The North Carolina A&T Aggies baseball team represents the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. They compete in the Coastal Athletic Association. The Aggies play their home games at War Memorial Stadium, and are currently coached by Ben Hall.

Venue

The Aggie baseball program plays all home contests in War Memorial Stadium. The stadium, which was built in 1926, has a capacity of 7,500. The stadium has served as the home of various local minor league baseball clubs from the 1930s to 2004.

Team achievements North Carolina A&T joined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference as a founding member in 1969. Before that, the Aggies were members of the Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAA), where they won 14 conference titles, including a six-season streak from 1950 to 1955. Since joining the MEAC, A&T has claimed 3 conference titles.

North Carolina A&T in the NCAA Tournament 2005 0–2 Clemson Regional 2018 0–2 Chapel Hill Regional 0–4

Year Coach Conference Record Conference Tournament champion 1950 Joseph Echols CIAA 1951 Leroy F. Harris CIAA 18-0 1952 Leroy F. Harris CIAA 1953 Leroy F. Harris CIAA 1954 Leroy F. Harris CIAA 1955 Melvin Gromes CIAA 1957 Melvin Gromes CIAA 6-7 1958 Melvin Gromes CIAA 8-4 1959 Melvin Gromes CIAA 10-1 1960 Melvin Gromes CIAA 12-0-1 1961 Melvin Gromes CIAA 15-5-1 1968 Melvin Gromes CIAA 13-6 1969 Melvin Gromes CIAA 1970 Melvin Gromes CIAA 1974 Melvin Gromes MEAC 16-8 1993 Keith Henry MEAC 12-22 Yes 2005 Keith Shumate MEAC 27-27 Yes 2018 Ben Hall MEAC 32-23 Yes Total conference championships 18

Notable players

+ Aggies in MLBMLB Draft selections Total selected:18 First picks in draft:0 1st Round:0 MLB achievements Total Players:2 All Stars:1 In the World Series:1 Hall of Famers:0

Many North Carolina A&T Aggie players have gone on to play baseball in Major, Minor, and Negro leagues. Of the 18 Aggie baseball players that have been selected in the Major League Baseball draft, Lloyd Lightfoot holds the distinction of being the highest drafted at #214 to the Baltimore Orioles in 1968.

Aggie baseball players that have gone on to play professionally include: Negro league players Edward Martin, James Robinson & Hubert "Burt" Simmons and Major league players Tom Alston & Al Holland. Other notable former Aggie baseball players include: Hugh Evans who later transitioned into officiating for the NBA and Artis Stanfield, the first African-American to win the NCAA batting championship.

Coaches

Head coaches The current coach of the Aggies is Ben Hall. Prior to joining NC A&T, Hall held previous assistant coaching positions at Winthrop University and Wingate University.

See also List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

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