University of Delaware
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Newark, DE
- Nickname: Blue Hens
- Conference: Conference USA 2026- ; Coastal Athletic Association 2024-2025; Colonial Athletic Association 2002-2023; America East Conference 1997-2001; North Atlantic Conference 1993-1996; ECAC North Atlantic Conference 1992; East Coast Conference 1975-1991; Middle Atlantic Conference 1958?-1974; Mason-Dixon Conference -1947
- Division I
- Ballpark: Bob Hannah Stadium
College World Series Appearances: 1 1970
MLB stats of players who are school alumni
The University of Delaware has sponsored baseball since 1882, with the exception of 1945. Vic Willis, the biggest star to have come out of Delaware, was also the only major leaguer to have come from the University of Delaware prior to 1950. Willis also coached the Blue Hens in 1907. Kevin Mench leads all former Blue Hens in ML at-bats, Tommy Herr is the leader in games.
Other major leaguers include Dallas Green and Lee Elia, perhaps known better as general manager and manager for the Chicago Cubs in the 1980s.
President Joe Biden is also an alumnus.
People who went here[edit]
- Carlos Alonso, minor league infielder
- Brian August, minor league infielder
- Joe Biden, President
- Cliff Brumbaugh, outfielder
- John Campo, college coach
- Andy Carter, pitcher
- Walt Doan, pitcher
- Lee Elia, infielder, manager
- Keith Garagozzo, pitcher
- Reid Gorecki, outfielder
- Brian Gorman, umpire
- Dallas Green, pitcher, manager
- Bob Hannah, college coach
- Ken Heaton, college coach
- Jordan Herr, minor league outfielder
- Tom Herr, infielder
- John Jancuska, college coach
- John Kochmansky, college coach
- Tripp Keister, minor league outfielder and manager
- Mike Koplove, pitcher
- Chad Kuhl, pitcher
- Brian Lesher, outfielder
- Peter Maestrales, minor league infielder
- Ron Marinaccio, pitcher
- David May, scout
- Mike McGuire, minor league pitcher
- James Meeker, pitcher
- Kevin Mench, outfielder
- Jack Meyer, pitcher
- Paul Murphy, minor league infielder; scout
- Al Neiger, pitcher
- Curly Ogden, pitcher
- Jeff Pearlman, author
- Bob Polinsky, minor league pitcher
- Andrew Salvo, minor league infielder
- John Schneider, manager
- Jim Sherman, minor league infielder; college coach
- Matt Soren, minor league pitcher
- Billy Sullivan, minor league pitcher
- Jeff Taylor, minor league pitcher
- Steve Taylor, minor league pitcher
- Nick Testa, catcher
- Gregg Thompson, college coach
- Jeff Trout, minor league infielder
- Rob Valli, college coach
- Brandon Walter, pitcher
- Vic Willis, pitcher; Hall of Fame
- Dave Yates, minor league infielder
Coaches[edit]
- William J Rowan 1902-1904[1]
- Lea O Willis 1902-1904[2]
- Vic Willis, 1907
- Lt. Edgar S Stayer[3][4]
- William McAvoy, 1909-1914, 1923-1925
- H.B. Shipley, 1919-1922
- Frank Forstburg, 1926
- J.J. Rothrock, 1928-1930
- Gerald Doherty, 1931-1941
- William S. "Shack" Martin, 1942-1943, 1946-1952
- Bob Siemen, 1953-1955
- Harold R. "Tubby" Raymond, 1956-1964
- Bob Hannah, 1965-2000
- Jim Sherman, 2001-2022
- Greg Mamula, 2023-present
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Ruly Carpenter, 1963
- Juan Pimentel, 2019-2020
- Jad Prachniak, 2021-2022
- Jim Sherman, 1995-2000
- Bryan Torresani, 2024
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
| Year | Overall Record | Conference Record | Post Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 1-2 | ||
| 1883 | 1-1 | ||
| 1884 | 1-0 | ||
| 1885 | 3-1 | ||
| 1886 | |||
| 1887 | |||
| 1888 | |||
| 1889 | |||
| 1890 | 4-4 | ||
| 1891 | 2-1 | ||
