:Columbia Lions baseball

{{Short description|Varsity athletic team for Columbia University in New York City}}

{{Infobox college baseball team

|name = Columbia Lions

|current = 2025 Columbia Lions baseball team

|logo = Columbia Lions wordmark.svg

|logo_size = 250

|founded = {{Start date|1868}}

|university = Columbia University

|conference = Ivy League

|division =

|location = New York City

|coach = Brett Boretti

|tenure = 20th

|stadium = Robertson Field at Satow Stadium

|capacity =

|nickname = Lions

|national_champion =

|cws =

|ncaa_tourneys = 1976, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022

|conference_tournament = 2022

|conference_champion = EIBL: 1933, 1934, 1944, 1963, 1976, 1977
Ivy: 1960*, 1961*, 1986*, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025
* Named Ivy League champion as highest-finishing Ivy League school in EIBL

}}

The Columbia Lions baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Columbia University in New York City.{{cite web|title=Columbia Lions|publisher=d1baseball.com|url=http://www.d1baseball.com/schools/columbia.htm|access-date=June 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514063219/http://www.d1baseball.com/schools/columbia.htm|archive-date=May 14, 2013|url-status=dead}} The team is a member of the Ivy League, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Columbia's first baseball team was fielded in 1868. The team plays its home games at Robertson Field at Satow Stadium in New York City. The Lions are coached by Brett Boretti.

History

=Lou Gehrig=

File:GehrigCU.jpg

The most famous member of the Columbia baseball team was Lou Gehrig. Gehrig attended Columbia between 1921 and 1923, intending to become an engineer. Known as "Columbia Lou," Gehrig played both baseball and football. Gehrig drew attention for his record-breaking 400-foot home runs and, as a pitcher, his 17-game strikeout streak in 1923. Gehrig signed with the Yankees in his sophomore year, leaving college for a lucrative paycheck, but remained a fan of Columbia sports for the remainder of his life.{{cite web |title=Lou Gehrig |url=http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/lou_gehrig.html |website=Columbia 250 |publisher=Columbia University |access-date=17 July 2019}}

Before Gehrig, Hall of Famer Eddie Collins also played for Columbia.

Columbia in the NCAA tournament

class="wikitable"

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Columbia Lions|Year|Record|Pct|Notes}}

1976

| 0–2

| {{Winpct|0|2}}

| Northeast Regional

2008

| 0–2

| {{Winpct|0|2}}

| Conway Regional

2013

| 1–2

| {{Winpct|1|2}}

| Fullerton Regional

2014

| 0–2

| {{Winpct|0|2}}

| Coral Gables Regional

2015

| 3–2

| {{Winpct|3|2}}

| Coral Gables Regional

2018

| 0–2

| {{Winpct|0|2}}

| Gainesville Regional

2022

| 2–2

| {{Winpct|2|2}}

| Blacksburg Regional

| 6-14

| {{Winpct|6|14}}

Major League Baseball

Columbia has had 27 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.{{cite web |title=MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Columbia University (New York, NY)" |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?key_school=454820c6&exact=1&query_type=key_school |access-date=July 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714223222/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?key_school=454820c6&exact=1&query_type=key_school |archive-date=July 14, 2014}}

class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=4 style="{{NCAA color cell\|Columbia Lions}}" \|Lions in the Major League Baseball Draft
Year ! Player ! Round ! Team
1965 \|{{sort name\|Archie\|Roberts\|nolink=1}} \| 50 \| Cardinals
1966 \|{{sort name\|Robert\|Bossom\|nolink=1}} \| 19 \| Indians
1966 \|{{sort name\|Steven\|Richman\|nolink=1}} \| 52 \| Yankees
1967 \|{{sort name\|Robert\|Bosson\|nolink=1}} \| 2 \| Dodgers
1967 \|{{sort name\|Steven\|Richman\|nolink=1}} \| 4 \| Twins
1972 \|{{sort name\|James\|Romanosky\|nolink=1}} \| 25 \| Cardinals
1984 \|{{sort name\|Gene\|Larkin}} \| 20 \| Twins
1986 \|{{sort name\|Pete\|Murphy\|nolink=1}} \| 23 \| Pirates
1988 \|{{sort name\|Frank\|Seminara}} \| 12 \| Yankees
1991 \|{{sort name\|Kenneth\|Cavazzoni\|nolink=1}} \| 15 \| Reds
1991 \|{{sort name\|Chris\|Kotes\|nolink=1}} \| 23 \| Blue Jays
1994 \|{{sort name\|Garrett\|Neubart\|nolink=1}} \| 47 \| Expos
1995 \|{{sort name\|Garrett\|Neubart\|nolink=1}} \| 17 \| Rockies
1996 \|{{sort name\|Jason\|Halper\|nolink=1}} \| 54 \| Yankees
1997 \|{{sort name\|Jason\|Halper\|nolink=1}} \| 45 \| Yankees
1999 \|{{sort name\|Hawkeye\|Wayne\|nolink=1}} \| 11 \| Mariners
2004 \|{{sort name\|Fernando\|Perez\|dab=baseball}} \| 7 \| Devil Rays
2004 \|{{sort name\|Jessen\|Grant\|nolink=1}} \| 43 \| Cardinals
2012 \|{{sort name\|Dario\|Pizzano\|nolink=1}} \| 15 \| Mariners
2012 \|{{sort name\|Pat\|Lowery\|nolink=1}} \| 21 \| Angels
2013 \|{{sort name\|Alex\|Black\|nolink=1}} \| 29 \| Royals
2014 \|{{sort name\|David\|Speer\|nolink=1}} \| 27 \| Indians
2015 \|{{sort name\|Gus\|Craig\|nolink=1}} \| 30 \| Mariners
2015 \|{{sort name\|George\|Thanopoulous\|nolink=1}} \| 35 \| Mets
2015 \|{{sort name\|Jordan\|Serena\|nolink=1}} \| 35 \| Angels
2016 \|{{sort name\|Will\|Savage\|nolink=1}} \| 16 \| Tigers
2016 \|{{sort name\|George\|Thanopoulous\|nolink=1}} \| 27 \| Rockies

class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center"

! colspan=4 style="{{NCAA color cell|Columbia Lions}}" |Lions in the Major League Baseball Draft

Year

! Player

! Round

! Team

1965

|{{sort name|Archie|Roberts|nolink=1}}

| 50

| Cardinals

1966

|{{sort name|Robert|Bossom|nolink=1}}