Central Arkansas Bears baseball

American college baseball team

Central Arkansas Bears

2024 Central Arkansas Bears baseball team
University| University of Central Arkansas
Head coach| Nick Harlan (3rd season)
Conference| ASUN
Location| Conway, Arkansas
Home stadium| Bear Stadium
(Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname| Bears
Colors| Purple and gray[1]

NCAA Tournament appearances
2013
Conference tournament champions
Southland: 2013

The Central Arkansas Bears baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway, Arkansas.[2] The team is a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I, since the start of the 2022 season.[3] The Bears, coached by Nick Harlan, play home games at Bear Stadium on the UCA campus.

## History[edit]

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In 2013, UCA went farther into the playoffs than any Southland conference team has been, coming within one game of winning the Starkville regional. With the exception of eventual champion UCLA in the CWS Championship Series, the Bears were the only non-SEC team to beat Mississippi State in the 2013 season, splitting 3–3 with the Bulldogs on the year. After 11 seasons as the head coach of the Bears, Allen Gum announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2021 season. Associate head coach, Nick Harlan, was named his successor.[4]

## Major League Baseball[edit]

Central Arkansas has had 23 Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[5]

Bears in the Major League Baseball Draft

Year  | Player  | Round  | Team
1976 | Steven Beene | 1  | Royals
1982 | Wes Gardner | 22  | Mets
1984 | Carl Rogers | 16  | Royals
1988 | Jeff Hart | 42  | Padres
1992 | Kevin Booker | 11  | Cubs
1992 | Marquis Riley | 2  | Angels
1995 | Phil Bailey | 13  | Giants
1996 | Greg Montgomery | 27  | Cardinals
2006 | Andy Jackson | 26  | Marlins
2008 | Chris Davis | 35  | Diamondbacks
2011 | Dustin Ward | 19  | Orioles
2013 | Jeffrey Enloe | 37  | Padres
2013 | Jonathan Davis | 15  | Blue Jays
2013 | Forrestt Allday | 8  | Red Sox
2014 | Doug Votolato | 9  | Rangers
2017 | Ty Tice | 16  | Blue Jays
2017 | Tyler Gray | 20  | Twins
2018 | Tyler Gray | 7  | Royals
2018 | Hunter Strong | 25  | Royals
2018 | William Hancock | 31  | Royals
2019 | Cody Davenport | 20  | Royals
2020 | Gavin Stone | 5  | Dodgers
2021 | Noah Cameron | 7  | Royals
2022 | Tyler Cleveland | 14  | Mariners

## See also[edit]

* List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

## References[edit]

1. ^ UCA Standards Guide (PDF). September 28, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
2. ^ "Central Arkansas Bears". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
3. ^ "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
4. ^ Eli Lederman (May 24, 2021). "Gum, UCA baseball coach since 2011, to retire". www.nwaonline.com. Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
5. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Central Arkansas (Conway, AR)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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ASUN Conference baseball

Current teams|

* Austin Peay Governors
* Bellarmine Knights
* Central Arkansas Bears
* Eastern Kentucky Colonels
* Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
* Jacksonville Dolphins
* Kennesaw State Owls (leaving in 2024)
* Lipscomb Bisons
* North Alabama Lions
* North Florida Ospreys
* Queens Royals
* Stetson Hatters

Future teams|

* West Georgia Wolves (joining in 2024)

Championships & awards|

* ASUN Conference baseball tournament
* Awards

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