Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | |
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2024 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles baseball team | |
Founded | 2003 |
Overall record | 599–348–3 |
University | Florida Gulf Coast University |
Head coach | Dave Tollett (22nd season) |
Conference | ASUN Conference |
Location | Fort Myers, Florida |
Home stadium | Swanson Stadium (Capacity: 1,500) |
Nickname | Eagles |
Colors | Cobalt blue and emerald green[1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
2006, 2007, 2017 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
2017 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2024 |
The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles baseball team represents Florida Gulf Coast University in the sport of baseball. The Eagles team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the ASUN Conference (A-SUN). Florida Gulf Coast has fielded a baseball team since 2003 and, as of 2019, has an all-time record of 599–348–3 (a .631 winning percentage).[2] The Eagles play in Swanson Stadium in Fort Myers, Florida, which has a capacity of 1,500.
FGCU has several former baseball players playing in the minor leagues, and has three MLB pitchers: Chris Sale (Boston Red Sox), Richard Bleier (Boston Red Sox and Team Israel), and Jacob Barnes (Los Angeles Angels).