Eckerd College
- Location: St. Petersburg, FL
- Nickname: Tritons
- Conference: Sunshine State Conference 1978-present
- Division: II
- Ballpark:
Division-II College World Series runner-up in 1977
Eckerd College was founded in 1960 as Florida Presbyterian College. The name was changed in 1972 after a $12.5 million donation from Jack Eckerd.
Eckerd has had several alumni who have played baseball professionally. In 2005, Ryan Searage was selected in the 18th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. The previous year, Billy Evers, the son of former Tampa Bay Devil Rays bench coach Bill Evers, also an Eckerd alumnus, was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as a right-handed pitcher. Florida Marlins reliever Jim Mecir is an Eckerd graduate, as well. Josh Beauregard ('03) had a successful year in Independent ball in 2005, following a release from the Oakland Athletics. The most famous baseball alum from Eckerd is former All-Star Steve Balboni, who hit 181 home runs in his major league career. To this day, Balboni still holds the Kansas City Royals' single-season home run record. Other notable alumni include Brian Sabean, general manager of the San Francisco Giants, Craig Albernaz, Brian Butterfield, Ismael Cruz, Dave DeFreitas, Billy Evers, Bruce Joyce, Tim Karkatselos, Joe Lefebvre, Bill Mathews, Jon Mueller, Dave Pano, Mickey Pina, Stan Saleski, Roy Silver and Carlos Tosca.
People who went here[edit]
- Craig Albernaz, minor league catcher
- Steve Balboni, infielder
- Ismael Cruz, minor league infielder; scout
- Dave DeFreitas, scout
- Billy Evers, minor league pitcher
- Bruce Joyce, college coach
- Tim Karkatselos, Bundesliga pitcher
- Joe Lefebvre, outfielder
- Bill Mathews, college coach
- Jim Mecir, pitcher
- Jon Mueller, minor league infielder; college coach
- Bill Norris, minor league infielder
- Dave Pano, minor league manager; college coach
- Mickey Pina, minor league outfielder
- Brian Sabean, general manager
- Stan Saleski, scout
- Ryan Searage, minor league outfielder
- Roy Silver, minor league outfielder and manager
Coaches[edit]
- Billy Wireman, 1963
- Bob Porterfield, 1964
- Al Brazle, 1965
- Lowe, 1966-1968
- Jones, 1969
- Mutert, 1970
- Bob Hale, 1971
- Bill Livesey, 1972-1977
- John Mayotte, 1978-1990
- Bill Mathews, 1991-2014
- Juan Ranero, 2015-2016
- Josh Beauregard, 2017-present
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Rich Folkers, 1989-1992
- Bill Mathews, 1978-1981
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Overall Record | Conference Record | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | 3-6 | |||
1964 | 1-9 | |||
1965 | 2-10 | |||
1966 | 3-14 | |||
1967 | 4-7 | |||
1968 | 3-6 | |||
1969 | 4-10 | |||
1970 | 4-14 | |||
1971 | 12-8 | |||
1972 | 23-8-2 | |||
1973 | 27-10 | Division II Regionals | ||
1974 | 33-13 | Division II Regionals | ||
1975 | 27-14 | Division II Regionals | ||
1976 | 40-8 | Division II Regionals | ||
1977 | 34-9 | Division II Regionals / Division II CWS | ||
1978 | 33-9 | Division II Regionals | ||
1979 | 36-15 | Division II Regionals | ||
1980 | 36-15 | Division II Regionals | ||
1981 | 33-18 | 12-3 | Division II Regionals | |
1982 | 35-12 | 12-9 | ||
1983 | 35-9 | 13-8 | ||
1984 | 36-15 | 15-13 | ||
1985 | 36-17 | 14-10 | ||
1986 | 35-15 | 14-10 | ||
1987 | 33-19 | 14-10 | Division II Regionals | |
1988 | 28-18 | 11-9 | ||
1989 | 29-20 | 12-11 | ||
1990 | 31-21 | 10-14 | ||
1991 | 16-27 | 8-16 | ||
1992 | 24-26 | 9-15 | ||
1993 | 21-33-1 | 6-18 | ||
1994 | 25-22 | 6-14 | ||
1995 | 23-23 | 7-14 | ||
1996 | 21-29 | 4-17 | ||
1997 | 22-29 | 5-16 | ||
1998 | 24-28-1 | 7-11 | ||
1999 | 30-23 | 11-10 | ||
2000 | 19-31 | 5-16 | ||
2001 | 21-30 | 7-11 | ||
2002 | 26-29 | 6-15 | ||
2003 | 28-26 | 9-11 | ||
2004 | 21-31 | 7-14 | ||
2005 | 15-35 | 4-20 | ||
2006 | 14-35 | 5-19 | ||
2007 | 19-28 | 5-19 | ||
2008 | 16-34 | 4-20 | ||
2009 | 23-31 | 5-19 | ||
2010 | 20-28 | 3-21 | ||
2011 | 17-32 | 5-19 | ||
2012 | 19-28 | 3-18 | ||
2013 | 15-35 | 2-22 | ||
2014 | 27-22 | 11-13 | ||
2015 | 20-27 | 7-15 | ||
2016 | 17-28 | 5-19 | ||
2017 | 20-30 | 9-15 | ||
2018 | 22-27 | 10-20 | ||
2019 | 31-19 | 19-11 | Division II Regionals | |
2020 | 9-10 | 3-3 | ||
2021 | Cancelled | |||
2022 | 19-29 | 12-18 |
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