Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs baseball
American college baseball team
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The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the Gardner–Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and is a member of the Big South Conference.[2] The team joined NCAA Division I in 2003.[3]
UniversityGardner–Webb University
Head coachJim Chester (7th season)
LocationBoiling Springs, North Carolina
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| University | Gardner–Webb University |
| Head coach | Jim Chester (7th season) |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Location | Boiling Springs, North Carolina |
| Home stadium | John Henry Moss Stadium (capacity: 700) |
| Nickname | Runnin' Bulldogs |
| Colors | Red and black[1] |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| Division II: 2000 | |
Major League Baseball
Gardner–Webb has had 18 Major League Baseball draft selections.[4]
| Bulldogs in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | Round | Team |
| 1967 | Wayne Church | 68th | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1967 | Luis Flores | 7th | Atlanta Braves |
| 1972 | Roger McSwain | 3rd | Chicago White Sox |
| 1974 | Dave Heffner | 27th | Detroit Tigers |
| 1985 | Neal Cargile | 12th | New York Yankees |
| 2003 | Samuel Bradford | 16th | Seattle Mariners |
| 2004 | Jeff Long | 12th | Atlanta Braves |
| 2005 | Zach Ward | 3rd | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2008 | Adam Bullard | 43rd | Atlanta Braves |
| 2016 | Jeremy Walker | 22nd | Atlanta Braves |
| 2016 | Brad Haymes | 17th | Chicago White Sox |
| 2016 | Ryan Boelter | 33rd | Chicago White Sox |
| 2018 | Mason Fox | 21st | San Diego Padres |
| 2018 | Tyler Johnson | 30th | New York Yankees |
| 2019 | Chandler Redmond | 32nd | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2019 | Justin Kunz | 33rd | Los Angeles Angels |
| 2021 | Mason Miller | 3rd | Oakland Athletics |