Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball

NCAA Division 1 college baseball team

Dallas Baptist Patriots

2025 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team
Founded| 1970
Overall record| 624–341
University| Dallas Baptist University
Head coach| Dan Heefner (18th season)
Conference| Conference USA
Location| Dallas, Texas
Home stadium| Horner Ballpark
(Capacity: 3,492)
Nickname| Patriots
Colors| Red, white, and blue[1]

NCAA regional champions
2011, 2021
NCAA tournament appearances
2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Conference tournament champions
2014, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2024
Conference regular season champions
2016, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025

The Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team represents Dallas Baptist University, which is located in Dallas, Texas. The Patriots are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in Conference USA.[2] They began competing in Division I in 2004 and joined the Missouri Valley Conference in 2014 after only one season with the Western Athletic Conference. They are the only Dallas Baptist program in Division I and Conference USA. All other Dallas Baptist programs compete in Division II's Lone Star Conference. DBU is also the only D-II member that competes in D-I baseball.

The Dallas Baptist Patriots play all home games on campus at Joan and Andy Horner Ballpark. Under the direction of Head Coach Dan Heefner, the Patriots have played in nine NCAA tournaments and hosted their first regional in 2015. Over their six seasons in the Missouri Valley Conference, they have won three MVC regular season titles and four MVC tournaments.

Since the program's inception in 1970, 18 Patriots have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by 3-time All-Stars Freddy Sanchez and Ben Zobrist. Under current head coach Dan Heefner, 52 Patriots have been drafted, including Vic Black who was selected in the first round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.

## Conference membership history (Division I only)

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* 2004–2012: Independent
* 2013: Western Athletic Conference
* 2014–2022: Missouri Valley Conference
* 2023–present: Conference USA

## Joan and Andy Horner Ballpark

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Main article: Horner Ballpark

Joan and Andy Horner Ballpark is a baseball stadium on the Dallas Baptist campus in Dallas that seats 3,492 people. It was opened on February 15, 2013 with a 9–11 loss to Creighton. A record attendance of 3,242 was set on May 31, 2015 during an NCAA tournament game against Texas.[3]

## Head coaches (Division I only)

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Records taken from the 2020 DBU baseball media guide.[3]

Season  | Coach  | Years  | Record  | Pct.

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2004 | Mike Bard | 1 | 44–16 | .733
2005–2007 | Eric Newman | 3 | 95–72 | .569
2008–present | Dan Heefner | 17 | 652–326–1 | .666
Totals  | 3 coaches  | 21 seasons  | 791–414–1  | .656

## Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

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Records taken from the 2020 DBU baseball media guide.[3]

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

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Independent  (2004–2012)
2004 | Mike Bard  | 44–16 |  |  |
2005 | Eric Newman | 32–23 |  |  |
2006 | Eric Newman  | 33–23 |  |  |
2007 | Eric Newman  | 30–26 |  |  |
2008 | Dan Heefner | 37–19 |  |  | College Station Regional
2009 | Dan Heefner  | 38–17 |  |  |
2010 | Dan Heefner  | 28–27 |  |  |
2011 | Dan Heefner  | 42–20 |  |  | Santa Clara Super Regional
2012 | Dan Heefner  | 41–19 |  |  | Waco Regional
Western Athletic Conference (2013)
2013 | Dan Heefner  | 30–30 | 13–14 | T-7th | WAC Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference (2014–2022)
2014 | Dan Heefner  | 40–21 | 14–7 | T-2nd | MVC Tournament
Fort Worth Regional
2015 | Dan Heefner  | 46–15 | 15–6 | 2nd | MVC Tournament
Dallas Regional
2016 | Dan Heefner  | 44–19 | 15–5 | 1st | MVC Tournament
Lubbock Regional
2017 | Dan Heefner  | 42–21 | 15–6 | 2nd | MVC Tournament
Fort Worth Regional
2018 | Dan Heefner  | 42–21 | 16–5 | 2nd | MVC Tournament
Fayetteville Regional
2019 | Dan Heefner  | 43–20 | 14–7 | T-1st | MVC Tournament
Lubbock Regional
2020 | Dan Heefner  | 12–4 |  |  | Season cancelled on March 12
due to Coronavirus pandemic[4]
2021 | Dan Heefner  | 41-18 | 18-6 | 1st | MVC Tournament
Columbia Super Regional
2022 | Dan Heefner  | 34-24-1 | 11-9-1 | 3rd | MVC Tournament
Austin Regional
Conference USA (2023–present)
2023 | Dan Heefner  | 47-16 | 25-5 | 1st | C-USA Tournament
Stillwater Regional
2024 | Dan Heefner  | 45-15 | 17-7 | 2nd | C-USA Tournament
Tucson Regional
Total: | 791–414-1 |

