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Princeton University
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Princeton, NJ
- Nickname: Tigers
- Conference: Ivy League 1993-present; Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League 1930?-1992
- Ballpark: Clarke Field
College World Series Appearances: 1 1951
The most famous major league players who went to Princeton University are probably Moe Berg and George Sisler's son Dave Sisler. Val Picinich also attended for a year.
Commissioner Bowie Kuhn graduated from Princeton in 1947.
The most recent major league player from Princeton was Bob Tufts until Chris Young broke in in 2004. Will Venable made his debut in 2008.
Boileryard Clarke was the first full time head coach at Princeton and the school's home field is named for him.
One source says that baseball at Princeton began in 1858 when freshmen formed The Baseball Club of the Class of 1862 of Nassau Hall. Source: History
[edit] Coaches
- Boileryard Clarke, 1900-1917, 1919-1927, and 1936-1944
- Fred Dawson, 1918
- Byrd Douglas, 1928-1930
- Harry Hooper, 1931-1932
- Jack Jefferies, 1933-1935
- Charlie Caldwell, 1945-1946
- Matt Davidson, 1947-1948
- Emerson Dickman, 1949-1951
- Eddie Donovan, 1952-1975
- Len Rivers, 1976-1980
- Dick Hartnett, 1981
- Tom O'Connell, 1982-1997
- Scott Bradley, 1998-present
[edit] Assistant Coaches
- Dean Ehehalt, 1990
- Mark Leavitt
- Don Maines, 1989
- Chip Plante
