Air Force Falcons baseball
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| Air Force Falcons | |
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| Founded | 1957 |
| University | United States Air Force Academy |
| Conference | Mountain West |
| Location | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Head coach | Mike Kazlausky (4th year) |
| Home stadium | Falcon Baseball Field (Capacity: 1,000) |
| Nickname | Falcons |
| Colors | Blue and Silver[1] <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css"></templatestyles> |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969 | |
- For information on all United States Air Force Academy sports, see Air Force Falcons
The Air Force Falcons baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Mountain West Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Air Force's first baseball team was fielded in 1957. The team plays its home games at Falcon Baseball Field in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Falcons are coached by Mike Kazlausky.
Major League Baseball
Air Force has had 5 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[3]
| Falcons in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
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| Year | Player | Round | Team |
| 1974 | Jeffrey Brown | 20 | Phillies |
| 2001 | Mike Thiessen | 42 | Diamondbacks |
| 2007 | Karl Bolt | 15 | Phillies |
| 2013 | Garrett Custons | 10 | Blue Jays |
| 2015 | Ben Yokley | 29 | Cardinals |
