Cornell Big Red baseball
The Cornell Big Red baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Ivy League, which is part of NCAA Division I. Cornell's first baseball team was fielded in 1869 and participated in the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League (EIBL) until 1992. The team plays its home games at Hoy Field in Ithaca, New York.
| Cornell Big Red | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1869 |
| University | Cornell University |
| Head coach | Dan Pepicelli (6th season) |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Location | Ithaca, New York |
| Home stadium | Hoy Field (Capacity: 500) |
| Nickname | Big Red |
| Colors | Carnelian Red and White[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1977, 2012 | |
| Conference champions | |
| EIBL: 1939, 1940, 1952*, 1972, 1977, 1980 Ivy: 1959**, 1979**, 1982**, 2012 * Winner of South Division, no overall conference champion named ** Named Ivy League champion as highest-finishing Ivy League school in EIBL | |
Major League Baseball
Cornell has had 14 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[3]
| Big Red in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | Round | Team |
| 1967 | Edward Cott | 9 | Reds |
| 1968 | Edward Cott | 5 | Senators |
| 1969 | Timothy McEnderfer | 34 | Cardinals |
| 1972 | Michael McGuire | 1 | Tigers |
| 1972 | Michael McGuire | 10 | Pirates |
| 1974 | Steve Hamrick | 15 | Cubs |
| 1977 | Kenneth Veenema | 11 | Cubs |
| 1999 | Brian Williamson | 32 | Mets |
| 2002 | Erik Rico | 22 | Blue Jays |
| 2003 | Chris Schutt | 7 | Twins |
| 2004 | Daniel Baysinger | 31 | Cardinals |
| 2006 | Everett Collis | 28 | Mariners |
| 2011 | Jadd Schmeltzer | 49 | Red Sox |
| 2014 | Brent Jones | 4 | Diamondbacks |
References
- "Colors". Cornell University Brand Center. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- "Cornell Big Red". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
- "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
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