UT Martin Skyhawks baseball

The UT Martin Skyhawks baseball team represents the University of Tennessee at Martin, which is located in Martin, Tennessee. The Skyhawks are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1993 and joined the Ohio Valley Conference the same season.

UT Martin Skyhawks
2024 UT Martin Skyhawks baseball team
Founded1957
UniversityUniversity of Tennessee at Martin
Head coachRyan Jenkins (7th season)
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
West Division
LocationMartin, TN
Home stadiumSkyhawk Baseball Field
(Capacity: 500)
NicknameSkyhawks
ColorsNavy blue, orange, and white[1]
     

The UT Martin Skyhawks play all home games on campus at Skyhawk Baseball Field. Over their 27 seasons in the Ohio Valley Conference, they have played in four OVC Tournaments. The Skyhawks have yet to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament.

Since the program's inception in 1957, one Skyhawk has gone on to play in Major League Baseball, pitcher Alec Mills. Three other Skyhawks have been drafted.

Conference membership history (Division I only)

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Skyhawk Park

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Skyhawk Park is a baseball stadium on the UT Martin campus in Martin, Tennessee that seats 500 people. It opened in 1974.[2]

Head coaches (Division I only)

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Records taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide.[2]

Season Coach Years Record Pct.
1993–1998 Vernon Prather 6 83–178–3 .318
1999–2013 Bubba Cates 15 224–560–1 .286
2014 Brad Goss 1 9–42 .184
2015–2017 Rick Robinson 3 61–100 .379
2018–present Ryan Jenkins 6 71–145 .329
Totals 5 coaches 31 seasons 448–1,035–4 .303

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

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Records taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide.[2]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ohio Valley Conference (1993–present)
1993 Vernon Prather 13–28–1 7–13 7th
1994 Vernon Prather 13–25 8–13 7th
1995 Vernon Prather 13–34 2–18 7th
1996 Vernon Prather 14–30–2 6–15–1 8th OVC Tournament
1997 Vernon Prather 15–30 8–16 T-8th
1998 Vernon Prather 15–31 6–18 9th
1999 Bubba Cates 15–39 4–20 9th
2000 Bubba Cates 10–41 2–21 9th
2001 Bubba Cates 8–46 3–18 8th
2002 Bubba Cates 8–33 4–15 8th
2003 Bubba Cates 17–30–1 6–13–1 7th
2004 Bubba Cates 16–38 7–20 T-9th
2005 Bubba Cates 12–43 6–20 T-9th
2006 Bubba Cates 20–35 9–18 8th
2007 Bubba Cates 19–36 7–19 10th
2008 Bubba Cates 10–41 5–20 10th
2009 Bubba Cates 21–30 10–14 8th
2010 Bubba Cates 24–31 8–16 T-8th
2011 Bubba Cates 20–36 10–13 6th OVC Tournament
2012 Bubba Cates 13–41 7–20 10th
2013 Bubba Cates 11–40 4–26 11th
2014 Brad Goss 9–42 5–25 11th
2015 Rick Robinson 17–35 9–20 10th
2016 Rick Robinson 19–35 9–21 9th
2017 Rick Robinson 25–30 12–18 T-8th OVC Tournament
2018 Ryan Jenkins 11–40 7–22 10th
2019 Ryan Jenkins 25–31 12–18 8th OVC Tournament
Total: 413–951–4

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards and honors (Division I only)

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  • Over their 27 seasons in the Ohio Valley Conference, 5 different Skyhawks have been named to the all-conference first-team.

Freshman First-Team All-Americans

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Year Position Name Selector
2008 1B Wes Patterson CB
2011 DH Phil Sorensen CB
2014 DH Ben Upton CB
2017 OF Connor Aube CB
2018 1B Ethan Whitley CB

Taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide.[2] Updated March 9, 2020.

Skyhawks in the Major Leagues

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= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB Teams
Alec Mills 2016, 2018–present Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs

Taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide.[2] Updated March 9, 2020.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UT Martin Artsheet" (PDF). UTMSports.com. March 10, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "UTM Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved March 9, 2020.