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| Wright State Raiders baseball | |
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 2025 Wright State Raiders baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1971; 54 years ago (1971) |
| University | Wright State University |
| Head coach | Alex Sogard (7th season) |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Location | Dayton, Ohio |
| Home stadium | Nischwitz Stadium (Capacity: 750) |
| Nickname | Raiders |
| Colors | Hunter green and vegas gold[1] |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 1987 (Division II) | |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| Division II 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1987 Division I 1994, 1995, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
TheWright State Raiders baseball team is the college baseball team ofWright State University. The program was founded in 1971 where it started off in Division II until 1988 when it moved to Division I.Nischwitz Stadium inDayton, Ohio, has been the home field of the program since 1993. The team has won 12 conference regular season championships, 12 conference tournament championships, and has appeared in the NCAA tournament 10 times.
Wright State currently plays atNischwitz Stadium. The 750 seat stadium was built in 1993 and was named after Ron and Gregg Nischwitz. Ron coached the program for 30 years.
WSU's records season by season since joining Division I in 1988.
| Season | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | Postseason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I Independent | |||||
| 1988 | Ron Nischwitz | 32–28 | 0–0 | ||
| 1989 | Ron Nischwitz | 45–12 | 0–0 | ||
| 1990 | Ron Nischwitz | 35–20 | 0–0 | ||
| 1991 | Ron Nischwitz | 39–16 | 0–0 | ||
| Mid-Continent Conference | |||||
| 1992 | Ron Nischwitz | 40–16 | 17–3 | ||
| 1993 | Ron Nischwitz | 39–15 | 17–3 | ||
| 1994 | Ron Nischwitz | 39–21 | 16–8 | NCAA tournament | |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | |||||
| 1995 | Ron Nischwitz | 33–28 | 10–6 | NCAA Play-In-Series | |
| 1996 | Ron Nischwitz | 20–28 | 10–12 | ||
| 1997 | Ron Nischwitz | 31–28 | 16–6 | ||
| 1998 | Ron Nischwitz | 20–34 | 9–13 | ||
| 1999 | Ron Nischwitz | 26–28 | 8–10 | ||
| 2000 | Ron Nischwitz | 19–39 | 8–12 | ||
| 2001 | Ron Nischwitz | 31–27 | 12–8 | ||
| Horizon League | |||||
| 2002 | Ron Nischwitz | 20–33 | 9–14 | ||
| 2003 | Ron Nischwitz | 21–34 | 10–13 | ||
| 2004 | Ron Nischwitz | 22–34 | 10–11 | ||
| 2005 | Rob Cooper | 26–34 | 11–9 | ||
| 2006 | Rob Cooper | 32–27 | 17–13 | NCAA tournament | |
| 2007 | Rob Cooper | 36–22 | 21–9 | ||
| 2008 | Rob Cooper | 30–23 | 16–6 | ||
| 2009 | Rob Cooper | 33–30 | 14–12 | NCAA tournament | |
| 2010 | Rob Cooper | 31–25 | 17–6 | ||
| 2011 | Rob Cooper | 36–19 | 16–7 | NCAA tournament | |
| 2012 | Rob Cooper | 37–21 | 20–10 | ||
| 2013 | Rob Cooper | 25–30 | 9–12 | ||
| 2014 | Greg Lovelady | 33–20 | 25–4 | ||
| 2015 | Greg Lovelady | 43–16 | 21–8 | NCAA tournament | |
| 2016 | Greg Lovelady | 46–17 | 23–6 | NCAA tournament | |
| 2017 | Jeff Mercer | 38–21 | 21–9 | ||
| 2018 | Jeff Mercer | 39–15 | 22–6 | NCAA tournament | |
| 2019 | Alex Sogard | 41–15 | 21–8 | ||
| 2020 | Alex Sogard | 6–9* | 0–0 | *Season Canceled | |
| 2021 | Alex Sogard | 35–13 | 28–4 | NCAA tournament | |
| 2022 | Alex Sogard | 30–27 | 20–9 | NCAA tournament | |
| 2023 | Alex Sogard | 39–21 | 22–8 | NCAA tournament | |
| 2024 | Alex Sogard | 32-24 | 20-10 | ||
| 2025 | Alex Sogard | 40-21 | 25-5 | NCAA tournament | |
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Wright State has been in the NCAA tournament 11 times. The team last played in the NCAA tournament in 2025 after they won theHorizon League tournament championship. They were sent to the Nashville Regional where they finished 2-2 and eliminated #1 overall seedVanderbilt.
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2–2 | .500 | Division II College World Series |
| 1994 | 1–2 | .333 | Mideast Regional[4] |
| 2006 | 0–2 | .000 | Corvallis Regional[5] |
| 2009 | 0–2 | .000 | Fort Worth Regional[6] |
| 2011 | 0–2 | .000 | College Station Regional[7] |
| 2015 | 2–2 | .500 | Champaign Regional[8] |
| 2016 | 2–2 | .500 | Louisville Regional[9] |
| 2018 | 0–2 | .000 | Stanford Regional[10] |
| 2021 | 0–2 | .000 | Knoxville Regional[11] |
| 2022 | 0–2 | .000 | Blacksburg Regional[12] |
| 2023 | 0–2 | .000 | Terre Haute Regional[13] |
| 2025 | 2–2 | .500 | Nashville Regional |
| TOTALS | 9–24 | .273 | ( D-I ) |
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