Army Black Knights baseball

American college baseball team

Army Black Knights baseball

2025 Army Black Knights baseball team
Founded| 1890; 135 years ago (1890)
University| United States Military Academy
Head coach| Chris Tracz (3rd season)
Conference| Patriot League
Location| West Point, New York
Home stadium| Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field
(Capacity: 880)
Nickname| Black Knights
Colors| Black, gold, and gray[1]

NCAA tournament appearances
2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference regular season champions
EIBL: 1950, 1960, 1965, 1966
Patriot League: 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024

For information on all United States Military Academy sports, see Army Black Knights

The Army Black Knights baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Patriot League, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Army's first baseball team was fielded in 1890. The team plays its home games at Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field in West Point, New York. The Black Knights are coached by Chris Tracz.[3]

## Army in the NCAA Tournament

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The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947. Army has won the Patriot League baseball tournament thirteen times, starting in 1997. They competed in a play-in best-of-three series with Ivy League champion Harvard for the right to play in the NCAA Tournament but lost in three games.[4] Army won the Patriot League again in 2000 and received an automatic bid to the tournament. The Black Knights have played in the tournament (a double-elimination format) twelve times, most recently in 2024.

Season  | Region  | Opponent  | Result

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2000 | Montclair Regional | Rutgers
Penn State | L 3–4
L 1–3
2004 | Baton Rouge Regional | LSU
College of Charleston | L 0–9
L 1–2
2005 | Tallahassee Regional | Florida State
South Alabama
Auburn | L 2–3
W 8–5
L 3–12
2009 | Austin Regional | Texas
Texas State
Boston College
Texas | L 1–3
W 7–4
W 4–3
L 10–14
2012 | Charlottesville Regional | Virginia
Oklahoma | L 1–9
L 1–2 (10)
2013 | Charlottesville Regional | Virginia
UNC Wilmington | L 1–2
L 5–9
2018 | Raleigh Regional | NC State
Auburn
NC State | W 5–1
L 1–12
L 1–11
2019 | Lubbock Regional | Texas Tech
Florida | L 2–11
L 5–13
2021 | Lubbock Regional | Texas Tech
UCLA | L 3–6
L 6–13
2022 | Hattiesburg Regional | Southern Miss
Kennesaw State | L 0–2
L 8–9
2023 | Charlottesville Regional | Virginia
Oklahoma | L 1–15
L 1–10
2024 | Athens Regional | Georgia
Georgia Tech | L 7–8
L 2–4

TOTALS

| 12 Tournaments  | 4–22 | .154

## Major League Baseball

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Chris Rowley (left) in 2012 and Jacob Hurtubise (right) in 2020

Army has had 20 Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[5]

Black Knights in the Major League Baseball Draft

Year  | Player  | Round  | Team
1971 | Lee Daney | 41  | Cardinals
1971 | David Carey | 4  | Expos
1979 | Craig Jones | 3  | Mets
1980 | Craig Jones | 4  | Braves
1998 | Mike Scioletti | 43  | White Sox
2005 | Schuyler Williamson | 26  | Tigers
2006 | Nick Hill | 47  | Red Sox
2007 | Milan Dinga | 10  | Angels
2007 | Nick Hill | 7  | Mariners
2008 | Cole White | 42  | Pirates
2008 | Chris Simmons | 41  | Pirates
2008 | Drew Clothier | 37  | Marlins
2010 | Matt Fouch | 34  | Braves
2011 | Kevin McKague | 50  | Braves
2011 | Clint Moore | 31  | Padres
2012 | Kevin McKague | 23  | Braves
2012 | J.T. Watkins | 10  | Red Sox
2014 | Nick Dignacco | 40  | Rangers
2015 | Alex Robinett | 32  | Yankees
2019 | Jacob Hurtubise | 39  | Mariners

On August 12, 2017, Chris Rowley (2010–13) became the first West Point graduate to play in the Major Leagues, pitching 5.2 innings and allowing 1 run against the Pittsburgh Pirates, earning the win.[6]

### Games versus professional baseball teams

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Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Score

