Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball

Central Connecticut Blue Devils
2024 Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball team
Founded1935
UniversityCentral Connecticut State University
Head coachCharlie Hickey (25th season)
ConferenceNortheast
LocationNew Britain, Connecticut
Home stadiumCCSU Baseball Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameDevils
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
Conference tournament champions
2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
Regular season conference champions
2003, 2004, 2006, 2023

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. The team is a member of the Northeast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Central Connecticut State's first baseball team was fielded in 1935. The team plays its home games at CCSU Baseball Field in New Britain, which opened in 2010 and seats 1,000. The Blue Devils are coached by Charlie Hickey.

The Blue Devils have claimed five Northeast Conference baseball tournament championships and appeared in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship five times. The 2010 team set several offensive school records en route to a recent Regional appearance in the Norwich Regional. The 2017 team was the most recent to reach the NCAA tournament.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ CCSU Identity Manual (PDF). May 1, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 Record Book" (PDF). Central Connecticut Blue Devils. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Mike Anthony (May 21, 2014). "Central Starts in NEC Baseball Tournament Thursday". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  4. ^ Jim Fuller (June 2, 2010). "Area players key to Central Connecticut baseball success". New Haven Register. Retrieved February 12, 2017.