Milwaukee Panthers baseball


The Milwaukee Panthers are an NCAA Division I college baseball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. The current head coach is Shaun Wegner.
The only Division I college baseball team in the state of Wisconsin, the Panthers have qualified for three NCAA tournaments since 1999, including a win over #1 ranked Rice in the first round of the 1999 NCAA tournament.

Coaches

CoachYearsWinsLossesTiesPct.
Armin Kraeft1956531
Bill Ritter1957–19701221611
Frank Orzel1971–197327500
Jim Burian1987–1990621150
Scott Kugi1991–199333860
Bill Schufrieder199420300
Jerry Augustine1995–20063472971
Scott Doffek2007–20234124311
Shaun Wegner2024-present19360

NCAA tournament results

The Panthers have appeared in four NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 1–8.
YearRoundOpponentResult/Score
1999Regional
Regional
Regional
Rice
Texas Tech
Rice
W 8–4
L 8–5
L 27–1
2001Regional
Regional
Notre Dame
UC Santa Barbara
L 12–4
L 13–12
2002Regional
Regional
Nebraska
SW Missouri State
L 7–2
L 6–1
2010Regional
Regional
Arizona State
San Diego
L 6–2
L 22–1

Facilities

After playing at a variety of home sites in 1991, the Panthers played at Simmons Field in Kenosha in 1992 and 1993. They then began playing home games at Henry Aaron Field at Lincoln Park in Glendale for the 1994 season. The 2019 Panthers schedule showed home games played at Henry Aaron Field; at Kapco Park on the campus of Concordia University Wisconsin; and one game at Miller Park.
In February 2018, the Panthers reached an agreement to move their home games to Franklin [Field (Wisconsin)|Franklin Field] in Franklin, Wisconsin. Their first game in Franklin was scheduled for March 20, 2020, though the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic two weeks prior. Their first home game in Franklin was on March 26, 2021, a 6–3 win over Purdue Fort Wayne.
The Panthers have played 32 games at the Milwaukee Brewers' American Family Field since 2002, posting a record of 21–11 as of 2024. Since 2022, the annual game has been contested against Division III MSOE.

All-Americans

  • Mike Goetz, 2006

Major League Baseball draftees

Milwaukee has had 24 Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965.