The LIU Sharks baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the Long Island University in Brookville, New York, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the Northeast Conference. They began play as LIU in the 2020 season after the merger of LIU Brooklyn and LIU Post, with the Sharks retaining Brooklyn's affiliation with the Northeast. LIU Post Pioneers (once known as C. W. Post) had played in NCAA College Division from 1958 to 1972 before playing in Division II in 1973. They played in Division III from 1975 to 1977 and 1986 to 1992 before moving back to Division II. They played their last game in May of 2019. The Sharks have won the Northeast Conference baseball tournament three times in program history, once as LIU Brooklyn and once under the current branding.[2][3][4][5]

LIU Sharks
2024 LIU Sharks baseball team
Founded2020 (2020) (as LIU)
UniversityLong Island University
Head coachDan Pirillo (8th season)
ConferenceNortheast Conference
LocationLong Island, New York
Home stadiumLIU Baseball Stadium
NicknameSharks
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
College World Series appearances
Division II: 1968#
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division I: 1972#, 2018#, 2022, 2024

Division II: 1968#, 1976*, 1977*, 1985*, 2008*, 2010*, 2017*, 2019*

(# = LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds; * = LIU Post Pioneers)
Conference tournament champions
2018, 2022, 2024
Regular season conference champions
2022
Conference division champions
NEC North: 2000

LIU in the NCAA tournament

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Year Record Pct Notes
1972 1–2 .333 District 2
2018 0–2 .000 Conway Regional
2022 0–2 .000 College Park Regional
2024 0–2 .000 Chapel Hill Regional
TOTALS
1-8 .111

References

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  1. ^ Long Island University Style Guide for Print and Visual Application (PDF). July 25, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "No. 25 Baseball Ends Season with Most Wins in Program History". 18 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Baseball History and Record Book".
  4. ^ "Fin-tastic! Sharks Bite Bulldogs as LIU Takes Home Second #NECBaseball Championship".
  5. ^ "NEC Baseball Standings (1998-2023)".
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