San Diego State Aztecs baseball
The San Diego State Aztecs baseball team is the college baseball program that represents San Diego State University. The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The team plays its home games at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
Notable alumni include Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame] inductee Tony Gwynn and World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg.
Stadium
is the Aztecs' home ballpark, located on the campus of the San Diego State University. The stadium opened in 1997 and hosts a capacity of 3,000.The previous stadium at the same site was known as Smith Stadium in honor of Charlie Smith, the longtime San Diego State head baseball coach. In 1997, the stadium was rebuilt at a cost of $4 million, funded mainly by John Moores, then-owner of the San Diego Padres.
The new stadium was named in honor of Tony Gwynn, a National Baseball [Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame] superstar for the Padres. The playing field retained Smith's name, and is officially known as Charlie Smith Field at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
Head coaches
As of the| Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
| 1936–1964 | Charlie Smith | 28 | 555–289–10 | .656 |
| 1965–1971 | Lyle Olsen | 6 | 181–134–9 | .573 |
| 1972–2002 | Jim Dietz | 30 | 1,231–750–18 | .620 |
| 2003–2014 | Tony Gwynn | 12 | 363–363 | .500 |
| 2014–2023 | Mark Martinez | 9 | 257–217 | |
| 2024–2025 | Shaun Cole | 2 | 37–76 | |
| Totals | 6 coaches | 87 seasons | 2,724–1,829–37 |
| Rank | Name | Seasons |
| 1 | Jim Dietz | 30 |
| 2 | Charlie Smith | 28 |
| 3 | Tony Gwynn | 12 |
| Rank | Name | Wins |
| 1 | Jim Dietz | 1,231 |
| 2 | Charlie Smith | 555 |
| 3 | Tony Gwynn | 363 |
| Rank | Name | Pct. |
| 1 | Charlie Smith | .656 |
| 2 | Jim Dietz | .620 |
| 3 | Lyle Olsen | .573 |
SDSU in the NCAA tournament
- The Division I Baseball Championship|NCAA Division I baseball tournament] started in 1947. San Diego State athletics joined Division I in 1970.
- The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
| 1979 [NCAA Division I baseball tournament|1979] | 2–2 | .500 | Lost in the NCAA Mideast Regional finals to Pepperdine. |
| 1981 [NCAA Division I baseball tournament|1981] | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Oral Roberts in the Midwest Regional. |
| 1982 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Houston in the West II Regional. |
| 1983 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by UC [Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball|UC Santa Barbara] in the West I Regional Semi-Finals. |
| 1984 | 3–2 | .600 | Lost in the NCAA West I Regional finals to Cal State Fullerton. |
| 1986 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Texas-Pan American in the Central Regional. |
| 1990 | 3–2 | .600 | Lost in the NCAA West I Regional finals to Stanford. |
| 1991 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Portland in the West II Regional. |
| 2009 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by UC Irvine in the Irvine Regional. |
| 2013 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by San Diego in the Los Angeles Regional. |
| 2014 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Louisiana-Lafayette in the Lafayette Regional. |
| 2015 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by in the Lake Elsinore Regional. |
| 2017 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated UCLA Bruins in the Long Beach Regional. Eliminated by Long Beach State in the Long Beach Regional. |
| 2018 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by in the Corvallis Regional. |
| TOTALS | 12–28 | .300 |
All-time series records
As of thePlayer awards
All-Americans
The following is a listing of first team selections. Other selections are available at SDSU's official media guide.Legend:
- ABCA = American Baseball Coaches Association
- BA = Baseball America
- CB = Collegiate Baseball
- NCBWA = Collegiate Baseball Writers Association">Collegiate Baseball Newspaper">Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
- SN = Sporting News