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.
Conference membership history 1990–1992: Independent 1993–1996: Western Athletic Conference 1997–2002: Big West Conference 2003–2005: Independent 2006–present: Western Athletic Conference
John Smith Field
John Smith Field is a baseball stadium on the California State University, Sacramento campus in Sacramento, California that seats 1,200 people. It opened in 1953 and was known as Hornet Stadium. In 2010, it was named in honor of longtime coach John Smith.
Head coaches (Division I only) Records taken from the Sac State coaching history. 1990–2010 John Smith 21 526–673–2 .439 2011–present Reggie Christiansen 14 426–362 Totals 2 coaches 35 seasons 952–1035–2
Year-by-year NCAA Division I results Records taken from the Sac State year-by-year results.
NCAA Tournament appearances Sacramento State began playing Division I baseball in 1990. They have played in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament three times. The Hornets have a record of 2–6.
2014 San Luis Obispo Regional Cal PolyArizona StateCal Poly L 2–4W 5–4L 5–6 2017 Stanford Regional StanfordBYU L 0–10L 1–6 2019 Stanford Regional StanfordUC Santa BarbaraStanford L 0–11W 6–4L 3–12
Awards and honors (Division I only)
Over their 31 seasons in Division I, two Hornets have been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team. Over their 19 discontinuous seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, 8 different Hornets have been named to the all-conference first-team. Over their 6 seasons in the Big West Conference, one Hornet was named to the all-conference first-team.
All-Americans
YearPositionNameTeamSelector2009OFTim Wheeler2ndBA20141BRhys Hoskins3rdCB
Freshman First-Team All-Americans
YearPositionNameSelector2009SPJesse DarrahCB2012OFRhys HoskinsNCBWA2013DHChris LewisCBRPSutter McLoughlinBACBNCBWA2014SPSam LongCB2017SPParker BrahmsCB2018SPScott RandallCB
Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
YearName2012Reggie Christiansen2014Reggie Christiansen
Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year
YearPositionName1995PMike Eby20122BAndrew Ayers20141BRhys Hoskins
Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year
YearPositionName2012OFRhys Hoskins2013DHChris Lewis2014PSam Long 2017PParker Brahms
Taken from the Sac State awards and honors page. Updated March 21, 2020.
Hornets in the Major Leagues
= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB teamsLa Schelle Tarver1986Boston Red SoxKeith Brown1988, 1990–1992Cincinnati RedsGary Wilson1995Pittsburgh PiratesErik Bennett1995–1996California Angels, Minnesota TwinsRoland de la Maza1997Kansas City RoyalsRhys Hoskins2017–presentPhiladelphia Phillies, Milwaukee BrewersSam Long2021-presentSan Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City RoyalsJames Outman2022–presentLos Angeles DodgersNathan Lukes2023–presentToronto Blue JaysTravis Adams2025–presentMinnesota Twins Taken from the Sac State Hornets in the Pros page.
See also List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
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