The North Dakota Fighting Hawks baseball team was a part of the athletic program at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
History The team was a member of the NCAA Division I Western Athletic Conference. It played at Harold Kraft Memorial Field. The last head coach was Jeff Dodson. The public address announcer for the baseball team was Kris Holm.
Announced April 12, 2016, as a part of expense reductions because of institution and statewide budget cuts, the University of North Dakota announced the baseball program would be discontinued at the end of their 2015–16 season.
On May 3, 2023, Zach Muckenhirn, who played for UND from 2014 to 2016, made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut against the Detroit Tigers, becoming the first player in UND history to play in the major leagues.
Head coaches # Name Term1 John Blair 1901–19022 Walter Hempel 19033 David Boise 19044 John "Chick" Commy 1905–19075 Harry Kyllo 1908–19096 David L. Dunlap 19107 John "Chick" Commy 19118 Henry "Doc" O'Keefe 19129 John Ellory 191310 Harry Wells 191411 Any Gill 1915–191612 No team 1921–195513 Harold C. "Pinky" Kraft 1956–198114 Terry Hjelmstad 1982–198315 Brian Kraft 1984–198816 Joe Serratore 198917 Gene Roebuck 1990–199318 Kelvin Ziegler 1994–200719 Timm Pint* 2007–200820 Jeff Dodson 2009–2016
Stadiums Harold Kraft Memorial Field
References
External links