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

## NCAA Division I Tournament history

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* The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947.
* The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
* Dallas Baptist began playing Division I baseball in 2004.

Year  | Record  | Pct  | Notes

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2008 | 0–2  | .000  | Eliminated by UIC in College Station Regional
2011 | 3–3  | .500  | Eliminated by California in Santa Clara Super Regional
2012 | 2–2  | .500  | Eliminated by Baylor in Waco Regional
2014 | 0–2  | .000  | Eliminated by Siena in Fort Worth Regional
2015 | 3–2  | .600  | Eliminated by VCU in Dallas Regional
2016 | 3–2  | .600  | Eliminated by Texas Tech in Lubbock Regional
2017 | 2–2  | .500  | Eliminated by TCU in Fort Worth Regional
2018 | 2–2  | .500  | Eliminated by Arkansas in Fayetteville Regional
2019 | 2–2  | .500  | Eliminated by Texas Tech in Lubbock Regional
2021 | 4–3  | .571  | Eliminated by Virginia in Columbia Super Regional
2022 | 0–2  | .000  | Eliminated by Air Force in Austin Regional
2023 | 2–2  | .500  | Eliminated by Oral Roberts in Stillwater Regional
2024 | 1–2  | .333  | Eliminated by Grand Canyon in Tucson Regional
2025 | 1–2  | .333  | Eliminated by Little Rock in Baton Rouge Regional
Totals  | 25–30  | .454  |

## Awards and honors (Division I only)

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* Over their 20 seasons in Division I, 20 Patriots have been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
* Over their 6 seasons in the Missouri Valley Conference, 24 different Patriots have been named to the all-conference first-team.

### All-Americans

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Year | Position | Name | Team | Selector

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2006 | OF | Drew Holder | 1st | ABCA
2nd | CB
3rd | NCBWA
2009 | SS | Ryan Goins | 3rd | BA

NCBWA
DH | Jason Krizan | 3rd | ABCA
2010 | OF | Ryan Enos | 3rd | ABCA
2011 | OF | Jason Krizan | 1st | ABCA

NCBWA
2B | Tyler Robbins | 2nd | ABCA
2012 | OF | Boomer Collins | 3rd | ABCA
NCBWA
SS | Joel Hutter | 2nd | NCBWA
2013 | 3B | Duncan McAlpine | 3rd | ABCA
2015 | RP | Chance Adams | 2nd | NCBWA
RP | Brandon Koch | 2nd | CB
NCBWA
2016 | UT | Darick Hall | 1st | CB
2nd | ABCA
3rd | NCBWA
SP | Colin Poche | 2nd | CB
2017 | 1B | Austin Listi | 2nd | CB
3rd | ABCA
2018 | RP | Trevor Conn | 3rd | CB
OF | Devlin Granberg | 1st | ABCA

