San Diego State Aztecs baseball explained

San Diego State Aztecs
baseball
Founded:1936
University:San Diego State University
Conference:Mountain West
(Pac-12 in 2026–27)
Location:San Diego, California
Coach:Shaun Cole
Tenure:1st
Stadium:Tony Gwynn Stadium
Capacity:3,000
Nickname:Aztecs
Ncaa Tourneys:1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
Conference Tournament:Mountain West
2000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
WAC
1990, 1991
Conference Champion:Mountain West
2002, 2004, 2023
WAC
1986, 1988, 1990
CCAA
1941, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960
SCIAC
1936, 1937, 1938

For information on all San Diego State University sports, see San Diego State AztecsThe San Diego State Aztecs baseball team is the college baseball program that represents San Diego State University (SDSU). The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The team plays its home games at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

Notable alumni include Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Tony Gwynn and World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg.

Stadium

Tony Gwynn Stadium is the Aztecs' home ballpark, located on the campus of the San Diego State University. The stadium opened in 1997 and hosts a capacity of 3,000.

The previous stadium at the same site was known as Smith Stadium in honor of Charlie Smith, the longtime San Diego State head baseball coach. In 1997, the stadium was rebuilt at a cost of $4 million, funded mainly by John Moores, then-owner of the San Diego Padres.

The new stadium was named in honor of Tony Gwynn, a Baseball Hall of Fame superstar for the Padres. The playing field retained Smith's name, and is officially known as Charlie Smith Field at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

Head coaches

As of the 2020 Baseball Season

See main article: List of San Diego State Aztecs head baseball coaches.

TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
1936–1964 28 555–289–10 .656
1965–1971 6 181–134–9 .573
1972–2002 30 1,231–750–18 .620
2003–2014 12 363–363 .500
2014–2023 9 257–217
2024–present Shaun Cole 1 17-37
Totals6 coaches86 seasons2,704–1,790–37
[1]
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NameSeasons
1Jim Dietz30
2Charlie Smith28
3Tony Gwynn12
Rank!style="background: #C41230; color:white;"
NameWins
1Jim Dietz1,231
2Charlie Smith555
3Tony Gwynn363
Rank!style="background: #C41230; color:white;"
NamePct.
1Charlie Smith.656
2Jim Dietz.620
3Lyle Olsen.573

Through May 18, 2024.

SDSU in the NCAA tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
19792–2.500Lost in the NCAA Mideast Regional finals to Pepperdine.
19810–2.000Eliminated by Oral Roberts in the Midwest Regional.
19820–2.000Eliminated by Houston in the West II Regional.
19831–2.333Eliminated by UC Santa Barbara in the West I Regional Semi-Finals.
19843–2.600Lost in the NCAA West I Regional finals to Cal State Fullerton.
19860–2.000Eliminated by Texas-Pan American in the Central Regional.
19903–2.600Lost in the NCAA West I Regional finals to Stanford.
19910–2.000Eliminated by Portland in the West II Regional.
20091–2.333Eliminated by UC Irvine in the Irvine Regional.
20130–2.000Eliminated by San Diego in the Los Angeles Regional.
20140–2.000Eliminated by Louisiana-Lafayette in the Lafayette Regional.
20151–2.333Eliminated by in the Lake Elsinore (Calif.) Regional.
20171–2.333Eliminated UCLA Bruins in the Long Beach Regional. Eliminated by Long Beach State in the Long Beach Regional.
20180–2.000Eliminated by in the Corvallis Regional.
TOTALS12–28.300
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All-time series records

As of the 2019 Media Guide

Mountain West members

OpponentGames PlayedWinsLossesPercentage
13311122.834
Fresno State205102103.497
Nevada512229.431
New Mexico19811781.590
San Jose State1117932.711
UNLV1579463.603
Totals855525330.614

Through May 25, 2019.

Source:[1]

Note all-time series includes non-conference matchups.

