The Milwaukee Panthers are an NCAA Division I college baseball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. The current head coach is Shaun Wegner. The team plays its home games at Franklin Field in the southern Milwaukee suburb of Franklin, Wisconsin.
The only Division I college baseball team in the state of Wisconsin, the Panthers have qualified for five NCAA tournaments since 1999, including a win over #1 ranked Rice in the first round of the 1999 NCAA tournament and a regional finals appearance in the 2026 NCAA tournament.
Coaches
Coach Years Wins Losses Ties Pct. Armin Kraeft 1956 5 3 1 Bill Ritter 1957–1970 122 161 1 Frank Orzel 1971–1973 27 50 0 Jim Burian 1987–1990 62 115 0 Scott Kugi 1991–1993 33 86 0 Bill Schufrieder 1994 20 30 0 Jerry Augustine 1995–2006 347 297 1 Scott Doffek 2007–2023 438 462 2 Shaun Wegner 2024-present 70 102 0
NCAA tournament results The Panthers have appeared in five NCAA tournaments (1999, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2026). Their combined record is 3-10. Year Round Opponent Result/Score 1999 Lubbock Regional (Game 1)Lubbock Regional (Game 2)Lubbock Regional (Game 3) RiceTexas TechRice W 8–4L 8–5L 27–1 2001 South Bend Regional (Game 1) South Bend Regional (Game 2) Notre Dame UC Santa Barbara L 12–4 L 13–12 2002 Lincoln Regional (Game 1) Lincoln Regional (Game 2) Nebraska SW Missouri State L 7–2 L 6–1 2010 Tempe Regional (Game 1)Tempe Regional (Game 2) Arizona StateSan Diego L 6–2L 22–1 2026 Auburn Regional (Game 1)Auburn Regional (Game 2)Auburn Regional Final (Game 1)Auburn Regional Final (Game 2) AuburnUCFAuburnAuburn W 13–8W 13–6L 8–1L 8–3
Facilities After playing at a variety of home sites in 1991, the Panthers played at Simmons Field in Kenosha in 1992 and 1993. They then began playing home games at Henry Aaron Field at Lincoln Park in Glendale for the 1994 season. The 2019 Panthers schedule showed home games played at Henry Aaron Field; at Kapco Park on the campus of Concordia University Wisconsin; and one game at Miller Park.
In February 2018, the Panthers reached an agreement to move their home games to Franklin Field in Franklin, Wisconsin. Their first game in Franklin was scheduled for March 20, 2020, though the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic two weeks prior. Their first home game in Franklin was on March 26, 2021, a 6–3 win over Purdue Fort Wayne.
The Panthers have played 32 games at the Milwaukee Brewers' American Family Field since 2002, posting a record of 21–11 . Since 2022, the annual game has been contested against Division III MSOE.
All-Americans Mike Goetz, 2006
Major League Baseball draftees Milwaukee has had 26 Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965. Panthers in the Major League Baseball draft Year Player Round Pick Team 1989 27 703 Brewers 1993 12 326 Dodgers 1995 23 629 Pirates 1998 31 926 Brewers 2000 35 1041 Brewers 2001 22 670 Dodgers 2006 25 752 Brewers 2011 38 1151 Brewers2012 9 308 Phillies 12 395 Brewers 24 746 Dodgers 2013 5 152 Brewers 2015 16 476 Marlins 27 825 Angels 28 841 Brewers 2016 39 1178 Yankees 2017 2 68 Diamondbacks 29 861 Athletics 2018 19 574 Twins 2019 10 305 Cardinals 13 387 Blue Jays 2022 7 223 Astros2023Riley Frey19579Braves2024Owen Rice20591Cardinals2026Dominic Kibler12352BravesDylan O'Connell15441Athletics
See also List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
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