Eastern Kentucky Colonels baseball

American college baseball team
   NCAA Tournament appearances1984, 1985, 1986, 1989Regular season conference champions2022
For information on all Eastern Kentucky University sports, see Eastern Kentucky Colonels

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky, United States.[2] The team is a member of ASUN Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Eastern Kentucky's first baseball team was fielded in 1925. The team plays its home games at Turkey Hughes Field in Richmond, Kentucky. The Colonels are coached by Walt Jones.

Colonels in Major League Baseball

Since the Major League Baseball Draft began in 1965, Eastern Kentucky has had 34 players selected.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Eastern Kentucky University Brand Guide. December 5, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Eastern Kentucky Colonels". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  3. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-01-16.

External links

  • Official website
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Eastern Kentucky Colonels head baseball coaches
  • George Hembree (1925–1927)
  • Unknown (1928–1929)
  • George Hembree (1930–1930)
  • Unknown (1931–1935)
  • George Hembree (1936–1936)
  • Unknown (1937–1948)
  • George "Turkey" Hughes (1949–1970)
  • Jack Hissom (1971–1979)
  • Jim Ward (1980–2001)
  • Elvis Dominguez (2002–2008)
  • Jason Stein (2009–2015)
  • Edwin Thompson (2016–2020)
  • Chris Prothro (2021–2024)
  • Walt Jones (2024– )
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Eastern Kentucky University
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