The Cleveland State Vikings baseball team represented Cleveland State University in the sport of baseball. The Cleveland State Vikings competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and in the Horizon League. Baseball at Cleveland State was played for a total of 69 seasons. On May 2, 2011 Clevleland State University announced that they would eliminate the baseball team. The reasons cited were budget concerns as well as the difficulty of having a baseball team in the northern United States with the season starting earlier and earlier and favoring teams in the warmer southern United States.[2]
| Cleveland State Vikings | |
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| Founded | 1932 |
| University | Cleveland State University |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nickname | Vikings |
| Colors | Forest green and white[1] |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 1986, 1989 | |
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Regular season
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Tournament
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Record by year
edit| School | Season | Record | (Conf. Record) | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenn College | 1932 | 2-1 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1933 | 0–3 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1934 | 1–3 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1935 | 1–4 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1936 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1937 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1938 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1939 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1940 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1941 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1942 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1943 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1944 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1945 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1946 | N/A | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1947 | 8-3 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1948 | 5–6 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1949 | 5-5-1 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1950 | 7-7 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1951 | 0–7 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1952 | 2–5 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1953 | 6-2 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1954 | 3–7 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1955 | 3–5 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1956 | 5-5 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1957 | 2–8 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1958 | 3–11 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1959 | 5–10 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1960 | 4–6 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1961 | 1–10 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1962 | 8-4 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1963 | 5–9 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1964 | 3–9 | (N/A) | -- |
| Fenn College | 1965 | 4-8-1 | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1966 | 6–8 | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1967 | 8-8 | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1968 | 9-9 | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1969 | 9-9 | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1970 | 16-4 | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1971 | 17-10 | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1972 | 20-14 | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1973 | 20-10 | (?-?) | NCAA College Division Regionals |
| Cleveland State | 1974 | 12–20 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1975 | 19-11 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1976 | 12–19 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1977 | 22-13 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1978 | 14-17-1 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1979 | 15–29 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1980 | 24-26-2 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1981 | 24-22-1 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1982 | 28–35 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1983 | 10–32 | (?-?) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1984 | 10-38-1 | (N/A) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1985 | 23-29-3 | (4–4) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1986 | 23–24 | (7–4) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1987 | 20-17-2 | (5–5) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1988 | 16–32 | (5–6) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1989 | 24-21 | (7–3) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1990 | 13–27 | (3–6) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1991 | 22–24 | (2–10) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1992 | 12–34 | (5–17) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1993 | 23–36 | (10–10) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1994 | 15–38 | (9–15) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1995 | 12-42-1 | (4–12) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1996 | 15–37 | (4–20) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1997 | 20–28 | (12–12) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1998 | 21–32 | (8–11) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 1999 | 22–34 | (12–8) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2000 | 23–33 | (10–9) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2001 | 23–34 | (6–14) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2002 | 17–35 | (11–12) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2003 | 13–39 | (4–18) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2004 | 19–33 | (11–12) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2005 | 14–36 | (5–15) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2006 | 10–42 | (6–22) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2007 | 14–44 | (10–17) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2008 | 22–31 | (10–13) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2009 | 21–31 | (12–13) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2010 | 12–43 | (5–20) | -- |
| Cleveland State | 2011 | 12–43 | (5–20) | -- |
| Total | 69 years | 859-1371-13 | (?-?) | 1 Postseason bid |
NCAA Championship history
edit| Season | Eliminated Round |
Teams Defeated | Lost to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Mideast Regional | SIU Edwardsville | Eastern Illinois Indiana Central |
Head coaching history
edit| # | Name | Years | Record |
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| 1 | Homer E. Woodling | 1932—1933 | 2–4 |
| 2 | Ted Okonski | 1934—1934 | 1–3 |
| 3 | Homer E. Woodling | 1935—1935 | 1–4 |
| 4 | George McKinnon | 1947—1949 | 18-14-1 |
| 5 | George Rung | 1950—1951 | 7–14 |
| 6 | Homer E. Woodling | 1952—1959 | 29–53 |
| 7 | Jim Rodriguez | 1960—1971 | 90-94-1 |
| 8 | Garry Roggenburk | 1972—1978 | 119-104-1 |
| 9 | Fernando Arango | 1979—1991 | 252-356-9 |
| 10 | Kevin Rhomberg | 1992—1996 | 77-187-1 |
| 11 | Jay Murphy | 1997—2006 | 182–346 |
| 12 | Kevin Kocks | 2007—2011 | 81–192 |
References
edit- ^ "Color Palette | Cleveland State University". Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Cleveland State University Ends Baseball Program". 2 May 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
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