| Dallas Baptist Patriots | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| Overall record | 624–341 |
| University | Dallas Baptist University |
| Head coach | Dan Heefner (19th season) |
| Conference | Conference USA (Pac-12 in 2027) |
| Location | Dallas, Texas |
| Home stadium | Horner Ballpark (Capacity: 3,492) |
| Nickname | Patriots |
| Colors | Red, white, and blue[1] |
| NCAA regional champions | |
| 2011, 2021 | |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2024 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 | |

TheDallas Baptist Patriots baseball team representsDallas Baptist University, which is located inDallas, Texas. The Patriots are anNCAA Division Icollege baseball program that competes inConference USA.[2] They began competing in Division I in 2004 and joined theMissouri Valley Conference in 2014 after only one season with theWestern Athletic Conference. They are the only Dallas Baptist program in Division I and Conference USA. All other Dallas Baptist programs compete in Division II'sLone Star Conference. DBU is also the only D-II member that competes in D-I baseball.
The Dallas Baptist Patriots play all home games on campus atJoan and Andy Horner Ballpark. Under the direction of Head CoachDan Heefner, the Patriots have played in nine NCAA tournaments and hosted their first regional in 2015. Over their six seasons in the Missouri Valley Conference, they have won three MVC regular season titles and four MVC tournaments.
Since the program's inception in 1970, 18 Patriots have gone on to play inMajor League Baseball, highlighted by 3-time All-StarsFreddy Sanchez andBen Zobrist. Under current head coach Dan Heefner, 52 Patriots have been drafted, includingVic Black who was selected in the first round of the2009 Major League Baseball draft.
Dates reflect baseball seasons, which take place in the calendar year after a conference change takes effect.
Joan and Andy Horner Ballpark is a baseballstadium on the Dallas Baptist campus inDallas that seats 3,492 people. It was opened on February 15, 2013 with a 9–11 loss toCreighton. A record attendance of 3,242 was set on May 31, 2015 during an NCAA tournament game againstTexas.[3]
Records taken from the 2020 DBU baseball media guide.[3]
| Season | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Mike Bard | 1 | 44–16 | .733 |
| 2005–2007 | Eric Newman | 3 | 95–72 | .569 |
| 2008–present | Dan Heefner | 18 | 693–344–1 | .668 |
| Totals | 3 coaches | 22 seasons | 832–432–1 | .658 |
Records taken from the 2020 DBU baseball media guide.[3]
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent(2004–2012) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Mike Bard | 44–16 | |||||||
| 2005 | Eric Newman | 32–23 | |||||||
| 2006 | Eric Newman | 33–23 | |||||||
| 2007 | Eric Newman | 30–26 | |||||||
| 2008 | Dan Heefner | 37–19 | College Station Regional | ||||||
| 2009 | Dan Heefner | 38–17 | |||||||
| 2010 | Dan Heefner | 28–27 | |||||||
| 2011 | Dan Heefner | 42–20 | Santa Clara Super Regional | ||||||
| 2012 | Dan Heefner | 41–19 | Waco Regional | ||||||
| Western Athletic Conference(2013) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Dan Heefner | 30–30 | 13–14 | T-7th | WAC Tournament | ||||
| Missouri Valley Conference(2014–2022) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Dan Heefner | 40–21 | 14–7 | T-2nd | MVC Tournament Fort Worth Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Dan Heefner | 46–15 | 15–6 | 2nd | MVC Tournament Dallas Regional | ||||
| 2016 | Dan Heefner | 44–19 | 15–5 | 1st | MVC Tournament Lubbock Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Dan Heefner | 42–21 | 15–6 | 2nd | MVC Tournament Fort Worth Regional | ||||
| 2018 | Dan Heefner | 42–21 | 16–5 | 2nd | MVC Tournament Fayetteville Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Dan Heefner | 43–20 | 14–7 | T-1st | MVC Tournament Lubbock Regional | ||||
| 2020 | Dan Heefner | 12–4 | Season canceled on March 12 due to COVID-19[4] | ||||||
| 2021 | Dan Heefner | 41–18 | 18–6 | 1st | MVC Tournament Columbia Super Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Dan Heefner | 34–24–1 | 11–9–1 | 3rd | MVC Tournament Austin Regional | ||||
| Conference USA(2023–2026) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Dan Heefner | 47–16 | 25–5 | 1st | CUSA Tournament Stillwater Regional | ||||
| 2024 | Dan Heefner | 45–15 | 17–7 | 2nd | CUSA Tournament Tucson Regional | ||||
| 2025 | Dan Heefner | 41–18 | 21–6 | 1st | CUSA Tournament Baton Rouge Regional | ||||
| Total: | 832–432–1 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated byUIC inCollege Station Regional |
| 2011 | 3–3 | .500 | Eliminated byCalifornia inSanta Clara Super Regional |
| 2012 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated byBaylor inWaco Regional |
| 2014 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated bySiena inFort Worth Regional |
| 2015 | 3–2 | .600 | Eliminated byVCU inDallas Regional |
| 2016 | 3–2 | .600 | Eliminated byTexas Tech inLubbock Regional |
| 2017 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated byTCU inFort Worth Regional |
| 2018 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated byArkansas inFayetteville Regional |
