Memphis Tigers baseball is the varsity intercollegiate team representing the University of Memphis in the sport of college baseball at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[2] The team plays its home games at FedExPark on campus in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers are members of the American Athletic Conference.[3] Alumni of the program who have been Major League Baseball All-Stars include Dan Uggla and Charlie Lea.[4]
| Memphis Tigers | |
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 2024 Memphis Tigers baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1913 |
| Overall record | 1,935–1,611–16 (.545) |
| University | University of Memphis |
| Head coach | Matt Riser (1st season) |
| Conference | The American |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Home stadium | FedExPark (Capacity: 2,000) |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Colors | Blue and gray[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1976, 1978, 1981, 1994, 2007 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| Metro: 1976, 1978 | |
Memphis in the NCAA tournament
edit| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1–2 | .333 | Rocky Mountain Regional |
| 1978 | 3–2 | .600 | South Regional |
| 1981 | 2–2 | .500 | East Regional |
| 1994 | 2–2 | .500 | Midwest I Regional |
| 2007 | 0–2 | .000 | Nashville Regional |
TOTALS
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8-10 | .444 |
Head coaches
edit| Name | Years | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde H. Wilson | 1913-1919 | 61 | 23 | 1 | .724 |
| Mabon Crawford | 1917 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
| Elmore George | 1920-1921 | 20 | 11 | 0 | .645 |
| Lester Barnard | 1922-1924 | 20 | 23 | 0 | .465 |
| Zach Curlin | 1925-1929, 1932–1936 | 70 | 56 | 4 | .554 |
| Leo Davis | 1948-1951 | 33 | 16 | 0 | .673 |
| R.A. Long | 1952 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
| Arnold Ryan | 1953 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .667 |
| Cully Rickard | 1955 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 |
| Frank Price | 1956-1957 | 11 | 15 | 0 | .423 |
| Dean Ehlers | 1958-1961 | 39 | 39 | 0 | .500 |
| Bob Stephenson | 1962 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 |
| Al Brown | 1954, 1963-1971 | 158 | 127 | 5 | .553 |
| Bobby Kilpatrick | 1972-1992 | 653 | 341 | 1 | .657 |
| Jeff Hopkins | 1993-2000 | 239 | 207 | 1 | .536 |
| Dave Anderson | 2001-2004 | 104 | 116 | 0 | .473 |
| Daron Schoenrock | 2005-2022 | 463 | 533 | 0 | .465 |
| Kerrick Jackson | 2023 | 29 | 28 | 0 | .509 |
| Matt Riser | 2024–present | 23 | 32 | 0 | .418 |
Year-by-year record
edit| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Wilson (No Conference) (1913–1919) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Clyde Wilson | 15–2-1 | – | – | |||||
| 1914 | Clyde Wilson | 11–4 | – | – | |||||
| 1915 | Clyde Wilson | 14–4 | – | – | |||||
| 1916 | Clyde Wilson | 7–4 | – | – | |||||
| 1917 | Clyde Wilson/Mabon Crawford | 5–6 | – | – | |||||
| 1918 | Clyde Wilson | 4–4 | – | – | |||||
| 1919 | Clyde Wilson | 10–3 | – | – | |||||
| Clyde Wilson: | 61-23–1 | ||||||||
| Mabon Crawford: | 5-4 | ||||||||
| Elmore George (No Conference) (1920–1921) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Elmore George | 12–2 | – | – | |||||
| 1921 | Elmore George | 8–9 | – | – | |||||
| Elmore George: | 20-11 | ||||||||
| Lester Barnard (No Conference) (1922–1924) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Lester Barnard | 6–6 | – | – | |||||
| 1923 | Lester Barnard | 5–10 | – | – | |||||
| 1924 | Lester Barnard | 9–7 | – | – | |||||
| Lester Barnard: | 20-23 | ||||||||
| Zach Curlin (No Conference) (1925–1936) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Zach Curlin | 8–6–2 | – | – | |||||
| 1926 | Zach Curlin | 6–2 | – | – | |||||
| 1927 | Zach Curlin | 6–4 | – | – | |||||
| 1928 | Zach Curlin | 10–6 | – | – | |||||
| 1929 | Zach Curlin | 6–5 | – | – | |||||
| 1930 | No team | – | – | – | |||||
| 1931 | No team | – | – | – | |||||
| 1932 | Zach Curlin | 8–12 | – | – | |||||
| 1933 | Zach Curlin | 13–4 | – | – | |||||
