California State University, Sacramento

• Location: Sacramento, CA
• Nickname: Hornets
• Conference: Big West Conference 2027- ; Western Athletic Conference 2006-2026; Division-I Independent 2003-2005; Big West Conference 1997-2002; Western Athletic Conference 1993-1996; Division-I Independent 1990-1992; Northern California Athletic Conference 1983-1986; Far Western Conference 1954-1982
• Ballpark: Hornet Field

Division-II College World Series runner-up in 1988

NAIA College World Series runner-up in 1961

California State University, Sacramento was founded as Sacramento State College and became part of the California State University system in 1960. The present name was adopted in 1972. It is also sometimes called Sacramento State University. The school's primary athletic conference from 1996-1997 to 2025-2026 was the Big Sky Conference, but the Big Sky did not sponsor baseball.

Notable Alumni

• Travis Adams, pitcher
• John Baptista, college coach
• Cuno Barragan, catcher
• Tyler Beardsley, minor league pitcher
• Chris Bennett, minor league pitcher
• Erik Bennett, pitcher
• Fred Besana, pitcher
• Ryan Blair, minor league outfielder
• Theon Bourdaniotis, Serie A1 pitcher
• Keith Brown, pitcher
• Leon Brown, outfielder
• Ray Brown, minor league infielder
• Tony Brunicardi, college coach
• Scotty Burcham, minor league infielder
• Doug Camilli, catcher
• Blake Crosby, minor league infielder
• Jesse Darrah, minor league pitcher
• Roland De la Maza, pitcher
• Sean Fekete, Bundesliga pitcher
• Mike Fischlin, infielder
• Abe Flores, scout
• David Flores, minor league infielder
• Dane Fujinaka, minor league manager
• Buddy Gouldsmith, college coach
• Todd Hall, minor league infielder
• Jason Hampton, college coach
• Jon Heuerman, scout
• Kevin Higgins, minor league manager
• Rhys Hoskins, infielder
• Gabe Jacobo, minor league infielder
• Ethan Katz, coach
• Mitch Lively, minor league pitcher
• Sam Long, pitcher
• Nathan Lukes, outfielder
• Buck Martinez, catcher; manager
• Casey Martinez, minor league catcher
• Matt Myers, college coach
• Alyssa Nakken, coach
• Dan Ontiveros, scout
• James Outman, outfielder
• Trevor Paine, college coach
• Dick Pierucci, college coach
• Roy Rowley, Canadian national team infielder
• Scott Sellner, minor league infielder
• Kevin Smallcomb, college coach
• John Smith, college coach
• Ron Stone, outfielder
• La Schelle Tarver, outfielder
• Dan Teresa, college coach
• Steve Thobe, minor league infielder
• Doug Thurman, college coach
• Doug Vontz, minor league pitcher
• Tim Wheeler, minor league outfielder
• Gary Wilson, pitcher

Head Coaches

• Warren Conrad - 1949, 1951-1952
• William Miller - 1950
• Hal Wolf - 1953-1956, 1958-1959
• Cal Boyes - 1957, 1960-1975
• Steve Figler - 1976
• Glenn Brady - 1977
• Barry Woodhead - 1978
• John Smith - 1979-2010
• Reggie Christiansen - 2011-present

Assistant coaches

• Jake Angier, 2014-2019
• Tony Brunicardi, 2008-2009
• David Flores, 2015-2016, 2020-
• Dane Fujinaka - 2018
• Tyler LaTorre, 2020-2022
• Tommy Nicholson, 2011-2012; 2017
• Jon Wente, 2023-

