Tennessee State University
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Nickname: Tigers
- Conference: Ohio Valley Conference 1988-1993;Division-I Independent 1986-1987;
- Division: Dropped Baseball after 1993
Stats of MLB players who went here
Tennessee State University was known as Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College until 1968. The school sponsored baseball from at least 1957 through 1993. The team competed as a Division-I Independent in 1986-1987 and in the Ohio Valley Conference from 1988 to 1993. TSU's other teams still compete in the OVC. It was announced in 2024 that baseball will be returning to Tennessee State no later than the 2028 season.
Alumni[edit]
- George Altman, outfielder
- Jute Bell, pitcher
- Terry Blocker, outfielder
- Sam Bowens, outfielder
- Ron Braden, college coach
- Frank Coggins, infielder
- Jeff Forehand, college coach
- Leslie Green, outfielder
- Bob Griffith, Negro League pitcher
- Ulysses Hollimon, Negro League pitcher
- Roy Johnson, outfielder
- Butch McCord, outfielder
- Wonderful Monds, minor league outfielder
- Leon Moore, college coach (also was the school's first softball coach)
- George Smith, minor league outfielder
- Nate Smith, catcher
- Nate Snell, pitcher
- Everett Stull, pitcher
- Fred Valentine, outfielder
Coaches[edit]
- Samuel Whitmon
- Allen Robinson, 197?-1993
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Ron Braden, 1973-1976
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
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1979 | 30-12 | ||
1980 | 24-20-1 | ||
1981 | 21-17 | ||
1982 | 17-18-2 | ||
1983 | 26-11-2 | ||
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1985 | 24-24 | ||
1986 | 17-25 | ||
1987 | 22-9 | ||
1988 | 12-31-1 | 3-19 | |
1989 | 11-23 | 4-13 | |
1990 | 12-29 | 2-12 | |
1991 | 18-25 | 5-11 | |
1992 | 14-27 | 7-14 | |
1993 | 9-32 | 1-17 |
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