The Stetson Hatters baseball team represents Stetson University, which is located in DeLand, Florida. The Hatters are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the ASUN Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1972 and joined the ASUN Conference in 1986.
The Stetson Hatters play all home games off-campus at Melching Field at Conrad Park. Since their promotion to Division I in 1972, the Hatters have played in 18 NCAA tournaments and hosted and won their first regional in 2018. Over their 34 seasons in the ASUN Conference (formerly the Trans America Athletic Conference), they have won six conference regular season titles and eight conference tournaments.
Since the program's inception in 1901, 10 Hatters have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by recent Cy Young Award winners Jacob deGrom and Corey Kluber. Under current head coach Steve Trimper, nine Hatters have been drafted, including Logan Gilbert who was selected in the first round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.
Conference membership history (Division I only) 1972–1985: Independent 1986–present: Trans America Athletic Conference / ASUN Conference
Melching Field at Conrad Park
Melching Field at Conrad Park is a baseball stadium in DeLand, Florida, that seats 2,500 people. It was opened on February 12, 1999, with a 4–3 win over Louisville. A record attendance of 2,975 was set on March 20, 2007, during a non-conference game against Florida.
Head coaches (Division I only) Records taken from the 2019 Stetson Baseball Guide 1972–1979 Jim Ward 8 225–143 .611 1980–2016 Pete Dunn 37 1312–888–3 .596 2017–present Steve Trimper 8 241–173 Totals 3 coaches 53 seasons 1,778–1,206–3
Year-by-year NCAA Division I results Records taken from the 2019 Stetson Baseball Guide
NCAA Division I Tournament history The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947. The format of the tournament has changed through the years. Stetson began playing Division I baseball in 1972.
YearRecordPctNotes 1982 2–2 .500 Eliminated by Miami (FL) in Atlantic Regional 1984 1–2 .333 Eliminated by South Alabama in South I Regional 1988 3–2 .600 Eliminated by Florida in East Regional 1989 1–2 .333 Eliminated by Clemson in Atlantic Regional 1990 0–2 .000 Eliminated by NC State in Atlantic Regional 1992 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Florida State in South II Regional 1996 2–2 .500 Eliminated by Virginia in South I Regional 1997 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Harvard in Midwest Regional 2000 2–2 .500 Eliminated by Georgia Tech in Atlanta Regional 2001 2–2 .500 Eliminated by Miami (FL) in Coral Gables Regional 2002 0–2 .000 Eliminated by South Florida in Tallahassee Regional 2003 2–2 .500 Eliminated by South Carolina in Columbia Regional 2005 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Notre Dame in Gainesville Regional 2006 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Michigan in Atlanta Regional 2007 1–2 .333 Eliminated by Florida State in Tallahassee Regional 2011 2–2 .500 Eliminated by South Carolina in Columbia Regional 2016 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Florida Atlantic in Coral Gables Regional 2018 3–2 .600 Eliminated by North Carolina in Chapel Hill Super Regional 2024 1–2 .333 Eliminated by UCF in Tallahassee Regional 2025 1–2 .333 Eliminated by NC State in Auburn Regional Totals 23–40 .365
Awards and honors (Division I only)
All-Americans
YearPositionNameTeamSelector1989PTom Hickox3rdBA1997SSKevin Nicholson2ndBA3rdABCA1998CSammy Serrano1stBACB2ndABCA2000OFFrank Corr1stABCA2ndBACBPLenny DiNardo1stABCABACB2001OFFrank Corr2ndNCBWAPLenny DiNardo3rdCB2002CChris Westervelt2ndCB3rdBA20033BBrian Snyder1stBA3rdCB2004CChris Westervelt3rdCB20061BChris Johnson3rdCB2007PCorey Kluber2ndCB2009OFJeremy Cruz2ndABCACB2011CNick Rickles2ndBA3rdCBPKurt Schluter3rdCB2012PRobbie Powell3rdCB2017PLogan Gilbert2ndCBNCBWA20181stBACBNCBWAPJoey Gonzalez3rdNCBWAP/UT/DHBrooks Wilson1stABCABACBNCBWA2019PMitchell Senger2ndCB
Freshman First-Team All-Americans
YearPositionNameSelector1996CSammy SerranoCB1998UTFrank CorrCB1999PLenny DiNardoBA2001PJack CollinsCB3BBrian SnyderCB1BBryan ZenchykCB2004PChris IngogliaCBOFShane JordanCB2005CDavid GollinerCB1BChris JohnsonCB2007SSCasey FrawleyCB20083BRobert CrewsCB20092BMark JonesCBCNick RicklesCB2010SSRyan LashleyCB2013INF/PKevin FaganCB1BPatrick MazeikaBACBNCBWA2015PBrooks WilsonCB2019PDanny GarciaCBPDaniel ParetCB
Trans America Athletic Conference / ASUN Conference Player of the Year
YearPositionName1989PGeorge Tsamis1991SSWes Weger19921993OFAaron Iatarola1994PChuck Beale1997SSKevin Nicholson1998CSammy Serrano2000OFFrank Corr2002CChris Westervelt20042009OFJeremy Cruz2018P/DHBrooks Wilson
Trans America Athletic Conference / ASUN Conference Pitcher of the Year
YearHandednessName2007RightCorey Kluber2011RightKurt Schluter2017RightLogan Gilbert2018
Trans America Athletic Conference / ASUN Conference Freshman of the Year
YearPositionName20011BBryan Zenchyk20043BBraedyn Pruitt20051BChris Johnson20083BRobert Crews20131BPatrick Mazeika2019PDaniel Paret
Taken from the 2019 Stetson baseball guide. Updated September 7, 2019.
Hatters in the Major Leagues
= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB teamsBrian Bocock2008, 2010San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia PhilliesJacob deGrom2014–presentNew York Mets, Texas RangersLenny DiNardo2004–2009Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City RoyalsLogan Gilbert2021–presentSeattle MarinersChris Johnson2009–2016Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Miami MarlinsCorey Kluber2011–2023Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red SoxEric Knott2001, 2003Arizona Diamondbacks, Montreal ExposPatrick Mazeika2021–2022New York MetsKevin Nicholson2000San Diego PadresWade Rowdon1984–1988Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore OriolesBill Swaggerty1983–1986Baltimore OriolesGeorge Tsamis1993Minnesota Twins Taken from the 2019 Stetson baseball guide. Updated September 6, 2019.
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