Birmingham-Southern College
(Redirected from Birmingham–Southern College)
- Location: Birmingham, AL
- Nickname: Panthers
- Conference: Southern Athletic Association 2013-2024 ; Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 2008-2012; Big South Conference 2004-2006; Division-I Independent 2002-2003; TranSouth Athletic Conference ??-2001; Southern States Conference
- Ballpark: Striplin Field
- Division: III
NAIA College World Series title in 2001
Birmingham-Southern College was formed from a merger in May 1918 of Southern University, founded in Greensboro, AL in 1856, with Birmingham College, opened in 1898 in Birmingham, AL. In March 2024, it was announced Birmingham-Southern would close after the 2023-2024 school year citing financial troubles. The school made headlines when it qualified for the 2024 Division III College World Series, which began the same day the school closed its doors. Its baseball team proceeded while the school it represented technically no longer existed.
The school sponsored baseball in 1902-1929, 1935-1938, 1950-1951, 1967-2006, and 2008-2024. The school was a member of the NAIA through 2001, then jumped all the way up to the NCAA's division-I from 2002 to 2006. BSC then dropped from D-I to D-III in 2007, but had no team for one year.
Coaches[edit]
- Charlie Brown
- Michael Huntley
- Bill Burch, 1950-1951
- Harold Pickel, 1967
- Al Wassum, 1968
- Dick Layton, 1969-1972
- Roy Mewbourne, 1973-1978
- Bill Meyer, 1979-1983
- Gary Randall, 1984-1989
- Brian Shoop, 1990-2006
- Jan Weisberg, 2008-present
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Matt Bragga, 2001-2003
- Mike Coduto, 2015-2016
- Doug Kovash, 2005-2006
- Roy Mewbourne, 1972
- Perry Roth, 2003, 2005-2006
- Daron Schoenrock, 1990-1997
- Doug Sisson, 1989-1991
- Butch Thompson, 1994-1996; 1998-2001
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Further Reading[edit]
- Theo DeRosa: "College team without a school walks off in NCAAs", mlb.com, June 1, 2024. [1]
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