Sacramento State Hornets baseball


Sacramento State Hornets baseball
2024 Sacramento State Hornets baseball team
Founded1949
Overall record829–930–2
UniversityCalifornia State University, Sacramento
Head coachReggie Christiansen (14th season)
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
LocationSacramento, California
Home stadiumJohn Smith Field
(Capacity: 1,200)
NicknameHornets
ColorsGreen and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2014, 2017, 2019
Conference tournament champions
2014, 2017, 2019
Regular season conference champions
2012, 2014

The Sacramento State Hornets baseball team represents California State University, Sacramento, which is located in Sacramento, California. The Hornets are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Western Athletic Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1990 and re-joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2006. They were a part of the Big West Conference from 1997 to 2002.

The Sacramento State Hornets play all home games on campus at John Smith Field. The Hornets have played in three NCAA Division I Tournaments. Over their 19 discontinuous seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, they have won two WAC regular season titles and three WAC Tournaments.

Since the program's inception in 1949, six Hornets have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, including Philadelphia Phillies first baseman and outfielder Rhys Hoskins. Under head coach Reggie Christiansen, 22 Hornets have been drafted, including Rhys Hoskins who was selected in the fifth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.

  1. ^ "Sacramento State Colors". Retrieved December 5, 2022.