Bellarmine Knights baseball

American college baseball team

Bellarmine Knights baseball

2025 Bellarmine Knights baseball team
Founded| 1952; 73 years ago (1952)
Conference history| Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1952–1964)
Great Lakes Valley Conference (1980–2020)
Overall record| 1,444–1,418–10
University| Bellarmine University
Head coach| Ben Reel (1st season)
Conference| ASUN
Gold Division
Location| Louisville, Kentucky
Home stadium| Knights Field
Nickname| Knights
Colors| Scarlet and silver[1]

NCAA tournament appearances
DII: 1973, 1979, 1980, 1989, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference tournament champions
DII: 1980, 1989, 2013, 2019

The Bellarmine Knights baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the ASUN Conference.

The Knights began their transition to Division I status after many years in NCAA Division II, announcing a deal to join Division I in 2019.[2]

## Stadiums

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### Knights Field

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Main article: Knights Field

Knights Field is a baseball stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the home stadium of the Bellarmine University Knights college baseball team since 1954.[3]

## Head coaches

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Year(s)  | Coach  | Seasons  | W–L–T  | Pct

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1952  | Luke Foppiano  | 1  | 0–6  | .000
1953–1954  | Ed Weber  | 2  | 15–7  | .682
1955–1957  | Paulie Miller  | 3  | 24–14–1  | .628
1958–1959  | Gene Kenny  | 2  | 18–12–1  | .597
1960–1965  | Alex Groza | 6  | 33–59  | .359
1966  | Pat Holland  | 1  | 6–5  | .375
1967–1970  | Jim Connor  | 4  | 70–64  | .522
1971–1974  | John Deatrick  | 4  | 106–57  | .650
1975–1976  | Lou Snipp  | 2  | 52–56  | .481
1977–1981  | Al Burke  | 5  | 151–106–3  | .587
1982–1985  | Jack Rose  | 4  | 93–79–1  | .540
1986–1991  | Kevin Kocks  | 6  | 135–151–3  | .472
1992–1997  | Steve Kaufman  | 6  | 130–130  | .500
1998–2000  | Tom Malone  | 3  | 63–96–1  | .397
2001–2004  | Scott Wiegandt  | 4  | 65–121  | .349
2005–2011  | Deron Spink  | 7  | 211–184  | .534
2012–2013  | Matt Tyner | 2  | 60–46  | .566
2014–2022  | Larry Owens | 9  | 212–225  | .485
2023–2024  | Chris Dominguez | 2  | 23–87  | .209
2025–present  | Ben Reel  | 1  | 0–3  | .000
Totals  | 19  | 73  | 1,467–1,508–10  | .493

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## Player awards

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### Great Lakes Valley Conference award winners

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* Player of the Year Award

Zac Wiley (2019)
Austin Crutcher (2015)
Patrick Brady (2008)
Scott Wiegandt (1989)

* Pitcher of the Year

Eddie Mathis (2018)
Hunter Spencer (2016)
Michael Thompson (2009)

* Freshman of the Year Award

Steve Polio (2002)

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### ASUN Conference award winners

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* Player of the Year Award

Matt Higgins (2022)

## References

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1. ^ Bellarmine Athletic Branding Draft (PDF). August 12, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
2. ^ "CRAWFORD | Bellarmine set to announce move to NCAA Division I in athletics". 17 June 2019.
3. ^ "Knights Field (Baseball)". www.athletics.bellarmine.edu. Bellarmine University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
4. ^ "2020 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.athletics.bellarmine.edu. Bellarmine University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

## External links

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* Official website

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Bellarmine University

Located in: Louisville, Kentucky

Life|

* Merton Society

Athletics|

* Bellarmine Knights
* Baseball
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Lacrosse
* Men's soccer
* Atlantic Sun Conference

Facilities|

* Thomas Merton Center
* Knights Field
* Knights Hall
* Owsley B. Frazier Stadium

People|

* List of Bellarmine University alumni

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ASUN Conference baseball

Gold Division|

* Austin Peay Governors
* Bellarmine Knights
* Central Arkansas Bears
* Eastern Kentucky Colonels
* Lipscomb Bisons
* North Alabama Lions

Graphite Division|

* Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
* Jacksonville Dolphins
* North Florida Ospreys
* Queens Royals
* Stetson Hatters
* West Georgia Wolves

Championships & awards|

* ASUN Conference baseball tournament
* Awards

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