Cleveland State Vikings baseball explained

Cleveland State Vikings
Founded:1932
University:Cleveland State University
Conference:Horizon League
Location:Cleveland, Ohio
Nickname:Vikings
Conference Champion:1986, 1989

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.[1] Regular season

1986, 1989

Tournament

Record by year

School Season Record (Conf. Record) Postseason
Fenn College1932 2-1 (N/A) --
Fenn College1933 0–3 (N/A) --
Fenn College1934 1–3 (N/A) --
Fenn College1935 1–4 (N/A) --
Fenn College1936 N/A (N/A) --
Fenn College1937 N/A (N/A) --
Fenn College1938 N/A (N/A) --
Fenn College1939 N/A (N/A) --
Fenn College1940 N/A (N/A) --
Fenn College1941 N/A (N/A) --
Fenn College1942 N/A (N/A) --
Fenn College1943 N/A (N/A) --
Fenn College1944 N/A (N/A) --
Fenn College1945 N/A (N/A) --
Fenn College1946 N/A (N/A) --
Fenn College1947 8-3 (N/A) --
Fenn College1948 5–6 (N/A) --
Fenn College1949 5-5-1 (N/A) --
Fenn College1950 7-7 (N/A) --
Fenn College1951 0–7 (N/A) --
Fenn College1952 2–5 (N/A) --
Fenn College1953 6-2 (N/A) --
Fenn College1954 3–7 (N/A) --
Fenn College1955 3–5 (N/A) --
Fenn College1956 5-5 (N/A) --
Fenn College1957 2–8 (N/A) --
Fenn College1958 3–11 (N/A) --
Fenn College1959 5–10 (N/A) --
Fenn College1960 4–6 (N/A) --
Fenn College1961 1–10 (N/A) --
Fenn College1962 8-4 (N/A) --
Fenn College1963 5–9 (N/A) --
Fenn College1964 3–9 (N/A) --
Fenn College1965 4-8-1 (N/A) --
Cleveland State1966 6–8 (N/A) --
Cleveland State1967 8-8 (N/A) --
Cleveland State1968 9-9 (N/A) --
Cleveland State1969 9-9 (N/A) --
Cleveland State1970 16-4 (N/A) --
Cleveland State1971 17-10 (N/A) --
Cleveland State1972 20-14 (N/A) --
Cleveland State1973 20-10 (?-?) NCAA College Division Regionals
Cleveland State1974 12–20 (?-?) --
Cleveland State1975 19-11 (?-?) --
Cleveland State1976 12–19 (?-?) --
Cleveland State1977 22-13 (?-?) --
Cleveland State1978 14-17-1 (?-?) --
Cleveland State1979 15–29 (?-?) --
Cleveland State1980 24-26-2 (?-?) --
Cleveland State1981 24-22-1 (?-?) --
Cleveland State1982 28–35 (?-?) --
Cleveland State1983 10–32 (?-?) --
Cleveland State1984 10-38-1 (N/A) --
Cleveland State1985 23-29-3 (4–4) --
Cleveland State1986 23–24 (7–4) --
Cleveland State1987 20-17-2 (5–5) --
Cleveland State1988 16–32 (5–6) --
Cleveland State1989 24-21 (7–3) --
Cleveland State1990 13–27 (3–6) --
Cleveland State1991 22–24 (2–10) --
Cleveland State1992 12–34 (5–17) --
Cleveland State1993 23–36 (10–10) --
Cleveland State1994 15–38 (9–15) --
Cleveland State1995 12-42-1 (4–12) --
Cleveland State1996 15–37 (4–20) --
Cleveland State1997 20–28 (12–12) --
Cleveland State1998 21–32 (8–11) --
Cleveland State1999 22–34 (12–8) --
Cleveland State2000 23–33 (10–9) --
Cleveland State2001 23–34 (6–14) --
Cleveland State2002 17–35 (11–12) --
Cleveland State2003 13–39 (4–18) --
Cleveland State2004 19–33 (11–12) --
Cleveland State2005 14–36 (5–15) --
Cleveland State2006 10–42 (6–22) --
Cleveland State2007 14–44 (10–17) --
Cleveland State2008 22–31 (10–13) --
Cleveland State2009 21–31 (12–13) --
Cleveland State2010 12–43 (5–20) --
Cleveland State12–43 (5–20) --
Total69 years 859-1371-13 (?-?) 1 Postseason bid

Head coaching history

NameYearsRecord
1Homer E. Woodling1932—19332–4
2Ted Okonski1934—19341–3
3Homer E. Woodling1935—19351–4
4George McKinnon1947—194918-14-1
5George Rung1950—19517–14
6Homer E. Woodling1952—195929–53
7Jim Rodriguez1960—197190-94-1
8Garry Roggenburk1972—1978119-104-1
9Fernando Arango1979—1991252-356-9
10Kevin Rhomberg1992—199677-187-1
11Jay Murphy1997—2006182–346
12Kevin Kocks2007—201181–192

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cleveland State University Ends Baseball Program. May 7, 2011. 2 May 2011 .