North Carolina A&T Aggies baseball

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North Carolina A&T Aggies
NCA&T Interlock Lettermark.png
Founded 1902
University North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Conference MEAC
Southern Division
Location Greensboro, NC
Head coach Ben Hall (2nd year)
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 7,500)
Nickname Aggies
Colors Gold and Blue
         
NCAA Tournament appearances
2005
Conference tournament champions
2005
Conference champions
MEAC: 1974, 1993, 2005
CIAA: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970

The North Carolina A&T Aggies baseball team represents the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. They compete in the Southern Division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Aggies play their home games at War Memorial Stadium, and are currently coached by Ben Hall.

Venue

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Further information: World War Memorial Stadium

The Aggie baseball program plays all home contests in War Memorial Stadium. The stadium, which was built in 1926, has a capacity of 7,500.[1] The stadium has served as the home of various local minor league baseball clubs from the 1930s to 2004.[2]

Team achievements

North Carolina A&T joined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference as a founding member in 1969. Before that, the Aggies were members of the NCAA Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAA), where they won 14 conference titles, including a six-season streak from 1950 to 1955.[3] Since joining the MEAC, A&T has claimed 3 conference titles.

Year Coach Conference Record Conference Tournament Champion
1950 Joseph Echols CIAA
1951 Leroy F. Harris CIAA 18-0
1952 Leroy F. Harris CIAA
1953 Leroy F. Harris CIAA
1954 Leroy F. Harris CIAA
1955 Melvin Gromes CIAA
1957 Melvin Gromes CIAA 6-7
1958 Melvin Gromes CIAA 8-4
1959 Melvin Gromes CIAA 10-1
1960 Melvin Gromes CIAA 12-0-1
1961 Melvin Gromes CIAA 15-5-1
1968 Melvin Gromes CIAA 13-6
1969 Melvin Gromes CIAA
1970 Melvin Gromes CIAA
1974 Melvin Gromes MEAC 16-8
1993 Keith Henry MEAC 12-22 Yes
2005 Keith Shumate MEAC 27-27 Yes
Total conference championships 17[4]

Notable players

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Further information: List of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumni
Aggies in the MLB
MLB Draft selections
Total selected: 18
First picks in draft: 0
1st Round: 0
MLB achievements
Total Players: 2
All Stars: 1
In the World Series: 0
Hall of Famers: 0

Many North Carolina A&T Aggie players have gone on to play baseball in Major, Minor, and Negro leagues. Of the 18 Aggie baseball players that have been selected in the Major League Baseball draft, Lloyd Lightfoot holds the distinction of being the highest drafted at #214 to the Baltimore Orioles in 1968.[5]

Aggie baseball players that have gone on to play professionally include: Negro League players Edward Martin,[6] James Robinson & Hubert "Burt" Simmons[7] and Major league players Tom Alston & Al Holland. Other notable former Aggie baseball players include: Hugh Evans who later transitioned into officiating for the NBA and Artis Stanfield, the first African-American to win the NCAA batting championship.[8]

Coaches and staff

Head coaches

The current coach of the Aggies is Ben Hall. Prior to joining NC A&T, Hall held previous assistant coaching positions at Winthrop University and Wingate University.[9]

Current coaching staff

Number Name Position Season at
N.C. A&T
Ben Hall Head Coach 2nd
Tyrone Dawson Assistant Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator/ Infield & Hitting Coach 2nd
Jamie Serber Assistant Coach/ Pitching Coach 1st
Aaron Lynch Assistant Coach 1st
#20 Brian Poag Student Assistant 1st
Reference: NCATAggies.com[10]

Current roster

North Carolina A&T Aggies 2016 baseball roster[11]
Players Coaches/Administration
Pitchers
  • #11 - B. Smith
  • #14 - Jamal Clark
  • #12 - Justin Godette
  • #11 - Kirby Whicker
  • #15 - Jordan Virgil
  • #19 - Joshua Thompson
  • #22 - Danny Garrett
  • #23 - Jason Gifford
  • #24 - Kaesen Wilson
  • #26 - Nathan Blake
  • #28 - Marquise Edwards
  • #29 - Bryce Keziah
  • #38 - Luke McCreesh
  • #40 - Dontoyas Boyd
  • #44 - Evan Miranda

Catchers

  • #39 - Arric DeVond
 Infielders
  • # 3 - Kyle Clary
  • # 4 - Timothy Ravare
  • # 8 - Perry "AJ" Hunt
  • #12 - Adan Ordonez
  • #13 - Milton Rivera
  • #27 - Lance Jensen

Outfielders

  • # 1 - Myles Sowell
  • # 6 - Erik Montero
  • #18 - Brandon Wilkerson
  • #33 - Ryan Jantsch
  • #35 - William Hodges
 Coaches
  • Ben Hall (Head Coach)
  • Tyrone Dawson (Assistant Coach)
  • Jamie Serber (Assistant Coach)
  • Aaron Lynch (Assistant Coach)
  • #20 - Brian Poag (Student Assistant)

See also

Notes

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