Norfolk State Spartans baseball
American college baseball team
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The Norfolk State Spartans baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and is a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). Through the 2022 season, the Spartans had competed in the school's full-time home of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), but after that season, the MEAC merged its baseball league into that of the NEC. Norfolk State and the three other MEAC members that sponsored baseball became NEC associate members in that sport.[2]
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 2026 Norfolk State Spartans baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1964 |
| University | Norfolk State University |
| Head coach | Merrill Morgan (1st season) |
| Conference | NEC |
| Location | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Home stadium | Marty L. Miller Field (capacity: 1,500) |
| Nickname | Spartans |
| Colors | Green and gold[1] |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| NCAA Division II 1988, 1989, 1990 NCAA Division I 2021 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2021 | |
Norfolk State in the NCAA Tournament
The Spartans have been to one NCAA tournament in 2021. In 2021, the Spartans won their first MEAC Baseball tournament championship, earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament[3]
| Year | Region | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Greenville Regional | East Carolina Maryland |
L 5–8 L 0–16 |
NCAA Division II
Norfolk State appeared in the NCAA Division II baseball tournament three times. The Spartans had a record of 1–6.
Stadiums
Head coaches
| Year(s) | Coach | Seasons | W–L–T | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–2004 | Marty Miller | 32 | 718–543–3 | .569 |
| 2005–2017 | Claudell Clark | 13 | 287–332–1 | .464 |
| 2018–2025 | Keith Shumate | 8 | 111–250 | .307 |
| Totals | 3 | 53 | 1,116–1,125–4 | .498 |
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