Bucknell Bison baseball
College baseball team
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The Bucknell Bison baseball team represents Bucknell University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the Patriot League (PL), having joined as a founding member in 1991. Bucknell has played baseball since 1886. Prior to playing baseball in the Patriot League, they played in the Middle Atlantic Conferences (1965–1974) and the East Coast Conference (1975–1990). The Bison are currently led by head coach Scott Heather. The team plays its home games at Eugene B. Depew Field located on the university's campus.[2]
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| Founded | 1886 |
| University | Bucknell University |
| Head coach | Scott Heather (14th season) |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Location | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Home stadium | Eugene B. Depew Field |
| Nickname | Bison |
| Colors | Blue and orange[1] |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| 1996, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2014 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 1996, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2014 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2014 | |
NCAA Tournament
Bucknell has participated in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament six times.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Regionals | Florida Central Florida | L 0–7 L 1–13 |
| 2001 | Regionals | Miami Stetson | L 6–14 L 0–7 |
| 2003 | Regionals | Texas Arkansas | L 0–7 L 7–10 |
| 2008 | Regionals | Florida State Tulane Florida State | W 7–0 L 1–4 L 9–24 |
| 2010 | Regionals | South Carolina Virginia Tech | L 5–9 L 7–16 |
| 2014 | Regionals | Virginia Liberty Arkansas | L 1–10 W 5–2 L 0–10 |
List of head coaches
| Cocah | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1886–1907 | 134–109–2 |
| Paul G. Smith | 1908 | 10–8 |
| Unknown | 1909 | 12–5 |
| Byron W. Dickson | 1910–1913 | 41–30–1 |
| Frank Cruikshank | 1914 | 12–8 |
| George Cockill | 1915–1917 1921–1922 | 41–35–1 |
| Haps Benfer | 1919 | 2–5 |
| Walter Blair | 1920 1926–1927 | 19–16–1 |
| Moose McCormick | 1923–1925 | 28–17–1 |
| Carl Snavely | 1928–1934 | 32–55 |
| Edward Mylin | 1935–1937 | 12–27–1 |
| John Sitarsky | 1938–1943 | 34–36 |
| J. Ellwood Ludwig | 1944 | 10–2 |
| Russell E. Wright | 1945 | 8–7 |
| William H. Lane | 1946–1957 | 91–88–2 |
| Roger Oberlin | 1958–1966 | 46–104–2 |
| Tommy Thompson | 1967–1981 | 109–201–2 |
| Gene Depew | 1982–2012 | 591–688–7 |
| Scott Heather | 2013–present | 223–304–2 |
Bison drafted by Major League Baseball
| Bison in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||||
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Team | Year |
| 72 | 970 | Al Criswell | LHP | Reds | 1967 |
| 42 | 762 | Robert Zavorskas | SS | Reds | 1967 |
| 5 | 112 | Andy Nezelek | RHP | Braves | 1986 |
| 11 | 344 | Eric Junge | RHP | Dodgers | 1999 |
| 15 | 447 | Kevin McDowell | LHP | Tigers | 2001 |
| 25 | 742 | Kevin Miller | RHP | Pirates | 2004 |
| 18 | 540 | Kyle Walter | LHP | Blue Jays | 2006 |
| 43 | 1280 | Jason Buursma | RHP | Mariners | 2007 |
| 25 | 755 | Jason Buursma | RHP | Cardinals | 2008 |
| 44 | 1313 | Mark Angelo | LF | Mariners | 2009 |
| 23 | 712 | B.J. LaRosa | C | Dodgers | 2010 |
| 35 | 1042 | Danny Rafferty | LHP | Athletics | 2016 |
| 8 | 247 | Connor Van Hoose | RHP | Yankees | 2018 |