| 2019 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated byTexas Tech inLubbock Regional |
| 2021 | 4–3 | .571 | Eliminated byVirginia inColumbia Super Regional |
| 2022 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated byAir Force inAustin Regional |
| 2023 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated byOral Roberts inStillwater Regional |
| 2024 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated byGrand Canyon inTucson Regional |
| 2025 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated byLittle Rock inBaton Rouge Regional |
| Totals | 25–30 | .454 |
| Year | Position | Name | Team | Selector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | OF | Drew Holder | 1st | ABCA |
| 2nd | CB | |||
| 3rd | NCBWA | |||
| 2009 | SS | Ryan Goins | 3rd | BA |
| CB | ||||
| NCBWA | ||||
| DH | Jason Krizan | 3rd | ABCA | |
| 2010 | OF | Ryan Enos | 3rd | ABCA |
| 2011 | OF | Jason Krizan | 1st | ABCA |
| BA | ||||
| CB | ||||
| NCBWA | ||||
| 2B | Tyler Robbins | 2nd | ABCA | |
| 2012 | OF | Boomer Collins | 3rd | ABCA |
| NCBWA | ||||
| SS | Joel Hutter | 2nd | NCBWA | |
| 2013 | 3B | Duncan McAlpine | 3rd | ABCA |
| 2015 | RP | Chance Adams | 2nd | NCBWA |
| RP | Brandon Koch | 2nd | CB | |
| NCBWA | ||||
| 2016 | UT | Darick Hall | 1st | CB |
| 2nd | ABCA | |||
| 3rd | NCBWA | |||
| SP | Colin Poche | 2nd | CB | |
| 2017 | 1B | Austin Listi | 2nd | CB |
| 3rd | ABCA | |||
| 2018 | RP | Trevor Conn | 3rd | CB |
| OF | Devlin Granberg | 1st | ABCA | |
| CB | ||||
| NCBWA | ||||
| 2nd | BA | |||
| 2019 | DH | Bryce Ball | 1st | NCBWA |
| 2nd | ABCA | |||
| 2023 | RP | Kyle Amendt | 1st | NCBWA |
| DH | Ethan Mann | 2nd | CB | |
| 3rd | NCBWA | |||
| C | Grant Jay | 3rd | NCBWA | |
| SP | Ryan Johnson | 3rd | NCBWA |
| Year | Position | Name | Selector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | SS | Austin Knight | CB |
| 2008 | RP | Chris Haney | CB |
| 2010 | SS | Austin Elkins | CB |
| DH | Duncan McAlpine | CB | |
| 2013 | OF | Austin Listi | CB |
| 2014 | 2B | Camden Duzenack | CB |
| OF | David Martinelli | CB | |
| 2015 | RP | Dalton Higgins | CB |
| 2016 | OF | Jameson Hannah | CB |
| 2018 | SP | Luke Eldred | CB |
| SS | Jimmy Glowenke | BA | |
| CB | |||
| NCBWA |
| Year | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UT | Darick Hall |
| 2018 | OF | Devlin Granberg |
| Year | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | IF | Camden Duzenack |
| 2018 | SS | Jimmy Glowenke |
| Year | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CF | Nathan Humphreys |
| 2025 | CF | Nathan Humphreys |
| Year | Handedness | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Left | Colin Poche |
| 2018 | Right | Trevor Conn |
| Year | Handedness | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Right | Ryan Johnson |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Dan Heefner |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Dan Heefner |
| 2024 | Dan Heefner |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Micah Posey |
| 2024 | Cliff Pennington |
| Year | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UT | Darick Hall |
| 2018 | RP | Kody Funderburk |
| Year | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DH | Ethan Mann |
| 2024 | 3B | Michael Dattalo |
| Year | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | OF | Jameson Hannah |
| 2018 | SS | Jimmy Glowenke |
| Year | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | C/OF | Grant Jay |
| 2024 | SP | Luke Pettitte |
Taken from the 2020 DBU baseball media guide.[3] Updated February 25, 2020.
| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
| Athlete | Years in MLB | MLB teams |
|---|---|---|
| Les Lancaster | 1987–1993 | Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals |
| Billy Brewer | 1993–1999 | Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies |
| Darren Hall | 1994–1998 | Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Jason LaRue | 1999–2010 | Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals |
| Scott Mullen | 2000–2003 | Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers |
| J. J. Trujillo | 2002 | San Diego Padres |
| Freddy Sanchez | 2002–2011 | Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants |
| Lew Ford | 2003–2007, 2012 | Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles |
| Ben Zobrist | 2006–2019 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs |
| Brandon Harper | 2006 | Washington Nationals |
| Lance Broadway | 2007–2009 | Chicago White Sox, New York Mets |
| Brandon Bantz | 2013 | Seattle Mariners |
| Vic Black | 2013–2014 | Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets |
| Ryan Goins | 2013–present | Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox |
| Drew Smith | 2018–present | New York Mets |
| Chance Adams | 2018–present | New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals |
| Colin Poche | 2019–present | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Cy Sneed | 2019–2020 | Houston Astros |
| Seth Elledge | 2020–present | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Ryan Johnson | 2025–present | Los Angeles Angels |
Taken from the 2020 DBU baseball media guide.[3] and the 2021 DBU baseball media guide[5] Updated June 9, 2021.