University of Nebraska at Omaha
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- Location: Omaha, NE
- Nickname: Mavericks (Indians until 1971)
- Conference: The Summit League 2013- ; NCAA Division-I Independents 2012 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association 2009-2011; North Central Conference 1977-2008; Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (Plains Division) 1968-1972; Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ?-1967
- Division: II
- Ballpark: Tal Anderson Field 2021-present; The Ball Park at Boys Town -2020
Stats of MLB players who went here
NAIA College World Series runner-up in 1959, 1965
Nebraska-Omaha was known as Municipal University of Omaha until 1968. The Mavericks have had only 3 head coaches in school history, Virgil Yelkin, Bob Gates, and Bob Herold. Yelkin missed part of 1952 for military service, part of 1970 due to illness, and was helped most of 1976 by Dave Benedict, father of Bruce Benedict.
People who went here[edit]
- Bruce Benedict, catcher
- Dave Benedict, minor league pitcher
- Tyler Cloyd, pitcher
- Mike DeMilia, college coach
- Mike Evans, college coach
- Bob Herold, minor league infielder and manager; college coach
- Evan Porter, college coach
- Min-kyu Sung, scout
- Mike Szemplenski, minor league pitcher
- Chris Weimer, minor league outfielder
- Marti Wolever, scout
Coaches[edit]
- Virgil Yelkin, 1947-1951, 1953-1969, 1971-1976
- Thurman Johnson, 1952
- Carl Meyers, 1970
- Bob Gates, 1977-1999
- Bob Herold, 2000-2016
- Evan Porter, 2017-present
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Dave Benedict
- Dan McGinn
- Evan Porter, 2013-2016
- Dave Schuler, 1984
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