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Houston Christian Huskies baseball

Houston Christian Huskies baseball

American college baseball team

The Houston Christian Huskies baseball team, known as the Houston Baptist Huskies until 2022, is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Houston Christian University in Houston, Texas, United States.[4] The team is a member of the Southland Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Husky Field in Houston, Texas. The Huskies are coached by Lance Berkman.

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History

The Huskies baseball team's first stint was from 1964-1970. The team was idle from 1971 to 1989 before returning in the spring of 1990, competing in the sport in every season since.

NAIA years

The Huskies competed at the NAIA level from 1966 to 1969 and again from 1990 to 2007. The team played as an NAIA independent twelve of those seasons (1966-1969, 1990-1996, and 1998). They also competed in the Big State conference for one season (1997) winning the conference championship. The Huskies competed in the Red River Athletic Conference for the final nine seasons (1999–2007) as an NAIA member winning the RRAC conference championship eight of the nine seasons (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) and the RRAC conference tournament championship seven times (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006). In 1969, the Huskies played in the 1969 NAIA Area II Area Tournament, going 1-2.[5] Ray Zaragoza threw a seven-inning perfect game in the first game of a home doubleheader against Bishop College on April 27, 1968.[6]

NCAA Division I years

In 2008, Houston Baptist transitioned to Division I (NCAA) competing as an independent for the first two seasons at the Division I level. From 2010 to 2013, the Huskies competed in the Great West Conference winning the conference tournament championship in 2013. The team was a finalist in the 2011 and 2012 conference tournaments. Houston Baptist University became a member of the Southland Conference before the start of the 2013–14 season. The Huskies won the Southland Conference Baseball Tournament in their second season as an SLC member. In winning the tournament, the Huskies won the SLC auto-bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament marked the Huskies' first appearance in the tournament.[7][8]

Facilities

The Huskies (known as the Spartans prior to the conclusion of the 1965 season) split their 1965 home games between Andy Anderson Field in Memorial Park and the new HBC Diamond.[9][10] HBC Diamond was the home for Houston Baptist Baseball until the program's first stint ended in 1970 and part of right field became the site of a then-future shopping center.[11] The location of HBC Diamond was directly northeast of Sharp Gym on what is now a Houston Christian University-owned shopping center.[12]

Houston Baptist Baseball played at nearby Bayland Park from 1990-1992.[13][14][15]

The Huskies opened Husky Field in 1993 and continue to play at the venue as of 2024. Construction began on a 7,200 square-foot indoor training facility behind the right field line in September 2022 which has since been completed.[16]

A Huskies baseball player during a 2022 game at Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field

Houston Christian career coaching records

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(Records reflect game results through the conclusion of the 2023 season)

Year-by-year results

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Postseason

Conference Tournaments

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NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Huskies have competed in one NCAA Division I baseball tournament with a record of 0–2.

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NAIA World Series results

The Huskies participated in the 2007 NAIA World Series with a record of 3–2.

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Major League Baseball

Houston Christian has had 8 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[27]

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Notes

  1. Houston Baptist competed as an NAIA Independent team in 1969.

See also

References

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    "Saint Thomas Beats Houston Baptist, 12-5". The Houston Post. March 20, 1964. p. 50. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via genealogybank.com.
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    "2014 HBU Baseball Media Guide". Houston Baptist University Athletics. pp. 1, 68. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
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    Houston Christian University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). April 4, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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    "Houston Baptist Huskies". d1baseball.com. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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    "Grand Canyon Wins, 8-3". Arizona Republic. May 31, 1969. p. 62. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
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    "Zaragoza Hurls Perfect Game as HBC Wins Pair". The Houston Post. April 28, 1968. p. 84. Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via genealogybank.com.
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    "2015 HBU Huskies Baseball". HBU Athletic Department. pp. 49–74. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
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    Melissa Cebold (May 23, 2015). "Houston Baptist wins first Southland Baseball Championship". SportsNOLA.com. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
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    "Spartans Down Allen in 11th". The Houston Post. March 23, 1965. p. 41. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via genealogybank.com.
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    "Baptists Winners over Saint Thomas". The Houston Post. May 8, 1965. p. 44. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via genealogybank.com.
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    "Huskies Drop Baseball Team". Houston Chronicle. October 4, 1970. p. 42. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via genealogybank.com.
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    Houston Baptist College (1968). "Houston Baptist College Bulletin of Information 1968-1969 (Volume VI, Number 1)" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via hc.edu.
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    "(Sports) Calendar". The Houston Post. February 14, 1990. p. 34. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via genealogybank.com.
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    "(Sports) Update". Houston Chronicle. February 27, 1991. p. 44. Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via genealogybank.com.
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    "(Sports) Calendar". The Houston Post. February 19, 1992. p. 31. Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via genealogybank.com.
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    Houston Christian Athletics Department (September 12, 2022). "BSB: HBU Begins Construction on Phase One at Husky Field". hcuhuskies.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
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    "HBU Baseball". Houston Baptist University Athletics. pp. 172–180. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
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    2022 Baseball Standings Southland Conference
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    2023 Baseball Standings Southland Conference
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    "RRAC Baseball Tournament Results". Red River Athletics Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
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    "Huskies Halt AC to Take NAIA Title". The Houston Post. May 11, 1969. p. 29. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via genealogybank.com.
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    "HBC to Play 4 Houston Teams". The Houston Post. January 17, 1969. p. 46. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via genealogybank.com.
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    "2017 Baseball Schedule - Houston Christian University Athletics". 2017.
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    "2018 Baseball Schedule - Houston Christian University Athletics". 2018.
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    Houston Christian Athletics Department (2022). "2022 Baseball Schedule". hcuhuskies.com.
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    "59th Annual Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series – May 22–29" (PDF). p. 47. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  27. [27]
    "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Houston Baptist University (Houston, TX)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
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