| 1934 | Zach Curlin | 7–5–2 | – | – | |||||
| 1935 | Zach Curlin | 2–6 | – | – | |||||
| 1936 | Zach Curlin | 4–6 | – | – | |||||
| Zach Curlin: | 70-56–4 | ||||||||
| No team (No Conference) (1937–1947) | |||||||||
| 1937-1947 | No team | – | – | – | |||||
| No team: | - | ||||||||
| Leo Davis (No Conference) (1948–1951) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Leo Davis | 8–3 | – | – | |||||
| 1949 | Leo Davis | 8–5 | – | – | |||||
| 1950 | Leo Davis | 9–4 | – | – | |||||
| 1951 | Leo Davis | 8–4 | – | – | |||||
| Leo Davis: | 33-16 | ||||||||
| R.A. Long (No Conference) (1952–1952) | |||||||||
| 1952 | R.A. Long | 7–9 | – | – | |||||
| R.A Long: | 7-9 | ||||||||
| Arnold Ryan (No Conference) (1953–1953) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Arnold Ryan | 4–1–4 | – | – | |||||
| Arnold Ryan: | 4-1–4 | ||||||||
| Al Brown (No Conference) (1954–1954) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Al Brown | 2–9 | – | – | |||||
| Cully Rickard (No Conference) (1955–1955) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Cully Rickard | 6–7 | – | – | |||||
| Cully Rickard: | 6-7 | ||||||||
| Frank Price (No Conference) (1956–1957) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Frank Price | 5–5 | – | – | |||||
| 1957 | Frank Price | 6–10 | – | – | |||||
| Frank Price: | 11-15 | ||||||||
| Dean Ehlers (No Conference) (1958–1961) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Dean Ehlers | 9–6 | – | – | |||||
| 1959 | Dean Ehlers | 5–15 | – | – | |||||
| 1960 | Dean Ehlers | 12–12 | – | – | |||||
| 1961 | Dean Ehlers | 13–6 | – | – | |||||
| Dean Ehlers: | 39-39 | ||||||||
| Bob Stephenson (No Conference) (1962–1962) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Bob Stephenson | 13–5 | – | – | |||||
| Bob Stephenson: | 13-5 | ||||||||
| Al Brown (Missouri Valley Conference) (1963–1971) | |||||||||
| 1963 | Al Brown | 17–6 | – | – | |||||
| 1964 | Al Brown | 21–5 | – | – | |||||
| 1965 | Al Brown | 21–7–2 | – | – | |||||
| 1966 | Al Brown | 18–10–1 | – | – | |||||
| 1967 | Al Brown | 15–14 | 5–2 | 2nd (East) | |||||
| 1968 | Al Brown | 17–8 | 6–2 | 2nd (East) | |||||
| 1969 | Al Brown | 20–12–1 | 3–3 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 1970 | Al Brown | 16–27 | 1–5 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 1971 | Al Brown | 11–29–1 | – | 7th | |||||
| Al Brown: | 158-127–5 | ||||||||
| Bobby Kilpatrick (Missouri Valley Conference/Metro Conference/Great Midwest Conference) (1972–1992) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 19–14 | – | 4th | |||||
| 1973 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 25–15 | – | 2nd | |||||
| 1974 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 24–22 | – | – | |||||
| 1975 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 30–8 | – | – | |||||
| 1976 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 32–11 | – | – | Regional Semifinal | ||||
| 1977 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 34–14 | – | – | |||||
| 1978 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 40–9 | – | – | Regional Final | ||||
| 1979 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 25–15 | – | – | |||||
| 1980 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 31–15 | – | – | |||||
| 1981 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 48–11 | – | – | Regional Final | ||||
| 1982 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 32–10 | – | – | |||||
| 1983 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 33–12 | 5–4 | 3rd (Southern) | |||||
| 1984 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 26–15 | 3–5 | 3rd (Southern) | |||||
| 1985 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 36–11 | 9–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1986 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 40–16 | 11–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1987 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 33–23–1 | 9–9 | 4th | |||||
| 1988 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 27–22 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1989 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 32–23 | 8–10 | 5th | |||||
