Colgate Raiders baseball explained

Colgate Raiders
Defunct:1994
University:Colgate University
Conference:Patriot League (1991–1994)
Division:North
Location:Hamilton, New York
Nickname:Raiders
Cws:1955
Regional Champ:1955
Ncaa Tourn:1955, 1960, 1966, 1969

The Colgate Raiders baseball team was a college baseball team fielded by Colgate University from 1886 until 1996. The university announced the shuttering of the program in 1993 due to Title IX equity concerns.

The Raiders played in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship four times, reaching the College World Series in 1955.[1] Fifteen players from Colgate later played in Major League Baseball.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA History. Colgate Raiders. July 18, 2018. March 21, 2019.
  2. Web site: Colgate University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues. Baseball Almanac. March 21, 2019.