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Wright State Raiders baseball

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Location
  
Dayton, Ohio

Founded
  
1971

Ground
  
Nischwitz Stadium

Head coach
  
Jeff Mercer (1st year)

Nickname
  
Raiders

Conference
  
Horizon League

University
  
Wright State University

Colors
  
Hunter Green, Vegas Gold

Home stadium
  
Nischwitz Stadium (Capacity: 750)

The Wright State Raiders baseball team is the college baseball team of Wright State University. The program was founded in 1971 where it started off in Division II until 1988 when it moved to Division I. Nischwitz Stadium in Dayton, OH has been the home field of the program since 1993. The team has won 6 conference regular season championships, 7 conference tournament championships, and has appeared in the NCAA tournament 5 times. The Raiders are coached by Raider alum and former hitting coach Jeff Mercer.

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Stadium

Wright State currently plays at Nischwitz Stadium. The 750 seat stadium was built in 1993 and was named after Ron and Gregg Nischwitz. Ron coached the program for 30 years.

Year-by-year results

WSU's records season by season since joining Division I in 1988.

Wright State in the NCAA Tournament

Wright State has made it to the NCAA tournament 4 times. The team last played in the NCAA tournament in 2011 after they defeated Valparaiso in back to back games to win the Horizon League tournament championship.

  • The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament started in 1947.
  • The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
  • References

    Wright State Raiders baseball Wikipedia