Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball


The Cal State Bakersfield baseball team represents California State University, Bakersfield in the NCAA Division I college baseball. Cal State Bakersfield plays its home games on Hardt Field on the campus of California State University, Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California. The Roadrunners have played in one NCAA tournament. Over their eight seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, they have won one WAC regular season title and one WAC tournament. The Roadrunners compete in the Big West Conference and are led by head coach Jordon Banfield.
Since the program's inception in 2009, two Roadrunners have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, relief pitcher Austin Davis, and knuckleball pitcher Mickey Jannis. Over the program's 12 seasons, 20 Roadrunners have been drafted, including Darius Vines who was selected in the seventh round of the 2019.

Conference membership history

Hardt Field

Hardt Field is a baseball stadium on the California State University, Bakersfield campus in Bakersfield, California that seats 900 people. It was opened on February 20, 2009 in a 7–8 loss to Saint Louis.

Head coaches

Records taken from the CSUB coaching records.
2009–2015Bill Kernen7197–198–1.499
2016Bob Macaluso119–37.339
2017–2024Jeremy Beard8153–246
Totals3 coaches16 seasons369–471–1

Year-by-year results

Records taken from the CSUB year-by-year results.

NCAA Division I tournament history

YearRecordPctNotes
20151–2.333Eliminated at 33rd by UCLA in Los Angeles Regional
Totals1–2.333

2015Los Angeles RegionalUCLAL 2–7
2015Los Angeles RegionalOle MissW 2–1
2015Los Angeles RegionalUCLAL 1–9

Awards and honors

  • Over their 12 seasons in Division I, one Roadrunner has been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
  • Over their 8 seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, 13 different Roadrunners have been named to the all-conference first-team.

All-Americans

YearPositionNameTeamSelector
2013SPJeff McKenzie3rdCB

Freshman First-Team All-Americans

YearPositionNameSelector
20112BOscar SanayCB
20133BMylz JonesCB

Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year

YearHandednessName
2013LeftJeff McKenzie
2015RightHayden Carter
2017RightMax Carter

Taken from CSUB baseball national recognition and conference recognition pages. Updated March 19, 2020.

Roadrunners in the Major Leagues

AthleteYears in MLBMLB teams
Austin Davis2018–presentPhiladelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
Mickey Jannis2021-presentBaltimore Orioles

Taken from Baseball Reference. Updated June 25, 2021.