The Delaware State Hornets baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and is a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). Through the 2022 season, the Hornets had competed in the school's full-time home of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), but after that season, the MEAC merged its baseball league into that of the NEC. Delaware State and the three other MEAC members that sponsored baseball became NEC associate members in that sport.[2]
| Delaware State Hornets | |
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 2024 Delaware State Hornets baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1957 |
| Conference history | CIAA (1958–1970) |
| University | Delaware State University |
| Athletic director | Scott Gines |
| Head coach | Pedro Swann (1st season) |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Location | Dover, Delaware |
| Home stadium | Soldier Field (Capacity: 500) |
| Nickname | Hornets |
| Colors | Columbia blue and red[1] |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 1989, 2022 | |
Head coaches
edit| Year(s) | Coach | Seasons | W–L–T | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957–1959 | Bennie J. George | 3 | 23–15 | .605 |
| 1969–1976, 1978–1984 | James Williams | 15 | 181–151–1 | .545 |
| 1977 | Jackie Robinson | 1 | 10–26–1 | .284 |
| 1985–1998 | Harry Van Sant | 14 | 223–283–5 | .441 |
| 1999–2000 | Tripp Keister | 2 | 45–38 | .542 |
| 2001–2024 | J. P. Blandin | 24 | 525–615–6 | .461 |
| Totals | 6 | 59 | 1,007–1,128–6 | .472 |
References
edit- ^ Delaware State University Branding & Communications Tool Kit (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ^ "NEC & MEAC Announce Three-Sport Associate Member Partnership" (Press release). Northeast Conference. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
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