Location Conway, AR Colors Purple and Gray Head coach Allen Gum Home ground Bear Stadium | Nickname Bears Conference Southland Conference League Division I (NCAA) | |
University University of Central Arkansas Home stadium Bear Stadium
(Capacity: 1,000) | ||
The Central Arkansas Bears baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. The team is a member of the Southland Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Bear Stadium in Conway, Arkansas. The Bears are coached by Allen Gum.
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History
In 2013, UCA went farther into the playoffs than any Southland conference team has been, coming within one game of winning the Starkville regional. With the exception of eventual champion UCLA in the CWS Championship Series, the Bears were the only non-SEC team to beat Mississippi State in the 2013 season, splitting 3-3 with the Bulldogs on the year.
Major League Baseball
Central Arkansas has had 15 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.