Miami University

This is an article about Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. For the article on the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, click here.

• Location: Oxford, OH
• Nickname: Red Hawks (formerly Redskins until 1997)
• Conference: Mid-American Conference 1948-present
• Ballpark: Hayden Park

Miami University has had more than two dozen players reach the major leagues.

Notable Alumni

• Walter Alston, infielder; manager
• Scott Arnold, pitcher
• Sam Bachman, pitcher
• Jack Baldschun, pitcher
• Dick Bass, pitcher
• Pat Bloom, college coach
• Tom Boleska, minor league pitcher
• Bob Bresnen, minor league pitcher
• Joe Brown, college coach
• Bob Brunner, minor league pitcher
• Mardie Cornejo, pitcher
• Carmen Cozza, minor league outfielder
• Bill Doran, infielder
• John Douglas, infielder
• Bill Earley, pitcher
• Adam Eaton, outfielder
• John Ely, pitcher
• Willie Escala, minor league infielder
• Steve Fireovid, pitcher
• Curt Gentry, minor league outfielder
• Brad Grant scout
• Danny Hall, college coach
• Ahmad Harajli, Palestinian national team pitcher
• Benjamin Harrison, President
• Grant Hartwig, pitcher
• Danny Hayden, college coach
• Jim Higgins, minor league infielder
• Matt Husted, college coach
• Jordan Jankowski, pitcher
• Justin Knoedler, catcher
• Doug Kovash, college coach
• Jack Kucek, pitcher
• Brooks Lawrence, pitcher
• A.J. Leday, minor league outfielder
• Charlie Leibrandt, pitcher
• Bill Long, pitcher
• Matt Long, minor league pitcher
• Don Lyle, college coach
• Marvin Miller, Head of the MLBPA
• Eddie Morgan, outfielder
• Mark Naehring, minor league infielder
• Tim Naehring, infielder
• Matt Packer, minor league manager
• Kaye Pinhey, college coach
• Chad Reineke, pitcher
• Rick Rembielak, minor league infielder and college coach
• Chris Rose, broadcaster
• George Rung, college coach
• Henry Sandoval, scout
• Scott Sauerbeck, pitcher
• Will Schierholz, minor league pitcher
• Buddy Schultz, pitcher
• Hayden Senger, catcher
• Chris Sexton, infielder
• John Shoemaker, minor league infielder
• Tracy Smith, minor league infielder/pitcher
• Chris Spurling, pitcher
• Scott Steinmann, minor league catcher
• Dave Swartzbaugh, pitcher
• Graham Taylor, pitcher
• Bailey Vuylsteke, minor league coach
• Keith Weiser, minor league pitcher

Coaches

• Jim Young, 1915-1917
• George Rider, 1918-1919
• George Little, 1920
• Jim Bliss, 1921, 1923
• Dave Ehrman, 1922, 1924
• Chester Pittser, 1925-1931
• Boyd Chambers, 1932
• Frank Wilton, 1933-1942
• W.J. Foster, 1943-1949
• Woody Wills, 1950-1967
• Bud Middaugh, 1968-1979
• Don Hecklinski, 1980-1982
• Jon Pavlisko, 1983-1996
• Tracy Smith, 1997-2005
• Dan Simonds, 2006-2013
• Danny Hayden, 2014-2023
• Brian Smiley, 2024-present

Assistant Coaches

• Joe Brown, 1992
• Kevin Erminio, 2006
• Doug Kovash, ~1988
• Daniel McKinney, 2018
• Bud Middaugh, 1967
• Will Schierholz, 2016-2017
• Dan Simonds, 2000-2004
• Doug Wabeke, 1985

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Post Season
1915	11-2
1916	7-4
1917	2-2
1918	3-3
1919	6-1
1920	3-8
1921	8-2
1922	6-4-1
1923	6-3
1924	8-3
1925	7-2
1926	12-1
1927	12-2
1928	14-2
1929	10-4
1930	11-6
1931	11-4
1932	8-9
1933	7-4
1934	6-8
1935	5-6
1936	9-5
1937	6-6
1938	10-4
1939	10-4
1940	4-5
1941	6-4
1942	11-1
1943	5-4
1944	1-8
1945	5-2
1946	6-3
1947	12-2
1948	14-4	5-4
1949	18-6	6-4
1950	16-6	6-4
1951	15-7	4-2
1952	12-10	6-4
1953	7-12-1	3-4-1
1954	10-12-1	4-5
1955	7-10	4-4
1956	12-7-1	5-3
1957	13-8	6-4
1958	7-10	2-7
1959	10-9-1	4-7-1
1960	10-8	6-6
1961	5-11-1	3-6
1962	9-12	5-7
1963	10-13	4-8
1964	5-15	2-9
1965	13-15	5-7
1966	6-10-1	1-5-1
1967	7-10-1	4-6
1968	11-11	3-6
1969	16-16	4-9
1970	22-10	7-5
1971	32-10	9-4
1972	29-10	6-4
1973	28-9	14-4	CWS District Tournaments
1974	31-20	13-5	CWS District Tournaments
1975	33-26	9-9
1976	40-20	10-8
1977	45-15	12-5	CWS Regionals
1978	35-14	10-6
1979	34-12	13-3	CWS Regionals
1980	26-19	11-5
1981	22-27-1	12-5-1	MAC
1982	16-25	6-10
1983	36-15	8-6	MAC / CWS Regionals
1984	29-24	17-14
1985	26-24	15-17
1986	20-40	10-22
1987	34-22	20-11
1988	37-22	18-13
1989	25-35	13-18
1990	34-22	14-14
1991	29-23	15-12
1992	32-22	16-15
1993	26-27	12-18
1994	18-36	9-21
1995	21-35	8-23
1996	12-40	5-27
1997	27-28	17-13	MAC
1998	33-26	17-13	MAC
1999	34-27	20-12	MAC
2000	40-23	16-12	MAC / CWS Regionals
2001	35-25	16-12	MAC
2002	31-28	16-12	MAC
2003	36-24-1	19-9	MAC
2004	36-21	14-8	MAC
2005	45-18	17-4	MAC / CWS Regionals
2006	33-25	17-10	MAC
2007	32-24	16-9	MAC
2008	18-36	8-19
2009	30-25	15-12	MAC
2010	28-28	13-14	MAC
2011	35-25	18-9	MAC
2012	30-29	12-15	MAC
2013	26-30	14-13	MAC
2014	30-27	18-9	MAC
2015	13-39	11-16
2016	27-29	14-10	MAC
2017	22-34	8-16
2018	33-18	17-10	MAC
2019	37-19	15-11	MAC
2020	8-7	0-0
2021	25-31	18-22
2022	23-33	18-22
2023	21-35	13-17
2024	27-27	17-13	MAC
2025	35-23	23-7	MAC / CWS Regionals
2026		25-8	MAC