The Bucknell Bison baseball team represents Bucknell University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the Patriot League (PL), having joined as a founding member in 1991. Bucknell has played baseball since 1886. Prior to playing baseball in the Patriot League, they played in the Middle Atlantic Conferences (1965–1974) and the East Coast Conference (1975–1990). The Bison are currently led by head coach Scott Heather. The team plays its home games at Eugene B. Depew Field located on the university's campus.
NCAA Tournament Bucknell has participated in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament six times. 1996 Regionals FloridaCentral Florida L 0–7L 1–13 2001 Regionals MiamiStetson L 6–14L 0–7 2003 Regionals TexasArkansas L 0–7L 7–10 2008 Regionals Florida StateTulaneFlorida State W 7–0L 1–4L 9–24 2010 Regionals South CarolinaVirginia Tech L 5–9L 7–16 2014 Regionals VirginiaLibertyArkansas L 1–10W 5–2L 0–10
List of head coaches Unknown 1886–1907 134–109–2Paul G. Smith 1908 10–8Unknown 1909 12–5Byron W. Dickson 1910–1913 41–30–1Frank Cruikshank 1914 12–8 George Cockill 1915–19171921–1922 41–35–1 Haps Benfer 1919 2–5 Walter Blair 19201926–1927 19–16–1 Moose McCormick 1923–1925 28–17–1 Carl Snavely 1928–1934 32–55 Edward Mylin 1935–1937 12–27–1 John Sitarsky 1938–1943 34–36 J. Ellwood Ludwig 1944 10–2 Russell E. Wright 1945 8–7 William H. Lane 1946–1957 91–88–2Roger Oberlin 1958–1966 46–104–2 Tommy Thompson 1967–1981 109–201–2 Gene Depew 1982–2012591–688–7Scott Heather 2013–present 223–304–2
Bison drafted by Major League Baseball Bison in the Major League Baseball Draft Round Pick Player Position Team Year72 970 Al Criswell LHP Reds 196742 762 Robert Zavorskas SS Reds 19675 112 Andy Nezelek RHP Braves 198611 344 Eric JungeRHP Dodgers 199915 447 Kevin McDowell LHP Tigers 200125 742 Kevin Miller RHP Pirates 200418 540 Kyle Walter LHP Blue Jays 200643 1280 Jason Buursma RHP Mariners 200725 755 Jason Buursma RHP Cardinals 200844 1313 Mark Angelo LF Mariners 200923 712 B.J. LaRosa C Dodgers 201035 1042 Danny Rafferty LHP Athletics 20168 247 Connor Van Hoose RHP Yankees 2018
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