Albany Great Danes baseball

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American college baseball team

Albany Great Danes

2023 Albany Great Danes baseball
University| University at Albany
Head coach| Jon Mueller (24th season)
Conference| America East
Location| Albany, New York
Home stadium| Varsity Field
Nickname| Great Danes
Colors| Purple and gold[1]

NCAA Tournament appearances
2007
Conference tournament champions
2007

The Albany Great Danes baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University at Albany in Albany, New York, United States.[2] The team is a member of the America East Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. It plays home games at Varsity Field on the university's campus in Albany, New York. The Great Danes are coached by Jon Mueller.

## History[edit]

Albany's baseball program played its first season in 1958. After spending several decades in Division III, it began the transition to Division I in the mid-1990s along with the school's other teams.

### Division I[edit]

It played its first season in Division I in 2000, also hiring head coach Jon Mueller that year. After competing as an independent in 2000 and in the New York State Baseball Conference in 2001, it played its first season in the America East in 2002. In 2004, the Great Danes set a program record with 37 wins and reached their first Division I postseason, going 1–2 at that season's America East tournament. In 2007, the team won the AEC tournament as the third seed to reach its first NCAA tournament at any level. As the fourth seed at the Fayetteville Regional, Albany went 0–2, losing 9–0 to host Arkansas and 21–11 to second seed Creighton.[3]

A Great Danes pitcher at George C. Page Stadium in 2010

## Year-by-year results[edit]

Below is a table of Albany's yearly records as an NCAA Division I baseball program.[4][5][6][7][8]

Statistics overview  Season  | Coach  | Overall  | Conference  | Standing  | Postseason

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Independent  (1958)
1958  | Doc Sauers | 6–8 |  |  |
NYSIAC/SUNYAC[a] – College/DIII  (1959–1995)
1959  | Doc Sauers | 6–10 |  |  |
1960  | Bob Burlingame  | 7–8 |  |  |
1961  | Bob Burlingame  | 9–5 |  |  |
1962  | Bob Burlingame  | 6–10 |  |  |
1963  | Bob Burlingame  | 6–5 |  |  |
1964  | Bob Burlingame  | 5–8 |  |  |
1965  | Bob Burlingame  | 5–9 |  |  |
1966  | Bob Burlingame  | 3–10 |  |  |
1967  | Bob Burlingame  | 6–9–1 |  |  |
1968  | Bob Burlingame  | 7–10 |  |  |
1969  | Bob Burlingame  | 11–6 |  |  |
1970  | Bob Burlingame  | 8–11 |  |  |
1971  | Bob Burlingame  | 9–4–1 |  |  |
1972  | Bob Burlingame  | 8–7–1 |  |  |
1973  | Bob Burlingame  | 8–7 |  |  |
1974  | Bob Burlingame  | 7–11 |  |  |
1975  | Bob Burlingame  | 6–13 |  |  |
1976  | Bob Burlingame  | 10–13–1 |  |  |
1977  | Bob Burlingame  | 15–8 |  |  |
1978  | Bob Burlingame  | 9–9–2 |  |  |
1979  | Bob Burlingame  | 12–14 |  |  |
1980  | Richard Skeel | 7–12 |  |  |
1981[b] | Richard Skeel  |  |  |  |
1982  | Mark Collins  | 9–10 |  |  |
1983[b] | David Haight  |  |  |  |
1984  | Ed Zaloom  | 11–12–1 |  |  |
1985  | Ed Zaloom  | 12–13–1 |  |  |
1986  | Ed Zaloom  | 17–9 |  |  |
1987  | Ed Zaloom  | 18–9 |  |  |
1988  | Ed Zaloom  | 9–11 |  |  |
1989  | Ed Zaloom  | 8–13 |  |  |
1990  | Ed Zaloom  | 4–11 |  |  |
1991  | Ed Zaloom  | 12–12 |  |  |
1992  | Ed Zaloom  | 14–11 |  |  |
1993  | Ed Zaloom  | 11–7 |  |  |
1994  | Ed Zaloom  | 13–11 |  |  |
1995  | Doug O'Brey  | 9–21 |  |  |
NYSIAC/SUNYAC[a]: | 317–349–8 |  |
New England Collegiate Conference – DII (1996–1999)
1996  | Doug O'Brey  | 14–22–1 |  |  |
1997  | Doug O'Brey  | 19–17 |  |  |
1998  | Doug O'Brey  | 19–15 |  |  |
1999  | Doug O'Brey  | 21–21 |  |  | ECAC Tournament
NECC: | 73–75–1 |  |
Independent – DI (2000)
2000  | Jon Mueller  | 19–24 |  |  |
New York State Baseball Conference (2001)
2001  | Jon Mueller  | 15–32 | 3–7 | t-5th |
America East Conference (2002–present)
2002 | Jon Mueller  | 20–30 | 8–14 | t-6th |
2003 | Jon Mueller  | 20–32 | 10–14 | 5th |
2004 | Jon Mueller  | 37–14 | 14–7 | t-2nd | America East tournament
2005 | Jon Mueller  | 20–19 | 10–11 | t-5th |
2006 | Jon Mueller  | 20–32 | 12–10 | 4th | America East tournament
2007 | Jon Mueller  | 29–29 | 13–11 | 3rd | NCAA Regional
2008 | Jon Mueller  | 17–37–1 | 10–14 | 6th |
2009 | Jon Mueller  | 26–31–1 | 15–9 | 2nd | America East tournament
2010 | Jon Mueller  | 13–40 | 10–14 | 4th | America East tournament
2011 | Jon Mueller  | 21–31 | 11–11 | 4th | America East tournament
2012 | Jon Mueller  | 22–32–1 | 16–8 | 2nd | America East tournament
2013 | Jon Mueller  | 23–25 | 16–14 | 3rd | America East tournament
2014 | Jon Mueller  | 12–33 | 7–17 | t-6th |
2015 | Jon Mueller  | 14–28 | 7–13 | 6th |
2016 | Jon Mueller  | 23–30 | 9–15 | 5th | America East tournament
2017 | Jon Mueller  | 26–26 | 10–13 | 4th | America East tournament
2018 | Jon Mueller  | 20–28 | 9–14 | 6th | America East tournament
2019 | Jon Mueller  | 28–23 | 14–9 | 2nd | America East tournament
2020 | Jon Mueller  | 7–5 | 0–0 |  | Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 | Jon Mueller  | 22–25 | 20–18 | 1st (Division A) | America East tournament
2022 | Jon Mueller  | 22–25 | 11–19 | t-3rd (Division A) | America East tournament
America East: | 476–631–3 | 232–255 |
Total: | 895–1,092-12 |

