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
TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
1936–1964Charlie Smith28555–289–10.656
1965–1971Lyle Olsen6181–134–9.573
1972–2002Jim Dietz301,231–750–18.620
2003–2014Tony Gwynn12363–363.500
2014–2023Mark Martinez9257–217
2024–2025Shaun Cole237–76
Totals6 coaches87 seasons2,724–1,829–37

RankNameSeasons
1Jim Dietz30
2Charlie Smith28
3Tony Gwynn12

RankNameWins
1Jim Dietz1,231
2Charlie Smith555
3Tony Gwynn363

RankNamePct.
1Charlie Smith.656
2Jim Dietz.620
3Lyle 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.
YearRecordPctNotes
1979 [NCAA Division I baseball tournament|1979]2–2.500Lost in the NCAA Mideast Regional finals to Pepperdine.
1981 [NCAA Division I baseball tournament|1981]0–2.000Eliminated by Oral Roberts in the Midwest Regional.
19820–2.000Eliminated by Houston in the West II Regional.
19831–2.333Eliminated by UC [Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball|UC Santa Barbara] in the West I Regional Semi-Finals.
19843–2.600Lost in the NCAA West I Regional finals to Cal State Fullerton.
19860–2.000Eliminated by Texas-Pan American in the Central Regional.
19903–2.600Lost in the NCAA West I Regional finals to Stanford.
19910–2.000Eliminated by Portland in the West II Regional.
20091–2.333Eliminated by UC Irvine in the Irvine Regional.
20130–2.000Eliminated by San Diego in the Los Angeles Regional.
20140–2.000Eliminated by Louisiana-Lafayette in the Lafayette Regional.
20151–2.333Eliminated by in the Lake Elsinore Regional.
20171–2.333Eliminated UCLA Bruins in the Long Beach Regional. Eliminated by Long Beach State in the Long Beach Regional.
20180–2.000Eliminated by in the Corvallis Regional.
TOTALS12–28.300

All-time series records

As of the

Player awards

All-Americans

The following is a listing of first team selections. Other selections are available at SDSU's official media guide.
Legend:

Alumni in Major League Baseball (MLB)