Player awards

All-Americans

The following is a listing of first team selections. Other selections are available at SDSU's official media guide.[2]

Tony Gwynn (OF) - ABCA

Chris Gwynn (OF) - BA

Chris Gwynn (OF) - SN

Travis Lee (1B) - BA

Travis Lee (1B) - ABCA, BA & SN

Stephen Strasburg (P) - BA, CB & NCBWA

Stephen Strasburg (P) - ABCA, BA, CA & NCBWA

Addison Reed (P) - ABCA, CB & NCBWA

Michael Cederoth (P) - CB

Legend:

Alumni in Major League Baseball (MLB)

Dozens of Aztec baseball players have reached Major League Baseball (MLB) and played in regular season games. Through 2020, Aztec baseball alumni have a combined 37 MLB All-Star Game selections, 14 Gold Glove Awards, 9 World Series championships, and 3 No-hitters pitched (includes one combined no-hitter).

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Pete Coscarart2B/SS 1938–1946Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim WilsonSP 1945–1946, 1948–1949, 1951–1958Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox
Earle Brucker Jr.C1948Philadelphia Athletics
Ed WolfeRP1952Pittsburgh Pirates
Dave MoreheadSP1963–1970Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals
Don ShawRP1967New York Mets, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics
Graig Nettles3B 1967–1988Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos
Dave RobinsonOF1970–1971San Diego Padres
Jim NettlesOF1970–1972, 1974, 1979, 1981Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics
Gary RyersonSP1972–1973Milwaukee Brewers
Dave Roberts3B/C1972–1975, 1977–1982San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies
John AndrewsRP1973St. Louis Cardinals
Dave SmithRP 1980–1992Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs
Bud BlackSP1981–1995Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants
2000–2006Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels
  • World Series champion
Manager2007–presentSan Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies
  • NL Manager of the Year (2010)
Tony GwynnRF 1982–2001San Diego Padres
Harold Reynolds2B1983–1994Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels
Bobby MeachamSS1983–1988New York Yankees
Third base/first base coach2006–2012, 2020–2022Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies
Mike CoucheeRP1983San Diego Padres
Ed AmelungOF1984, 1986Los Angeles Dodgers
Al NewmanIF1985–1992Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers
Chris JonesOF1985–1986Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants
Mark WilliamsonRP1987–1994Baltimore Orioles
Chris GwynnOF 1987–1996Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres
Mark Grace1B 1988–2003Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks
Hitting coach2015–2016Arizona Diamondbacks
Jim CampbellSP1990Kansas City Royals
Nikco RiesgoOF1991Montreal Expos
Erik PlantenbergRP1993–1994, 1997Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies
Jeff BarryOF1995, 1998–1999New York Mets, Colorado Rockies
Tony Clark1B1995–2009Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres
Travis Lee1B1998–2006Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees
Dan MurrayRP1999–2000New York Mets, Kansas City Royals
Jeff DaVanonOF1999, 2001–2007Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics
Jerrod RigganRP2000–2003New York Mets, Cleveland Indians
Justin BrunetteRP2000St. Louis Cardinals
Jason PhillipsC/1B2001–2007New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays
Jim RushfordOF2002Milwaukee Brewers
Alex PelaezIF2002San Diego Padres
Aaron HarangSP 2002–2015Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies
Royce RingRP2005–2008, 2010New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees
Tony Gwynn Jr.OF 2006–2012, 2014Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies
Justin MastersonSP 2008–2015Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals
Alex HinshawRP2008–2009, 2012San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs
Edgar Gonzalez2B2008–2009San Diego Padres
Lance ZawadzkiIF2010San Diego Padres
Stephen StrasburgSP 2010–2022Washington Nationals
Addison ReedRP/CL2011–2018Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins
Bruce BillingsRP2011, 2014Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees
Quintin BerryOF 2012–2015, 2017Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers
First base/third base coach2021–presentMilwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs
Greg AllenOF2017–2023Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates
Ty France1B2019–presentSan Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds
Seby ZavalaC2019, 2021–presentChicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners
Alan TrejoIF2021–presentColorado Rockies
Garrett HillSP/RP2022–2023Detroit Tigers
David HensleyIF2022–presentHouston Astros, Miami Marlins
Casey SchmittIF2023–presentSan Francisco Giants

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See also

Notes and References

  1. https://goaztecs.com/documents/2019/2/11/2019_San_Diego_State_Baseball_Media_Guide_Final_4.pdf
  2. Web site: 2013 SDSU Baseball Guide by David Kuhn - Issuu. May 15, 2013 .
  3. Web site: San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) Baseball Players. 2021-03-25. Baseball-Reference.com. en.

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