The Lipscomb Bisons baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and is a member of the ASUN Conference.
| Lipscomb Bisons | |
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 2024 Lipscomb Bisons baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1869 |
| Conference history | Mississippi Valley Conference (1929–1934) Volunteer State Athletic Conference (1948–1985) Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference (1986–1996) TranSouth Athletic Conference (1997–2001) |
| University | Lipscomb University |
| Head coach | Jeff Forehand (18th season) |
| Conference | Atlantic Sun |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Home stadium | Dugan Field (Capacity: 1,500) |
| Nickname | Bisons |
| Colors | Purple and gold[1] |
| NCAA Tournament champions | |
| NAIA: 1977, 1979 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2008, 2015, 2023 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2008, 2015, 2023 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 2022, 2023 | |
The Bisons have been to two NCAA tournaments, in 2008 and 2015.
Stadiums edit
Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium edit
The Bisons have played their home games at Dugan Field in Nashville since 1991. The facility has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.[2] The playing surface is named after Ken Dugan, Lipscomb baseball coach from 1960 to 1996 and winner of over 1,000 games as head of the program. The surrounding stadium is named after Stephen Lee Marsh.[3]
Head coaches edit
| Year(s) | Coach | Seasons | W–L–T | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926–1928 | Hershel Priestley | 3 | 0–0–0 | – |
| 1929 | Edgar Darnell | 1 | 0–0–0 | – |
| 1930–1932 | H. Leo Boles | 3 | 0–0–0 | – |
| 1933 | Robert Alexander | 1 | 0–0–0 | – |
| 1934–1936, 1938–1942 | Robert Neil | 8 | 0–0–0 | – |
| 1937 | Pinkey Berryhill | 1 | 0–0–0 | – |
| 1947–1951 | Herman Waddell | 5 | 0–0–0 | – |
| 1952 | Axel Swang | 1 | 0–0–0 | – |
| 1953–1956 | Elvis Sherrill | 4 | 0–0–0 | – |
| 1957–1959 | Charles Morris | 3 | 0–0–0 | – |
| 1960–1996 | Ken Dugan | 37 | 1,137–450 | .716 |
| 1997–2000 | Mel Brown | 4 | 0–0–0 | – |
| 2001–2006 | Wynn Fletcher | 6 | 123–184 | .401 |
| 2007–present | Jeff Forehand | 15 | 386–420 | .479 |
| Totals | 14 | 92 | 1,646–1,054 | .610 |
NCAA tournament edit
| Year | Site | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Foley Field | 1–2 | Athens Regional |
| 2015 | Hawkins Field | 0–2 | Nashville Regional |
| 2023 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | 0–2 | Clemson Regional |
| Total | — | 1–6 | (1–6 regionals) |
Player awards edit
Atlantic Sun award winners edit
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References edit
- ^ Lipscomb University Brand Identity Guide and Stylebook (PDF). January 1, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "Dugan Field". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "Dugan Field at Marsh Stadium". lipscombsports.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "2018 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.nusports.com. Northwestern University. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ Kirk Downs (May 26, 2015). "Baseball claims A-Sun title, heading to second NCAA tourney". www.lipscomb.edu. Lipscomb University. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "2020 ASUN Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
External links edit
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