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May 10, 1914 | New York Giants | L | 7-2
April 15, 1922 | New York Giants | L | 11-3
April 16, 1923 | New York Giants | L | 14-2
April 23, 1924 | New York Giants | L | 10-3
April 13, 1925 | New York Giants | L | 7-0
April 11, 1927 | New York Giants | L | 19-6
May 26, 1927 | New York Yankees | L | 2-0
April 9, 1928 | New York Giants | L | 16-4
May 3, 1928 | New York Yankees | L | 20-9
April 15, 1929 | New York Giants | L | 6-1
April 14, 1930 | New York Giants | L | 18-0
May 23, 1930 | New York Yankees | L | 20-2
April 13, 1931 | New York Giants | L | 4-3
April 17, 1931 | New York Yankees | L | 15-1
May 31, 1932 | New York Yankees | L | 9-3
April 10, 1933 | New York Yankees | L | 9-0
June 11, 1934 | New York Yankees | L | 7-0
April 15, 1935 | New York Giants | L | 9-0
April 22, 1935 | New York Yankees | L | 5-1
June 1, 1936 | New York Yankees | L | 6-2
April 19, 1937 | New York Yankees | L | 19-4
April 17, 1939 | New York Giants | L | 4-2
April 15, 1940 | New York Giants | L | 7-1
April 14, 1941 | New York Giants | L | 9-0
April 13, 1942 | New York Giants | L | 12-3
April 2, 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L | 12-8
April 5, 1943 | Montreal Royals | L | 6-3
March 31, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L | 18-4
April 1, 1944 | Montreal Royals | W | 8-6
April 10, 1944 | Montreal Royals | T | 6-6
April 17, 1944 | New York Giants | L | 11-9
May 8, 1944 | New York Yankees | L | 14-0
March 24, 1945 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L | 9-5
March 28, 1945 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W | 5-4
April 7, 1945 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W | 4-0
April 9, 1945 | Montreal Royals | W | 12-8
April 11, 1945 | Montreal Royals | L | 8-4
April 12, 1945 | Montreal Royals | L | 9-3
April 15, 1946 | New York Giants | T | 2-2
April 19, 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L | 7-3
April 28, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L | 16-5
April 19, 1948 | New York Giants | L | 7-2
April 2, 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L | 4-3
April 17, 1950 | New York Giants | L | 8-0
April 12, 1954 | New York Giants | L | 6-5
April 11, 1955 | New York Giants | L | 14-1
April 15, 1957 | New York Giants | L | 16-0
May 26, 1958 | San Francisco Giants | L | 17-1
April 14, 1961 | New York Yankees | L | 14-0
May 7, 1962 | New York Yankees | L | 8-4
April 22, 1963 | New York Yankees | L | 15-2
May 6, 1963 | New York Mets | L | 3-0
April 27, 1964 | New York Yankees | L | 8-2
May 10, 1965 | New York Mets | L | 8-0
April 29, 1966 | New York Yankees | L | 1-0
May 8, 1967 | New York Mets | L | 4-0
May 9, 1968 | New York Yankees | L | 9-0
May 22, 1969 | New York Yankees | L | 4-0
April 15, 1971 | New York Mets | L | 8-0
April 27, 1972 | New York Yankees | L | 10-1
April 30, 1973 | New York Mets | L | 7-1
April 23, 1974 | New York Yankees | L | 7-0
May 5, 1975 | New York Mets | L | 5-0
April 19, 1976 | New York Yankees | L | 2-0
April 19, 1979 | New York Mets | L | 19-0
April 11, 1983 | Detroit Tigers | L | 11-1
April 26, 1984 | New York Mets | L | 6-0
May 6, 1986 | Houston Astros | L | 9-0
March 30, 2013 | New York Yankees | L | 10-5
March 31, 2017 | New York Mets | PPD | 0-0

#### Records

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Opponent  | Wins  | Loses  | Ties  | Cancelled

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N.Y./S.F. Giants | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0
New York Yankees | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0
New York Mets | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1
Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0
Montreal Royals | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0
Detroit Tigers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0

## See also

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* List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

## References

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1. ^ Army Brand Guidelines (PDF). April 13, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
2. ^ "Army Black Knights". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
3. ^ "Army fires Joe Sottolano; Matt Reid named Interim Coach". College Baseball Daily. 24 September 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
4. ^ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1997/5/19/baseball-goes-to-ncaa-finals-pfor/
5. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "United States Military Academy (West Point, NY)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
6. ^ "West Point grad Rowley wins debut with Jays". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-19.

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