Buffalo Bulls baseball
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| Buffalo Bulls | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1894 |
| Defunct | 2017 |
| University | University at Buffalo |
| Conference | Mid–American East Division |
| Location | Amherst, New York |
| Home stadium | Amherst Audubon Field (2001–2017) Dunn Tire Park (2000) |
| Nickname | Bulls |
| Colors | Royal blue and white[1] |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| 1971, 1973 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 1980[2] | |
The Buffalo Bulls baseball team was a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University at Buffalo in Amherst, New York, United States.[3] From 2001 to 2017, the team was a member of the Mid-American Conference East division, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level. The Bulls played their home games at Amherst Audubon Field on the UB campus.[4] The Bulls were coached by Ron Torgalski for the program's final 11 seasons, from 2007 through 2017. At the conclusion of the 2017 season, the program was eliminated by the university.[5][6][7][8]
The year 1949 is considered the official inaugural season of UB varsity baseball. But baseball’s start at UB goes back much further. There are newspaper accounts of a UB team from as early as 1894. From 1914–1917, several good UB teams took to the diamond playing some of the best teams in the country including Pitt, Army, Michigan State and Syracuse.[9][10][11][12] The Bulls qualified for the NCAA Division I baseball tournament in 1971 and 1973.