Washington Huskies baseball
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The Washington Huskies baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of the University of Washington, located in Seattle, Washington, United States. The program has been a member of the NCAA Division I Pac-12 Conference since the start of the 1960 season, preceded by the Pacific Coast Conference.
Washington Huskies baseball | |
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2024 Washington Huskies baseball team | |
Founded | 1901 (1901) (122 years ago) |
University | University of Washington |
Athletic director | Patrick Chun |
Head coach | Jason Kelly (2nd season) |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Location | Seattle, Washington |
Home stadium | Husky Ballpark (Capacity: 2,200) |
Nickname | Huskies |
Colors | Purple and gold[1] |
College World Series appearances | |
2018* | |
NCAA regional champions | |
2018* | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1959, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018*, 2023 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
1997, 1998 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
PCC: 1919, 1922 PCC North Division: 1923, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1952, 1959 Pac-10 North: 1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 *vacated by NCAA |
The team has played at Husky Ballpark since 1998; the on-campus venue was renovated extensively for the start of the 2014 season. Jason Kelly has been the program's head coach since the start of the 2023 season. The program has appeared in nine NCAA tournaments. It has won two Pac-10 North-South Division playoffs, six Pac-10 North Division Titles, eight PCC North Division Titles, and two PCC Regular season Championships. As of the start of the 2014 season, 18 former Huskies have appeared in the major leagues.