Dozens of Aztec baseball players have reached Major League Baseball (MLB) and played in regular season games. Through 2020, Aztec baseball alumni have a combined 37 [MLB All-Star|MLB All-Star Game] selections, 14 Gold Glove Awards, 9 World Series championships, and 3 No-hitters pitched.
PlayerPositionSeasonsTeamsAccolades
Pete Coscarart2B/SS1938–1946Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim WilsonSP1945–1946, 1948–1949, 1951–1958Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox
  • No-hitter on June 12, 1954 vs. Philadelphia Phillies
  • All-Star
  • Earle Brucker Jr.C1948Philadelphia Athletics
    Ed WolfeRP1952Pittsburgh Pirates
    Dave MoreheadSP1963–1970Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals
  • No-hitter on September 16, 1965 vs. Cleveland Indians
  • Don ShawRP1967New York Mets, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics
    Graig Nettles3B1967–1988Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos
  • World Series champion
  • All-Star
  • Gold Glove Award
  • ALCS MVP
  • AL home run leader
  • List of [New York Yankees captains|New York Yankees captain]
  • Dave RobinsonOF1970–1971San Diego Padres
    Jim NettlesOF1970–1972, 1974, 1979, 1981Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics
    Gary RyersonSP1972–1973Milwaukee Brewers
    Dave Roberts3B/C1972–1975, 1977–1982San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies
    John AndrewsRP1973St. Louis Cardinals
    Dave SmithRP1980–1992Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs
  • All-Star
  • Bud BlackSP1981–1995Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants
  • World Series champion
  • Bud BlackPitching coach2000–2006Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels
  • World Series champion
  • Bud BlackManager2007–presentSan Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies
  • Manager of the Year">Manager (baseball)">Manager of the Year
  • Tony GwynnRF1982–2001San Diego Padres
  • National Baseball Hall of Fame
  • NL batting champion
  • 15× All-Star
  • Gold Glove Award
  • Silver Slugger Award
  • Roberto Clemente Award
  • San Diego Padres No. 19 retired
  • San Diego Padres Hall of Fame
  • Harold Reynolds2B1983–1994Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels
  • All-Star
  • Gold Glove Award
  • Roberto Clemente Award
  • AL stolen base leader
  • Bobby MeachamSS1983–1988New York Yankees
    Bobby MeachamThird base/first base coach2006–2012, 2020–2022Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies
    Mike CoucheeRP1983San Diego Padres
    Ed AmelungOF1984, 1986Los Angeles Dodgers
    Al NewmanIF1985–1992Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers
  • World Series champion
  • Chris JonesOF1985–1986Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants
    Mark WilliamsonRP1987–1994Baltimore Orioles
  • Combined no-hitter on July 13, 1991 vs. Oakland Athletics
  • Chris GwynnOF1987–1996Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres
  • Silver medal at 1984 Summer Olympics with United States national baseball team
  • Mark Grace1B1988–2003Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks
  • World Series champion
  • All-Star
  • Gold Glove Award
  • Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame
  • Mark GraceHitting coach2015–2016Arizona Diamondbacks
    Jim CampbellSP1990Kansas City Royals
    Nikco RiesgoOF1991Montreal Expos
    Erik PlantenbergRP1993–1994, 1997Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies
    Jeff BarryOF1995, 1998–1999New York Mets, Colorado Rockies
    Tony Clark1B1995–2009Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres
  • All-Star
  • Travis Lee1B1998–2006Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees
  • Gold medal at 1996 Summer Olympics with United States national baseball team
  • Dan MurrayRP1999–2000New York Mets, Kansas City Royals
    Jeff DaVanonOF1999, 2001–2007Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics
    Jerrod RigganRP2000–2003New York Mets, Cleveland Indians
    Justin BrunetteRP2000St. Louis Cardinals
    Jason PhillipsC/1B2001–2007New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays
    Jim RushfordOF2002Milwaukee Brewers
    Alex PelaezIF2002San Diego Padres
    Aaron HarangSP2002–2015Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies
  • NL wins leader
  • NL strikeout leader
  • Royce RingRP2005–2008, 2010New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees
    Tony Gwynn Jr.OF2006–2012, 2014Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies
    Justin MastersonSP2008–2015Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals
  • All-Star
  • Alex HinshawRP2008–2009, 2012San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs
    Edgar Gonzalez2B2008–2009San Diego Padres
    Lance ZawadzkiIF2010San Diego Padres
    Stephen StrasburgSP2010–2022Washington Nationals
  • World Series champion
  • World Series [Most Valuable Player Award|World Series MVP]
  • All-Star
  • All-MLB First Team
  • Silver Slugger Award
  • NL wins leader
  • NL strikeout leader
  • Immaculate inning on July 3, 2019 vs. Miami Marlins
  • Bronze medal at 2008 Summer Olympics with United States national baseball team
  • Addison ReedRP/CL2011–2018Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins
    Bruce BillingsRP2011, 2014Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees
    Quintin BerryOF2012–2015, 2017Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers
  • World Series champion
  • Quintin BerryFirst base/third base coach2021–presentMilwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs
    Greg AllenOF2017–2023Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates
    Ty France1B2019–presentSan Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds
  • All Star
  • Seby ZavalaC2019, 2021–presentChicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners
    Alan TrejoIF2021–presentColorado Rockies
  • Bronze medal at 2023 World Baseball Classic with Mexico national baseball team
  • Garrett HillSP/RP2022–2023Detroit Tigers
    David HensleyIF2022–presentHouston Astros, Miami Marlins
  • World Series champion
  • Casey SchmittIF2023–presentSan Francisco Giants