National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion

## MLB Draft[edit]

As of 2020[update], nine players have been selected from Albany in the Major League Baseball draft and none have reached the majors. The highest selections have been Michael Kenney (9th round, 211th overall in 1974) and Stephen Woods (8th round, 245th overall in 2016).[9]

## See also[edit]

* List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b The SUNYAC was known as the New York State Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NYSIAC) from 1959–1963.
2. ^ a b Records unavailable.

## References[edit]

1. ^ UAlbany Athletics Brand Guidelines (PDF). January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
2. ^ "Albany Great Danes". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
3. ^ "Creighton Hammers Albany". Lincoln Journal Star. Associated Press. June 1, 2007. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
4. ^ "Annual Conference Standings". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
5. ^ "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
6. ^ "2014 Albany Baseball Media Guide". Albany Sports Information. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
7. ^ "History: Celebrating 55 Years of Athletic Excellence". SUNYAC.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
8. ^ DePasquale, Brian. "Mueller Named Baseball Coach". Albany.edu. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
9. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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America East Conference baseball

Teams|

* Albany Great Danes
* Binghamton Bearcats
* Bryant Bulldogs
* Maine Black Bears
* NJIT Highlanders
* UMass Lowell River Hawks
* UMBC Retrievers

Championships & awards|

* Tournament
* Major awards (Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, Rookie of the Year)

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Albany Great Danes head baseball coaches

* Doc Sauers (1958–1959)
* Bob Burlingame (1960–1979)
* Richard Skeel (1980–1981)
* Mark Collins (1982)
* David Haight (1983)
* Ed Zaloom (1984–1994)
* Doug O'Brey (1995–1999)
* Jon Mueller (2000– )

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