Milwaukee Panthers baseball
Milwaukee Panthers | |
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Founded | 1957 |
University | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
Head coach | Scott Doffek (14th season) |
Conference | Horizon League |
Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Home stadium | Routine Field (Capacity: 4,000) |
Nickname | Panthers |
Colors | Black and gold[1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1999, 2001, 2002, 2010 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
1999, 2002, 2010 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
2000, 2001, 2013 |
The Milwaukee Panthers are an NCAA Division I college baseball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.[2] The current head coach is Scott Doffek.
As the only Division I college baseball team in the state of Wisconsin, the Panthers have seen much success, including posting six 30-win seasons in the last nine years. They have also qualified for three NCAA Tournaments since 1999, including a win over #1 ranked Rice in the first round of the 1999 NCAA Tournament. In 2008 the Panthers were the number five seed in the conference tournament and made the finals only to lose 16–3 to number one UIC. The 2010 team saw them reach the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2002, only to lose to number one Arizona State and then to San Diego in the elimination bracket.
Coaches
Coach | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. |
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Scott Doffek | 2007–Present | 395 | 383 | 2 | .506 |
Jerry Augustine | 1995–2006 | 347 | 297 | 1 | .539 |
Bill Schufrieder | 1994 | 20 | 30 | 0 | .400 |
Scott Kugi | 1991–1993 | 33 | 86 | 0 | .277 |
Jim Burian | 1987–1990 | 62 | 115 | 0 | .350 |
Frank Orzel | 1971–1973 | 27 | 50 | 0 | .351 |
Bill Ritter | 1957–1970 | 122 | 161 | 1 | .431 |
Armin Kraeft | 1956 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .605 |
NCAA Tournament results
The Panthers have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–5.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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1999 | Regional (Game 1) Regional (Game 2) Regional (Game 3) |
Rice Texas tech Rice |
W 8–4 L 8–5 L 27–1 |
2001 | Regional | UC-Santa Barbara | L 13–12 |
2002 | Regional | SW Missouri State | L 6–1 |
2010 | Regional (Game 1) Regional (Game 2) |
Arizona State San Diego |
L 6–2 L 22–1 |
Facilities
After playing at a variety of home sites in 1991, the Panthers played at Simmons Field in Kenosha in 1992 and 1993.[3] They then began playing home games at Henry Aaron Field at Lincoln Park in Glendale for the 1994 season.[3] The 2019 Panthers schedule showed home games played at Henry Aaron Field; at Kapco Park on the campus of Concordia University Wisconsin; and one game at Miller Park.[4]
In February 2018, the Panthers reached an agreement to move their home games to Routine Field in Franklin, Wisconsin.[5] Their first game in Franklin will be on March 20, 2020.[6]
Yearly records
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Milwaukee (Independent) (1991–1993) | |||||||||
1991 | Scott Kugi | 9–35 | |||||||
1992 | Scott Kugi | 14–32 | |||||||
1993 | Scott Kugi | 10–19 | |||||||
Milwaukee (Mid-Continent Conference) (1994–1994) | |||||||||
1994 | Bill Schufrieder | 20–30 | 9–12 | 6th | |||||
Milwaukee (Horizon League) (1995–Present) | |||||||||
1995 | Jerry Augustine | 21–24 | 6–9 | 7th | |||||
1996 | Jerry Augustine | 23–26 | 13–8 | 2nd | |||||
1997 | Jerry Augustine | 28–30 | 13–11 | 3rd | |||||
1998 | Jerry Augustine | 33–15–1 | 14–6 | 2nd | |||||
1999 | Jerry Augustine | 31–29 | 11–7 | 2nd | Lubbuck Regional | ||||
2000 | Jerry Augustine | 30–24 | 12–6 | 1st | |||||
2001 | Jerry Augustine | 39–18 | 16–4 | 1st | South Bend Regional | ||||
2002 | Jerry Augustine | 36–20 | 15–8 | 2nd | Lincoln Regional | ||||
2003 | Jerry Augustine | 25–25 | 13–10 | 3rd | |||||
2004 | Jerry Augustine | 23–30 | 9–10 | 5th | |||||
2005 | Jerry Augustine | 26–31 | 12–8 | 3rd | |||||
2006 | Jerry Augustine | 32–25 | 18–12 | 2nd | |||||
2007 | Scott Doffek | 25–32 | 16–14 | 3rd | |||||
2008 | Scott Doffek | 25–36 | 11–15 | 5th | |||||
2009 | Scott Doffek | 28–27 | 14–9 | 2nd | |||||
2010 | Scott Doffek | 33–26 | 17–8 | 2nd | Tempe Regional | ||||
2011 | Scott Doffek | 28–28 | 15–10 | 3rd | |||||
2012 | Scott Doffek | 27–27 | 18–11 | 3rd | |||||
2013 | Scott Doffek | 29–21 | 14–7 | 1st | |||||
2014 | Scott Doffek | 21–29 | 10–14 | 4th | |||||
2015 | Scott Doffek | 39–20 | 16–13 | 3rd | |||||
2016 | Scott Doffek | 32-26 | 17-11 | 2nd | |||||
2017 | Scott Doffek | 22-32 | 10-18 | 6th | |||||
2018 | Scott Doffek | 26-28 | 13-12 | 3rd | |||||
2019 | Scott Doffek | 36-22-1 | 18-11 | T-2nd | |||||
2020 | Scott Doffek | ||||||||
Total: | |||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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All-Americans
- Mike Goetz, 2006
Major League Baseball
Milwaukee has had 13 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[7]
Panthers in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
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Year | Player | Round | Team |
1989 | Michael Johnson | 27 | Brewers |
1993 | Craig Scheffler | 12 | Dodgers |
1995 | Cory Bigler | 23 | Pirates |
2000 | Michael Oiler | 35 | Brewers |
2006 | Mike Goetz | 25 | Brewers |
2011 | Chad Pierce | 38 | Brewers |
2012 | Paul Hoenecke | 24 | Dodgers |
2012 | Eric Semmelhack | 12 | Brewers |
2012 | Jordan Guth | 9 | Phillies |
2013 | Josh Uhen | 5 | Brewers |
2015 | Mitch Ghelfi | 28 | Brewers |
2015 | Sam Koenig | 27 | Angels |
2015 | Justin Langley | 16 | Marlins |
See also
References
- ^ Milwaukee Athletics Graphic Standards Manual (PDF). June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
- ^ a b "Henry Aaron Field". Milwaukee Athletics. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Baseball Schedule". Milwaukee Athletics. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ D'Amato, Gary (February 27, 2018). "D'Amato: UWM baseball team finally will get its field of dreams". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- ^ Bohl, Cody (October 17, 2019). "Panthers Release Full 2020 Baseball Schedule". Milwaukee Athletics. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.