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Coach	Overall Record	Conf. Record	Post Season
1949	Warren Conrad	12-7
1950	William Miller	12-10
1951	Warren Conrad	12-9
1952	Warren Conrad	19-9
1953	Hal Wolf	12-5	7-3
1954	Hal Wolf	13-7	8-2	Conference Co-Champs
1955	Hal Wolf	14-11-1	7-2-1	Conference Champions
1956	Hal Wolf	18-5	9-1	Conference Co-Champs
1957	Cal Boyes	20-5	10-0	Conference Champions
1958	Hal Wolf	15-8	8-2	Conference Champions
1959	Hal Wolf	21-9	8-2	Conference Co-Champs
1960	Cal Boyes	29-9	7-3	Conference Champions
1961	Cal Boyes	22-14	7-3	Conference Champions NAIA CWS
1962	Cal Boyes	16-14	7-3
1963	Cal Boyes	13-10	7-3
1964	Cal Boyes	31-9	11-1	Conference Champions
1965	Cal Boyes	19-15	10-2	Conference Champions
1966	Cal Boyes	16-19	6-6
1967	Cal Boyes	14-19	6-8
1968	Cal Boyes	17-19	12-2	Conference Champions Division II Regionals
1969	Cal Boyes	23-20	16-5	Conference Champions Division II Regionals
1970	Cal Boyes	26-20	12-6	Conference Champions Division II Regionals
1971	Cal Boyes	20-19-2	12-6*	Conference Champions
1972	Cal Boyes	26-22	12-6
1973	Cal Boyes	15-25	7-8
1974	Cal Boyes	30-24	13-5	Conference Champions Division II Regionals
1975	Cal Boyes	21-19	11-4	Conference Champions Division II Regionals
1976	Steve Figler	14-29	6-10
1977	Glenn Brady	9-33
1978	Barry Woodhead	15-31-2	8-10
1979	John Smith	19-31
1980	John Smith	28-22	19-17
1981	John Smith	32-18	26-10
1982	John Smith	27-21	17-16
1983	John Smith	22-18	17-14
1984	John Smith	29-21	21-15
1985	John Smith	41-26		Conference Champions Division II Regionals
1986	John Smith	24-24		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS 3rd
1987	John Smith	38-22
1988	John Smith	43-21		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS 2nd
1989	John Smith	35-18		Division II Regionals
1990	John Smith	34-25	--
1991	John Smith	41-23	--
1992	John Smith	32-25	--
1993	John Smith	36-22	13-11
1994	John Smith	27-29	10-14
1995	John Smith	28-26	16-13
1996	John Smith	12-43	3-27
1997	John Smith	16-39	8-22
1998	John Smith	25-35	13-17	Big West
1999	John Smith	18-39	8-22
2000	John Smith	23-33	15-15
2001	John Smith	24-35	4-14
2002	John Smith	22-34	4-20
2003	John Smith	33-24	--
2004	John Smith	29-32	--
2005	John Smith	20-36-1	--
2006	John Smith	20-37	8-16	WAC
2007	John Smith	17-40	10-14	WAC
2008	John Smith	24-34	14-17	WAC
2009	John Smith	27-27	8-14
2010	John Smith	18-35-1	7-17
2011	Reggie Christiansen	19-39	6-19
2012	Reggie Christiansen	31-28	11-7	WAC
2013	Reggie Christiansen	34-25	14-13	WAC
2014	Reggie Christiansen	40-24	21-6	WAC / CWS Regionals
2015	Reggie Christiansen	33-27	16-11	WAC
2016	Reggie Christiansen	30-28	16-11	WAC
2017	Reggie Christiansen	32-29	12-12	WAC / CWS Regionals
2018	Reggie Christiansen	35-25	17-7	WAC
2019	Reggie Christiansen	40-25	18-9	WAC / CWS Regionals
2020	Reggie Christiansen	9-7	0-0
2021	Reggie Christiansen	35-22	22-14	WAC
2022	Reggie Christiansen	32-26	17-13	WAC
2023	Reggie Christiansen	30-26	14-16
2024	Reggie Christiansen	26-31	14-16	WAC
2025	Reggie Christiansen	32-26	15-9	WAC
2026	Reggie Christiansen		10-8	WAC