Pittsburg State University
- Location: Pittsburg, KS
- Nickname: Gorillas
- Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1993-present; Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1991-1992; Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (Plains Division) 1968-1972; Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1962?-1967
- Division: II
- Ballpark: Al Ortolani Field
Stats of MLB players who went here
Pittsburg State University has sponsored baseball from 1962 to 1972 and 1991 to the present.
The school was founded as Auxiliary Manual Training Normal School in 1903. It was known as Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg from 1913 to 1958 and Kansas State College of Pittsburg from 1959 to 1976, although it has always been called "Pitt State" or "Pittsburg State" colloquially.
People who went here[edit]
- Don Allegrucci, minor league infielder
- Justin Annin, minor league catcher
- Steve Bever, college coach
- Lynn Boyer, minor league infielder
- Daryl Cronk, college coach
- Jeff Curtis, scout
- Don Gutteridge, infielder; manager
- Sherm Lollar, catcher
- Steve Mingori, pitcher
- Tom Myers, college coach
- Bill Russell, infielder; manager
- Beau Schultz, college coach
- George Sweatt, infielder/outfielder
- Warren Turner, college coach
Coaches[edit]
- Al Ortolani, 1962-1972
- Steve Bever, 1991-2012
- Matt Murray, 2013-2016
- Tom Myers, 2017-2018
- Bob Fornelli, 2019-present
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Daryl Cronk, 2000
- Beau Schultz, 2005-2011
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Overall Record | Conference Record | Post Season |
---|---|---|---|
1962 | 7-5 | ||
1963 | 6-8 | ||
1964 | 6-8 | ||
1965 | 14-6 | NAIA District Tournaments | |
1966 | 10-7 | ||
1967 | 10-5 | ||
1968 | 5-6 | ||
1969 | 15-8 | ||
1970 | 5-11 | ||
1971 | 11-15 | ||
1972 | 6-11 | ||
1991 | 15-32 | 5-9 | |
1992 | 17-26 | 7-5 | |
1993 | 15-18 | 7-8 | |
1994 | 30-20 | 12-4 | |
1995 | 22-22 | 10-10 | |
1996 | 23-25 | 11-7 | |
1997 | 3-18 | 17-7 | Division II Regionals |
1998 | 36-16 | 17-5 | Division II Regionals |
1999 | 36-14 | 12-7 | Division II Regionals |
2000 | 29-21 | 15-14 | |
2001 | 26-25 | 13-17 | |
2002 | 36-19 | 19-11 | MIAA / Division II Regionals |
2003 | 32-19 | 15-14 | |
2004 | 34-25 | 17-14 | MIAA |
2005 | 29-21 | 16-14 | |
2006 | 27-25 | 13-17 | |
2007 | 24-30 | 15-20 | |
2008 | 22-28 | 16-20 | |
2009 | 15-38 | 12-26 | |
2010 | 15-28 | 13-27 | |
2011 | 20-30 | 16-28 | |
2012 | 20-28 | 16-22 | |
2013 | 29-24 | 22-19 | MIAA |
2014 | 18-32 | 13-27 | |
2015 | 18-29 | 12-20 | |
2016 | 15-33 | 9-29 | |
2017 | 23-27 | 17-19 | |
2018 | 33-21 | 23-13 | MIAA / Division II Regionals |
2019 | 31-21 | 20-13 | MIAA |
2020 | 14-8 | 4-2 | |
2021 | 30-17 | 21-12 | MIAA |
2022 | 31-21 | 22-11 | MIAA |
2023 | 33-20 | 21-12 | MIAA |
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