Old Dominion Monarchs baseball

Old Dominion Monarchs
2024 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team
Founded1931 (1931)
Overall record1437–1054–4 (.577)
UniversityOld Dominion University
Head coachChris Finwood (13th season)
ConferenceSun Belt
LocationNorfolk, Virginia
Home stadiumBud Metheny Baseball Complex
(Capacity: 2,500)
NicknameMonarchs
ColorsSlate blue, silver, and light blue[1]
     
NCAA Tournament appearances
1982 • 1985 • 1990 • 1994
1995 • 1996 • 2000 • 2014 • 2021
Conference tournament champions
Sun Belt: 1985
Colonial Athletic: 1994 • 1995 • 1996
Conference USA: 2021
Regular season conference champions
Sun Belt: 1985
Colonial Athletic: 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 2000

The Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Sun Belt Conference, which is part of NCAA Division I. Old Dominion's first baseball team was fielded in 1931 as the William and Mary College – Norfolk Division Braves. ODU joined Division I in 1977. The team plays its home games at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex in Norfolk, Virginia, where it has played since 1982. ODU has won six conference tournament titles and have been to the NCAA tournament nine times. The Monarchs are coached by Chris Finwood, a native of Hampton, Virginia, who is in his eleventh year at the helm. The Monarchs have had eleven players reach the Major Leagues and two, Justin Verlander and Daniel Hudson, have played in the World Series.

  1. ^ Old Dominion University Athletic Department Branding Guidelines (PDF). July 8, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Old Dominion Monarchs". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2013-04-23.