The George Washington Revolutionaries baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of George Washington University in Washington, DC, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. George Washington's first baseball team was fielded in 1891. The team plays its home games at Barcroft Park in Arlington, Virginia. The Colonials are coached by Gregg Ritchie.
History The George Washington University has won eight total conference championships since sponsoring a program. The program has had 43 players drafted since its inception.
Barcroft Park in Arlington, Va., has been the home of GW baseball since the team relocated off The Ellipse in 1993. The facility underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation in 2012 to install a new press box, concession area, dugouts, bullpens and stadium seating.
In 2014, Ave Tucker, an alumnus and former center fielder, donated $2 million. The name of the facility was officially changed to Tucker Field in his honor. He graduated in 1977 from the George Washington University School of Business.
NCAA Tournament George Washington reached the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. They have a record of 1–8. 1979 East RegionalArkansasSeton HallFlorida L 11–12W 5–2L 7–12 1989 Northeast RegionalArizona StateArkansas L 0–5L 2–8 1992 Midwest RegionalWichita StateMinnesota L 0–9L 3–19 2002Winston-Salem RegionalWake ForestNavy L 6–12L 4–6
All-time Coaching Records The Colonials have had 12 coaches since 1950 when proper records were kept. The coach with the most all-time wins is Tom Walter with 275. NameYearsWinsLossesTiesWin Pct.Conference WinsConference LossesConference TiesConference Win Pct. Christian Zidouemba 2017-Present 25 23 2 .500 Will Smith 1972–73, 75 48 45 0 .516 Mike Toomey 1976–80 102 82 0 .554 Dennis Brant 1981–82 34 41 0.453 4 4 0 .500 Jim Goss 1983–84 42 52 1 .442 13 10 0 .565 John Castleberry 1985–91 185 158 5 .532 71 31 0 .696 Jay Murphy 1992–96 116 134 1 .462 61 42 0 .592 Tom Walter 1997–04 275 184 0 .599 109 60 0 .645 Steve Mrowka 2005–12 202 245 1 .451 94 109 0 .463 Gregg Ritchie 2013–present 303 310 0 138 128 0 Total 1,580 1,465 12 490 384
Year-by-year Home Results The following is the home record of the Colonials since they relocated to Tucker Field. YearWinsLossesTiesWin Pct. 1993 6 7 .462 1994 12 8 .667 1995 13 7 .650 1996 16 11 .593 1997 12 10 .545 1998 21 5 .808 1999 14 9 .609 2000 21 7 .750 2001 21 7 .750 2002 21 9 .700 2003 19 3 .864 2004 22 5 .815 2005 23 9 .719 2006 9 13 .409 2007 12 11 1 .522 2008 12 15 .444 2009 16 17 .485 2010 10 11 .476 2011 11 17 .393 2012 11 17 .393 2013 15 16 .484 2014 14 16 .467 2015 20 10 .667 2016 15 11 .577 2017 15 10 .600 2018 22 10 .688 2019 21 11 .656 2020 7 4 .636 Total 431 286 1 .601
See also List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
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