| 1990 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 31–25 | 7–12 | 5th | |||||
| 1991 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 30–24 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
| 1992 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 25–26 | 7–10 | 2nd | |||||
| Bobby Kilpatrick: | 653-341–1 | ||||||||
| Jeff Hopkins (Great Midwest Conference/Conference USA) (1993–2000) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Jeff Hopkins | 42–15 | 15–3 | 1st | |||||
| 1994 | Jeff Hopkins | 52–11 | 22–1 | 1st | Regional Semifinal | ||||
| 1995 | Jeff Hopkins | 32–28 | 12–11 | 3rd | |||||
| 1996 | Jeff Hopkins | 26–28 | 9–11 | 6th | |||||
| 1997 | Jeff Hopkins | 20–31 | 9–17 | 8th | |||||
| 1998 | Jeff Hopkins | 24–31 | 12–15 | T–6th | |||||
| 1999 | Jeff Hopkins | 28–26–1 | 15–12 | T–4th | |||||
| 2000 | Jeff Hopkins | 15–37 | 8–18 | 9th | |||||
| Jeff Hopkins: | 239-207–1 | ||||||||
| Dave Anderson (Conference USA) (2001–2004) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Dave Anderson | 34–24 | 13–14 | T–5th | |||||
| 2002 | Dave Anderson | 20–31 | 10–20 | 8th | |||||
| 2003 | Dave Anderson | 21–33 | 11–18 | 8th | |||||
| 2004 | Dave Anderson | 29–28 | 15–14 | 6th | |||||
| Dave Anderson: | 104-116 | ||||||||
| Daron Schoenrock (Conference USA/American Athletic Conference) (2005–2022) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Daron Schoenrock | 13–42 | 5–25 | 12th | |||||
| 2006 | Daron Schoenrock | 32–28 | 13–11 | T–4th | |||||
| 2007 | Daron Schoenrock | 36–27 | 12–12 | T–4th | Regional First Round | ||||
| 2008 | Daron Schoenrock | 17–38 | 5–18 | 9th | |||||
| 2009 | Daron Schoenrock | 21–32 | 7–16 | 9th | |||||
| 2010 | Daron Schoenrock | 28–30 | 12–12 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2011 | Daron Schoenrock | 30–27 | 12–12 | T–4th | |||||
| 2012 | Daron Schoenrock | 31–28 | 14–10 | 3rd | |||||
| 2013 | Daron Schoenrock | 35–24 | 14–10 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2014 | Daron Schoenrock | 30–29 | 8–16 | 8th | |||||
| 2015 | Daron Schoenrock | 37–21 | 12–12 | 5th | |||||
| 2016 | Daron Schoenrock | 22–39 | 9–15 | 6th | |||||
| 2017 | Daron Schoenrock | 30–29 | 8–16 | 7th | |||||
| 2018 | Daron Schoenrock | 20–36 | 5–19 | 9th | |||||
| 2019 | Daron Schoenrock | 27–28 | 10–13 | 7th | |||||
| 2020 | Daron Schoenrock | 10–7 | – | 6th | |||||
| 2021 | Daron Schoenrock | 18–39 | 7–25 | 8th | |||||
| 2022 | Daron Schoenrock | 26–29 | 9–15 | T–6th | |||||
| Daron Schoenrock: | 463-533 | ||||||||
| Kerrick Jackson (American Athletic Conference) (2023) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Kerrick Jackson | 29–28 | 10–14 | T–5th | |||||
| Kerrick Jackson: | 29-28 | ||||||||
| Matt Riser (American Athletic Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Matt Riser | 23–32 | 10–17 | 10th | |||||
| Matt Riser: | 23-32 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1,958-1,643-16 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Retired numbers
editMemphis have retired 14 numbers.
| Number | Player | Position | Years at Memphis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron McNeely | OF | 1974–76 |
| 5 | Phil Clark | INF | 1977–78 |
| 8 | Dave Anderson | INF Head Coach |
1980–81 2001–04 |
| 11 | Tim Corder | RHP | 1981–83 |
| 14 | Mike Paxton | RHP | 1972–75 |
| 16 | Adam Amar | 1B | 2004–07 |
| 17 | Jeff Hopkins | P Head Coach |
1971–74 1993–00 |
| 18 | Mike Dlugach | C | 1970–73 |
| 19 | Charlie Lea | RHP | 1978 |
| 21 | Terry Pressgrove | OF | 1977–78 |
| 25 | Mark Little | OF | 1993–94 |
| 47 | Stan Bronson Jr. | Batboy | 1958–2014 |
| -[a] | Al Brown | P Head Coach |
1947–48 1954, 1963–71 |
| -[b] | Bobby Kilpatrick | Head Coach | 1972–92 |
Notable Tigers have played in MLB
editCurrent
editFormer
editReferences
edit- ^ The University of Memphis Athletic Brand Standards. April 29, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Memphis Tigers". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide. Memphis Tigers. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ "University of Memphis (Memphis, TN) Baseball Players". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 9 December 2017.