Bethune-Cookman University

• Location: Daytona Beach, FL
• Nickname: Wildcats
• Conference: Southwestern Athletic Conference 2022- ; Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 1984-1987, 1992-2021; Division-I Independent 1988; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1969-1982
• Ballpark: Jackie Robinson Stadium

Bethune-Cookman University was known as Bethune-Cookman College until 2007. It was originally founded in 1872 as the Cookman Institute, located in Jacksonville, FL, as the first post-secondary institution aimed at African-American students in the state of Florida. After a fire destroyed its campus and most of the city in 1901, it relocated to another campus, then in 1923 merged with the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute of Daytona Beach, FL, which had been itself founded in 1904, to become Bethune-Cookman College. The school has sponsored baseball since at least 1969.

Notable Alumni

• Amir Asghar, Pakistani national team pitcher
• Earl Battey, catcher
• Sébastien Boucher, minor league outfielder
• Hiram Burgos, pitcher
• Jason Dooley, minor league pitcher
• Montana DuRapau, pitcher
• Gary Francis, college coach
• Brad Frick, college coach
• Rayan Gonzalez, minor league pitcher
• Philly Holmes, infielder
• Kerrick Jackson, scout
• Stan Jefferson, outfielder
• Reginald Johnson, college coach
• Jose Lozada, minor league infielder
• Anthony Maldonado, pitcher
• Bryan Marrero, Puerto Rican national team pitcher
• Mervyl Melendez, college coach
• Peter O'Brien, outfielder
• César Rivera, Puerto Rican national team outfielder
• R.J. Rodriguez, minor league pitcher
• Wes Timmons, minor league infielder
• Nat Trammell, infielder
• Ted Trent, pitcher
• Mark Woodyard, pitcher

Coaches

• John Knight (college), 1969-1979
• Don Dungee, 1982-1984
• Joe Golinski, 1985
• Johnny Randolph, 1986-1987, 1989-1990
• Don Williams, 1988
• Gary Francis, 1991-1992
• Brian Rhees, 1993-1996
• Richard Skeel, 1997-1999
• Mervyl Melendez, 2000-2011
• Jason Beverlin, 2012-2017
• Barrett Shaft, 2018
• Jonathan Hernandez, 2019-

Assistant Coaches

• Jason Arnold, 2009-2010
• Brad Frick, 2008
• Mervyl Melendez, 1997-1999
• Johnny Randolph, 1985
• Joel Sanchez, 2001-2008, 2022-

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1969	5-9	1-7
1970	8-9	8-0
1971	12-3	11-0
1972	10-6	9-3
1973	11-14-2	5-5
1974	11-10	11-2
1975	11-13	6-4
1976	13-9-1	11-0
1977	23-8	11-0
1978
1979	15-23	7-4
1980
1981
1982	23-36-1	4-1-1
1983	27-25	6-2
1984	31-34		MEAC
1985	17-19		MEAC
1986	8-31		MEAC
1987	9-25	4-6	MEAC
1988	9-25	4-4	MEAC
1989	5-19	2-4	MEAC
1990	4-30		MEAC
1991	5-32		MEAC
1992	6-38		MEAC
1993	9-26-1	5-5	MEAC
1994	25-22	8-4	MEAC
1995	29-19-1	12-4	MEAC
1996	28-26	12-1	MEAC
1997	21-33-1	9-7	MEAC
1998	27-29	13-5	MEAC
1999	27-31	13-5	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2000	33-27	10-8	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2001	26-34	11-6	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2002	39-22	16-2	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2003	30-28	11-5	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2004	27-28	14-4	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2005	22-28	12-6	MEAC
2006	30-27	15-0	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2007	33-27	16-1	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2008	36-22	17-1	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2009	32-28	16-2	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2010	35-22	18-0	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2011	32-24	18-0	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2012	34-27	18-5	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2013	34-25	17-7	MEAC
2014	27-32	14-10	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2015	19-40	14-10	MEAC
2016	29-27	17-7	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2017	36-25	15-8	MEAC / CWS Regionals
2018	24-34	14-10	MEAC
2019	17-38	10-14
2020	6-12	0-0
2021	opted out
2022	28-32	20-11	SWAC
2023	33-27	20-9	SWAC
2024	31-26	19-10	SWAC

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