| 1892 | 2-4 | ||
| 1893 | 0-1 | ||
| 1894 | 0-1 | ||
| 1895 | |||
| 1896 | 2-2 | ||
| 1897 | 2-5 | ||
| 1898 | |||
| 1899 | |||
| 1900 | |||
| 1901 | |||
| 1902 | 8-1 | ||
| 1903 | 4-2 | ||
| 1904 | 3-5 | ||
| 1905 | 1-4-1 | ||
| 1906 | 1-4 | ||
| 1907 | 8-7-1 | ||
| 1908 | 5-11-1 | ||
| 1909 | 3-14 | ||
| 1910 | 2-11-1 | ||
| 1911 | 8-19-1 | ||
| 1912 | 0-8 | ||
| 1913 | 5-4-1 | ||
| 1914 | 6-3 | ||
| 1915 | 7-3 | ||
| 1916 | 4-8 | ||
| 1917 | 4-3-1 | ||
| 1918 | 0-4 | ||
| 1919 | 8-2-1 | ||
| 1920 | 10-6 | ||
| 1921 | 5-8-1 | ||
| 1922 | 8-14 | ||
| 1923 | 2-10 | ||
| 1924 | 5-5 | ||
| 1925 | 5-6-1 | ||
| 1926 | 2-10 | ||
| 1927 | 5-5 | ||
| 1928 | 5-6-1 | ||
| 1929 | 8-8 | ||
| 1930 | 6-9 | ||
| 1931 | 5-7 | ||
| 1932 | 9-7 | ||
| 1933 | 9-9 | ||
| 1934 | 7-9 | ||
| 1935 | 6-8 | ||
| 1936 | 3-13 | ||
| 1937 | 7-11 | ||
| 1938 | 14-4 | ||
| 1939 | 12-4-1 | ||
| 1940 | 9-8 | ||
| 1941 | 13-8 | ||
| 1942 | 11-8 | ||
| 1943 | 6-6 | ||
| 1944 | 0-1-1 | ||
| 1946 | 10-3-2 | ||
| 1947 | 9-8 | ||
| 1948 | 13-8 | ||
| 1949 | 14-5 | ||
| 1950 | 11-11 | ||
| 1951 | 11-8 | ||
| 1952 | 13-6-2 | ||
| 1953 | 6-14-1 | ||
| 1954 | 11-9 | ||
| 1955 | 12-9-1 | ||
| 1956 | 14-2 | CWS District Tournaments | |
| 1957 | 14-6 | ||
| 1958 | 19-3 | 12-1 | |
| 1959 | 15-4 | ||
| 1960 | 14-8-1 | CWS District Tournaments | |
| 1961 | 17-8-1 | CWS District Tournaments | |
| 1962 | 17-7 | ||
| 1963 | 15-10 | ||
| 1964 | 17-7 | ||
| 1965 | 12-9-1 | ||
| 1966 | 10-13 | ||
| 1967 | 10-9 | ||
| 1968 | 15-8 | ||
| 1969 | 15-9 | 7-3 | |
| 1970 | 22-6 | 9-1 | CWS District Tournaments / CWS |
| 1971 | 16-6 | 7-3 | |
| 1972 | 15-13 | 4-6 | |
| 1973 | 25-6 | 9-1 | |
| 1974 | 25-8-1 | 8-2 | |
| 1975 | 28-6 | 7-1 | |
| 1976 | 31-19 | 9-1 | |
| 1977 | 32-18 | 9-3 | ECC |
| 1978 | 33-17 | 10-3 | ECC / CWS Regionals |
| 1979 | 38-14 | 10-2 | ECC / CWS Regionals |
| 1980 | 33-13 | 11-1 | ECC / CWS Regionals |
| 1981 | 33-16 | 12-1 | ECC |
| 1982 | 38-9-1 | 10-3 | ECC / CWS Regionals |
| 1983 | 37-16 | 12-2 | ECC / CWS Regionals |
| 1984 | 24-16-1 | 7-5 | ECC |
| 1985 | 37-11-1 | 12-2 | ECC |
| 1986 | 28-12-1 | 10-4 | ECC |
| 1987 | 24-18 | 11-3 | ECC |
| 1988 | 35-12 | 11-3 | ECC |
| 1989 | 20-21 | 11-3 | ECC |
| 1990 | 26-11 | 12-2 | ECC |
| 1991 | 34-8 | 15-3 | ECC |
| 1992 | 39-14 | 20-8 | CWS Regionals |
| 1993 | 28-21 | 14-12 | North Atlantic |
| 1994 | 41-13 | 20-2 | North Atlantic |
| 1995 | 45-14 | 19-3 | North Atlantic |
| 1996 | 44-12 | 19-5 | North Atlantic / CWS Regionals |
| 1997 | 45-10 | 19-3 | America East |
| 1998 | 43-10 | 22-2 | America East / CWS Regionals |
| 1999 | 35-25 | 19-9 | America East / CWS Regionals |
| 2000 | 37-20 | 19-5 | America East / CWS Regionals |
| 2001 | 45-15 | 22-6 | America East / CWS Regionals |
| 2002 | 35-22 | 12-7 | Colonial |
| 2003 | 21-32 | 7-13 | |
| 2004 | 33-24 | 12-11 | Colonial |
| 2005 | 27-31 | 13-11 | Colonial |
| 2006 | 30-24 | 12-18 | |
| 2007 | 32-23 | 18-11 | Colonial |
| 2008 | 22-31 | 11-17 | |
| 2009 | 28-20 | 11-10 | Colonial |
| 2010 | 27-24 | 9-15 | |
| 2011 | 27-26 | 16-14 | |
| 2012 | 31-27 | 17-13 | Colonial |
| 2013 | 33-22 | 15-12 | Colonial |
| 2014 | 26-27 | 10-10 | Colonial |
| 2015 | 26-24 | 11-13 | Colonial |
| 2016 | 32-22 | 10-14 | |
| 2017 | 34-23 | 15-9 | Colonial / CWS Regionals |
| 2018 | 31-27 | 12-11 | Colonial |
| 2019 | 21-33 | 9-15 | |
| 2020 | 8-7 | 0-0 | |
| 2021 | 12-22 | 8-16 | |
| 2022 | 25-26 | 8-15 | |
| 2023 | 30-29 | 17-13 | Colonial |
| 2024 | 31-26 | 16-11 | Coastal |
| 2025 | 28-25 | 12-15 |
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