Army Black Knights baseball

American college baseball team
     NCAA Tournament appearances2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024Conference tournament champions1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024Regular season conference championsEIBL: 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]

Major League Baseball

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]

Black Knights in the Major League Baseball Draft
Year Player Round Team
1971 Lee Daney 41 Cardinals
1971 David Carey 4 Expos
1979 Craig Jones 3 Mets
1980 Craig Jones 4 Braves
1998 Mike Scioletti 43 White Sox
2005 Schuyler Williamson 26 Tigers
2006 Nick Hill 47 Red Sox
2007 Milan Dinga 10 Angels
2007 Nick Hill 7 Mariners
2008 Cole White 42 Pirates
2008 Chris Simmons 41 Pirates
2008 Drew Clothier 37 Marlins
2010 Matt Fouch 34 Braves
2011 Kevin McKague 50 Braves
2011 Clint Moore 31 Padres
2012 Kevin McKague 23 Braves
2012 J.T. Watkins 10 Red Sox
2014 Nick Dignacco 40 Rangers
2015 Alex Robinett 32 Yankees
2019 Jacob Hurtubise 39 Mariners

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

Date Opponent Result Score
May 10, 1914 New York Giants L 7-2
April 15, 1922 New York Giants L 11-3
April 16, 1923 New York Giants L 14-2
April 23, 1924 New York Giants L 10-3
April 13, 1925 New York Giants L 7-0
April 11, 1927 New York Giants L 19-6
May 26, 1927 New York Yankees L 2-0
April 9, 1928 New York Giants L 16-4
May 3, 1928 New York Yankees L 20-9
April 15, 1929 New York Giants L 6-1
April 14, 1930 New York Giants L 18-0
May 23, 1930 New York Yankees L 20-2
April 13, 1931 New York Giants L 4-3
April 17, 1931 New York Yankees L 15-1
May 31, 1932 New York Yankees L 9-3
April 10, 1933 New York Yankees L 9-0
June 11, 1934 New York Yankees L 7-0
April 15, 1935 New York Giants L 9-0
April 22, 1935 New York Yankees L 5-1
June 1, 1936 New York Yankees L 6-2
April 19, 1937 New York Yankees L 19-4
April 17, 1939 New York Giants L 4-2
April 15, 1940 New York Giants L 7-1
April 14, 1941 New York Giants L 9-0
April 13, 1942 New York Giants L 12-3
April 2, 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers L 12-8
April 5, 1943 Montreal Royals L 6-3
March 31, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers L 18-4
April 1, 1944 Montreal Royals W 8-6
April 10, 1944 Montreal Royals T 6-6
April 17, 1944 New York Giants L 11-9
May 8, 1944 New York Yankees L 14-0
March 24, 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers L 9-5
March 28, 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers W 5-4
April 7, 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers W 4-0
April 9, 1945 Montreal Royals W 12-8
April 11, 1945 Montreal Royals L 8-4
April 12, 1945 Montreal Royals L 9-3
April 15, 1946 New York Giants T 2-2
April 19, 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers L 7-3
April 28, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers L 16-5
April 19, 1948 New York Giants L 7-2
April 2, 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers L 4-3
April 17, 1950 New York Giants L 8-0
April 12, 1954 New York Giants L 6-5
April 11, 1955 New York Giants L 14-1
April 15, 1957 New York Giants L 16-0
May 26, 1958 San Francisco Giants L 17-1
April 14, 1961 New York Yankees L 14-0
May 7, 1962 New York Yankees L 8-4
April 22, 1963 New York Yankees L 15-2
May 6, 1963 New York Mets L 3-0
April 27, 1964 New York Yankees L 8-2
May 10, 1965 New York Mets L 8-0
April 29, 1966 New York Yankees L 1-0
May 8, 1967 New York Mets L 4-0
May 9, 1968 New York Yankees L 9-0
May 22, 1969 New York Yankees L 4-0
April 15, 1971 New York Mets L 8-0
April 27, 1972 New York Yankees L 10-1
April 30, 1973 New York Mets L 7-1
April 23, 1974 New York Yankees L 7-0
May 5, 1975 New York Mets L 5-0
April 19, 1976 New York Yankees L 2-0
April 19, 1979 New York Mets L 19-0
April 11, 1983 Detroit Tigers L 11-1
April 26, 1984 New York Mets L 6-0
May 6, 1986 Houston Astros L 9-0
March 30, 2013 New York Yankees L 10-5
March 31, 2017 New York Mets PPD 0-0

Records

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

References

  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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