361 |
| 1903 | Horace Butterworth | 1 | 3–13 | .188 |
| 1904 | Harry Fleager | 1 | 1–11 | .083 |
| 1905 | Harley Parker | 1 | 7–9 | .438 |
| 1906 | Charles M. Hollister | 1 | 3–7 | .300 |
| 1907–1908 | A. B. Cunningham | 2 | 4–14 | .222 |
| 1909–1911 | A. G. Rundle | 3 | 4–25 | .138 |
| 1912 | L. C. Holsinger | 1 | 3–6–1 | .350 |
| 1913 | Dennis Grady | 1 | 6–6 | .500 |
| 1914–1916 | Fred J. Murphy | 3 | 11–17–1 | .397 |
| 1917 | Willie McGill | 1 | 4–4 | .500 |
| 1921 | Jack Sawtelle | 1 | 6–10 | .375 |
| 1922 | Henry Symanski | 1 | 2–8 | .200 |
| 1923–1928, 1942–1943 | Maury Kent | 8 | 33–78–1 | .299 |
| 1929–1935 | Paul Stewart | 7 | 60–75 | .444 |
| 1936–1939 | Burt Ingwersen | 4 | 35–51 | .407 |
| 1940–1941 | Stan Klores | 2 | 25–24 | .510 |
| 1944–1946 | Wesley Fry | 3 | 28–28–1 | .500 |
| 1947–1948 | Don Heap | 2 | 21–25–1 | .457 |
| 1949–1961 | Freddie Lindstrom | 13 | 163–145–2 | .529 |
| 1962–1981 | George McKinnon | 20 | 304–391–6 | .438 |
| 1982–1986 | Ron Wellman | 5 | 180–97–4 | .648 |
| 1987 | Larry Cochell | 1 | 23–20–1 | .613 |
| 1988–2015 | Paul Stevens | 28 | 674–836–6 | .447 |
| 2016–2021 | Spencer Allen | 6 | 101–152 | .399 |
| 2022 | Josh Reynolds | 1 | 24–27 | .471 |
| 2023 | Jim Foster | 1 | 10–40 | .200 |
| 2024–present | Ben Greenspan | 1 | 18–34 | .346 |
| Totals | 30 | 128 | 1,827–2,232–24 | .450 |
NCAA tournament
Northwestern has made the NCAA Division I baseball tournament once.[6]
| Year | Region | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | District 4 | Upper Round 1 Lower Round Lower Final Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 |
Western Michigan Alma Western Michigan Notre Dame |
L 1–11 W 11–2 W 10–9 (10) W 9–2 L 1–6 |
Player awards
First-team All-Americans
The following is a listing of the selections listed in the 2025 Northwestern Baseball media guide.[5]
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Big Ten award winners
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References
- ^ "Northwestern University's Guide to Using Marks, Colors, Trademarks, and Logos" (PDF). September 21, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ Zucker, Joseph. "Iowa Cruises to 2017 Big Ten Baseball Championship over Northwestern". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Rocky Miller Park". Northwestern Wildcats. Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009. 10/24/09
- ^ "The Dream Has Become a Reality: Rocky and Berenice Miller Park". Northwestern Wildcats. March 30, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ a b "2025 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Northwestern Wildcats.
- ^ Warren, Peter (May 25, 2018). "Baseball: Six decades ago, Northwestern made it to college baseball's biggest stage". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved July 7, 2020.