Kennesaw State Owls baseball
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| Kennesaw State Owls | |
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 2026 Kennesaw State Owls baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1984 |
| Overall record | 419–393 |
| University | Kennesaw State University |
| Head coach | Ryan Coe (5th season) |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Location | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| Home stadium | Fred Stillwell Stadium (Capacity: 900) |
| Nickname | Owls |
| Colors | Black and gold[1] |
| College World Series champions | |
| Division II: 1996 | |
| College World Series runner-up | |
| Division II: 1998, 1999 | |
| College World Series appearances | |
| Division II: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003 | |
| NCAA regional champions | |
| 2014 | |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| Division II 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 Division I 2014, 2022 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2014, 2022 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 2016 | |
The Kennesaw State Owls baseball team represents Kennesaw State University, which is located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The Owls are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in Conference USA. They began competing in Division I in 2006, joining Conference USA in 2024.
The Kennesaw State Owls play all home games on campus at Fred Stillwell Stadium. Under the direction of Head Coach Mike Sansing, the Owls have played in one NCAA tournament. Over their fifteen seasons in the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN), they won one conference regular season title and two ASUN tournaments.
Since the program's inception in 1984, eight Owls have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by 2005 World Series champion Willie Harris. Over the program's 37 seasons, 55 Owls have been drafted, including Max Pentecost and Chad Jenkins who were selected in the first round of the 2014 and 2009 drafts, respectively. The Owls won the NAIA World Series in 1994. They joined NCAA Division II in 1995 and won the 1996 NCAA Division II baseball tournament.[2]
- 2006–2024: ASUN Conference
- 2025–present: Conference USA
Fred Stillwell Stadium
Fred Stillwell Stadium is a baseball stadium on the Kennesaw State campus in Kennesaw, Georgia, that seats 900 people. It opened in 1984. A record attendance of 1,314 was set on April 3, 2012 in a game against Georgia Tech.[3]
Head coaches (Division I only)
Records taken from the 2020 KSU baseball record book.[4]
| Season | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–2021 | Mike Sansing | 15 | 419–393 | .516 |
| 2022–present | Ryan Coe | 3 | 93–81 | .534 |
| Totals | 2 coaches | 18 seasons | 512–474 | .519 |
Year-by-year NCAA Division I results
Records taken from the 2020 KSU baseball record book.[4]
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Sun Conference (2006–present) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Mike Sansing | 24–32 | 12–18 | T-8th | |||||
| 2007 | Mike Sansing | 32–23 | 13–14 | T-5th | |||||
| 2008 | Mike Sansing | 30–26 | 21–12 | 2nd | |||||
| 2009 | Mike Sansing | 30–22 | 20–9 | 2nd | |||||
| 2010 | Mike Sansing | 23–32 | 12–15 | 8th | |||||
| 2011 | Mike Sansing | 32–25 | 18–11 | 3rd | ASUN tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Mike Sansing | 34–25 | 15–11 | 3rd | ASUN tournament | ||||
| 2013 | Mike Sansing | 30–30 | 13–14 | T-6th | ASUN tournament | ||||
| 2014 | Mike Sansing | 40–24 | 17–9 | 3rd | ASUN tournament Louisville Super Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Mike Sansing | 28–28 | 10–10 | 6th | ASUN tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Mike Sansing | 29–27 | 17–4 | 1st | ASUN tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Mike Sansing | 25–32 | 10–11 | 5th | ASUN tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Mike Sansing | 25–30 | 11–10 | 3rd | ASUN tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Mike Sansing | 27–29 | 11–13 | 7th | |||||
| 2020 | Mike Sansing | 10–8 | 0-0 | N/A | Season canceled on March 12 due to Coronavirus pandemic[5] | ||||
| 2021 | Mike Sansing | 29-22 | 13-8 | 2nd (East) | ASUN tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Ryan Coe | 36-28 | 19-11 | 1st (East) | ASUN tournament Hattiesburg Regional | ||||
| Total: | 455–421 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA Division I Tournament history
- The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947.
- The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
- Kennesaw State began playing Division I baseball in 2006.
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3–3 | .500 | Eliminated by Louisville in Louisville Super Regional |
| 2022 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by Southern Miss in Hattiesburg Regional |
| Totals | 4–5 | .444 |
Awards and honors (Division I only)
- Over their 15 seasons in Division I, two Owls have been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
- Over their 15 seasons in the ASUN Conference, 18 different Owls have been named to the all-conference first-team.
Johnny Bench/Buster Posey Award
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Max Pentecost |
All-Americans
| Year | Position | Name | Team | Selector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | P | Chad Jenkins | 3rd | CB |
| 2014 | C | Max Pentecost | 1st | ABCA |
| BA | ||||
| CB | ||||
| NCBWA | ||||
| 2022 | OF | Josh Hatcher | 3rd | CB |
Freshman All-Americans
| Year | Position | Name | Selector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SS | Kal Simmons | CB |
| 2015 | DH | Taylor Allum | CB |
| 2016 | SS | David Chabut | CB |
| 2018 | 3B | Tyler Simon | CB |
| 2022 | 1B | Donovan Cash | CB, NCBWA |
ASUN Conference Player of the Year
| Year | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | C | Max Pentecost |
ASUN Conference Defensive Player of the Year
| Year | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2B | Grant Williams |
ASUN Conference Pitcher of the Year
| Year | Handedness | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Right | Chad Jenkins |
ASUN Conference Coach of the Year
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Mike Sansing |
ASUN Conference Freshman of the Year
| Year | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1B | Donovan Cash |
Taken from the 2020 KSU baseball record book.[4] Updated March 15, 2020.