Army Black Knights baseball explained

Current:	2024 Army Black Knights baseball team
Army Black Knights
University:	United States Military Academy
Conference:	Patriot League
Location:	West Point, New York
Coach:	Chris Tracz
Tenure:	2nd
Stadium:	Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field
Capacity:	880
Nickname:	Black Knights
Ncaa Tourneys:	2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament:	1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Champion:	EIBL 1950, 1960, 1965, 1966 Patriot League: 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024

For information on all United States Military Academy sports, see Army Black Knights

The Army Black Knights baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, United States.^[1] The team is a member of the Patriot League, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Army's first baseball team was fielded in 1890. The team plays its home games at Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field in West Point, New York. The Black Knights are coached by Chris Tracz.^[2]

Army in the NCAA Tournament

The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947. The Black Knights have played in the tournament 12 times, most recently in 2024.

Year	Record	Notes
2000	0–2	Montclair Regional
2004	0–2	Baton Rouge Regional
2005	1–2	Tallahassee Regional
2009	2–2	Austin Regional
2012	0–2	Charlottesville Regional
2013	0–2	Charlottesville Regional
2018	1–2	Raleigh Regional
2019	0–2	Lubbock Regional
2021	0–2	Lubbock Regional
2022	0–2	Hattiesburg Regional
2023	0–2	Charlottesville Regional
2024	0–2	Athens Regional
	4–22

Major League Baseball

Army has had 20 Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965.^[3]

Black Knights in the Major League Baseball Draft
Year	Player	Round	Team
1971		41	Cardinals
1971		4	Expos
1979		3	Mets
1980		4	Braves
1998		43	White Sox
2005		26	Tigers
2006		47	Red Sox
2007		10	Angels
2007		7	Mariners
2008		42	Pirates
2008		41	Pirates
2008		37	Marlins
2010		34	Braves
2011		50	Braves
2011		31	Padres
2012		23	Braves
2012		10	Red Sox
2014		40	Rangers
2015		32	Yankees
2019		39	Mariners

On August 12, 2017, Chris Rowley (2010–13) became the first West Point graduate to play in the Major Leagues, pitching 5.2 innings and allowing 1 run against the Pittsburgh Pirates, earning the win.^[4]

Games versus professional baseball teams

Date	Opponent	Result	Score
May 10, 1914		L	7-2
April 15, 1922		L	11-3
April 16, 1923		L	14-2
April 23, 1924		L	10-3
April 13, 1925		L	7-0
April 11, 1927		L	19-6
May 26, 1927		L	2-0
April 9, 1928		L	16-4
May 3, 1928		L	20-9
April 15, 1929		L	6-1
April 14, 1930		L	18-0
May 23, 1930		L	20-2
April 13, 1931		L	4-3
April 17, 1931		L	15-1
May 31, 1932		L	9-3
April 10, 1933		L	9-0
June 11, 1934		L	7-0
April 15, 1935		L	9-0
April 22, 1935		L	5-1
June 1, 1936		L	6-2
April 19, 1937		L	19-4
April 17, 1939		L	4-2
April 15, 1940		L	7-1
April 14, 1941		L	9-0
April 13, 1942		L	12-3
April 2, 1943		L	12-8
April 5, 1943		L	6-3
March 31, 1944		L	18-4
April 1, 1944	Montreal Royals	W	8-6
April 10, 1944	Montreal Royals	T	6-6
April 17, 1944		L	11-9
May 8, 1944		L	14-0
March 24, 1945		L	9-5
March 28, 1945	Brooklyn Dodgers	W	5-4
April 7, 1945	Brooklyn Dodgers	W	4-0
April 9, 1945	Montreal Royals	W	12-8
April 11, 1945	Montreal Royals	L	8-4
April 12, 1945	Montreal Royals	L	9-3
April 15, 1946		T	2-2
April 19, 1946		L	7-3
April 28, 1947		L	16-5
April 19, 1948		L	7-2
April 2, 1949		L	4-3
April 17, 1950		L	8-0
April 12, 1954		L	6-5
April 11, 1955		L	14-1
April 15, 1957		L	16-0
May 26, 1958		L	17-1
April 14, 1961		L	14-0
May 7, 1962		L	8-4
April 22, 1963		L	15-2
May 6, 1963		L	3-0
April 27, 1964		L	8-2
May 10, 1965		L	8-0
April 29, 1966		L	1-0
May 8, 1967		L	4-0
May 9, 1968		L	9-0
May 22, 1969		L	4-0
April 15, 1971		L	8-0
April 27, 1972		L	10-1
April 30, 1973		L	7-1
April 23, 1974		L	7-0
May 5, 1975		L	5-0
April 19, 1976		L	2-0
April 19, 1979		L	19-0
April 11, 1983		L	11-1
April 26, 1984		L	6-0
May 6, 1986		L	9-0
March 30, 2013		L	10-5
March 31, 2017		PPD	0-0

Records

Opponent	Wins	Loses	Ties	Cancelled
N.Y./S.F. Giants	0	23	0	0
New York Yankees	0	22	0	0
New York Mets	0	8	0	1
Brooklyn Dodgers	2	6	0	0
Montreal Royals	2	3	1	0
Detroit Tigers	0	1	0	0
Houston Astros	0	1	0	0

Notes and References

Web site: Army Black Knights. d1baseball.com. 2013-06-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20130330021951/http://www.d1baseball.com/schools/army.htm. 2013-03-30. dead.
Web site: Army fires Joe Sottolano; Matt Reid named Interim Coach. 24 September 2013 . College Baseball Daily . September 24, 2013.
Web site: MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "United States Military Academy (West Point, NY)". Baseball-Reference.com. June 13, 2015.
News: West Point grad Rowley wins debut with Jays. ESPN.com. 2018-04-19.