Maine Black Bears baseball

Maine Black Bears
2024 Maine Black Bears baseball team
Founded1881
UniversityUniversity of Maine
Head coachNick Derba (8th season)
ConferenceAmerica East
LocationOrono, Maine
Home stadiumMahaney Diamond
(Capacity: 4,400)
NicknameBlack Bears
ColorsMaine blue, white, and navy[1]
     
College World Series appearances
1964, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
NCAA regional champions
1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
NCAA Tournament appearances
1964, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2023
Conference tournament champions
ECAC: 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1991
NAC/America East: 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2023
Regular season conference champions
NAC/America East: 1990, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2013, 2022, 2023

The Maine Black Bears baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of the University of Maine, located in Orono, Maine. It is the university's oldest athletic program, having begun play in 1881. It has been a member of the NCAA Division I America East Conference since its founding (as the North Atlantic Conference) at the start of the 1990 season. Its home venue is Mahaney Diamond, located on the university's campus. Nick Derba is the head coach. He was named interim head coach prior to the 2017 season. The program has appeared in 16 NCAA tournaments and seven College World Series. In conference postseason play, it has won eight ECAC Tournaments and five America East tournaments. In conference regular season play, it has won five America East titles (three of those when the league was known as the North Atlantic Conference). 19 former Black Bears have appeared in Major League Baseball.

  1. ^ Colors – Branding Toolbox – University of Maine. Retrieved April 5, 2017.