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| Tampa Spartans | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1977 |
| Overall record | 2040-922-9 .688[1] |
| University | University of Tampa |
| Head coach | Joe Urso (24th season) |
| Conference | Sunshine State |
| Location | Tampa, Florida |
| Home stadium | University of Tampa Baseball Field (Capacity: 750 [2]) |
| Colors | Black, red, and gold[3] |
| NCAA Tournament champions | |
| 1992, 1993, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2024 | |
| College World Series runner-up | |
| 1987, 2003 | |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2024 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 1987, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 [4] | |
The Tampa Spartans Baseball program represents the University of Tampa in the NCAA's Division II Level in the Sunshine State Conference. The Spartans are one of the most successful baseball programs in the history of Division II with nine national titles. Their most recent came in 2024. Tampa is tied with Florida Southern for the most national titles among DII baseball programs. The Spartans are coached by Joe Urso, considered to be the greatest Division II baseball head coach ever and one of the best college baseball coaches of all-time. [5]
Tampa has reached the College World Series 22 times, reaching the finals 11 times. The Spartans have won 23 Sunshine State Conference titles, including 18 since 2000, and have produced 101 Major League Baseball draft picks. [6] Nine of those players have gone on to play in the big leagues, including Tino Martinez, Ozzie Timmons and Lou Pinella. The program has highly-publicized wins against Philadelphia Phillies in an exhibition game back in 2015 [7] and the Netherlands national baseball team ahead of the 2006 World Baseball Classic. [8]
The Spartans have spent 399 weeks ranked in the top 25, including 298 consecutive weeks from 2005-present. Of those 399 weeks, 119 have been spent as the No. 1 team in all of Division II and 353 weeks have been spent inside the top 10. [9]
- ^ "Coaching History - University of Tampa Athletics". Tampaspartans.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- ^ "Facilities - University of Tampa Athletics". Tampaspartans.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- ^ University of Tampa Brand Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "Yearly Results - University of Tampa Athletics". Tampaspartans.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- ^ "Joe Urso". Tampaspartans.com. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Tampa Spartans MLB Draft Selections". Tampaspartans.com. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "No. 1 Spartans Defeat MLB's Philadelphia Phillies". Tampaspartans.com. March 2015. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Baseball Recap Netherlands vs. The University of Tampa". catcher.home.xs4all.nl. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Ranking History". Tampaspartans.com. Retrieved 2024-10-19.