San Jose State Spartans
2025 San Jose State Spartans baseball team
Founded	1890 (1890)
University	San Jose State University
Head coach	Brad Sanfilippo (8th season)
Conference	Mountain West
Location	San Jose, California
Home stadium	Excite Ballpark (Capacity: 4,200)
Nickname	Spartans
Colors	Gold, white, and blue[1]
College World Series appearances
2000
NCAA regional champions
2000
NCAA tournament appearances
1955, 1971, 2000, 2002, 2023
Conference tournament champions
2023
Conference regular season champions
2023

TheSan Jose State Spartans baseball team representsSan José State University inNCAA Division Icollege baseball as a member of theMountain West Conference.^[2]

San Jose State fielded its first baseball team in 1890, although the current SJSU baseball media guide only provides records dating back to 1911.^[3][4][5][6] The team plays its home games atSan Jose Municipal Stadium inSan Jose, California. The team formerly played select home games at Blethen Field, which was located on San Jose State's south campus.^[6] In 2014, SJSU released plans to build a new baseball stadium to replace Blethen Field.^[7]

The team first took the field in 1890. Known back then as the Normalites, the men's baseball beat a local high school team in the first recognized game.^[3] From 1911 through the 2013 season, the SJSU baseball team compiled a win–loss record of 1,878–1,696 (.525).^[6]

From 1965 to 2021, 104 Spartans were taken in theMajor League Baseball draft and 19 were signed by MLB teams. As of 2021, seven former Spartans are active professional baseball players in both major and minor leagues.^[8][9]

The Spartan baseball team has made NCAA tournament appearances in 1955, 1971, 2000 and 2002. In 2000, the team advanced to theCollege World Series.^[6]

From 1997 to 2013, the SJSU baseball team competed in theWestern Athletic Conference, earning three WAC pennants in 1997, 2000 and 2009.^[6]

Under head coach and SJSU alumnus Sam Piraro (1987–2012), the SJSU baseball team reached the 30-win mark 17 times (including five 40+ wins seasons) and appeared in the national rankings 47 times.^[6]

The SJSU baseball team has fielded 16All-Americans including four first-team selections.^[6]

As of the conclusion of the2025 NCAA Division I baseball season:

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The Spartans are 7–12 (.368) all-time in theNCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

San José State has had 96Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965.^[11]

Under the direction of head coach Sam Piraro, the Spartans played in theCollege World Series in 2000 inOmaha, Nebraska. The eight teams who accompanied the Spartans in Omaha wereClemson,Florida State,Louisiana State,Stanford,Texas,Louisiana-Lafayette, and theUniversity of Southern California.^[12] San Jose State was eliminated after the first round of the tournament by the number four seed, the Clemson Tigers.^[12]

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