The William & Mary Tribe baseball team represents the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team, founded in 1895, currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association and play their home games at the off-campus Plumeri Park.

History The Tribe have played in four NCAA tournaments, 1983, 2001, 2013, and 2016, but have never qualified for the College World Series. The Tribe's combined NCAA tournament record is 4–8 (.333). They have won seven conference championships, with the most recent coming in 2016. The team has an all-time record of 1,432–1,565–12 (.478) over 119 season of play.

Conference affiliations Southern Conference − 1947–1977 ECAC South − 1983–1985 Colonial Athletic Association − 1986–present

Venue

The William & Mary Tribe men's baseball team currently plays at off-campus Plumeri Park which opened in 2001 and has a seating capacity of 1,000. The stadium is named after William & Mary alumnus Joseph J. Plumeri II who also played on the baseball team as member of the Class of 1966. Previously, the baseball team played on campus on a field located next to Zable Stadium on land currently occupied by practice fields for the football team as part of the Jimmye Laycock Football Center.

Head coaches The program's longest tenured head coaches was Jim Farr who served as head coach for 12 seasons from 1993 to 2005.

Year(s) Coach Seasons W-L-T Pct 1895–1904 Unknown 10 7–8–1 .469 1905–1906 J. Merrill Blanchard 2 5–0 1.000 1907 James H. Barry 1 — — 1908 H. B. White 1 — — 1909–1910 George E. O'Hearn 2 — — 1911 Frederick R. Savage W. J. Young 1 4–2 .667 1912–1913 Unknown 2 8–23 .258 1914–1916 Dexter W. Draper 3 33–14 .702 1917 Samuel H. Hubbard 1 — — 1918 Bathurst Peachy 1 5–7 .417 1919 Vernon Geddy 1 5–7 .417 1920–1923 James G. Driver 4 46–26 .639 1924–1928 J. Wilder Tasker 4 59–50–2 .541 1929–1930 Harry Young 2 30–15 .667 1931–1931, 1938 John Kellison 5 63–25 .716 1935–1937 Bill Scott 3 33–27–1 .549 1939–1941 Rube McCray 3 21–32–2 .400 1941–1942 Albert H. Werner 2 15–16 .484 1943–1945 No team held — — — 1946 Sam B. Holt 1 14–4 .778 1947 Richard F. Gallagher 1 9–9 .500 1948 Marvin Bass 1 11–5 .688 1949 Orlin Rogers 1 18–8 .692 1950–1951 Howard Smith 2 11–27 .289 1952, 1966–1970 H. Lester Hooker 6 92–81 .532 1953–1957 Eric Tipton 5 33–54 .380 1958–1959 Ed Derringe 2 7–23 .233 1960–1964 Joe Agee 5 16–69 .188 1965, 1979–1982 Maynard Weber 5 28–106 .209 1971 Bo Rein 1 19–16 .543 1972 George Pearce 1 15–18 .455 1973 Les Roes 1 11–15 .423 1974 Tony Zontini 1 8–17 .320 1975–1978, 1982–1985 Ed Jones 8 115–162–3 .416 1986–1987 Joe Breeden 2 22–69 .242 1988 Chris Rankin 1 17–28 .378 1989–1992 Bill Harris 4 49–114–1 .302 1993–2005 Jim Farr 13 372–313–2 .543 2006–2012 Frank Leoni 7 196–178 .524 2013 Jamie Pinzino 1 39–24 .619 2014–2021 Brian Murphy 8 189–307 .3812022–2024Mike McRae390–74.5492025–presentRob McCoy1 TOTALS 48 126 1,587–1,850–12 .460

NCAA tournament results 1983 East Regional North Carolina L, 0–11 James Madison L 8–13 2001 Clemson Regional Clemson L 1–4 South Alabama L 4–8 2013 Raleigh Regional Ole Miss W 4–2 NC State L 1–0 Ole Miss W 4–1 NC State L 2–9 2016 Charlottesville Regional #8 Virginia L 4−17 Bryant W 4−3 #8 Virginia W 5−4 East Carolina L 4−8

Notable former players Consensus All-Americans Source Chris Rahl OF 2004 Michael Katz OF 2014

MLB players Player PositionMajor League Teams P Washington Nationals (2006); Cincinnati Reds (2006–2008, 2010–2012) P Atlanta Braves (1998) IF Chicago Cubs (2004); Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals (2004–06); Cincinnati Reds (2006); Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2007); Minnesota Twins (2008–10) OF Boston Braves (1930) OF New York Yankees (1943–46) OF Montreal Expos (1993, 1995, 2001); Detroit Tigers (1996–97); Boston Red Sox (1997, 2000); Atlanta Braves (1998); New York Yankees (2003); Anaheim Angels (2004–06) P New York Yankees (1946–53); St. Louis Cardinals (1954–55); Kansas City Athletics (1956) P Baltimore Orioles (2005–09); Texas Rangers (2009–10); San Francisco Giants (2010); Seattle Mariners (2011) 2B Detroit Tigers (2010–11); Tampa Bay Rays (2012) OF New York Giants (1926) 3B Seattle Mariners (2025); Tampa Bay Rays (2026)

MLB draftees William & Mary has had 48 Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965. Tribe in the Major League Baseball Draft Year Player Round Team 1968 39 Royals 1971 13 Orioles 1985 13 Yankees 1990 44 Cardinals 1993 75 Cubs 1994 13 Padres 1997 24 Giants 1997 15 Cubs 1998 32 Tigers 1998 13 Mets 1999 18 Tigers 1999 17 Indians 2000 19 Marlins 2000 14 Marlins 2001 5 Cubs 2003 31 Indians 2003 24 Devil Rays 2003 13 Tigers 2003 3 Orioles 2004 4 Cubs 2004 1 Expos 2005 27 Tigers 2005 18 Marlins 2005 5 Diamondbacks 2006 13 Mariners 2007 10 Devil Rays 2008 22 Orioles 2008 21 Phillies 2008 19 Tigers 2008 5 Rays 2009 21 Orioles 2012 34 Tigers 2013 21 Rays 2013 20 Pirates 2014 37 Yankees 2014 9 Mets 2014 8 Cardinals 2015 14 Blue Jays 2016 26 Athletics 2017 3 Nationals 2017 5 Blue Jays 2017 32 Twins 2019 25 Phillies 2023 2 Mariners 2023 8 Braves 2024 4 Rays 2024 8 Diamondbacks 2024 10 Yankees 2025 8 Braves

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