UT Martin Skyhawks baseball explained

Current:2024 UT Martin Skyhawks baseball team
UT Martin Skyhawks
Founded:1957
University:University of Tennessee at Martin
Coach:Ryan Jenkins
Tenure:7th
Conference:Ohio Valley Conference
Division:West
Location:Martin, TN
Stadium:Skyhawk Baseball Field
Capacity:500
Nickname:Skyhawks

The UT Martin Skyhawks baseball team represents the University of Tennessee at Martin, which is located in Martin, Tennessee. The Skyhawks are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1993 and joined the Ohio Valley Conference the same season.

The UT Martin Skyhawks play all home games on campus at Skyhawk Baseball Field. Over their 27 seasons in the Ohio Valley Conference, they have played in four OVC Tournaments. The Skyhawks have yet to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament.

Since the program's inception in 1957, one Skyhawk has gone on to play in Major League Baseball, pitcher Alec Mills. Three other Skyhawks have been drafted.

Conference membership history (Division I only)

Skyhawk Park

See main article: Skyhawk Park. Skyhawk Park is a baseball stadium on the UT Martin campus in Martin, Tennessee that seats 500 people. It opened in 1974.[1]

Head coaches (Division I only)

Records taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide.[1]

1993–1998 Vernon Prather 6 83–178–3 .318
1999–2013 Bubba Cates 15 224–560–1 .286
2014 1 9–42 .184
2015–2017 Rick Robinson 3 61–100 .379
2018–present 6 71–145
Totals5 coaches31 seasons448–1,035–4

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide.[1]

Awards and honors (Division I only)

Freshman First-Team All-Americans

YearPositionNameSelector
20081BWes PattersonCB
2011DHPhil SorensenCB
2014DHBen UptonCB
2017OFConnor AubeCB
20181BEthan WhitleyCB

Taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide.[1] Updated March 9, 2020.

Skyhawks in the Major Leagues

= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide.[1] Updated March 9, 2020.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UTM Baseball Media Guide. March 9, 2020.