| Current: | 2024 Niagara Purple Eagles baseball team |
| Niagara Purple Eagles | |
| University: | Niagara University |
| Conference: | MAAC |
| Location: | Lewiston, New York |
| Coach: | Matt Spatafora |
| Tenure: | 1st |
| Stadium: | John P. Bobo Field |
| Nickname: | Purple Eagles |
| Ncaa Tourneys: | 2024 |
| Conference Tournament: | 2024 |
| Conference Champion: | 1997, 2024 |
The Niagara Purple Eagles baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Niagara University in Lewiston, New York, United States.[1] The team is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at John P. Bobo Field in Lewiston, New York.[2] The Purple Eagles are coached by Matt Spatafora.[3]
| 2024 | 0–2 | Stillwater Regional | ||
| 0–2 |
Below is a table of the program's year-by-year results.[4] [5]
, at least 19 former Niagara players have reached Major League Baseball, including Sal Maglie.[6] Niagara has had 18 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[7]
| Purple Eagles in the Major League Baseball Draft | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | Round | Team | |
| 1969 | 9 | Orioles | ||
| 1971 | 2 | Pirates | ||
| 1971 | 5 | Pirates | ||
| 1972 | 3 | Pirates | ||
| 1978 | 13 | Orioles | ||
| 1983 | 17 | Mets | ||
| 1984 | 25 | Braves | ||
| 1989 | 27 | Dodgers | ||
| 1996 | 59 | Diamondbacks | ||
| 2003 | 24 | Orioles | ||
| 2005 | 13 | Mariners | ||
| 2005 | 5 | Giants | ||
| 2005 | 5 | Reds | ||
| 2006 | 43 | Red Sox | ||
| 2012 | 35 | Padres | ||
| 2014 | 4 | Athletics | ||
| 2017 | 10 | Angels | ||
| 2017 | 20 | Blue Jays | ||
| 2018 | 15 | Braves | ||
| 2019 | 4 | Padres |