Catawba College
- Location: Salisbury, NC
- Nickname: Indians
- Conference: South Atlantic Conference 1990-present; Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1962-1989; North State Conference 1930-1961
- Division: II
- Ballpark: Newman Park 1926-present
MLB statistics of players who are school alumni
Notable Alumni[edit]
- Chris Anderson, college coach
- Vern Benson, infielder; manager
- Ron Blackburn, pitcher
- Ben Callahan, pitcher
- Dusty Dellinger, umpire
- Lamar Dorton, minor league catcher and manager
- Joe Ferebee, college coach
- Jim Gantt, college coach
- Will Gardner, college coach
- Sam Gibson, pitcher
- Keith Henry, college coach
- Jordan Jankowski, pitcher
- Clyde Kluttz, catcher
- Buz Phillips, pitcher
- Ray Poole, batter
- Brad Strauss, minor league infielder
- Johnny Temple, infielder
- Bill Wilhelm, college coach
- Bobby Wilkins, infielder
Coaches[edit]
- Harold Newman, 1926
- G. Flake "Red" Laird, 1927-1928
- Carl A. Davis, 1929-1932
- Harry Warner, 1933-1934
- Gordon Kirkland, 1935-1948
- Earl Ruth, 1949-1951
- Marlon "Chub" Richards, 1952-1957
- Harvey Stratton, 1958-1964
- Ray Oxendine, 1965-1974
- Marshall Murphy, 1975-1978
- Steve Shaughnessy, 1979-1980
- Bob Bailey, 1981-1983
- Ron Raper, 1984-1985
- Jim DeHart, 1986-1989
- Dick Williams, 1990-1994
- Dave Jones, 1995-1996
- Jim Gantt, 1997-present
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Jim Gantt, 1990-1996
- Dusty Blake, 2006-2007
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
| Year | Overall Record | Conference Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 7–6 | ||
| 1927 | 10–9-1 | ||
| 1928 | 5–9 | ||
| 1929 | 6–9 | ||
| 1930 | 7–9 | 5–5 | |
| 1931 | 10–5 | 3–1 | |
| 1932 | 8–7 | 5–4 | |
| 1933 | 6–9 | 6–7 | |
| 1934 | 8–10 | 8–10 | |
| 1935 | 12–9 | 8–6 | |
| 1936 | 13–9 | 11–4 | |
| 1937 | 18–5 | 11–4 | |
| 1938 | 17–4 | 13–2 | |
| 1939 | 17–7 | 9–5 | |
| 1940 | 10–10 | 7–9 | |
| 1941 | 12–2-1 | 9–2-1 | |
| 1942 | 13–4 | 8–3 | |
| 1943 | 7–3-1 | 2–3 | |
| 1944 | 3–4 | 1–1 | |
| 1945 | 8–1 | 3–0 | |
| 1946 | 19–2 | 9–2 | |
| 1947 | 14–7-1 | 12–2 | |
| 1948 | 16–3 | 11–1 | |
| 1949 | 14–5 | 7–3 | |
| 1950 | 13–7 | 9–3 | |
| 1951 | 14–4 | 10–4 | |
| 1952 | 9–9 | 8–5 | |
| 1953 | 6–8 | 5–6 | |
| 1954 | 8–8 | 7–6 | |
| 1955 | 11–11 | 10–5 | |
| 1956 | 15–8 | 10–6 | |
| 1957 | 15–10 | 12–5 | |
| 1958 | 16–4–2 | 12–4–1 | |
| 1959 | 15–7 | 9–6 | |
| 1960 | 16–3 | 13–3 | |
| 1961 | 12–9 | 8–6 | |
| 1962 | 15–11 | 9–6 | |
| 1963 | 16–7 | 13–4 | |
| 1964 | 15–7 | 9–1 | * |
| 1965 | 11–10 | 10–8 | |
| 1966 | 4–17 | 3–14 | |
| 1967 | 11–13 | 10–10 | |
| 1968 | 13–10 | 12–6 | |
| 1969 | 13–15 | 10–5 | |
| 1970 | 18–7 | 12–2 | |
| 1971 | 11–14 | 8–8 | |
| 1972 | 7–13 | 3–8 | |
| 1973 | 12–11 | 5–7 | |
| 1974 | 13–15 | 8–6 | |
| 1975 | 12–17 | 5–9 | |
| 1976 | 19–17 | 5–7 | |
| 1977 | 13–22 | 5–7 | |
| 1978 | 14–16 | 6–6 | |
| 1979 | 13–12 | 6–6 | |
| 1980 | 14–13 | 7–7 | |
| 1981 | 14–14 | 4–9 | |
| 1982 | 12–22 | 1–11 | |
| 1983 | 14–19 | 8–6 | |
| 1984 | 13–24 | 5–8 | |
| 1985 | 9–20 | 5–11 | |
| 1986 | 15–19 | 6–9 | |
| 1987 | 20–11 | 8–8 | |
| 1988 | 27–8 | 13–3 | |
| 1989 | 15–16 | 8–10 | |
| 1990 | 16–18 | 9–12 | |
| 1991 | 27–14 | 13–8 | SAC |
| 1992 | 38–7 | 21–0 | SAC |
| 1993 | 28–13 | 16–5 | SAC |
| 1994 | 28–17 | 11–9 | SAC |
| 1995 | 32–16 | 15–6 | SAC |
| 1996 | 19–27 | 8–13 | SAC |
| 1997 | 32–19 | 11–9 | SAC |
| 1998 | 22–20 | 9–9 | SAC |
| 1999 | 28–17 | 13–8 | SAC |
| 2000 | 31–21 | 15–9 | SAC |
| 2001 | 31–22 | 10–10 | SAC |
| 2002 | 30–21 | 11–9 | SAC |
| 2003 | 30–25 | 12–9 | SAC |
| 2004 | 42–17 | 17–4 | SAC / Division II Regionals |
| 2005 | 35–19 | 14–6 | SAC |
| 2006 | 47–14 | 17–4 | SAC / Division II Regionals |
| 2007 | 32–19 | 12–10 | SAC |
| 2008 | 43–18 | 15–6 | SAC / Division II Regionals |
| 2009 | 36–18 | 16–4 | SAC / Division II Regionals |
| 2010 | 40–13 | 16–8 | SAC / Division II Regionals |
| 2011 | 41–15 | 23–4 | SAC / Division II Regionals |
| 2012 | 45–17 | 23–4 | SAC / Division II Regionals / Division II CWS |
| 2013 | 36–16 | 21–6 | SAC |
| 2014 | 35–20 | 20–7 | SAC / Division II Regionals |
| 2015 | 47–15 | 23–6 | SAC / Division II Regionals / Division II CWS |
| 2016 | 34–21 | 17–7 | SAC / Division II Regionals |
| 2017 | 40–17 | 19–5 | SAC / Division II Regionals |
| 2018 | 30–24 | 19–8 | SAC |
| 2019 | 47–14 | 17–7 | SAC / Division II Regionals / Division II Super Regionals / Division II CWS |
| 2020 | 19–3 | 8–1 | |
| 2021 | 33–11 | 24–6 | SAC / Division II Regionals |
| 2022 | 31–24 | 16–8 | SAC |
| 2023 | 27–24 | 16–7 | SAC |
| 2024 | 46–17 | 24–6 | SAC / Division II Regionals / Division II Super Regionals / Division II CWS |
| 2025 | 46-14 | 25-5 | SAC / Division II Regionals / Division II Super Regionals |
| 2026 | 29-4 | SAC / Division II Regionals / Division II Super Regionals / Division III CWS |


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