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Army Black Knights
2024 Army Black Knights baseball team
Founded1890 (1890)
UniversityUnited States Military Academy
Head coachChris Tracz (2nd season)
ConferencePatriot League
LocationWest Point, New York
Home stadiumJohnson Stadium at Doubleday Field
(Capacity: 880)
NicknameBlack Knights
ColorsBlack, gold, and gray[1]
     
NCAA Tournament appearances
2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Regular season conference champions
EIBL: 1950, 1960, 1965, 1966
Patriot League: 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
For information on all United States Military Academy sports, see Army Black Knights

The Army Black Knights baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Patriot League, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Army's first baseball team was fielded in 1890. The team plays its home games at Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field in West Point, New York. The Black Knights are coached by Chris Tracz.[3]

Army in the NCAA Tournament

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The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947. The Black Knights have played in the tournament 12 times, most recently in 2024.

Year Record Pct Notes
2000 0–2 .000 Montclair Regional
2004 0–2 .000 Baton Rouge Regional
2005 1–2 .333 Tallahassee Regional
2009 2–2 .500 Austin Regional
2012 0–2 .000 Charlottesville Regional
2013 0–2 .000 Charlottesville Regional
2018 1–2 .333 Raleigh Regional
2019 0–2 .000 Lubbock Regional
2021 0–2 .000 Lubbock Regional
2022 0–2 .000 Hattiesburg Regional
2023 0–2 .000 Charlottesville Regional
2024 0–2 .000 Athens Regional
TOTALS
4–22 .154

Major League Baseball

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Chris Rowley (left) in 2012 and Jacob Hurtubise (right) in 2020

Army has had 20 Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[4]

On August 12, 2017, Chris Rowley (2010–13) became the first West Point graduate to play in the Major Leagues, pitching 5.2 innings and allowing 1 run against the Pittsburgh Pirates, earning the win.[5]

Games versus professional baseball teams

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Records

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Opponent Wins Loses Ties Cancelled
N.Y./S.F. Giants 0 23 0 0
New York Yankees 0 22 0 0
New York Mets 0 8 0 1
Brooklyn Dodgers 2 6 0 0
Montreal Royals 2 3 1 0
Detroit Tigers 0 1 0 0
Houston Astros 0 1 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Army Brand Guidelines (PDF). April 13, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Army Black Knights". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  3. ^ "Army fires Joe Sottolano; Matt Reid named Interim Coach". College Baseball Daily. 24 September 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "United States Military Academy (West Point, NY)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "West Point grad Rowley wins debut with Jays". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
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