Stetson Hatters baseball


The Stetson Hatters baseball team represents Stetson University, which is located in DeLand, Florida. The Hatters are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the ASUN Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1972 and joined the ASUN Conference in 1986.
The Stetson Hatters play all home games off-campus at Melching Field at Conrad Park. Since their promotion to Division I in 1972, the Hatters have played in 18 NCAA tournaments and hosted and won their first regional in 2018. Over their 34 seasons in the ASUN Conference, they have won six conference regular season titles and eight conference tournaments.
Since the program's inception in 1901, 10 Hatters have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by recent Cy Young Award winners Jacob deGrom and Corey Kluber. Under current head coach Steve Trimper, nine Hatters have been drafted, including Logan Gilbert who was selected in the first round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.

Conference membership history (Division I only)

Melching Field at Conrad Park

Melching Field at Conrad Park is a baseball stadium in DeLand, Florida, that seats 2,500 people. It was opened on February 12, 1999, with a 4–3 win over Louisville. A record attendance of 2,975 was set on March 20, 2007, during a non-conference game against Florida.

Head coaches (Division I only)

Records taken from the 2019 Stetson Baseball Guide
1972–1979Jim Ward8225–143.611
1980–2016Pete Dunn371312–888–3.596
2017–presentSteve Trimper8241–173
Totals3 coaches53 seasons1,778–1,206–3

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the 2019 Stetson Baseball Guide

NCAA Division I Tournament history

YearRecordPctNotes
19822–2.500Eliminated by Miami (FL) in Atlantic Regional
19841–2.333Eliminated by South Alabama in South I Regional
19883–2.600Eliminated by Florida in East Regional
19891–2.333Eliminated by Clemson in Atlantic Regional
19900–2.000Eliminated by NC State in Atlantic Regional
19920–2.000Eliminated by Florida State in South II Regional
19962–2.500Eliminated by Virginia in South I Regional
19970–2.000Eliminated by Harvard in Midwest Regional
20002–2.500Eliminated by Georgia Tech in Atlanta Regional
20012–2.500Eliminated by Miami (FL) in Coral Gables Regional
20020–2.000Eliminated by South Florida in Tallahassee Regional
20032–2.500Eliminated by South Carolina in Columbia Regional
20050–2.000Eliminated by Notre Dame in Gainesville Regional
20060–2.000Eliminated by Michigan in Atlanta Regional
20071–2.333Eliminated by Florida State in Tallahassee Regional
20112–2.500Eliminated by South Carolina in Columbia Regional
20160–2.000Eliminated by Florida Atlantic in Coral Gables Regional
20183–2.600Eliminated by North Carolina in Chapel Hill Super Regional
20241–2.333Eliminated by UCF in Tallahassee Regional
20251–2.333Eliminated by NC State in Auburn Regional
Totals23–40.365

Awards and honors (Division I only)

All-Americans

YearPositionNameTeamSelector
1989PTom Hickox3rdBA
1997SSKevin Nicholson2ndBA
1997SSKevin Nicholson3rdABCA
1998CSammy Serrano1stBA
1998CSammy Serrano1stCB
1998CSammy Serrano2ndABCA
2000OFFrank Corr1stABCA
2000OFFrank Corr2ndBA
2000OFFrank Corr2ndCB
2000PLenny DiNardo1stABCA
2000PLenny DiNardo1stBA
2000PLenny DiNardo1stCB
2001OFFrank Corr2ndNCBWA
2001PLenny DiNardo3rdCB
2002CChris Westervelt2ndCB
2002CChris Westervelt3rdBA
20033BBrian Snyder1stBA
20033BBrian Snyder3rdCB
2004CChris Westervelt3rdCB
20061BChris Johnson3rdCB
2007PCorey Kluber2ndCB
2009OFJeremy Cruz2ndABCA
2009OFJeremy Cruz2ndCB
2011CNick Rickles2ndBA
2011CNick Rickles3rdCB
2011PKurt Schluter3rdCB
2012PRobbie Powell3rdCB
2017PLogan Gilbert2ndCB
2017PLogan Gilbert2ndNCBWA
2018PLogan Gilbert1stBA
2018PLogan Gilbert1stCB
2018PLogan Gilbert1stNCBWA
2018PJoey Gonzalez3rdNCBWA
2018P/UT/DHBrooks Wilson1stABCA
2018P/UT/DHBrooks Wilson1stBA
2018P/UT/DHBrooks Wilson1stCB
2018P/UT/DHBrooks Wilson1stNCBWA
2019PMitchell Senger2ndCB

Freshman First-Team All-Americans

YearPositionNameSelector
1996CSammy SerranoCB
1998UTFrank CorrCB
1999PLenny DiNardoBA
2001PJack CollinsCB
20013BBrian SnyderCB
20011BBryan ZenchykCB
2004PChris IngogliaCB
2004OFShane JordanCB
2005CDavid GollinerCB
20051BChris JohnsonCB
2007SSCasey FrawleyCB
20083BRobert CrewsCB
20092BMark JonesCB
2009CNick RicklesCB
2010SSRyan LashleyCB
2013INF/PKevin FaganCB
20131BPatrick MazeikaBA
20131BPatrick MazeikaCB
20131BPatrick MazeikaNCBWA
2015PBrooks WilsonCB
2019PDanny GarciaCB
2019PDaniel ParetCB

Trans America Athletic Conference / ASUN Conference Player of the Year

YearPositionName
1989PGeorge Tsamis
1991SSWes Weger
1992SSWes Weger
1993OFAaron Iatarola
1994PChuck Beale
1997SSKevin Nicholson
1998CSammy Serrano
2000OFFrank Corr
2002CChris Westervelt
2004CChris Westervelt
2009OFJeremy Cruz
2018P/DHBrooks Wilson

Trans America Athletic Conference / ASUN Conference Pitcher of the Year

YearHandednessName
2007RightCorey Kluber
2011RightKurt Schluter
2017RightLogan Gilbert
2018RightLogan Gilbert

Trans America Athletic Conference / ASUN Conference Freshman of the Year

YearPositionName
20011BBryan Zenchyk
20043BBraedyn Pruitt
20051BChris Johnson
20083BRobert Crews
20131BPatrick Mazeika
2019PDaniel Paret

Taken from the 2019 Stetson baseball guide. Updated September 7, 2019.

Hatters in the Major Leagues

AthleteYears in MLBMLB teams
Brian Bocock2008, 2010San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies
Jacob deGrom2014–presentNew York Mets, Texas Rangers
Lenny DiNardo2004–2009Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals
Logan Gilbert2021–presentSeattle Mariners
Chris Johnson2009–2016Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Miami Marlins
Corey Kluber2011–2023Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox
Eric Knott2001, 2003Arizona Diamondbacks, Montreal Expos
Patrick Mazeika2021–2022New York Mets
Kevin Nicholson2000San Diego Padres
Wade Rowdon1984–1988Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles
Bill Swaggerty1983–1986Baltimore Orioles
George Tsamis1993Minnesota Twins

Taken from the 2019 Stetson baseball guide. Updated September 6, 2019.