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Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball

The Cal State Bakersfield baseball team represents California State University, Bakersfield in the NCAA Division I college baseball. Cal State Bakersfield plays its home games on Hardt Field on the campus of California State University, Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California. The Roadrunners have played in one NCAA tournament. Over their eight seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, they have won one WAC regular season title and one WAC tournament. The Roadrunners compete in the Big West Conference and are led by head coach Jordon Banfield.

Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball
2024 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball team
Founded2009
Overall record298–339–1
UniversityCalifornia State University, Bakersfield
Head coachJordon Banfield (1st season)
ConferenceBig West Conference
LocationBakersfield, California
Home stadiumHardt Field
(Capacity: 900)
NicknameRoadrunners
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2015
Conference tournament champions
2015
Regular season conference champions
2013

Since the program's inception in 2009, two Roadrunners have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, relief pitcher Austin Davis, and knuckleball pitcher Mickey Jannis. Over the program's 12 seasons, 20 Roadrunners have been drafted, including Darius Vines who was selected in the seventh round of the 2019.

Conference membership history

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Hardt Field

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Main article: Hardt Field

Hardt Field is a baseball stadium on the California State University, Bakersfield campus in Bakersfield, California that seats 900 people.[2] It was opened on February 20, 2009 in a 7–8 loss to Saint Louis.[3]

Head coaches

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Records taken from the CSUB coaching records.[4]

Season Coach Years Record Pct.
2009–2015 Bill Kernen 7 197–198–1 .499
2016 Bob Macaluso 1 19–37 .339
2017–2024 Jeremy Beard 8 153–246 .393
Totals 3 coaches 16 seasons 369–471–1 .439

Year-by-year results

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Records taken from the CSUB year-by-year results.[5]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (2009–2012)
2009 Bill Kernen 13–37
2010 Bill Kernen 26–30
2011 Bill Kernen 33–22
2012 Bill Kernen 25–30
Western Athletic Conference (2013–2020)
2013 Bill Kernen 37–22 18–9 T-1st WAC tournament
2014 Bill Kernen 26–33 15–12 5th WAC tournament
2015 Bill Kernen 37–24–1 17–9–1 3rd WAC tournament
Los Angeles Regional
2016 Bob Macaluso 19–37 12–14 7th WAC tournament
2017 Jeremy Beard 32–24 14–10 3rd WAC tournament
2018 Jeremy Beard 21–36 10–14 6th WAC tournament
2019 Jeremy Beard 24–35 12–15 6th WAC tournament
2020 Jeremy Beard 5–9 Season cancelled on March 18
due to Coronavirus pandemic[6]
Big West Conference (2021–present)
2021 Jeremy Beard 20–23 17–19 7th
2022 Jeremy Beard 18–34 11–19 9th
2023 Jeremy Beard 18–34 9–21 9th
2024 Jeremy Beard 15–38 8–22 9th
Total: 369–481–1

      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

NCAA Division I tournament history

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Year Record Pct Notes
2015 1–2 .333 Eliminated at 33rd by UCLA in Los Angeles Regional
Totals 1–2 .333

Awards and honors

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  • Over their 12 seasons in Division I, one Roadrunner has been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
  • Over their 8 seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, 13 different Roadrunners have been named to the all-conference first-team.

All-Americans

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Year Position Name Team Selector
2013 SP Jeff McKenzie 3rd CB

Freshman First-Team All-Americans

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Year Position Name Selector
2011 2B Oscar Sanay CB
2013 3B Mylz Jones CB

Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year

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Year Name
2013 Bill Kernen
2015 Bill Kernen

Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year

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Year Position Name
2013 INF Tyler Shyrock

Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year

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Year Handedness Name
2013 Left Jeff McKenzie
2015 Right Hayden Carter
2017 Right Max Carter

Taken from CSUB baseball national recognition[7] and conference recognition[8] pages. Updated March 19, 2020.

Roadrunners in the Major Leagues

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= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB Teams
Austin Davis 2018–present Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
Mickey Jannis 2021-present Baltimore Orioles

Taken from Baseball Reference.[9] Updated June 25, 2021.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Roadrunners Color Scheme" (PDF). Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Style Guide. September 11, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hardt Field". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "St. Louis University vs CSU Bakersfield (Feb 20, 2009)". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "CSUB Baseball Coaching Records". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "CSUB Baseball Year-by-Year Results". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "WAC Announces Cancellation of All Sports for Remainder of Academic Year". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "CSUB Baseball National Recognition". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "CSUB Baseball Conference Recognition". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "California State University, Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA) Baseball Players". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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