NCBWA
2nd | BA
2019 | DH | Bryce Ball | 1st | NCBWA
2nd | ABCA
2023 | RP | Kyle Amendt | 1st | NCBWA
DH | Ethan Mann | 2nd | CB
3rd | NCBWA
C | Grant Jay | 3rd | NCBWA
SP | Ryan Johnson | 3rd | NCBWA

### Freshman First-Team All-Americans

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Year | Position | Name | Selector

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2007 | SS | Austin Knight | CB
2008 | RP | Chris Haney | CB
2010 | SS | Austin Elkins | CB
DH | Duncan McAlpine | CB
2013 | OF | Austin Listi | CB
2014 | 2B | Camden Duzenack | CB
OF | David Martinelli | CB
2015 | RP | Dalton Higgins | CB
2016 | OF | Jameson Hannah | CB
2018 | SP | Luke Eldred | CB
SS | Jimmy Glowenke | BA

NCBWA

### Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year

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Year | Position | Name

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2016 | UT | Darick Hall
2018 | OF | Devlin Granberg

### Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year

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Year | Position | Name

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2017 | IF | Camden Duzenack
2018 | SS | Jimmy Glowenke

### Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year

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Year | Handedness | Name

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2016 | Left | Colin Poche
2018 | Right | Trevor Conn

### Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year

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Year | Name

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2016 | Dan Heefner

### Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year

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Year | Position | Name

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2016 | UT | Darick Hall
2018 | RP | Kody Funderburk

### Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year

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Year | Position | Name

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2016 | OF | Jameson Hannah
2018 | SS | Jimmy Glowenke

Taken from the 2020 DBU baseball media guide.[3] Updated February 25, 2020.

## Patriots in the Major Leagues

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| = All-Star |  |  | = Baseball Hall of Famer

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Athlete  | Years in MLB  | MLB Teams

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Les Lancaster | 1987–1993  | Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals
Billy Brewer | 1993–1999  | Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies
Darren Hall | 1994–1998  | Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers
Jason LaRue | 1999–2010  | Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals
Scott Mullen | 2000–2003  | Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers
J. J. Trujillo | 2002  | San Diego Padres
Freddy Sanchez | 2002–2011  | Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants
Lew Ford | 2003–2007, 2012  | Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles
Ben Zobrist | 2006–2019  | Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs
Brandon Harper | 2006  | Washington Nationals
Lance Broadway | 2007–2009  | Chicago White Sox, New York Mets
Brandon Bantz | 2013  | Seattle Mariners
Vic Black | 2013–2014  | Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets
Ryan Goins | 2013–present  | Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox
Drew Smith | 2018–present  | New York Mets
Chance Adams | 2018–present  | New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals
Colin Poche | 2019–present  | Tampa Bay Rays
Cy Sneed | 2019–2020  | Houston Astros
Seth Elledge | 2020–present  | St. Louis Cardinals
Ryan Johnson | 2025–present  | Los Angeles Angels

Taken from the 2020 DBU baseball media guide.[3] and the 2021 DBU baseball media guide [5] Updated June 9, 2021.

## See also

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* List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

## References

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1. ^ "DBU vs. Louisiana–Monroe Baseball Game Notes" (PDF). February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
2. ^ "Dallas Baptist University Added as Affiliate Member for Baseball" (Press release). Conference USA. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
3. ^ a b c d e "DBU Baseball Media Guide". Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
4. ^ "NCAA & DBU COVID-19 Updates". Retrieved March 15, 2020.
5. ^ "2021 DBU Baseball Media Guide" (PDF).

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Venue|

* Patriot Field (1983–2012)
* Horner Ballpark (2013–present)

People|

* Head Coaches

Seasons|

* 2004
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* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

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Current teams|

* Dallas Baptist Patriots
* FIU Panthers
* Jacksonville State Gamecocks
* Kennesaw State Owls
* Liberty Flames
* Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
* Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
* New Mexico State Aggies
* Sam Houston Bearkats
* Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Future teams|

* Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
* Missouri State Bears (both joining in 2025)

Championships|

* Tournament

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