UT Martin Skyhawks baseball


The UT Martin Skyhawks baseball team represents the University of Tennessee at Martin, which is located in Martin, Tennessee. The Skyhawks are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1993 and joined the Ohio Valley Conference the same season.
The UT Martin Skyhawks play all home games on campus at Skyhawk Baseball Field. Over their 27 seasons in the Ohio Valley Conference, they have played in four OVC Tournaments. The Skyhawks have yet to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament.
Since the program's inception in 1957, one Skyhawk has gone on to play in Major League Baseball, pitcher Alec Mills. Three other Skyhawks have been drafted.

Conference membership history (Division I only)

  • 1993–present: Ohio Valley Conference

    Skyhawk Park

Skyhawk Park is a baseball stadium on the UT Martin campus in Martin, Tennessee that seats 500 people. It opened in 1974.

NCAA Tournament appearances

Division II

During their time in Division II, the Skyhawks reached the NCAA Division II baseball tournament twice.
19711–2Mideast Regional
19861-2South Atlantic Regional
TOTALS2–4

Head coaches (Division I only)

Records taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide.
1993–1998Vernon Prather683–178–3.318
1999–2013Bubba Cates15224–560–1.286
2014Brad Goss19–42.184
2015–2017Rick Robinson361–100.379
2018–presentRyan Jenkins7114–214
Totals5 coaches32 seasons491–1,094–4

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide.

Awards and honors (Division I only)

  • Over their 27 seasons in the Ohio Valley Conference, 5 different Skyhawks have been named to the all-conference first-team.

    Freshman First-Team All-Americans

YearPositionNameSelector
20081BWes PattersonCB
2011DHPhil SorensenCB
2014DHBen UptonCB
2017OFConnor AubeCB
20181BEthan WhitleyCB

Taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide. Updated March 9, 2020.

Skyhawks in the Major Leagues

AthleteYears in MLBMLB teams
Alec Mills2016, 2018–presentKansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs

Taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide. Updated March 9, 2020.