Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}{{Infobox College baseball team
|name = Central Connecticut Blue Devils
|founded = 1935
|current = 2025 Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball team
|logo = Central Connecticut Blue Devils wordmark.png
|logo_size = 200
|university = Central Connecticut State University
|conference = Northeast
|division =
|location = New Britain, Connecticut
|coach = Charlie Hickey
|tenure = 26th
|stadium = CCSU Baseball Field
|capacity = 1,000
|nickname = Devils
|national_champion =
|cws =
|regional_champ =
|ncaa_tourneys = Division II
1973, 1975
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Division I
2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
|conference_tournament = 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
|conference_champion = 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2023
}}
The Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. The team is a member of the Northeast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Central Connecticut State's first baseball team was fielded in 1935. During their time in NCAA Division II, they went to the national baseball tournament twice. The team plays its home games at CCSU Baseball Field in New Britain, which opened in 2010 and seats 1,000. The Blue Devils are coached by Charlie Hickey.
The Blue Devils have claimed eight Northeast Conference baseball tournament championships and appeared in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship eight times. The 2010 team set several offensive school records en route to a recent Regional appearance in the Norwich Regional. The 2023 team was the most recent to reach the NCAA tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.ccsubluedevils.com/sports/bsb/2016-17/files/CCSU_Baseball_Record_Book2017.pdf|publisher=Central Connecticut Blue Devils|title=2017 Record Book|accessdate=February 12, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/2014/05/21/central-starts-in-nec-baseball-tournament-thursday/|newspaper=Hartford Courant|title=Central Starts in NEC Baseball Tournament Thursday|author=Mike Anthony|date=May 21, 2014|access-date=February 12, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.nhregister.com/article/NH/20100602/NEWS/306029955|newspaper=New Haven Register|title=Area players key to Central Connecticut baseball success|author=Jim Fuller|date=June 2, 2010|accessdate=February 12, 2017}}
Central Connecticut in the NCAA tournament
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Central Connecticut Blue Devils|Year|Record|Pct|Notes}} |
| 2002
| 0–2 | {{Winpct|0|2}} |
| 2003
| 0–2 | {{Winpct|0|2}} |
| 2004
| 0–2 | {{Winpct|0|2}} |
| 2010
| 0–2 | {{Winpct|0|2}} |
| 2017
| 0–2 | {{Winpct|0|2}} |
| 2019
| 1–2 | {{Winpct|1|2}} |
| 2021
| 0–2 | {{Winpct|0|2}} |
| 2023
| 0–2 | {{Winpct|0|2}} |
| {{center|TOTALS}}
| 1-16 | {{Winpct|1|16}} | |
Coaching history
This table reflects the documented coaching history through the 2024 season.
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! Name !! Seasons !! W !! L !! T !! Pct | |||||
| Jim Kaiser | 7 | 36 | 11 | 0 | {{winpct|36|11}} |
| Ed Creed | 3 | 24 | 6 | 0 | {{winpct|24|6}} |
| Hank Majlinger | 30 | 353 | 168 | 0 | {{winpct|353|168}} |
| Julian Wojtusik | 7 | 63 | 105 | 1 | {{winpct|63|105|1}} |
| George Redman | 14 | 258 | 274 | 4 | {{winpct|258|274|4}} |
| Charlie Hickey | 25 | 664 | 564 | 5 | {{winpct|664|564|5}} |
Retired numbers
Central Connecticut has one retired number.
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{{CollegeSecondaryHeader|border=2|team=Central Connecticut Blue Devils|No.|Member|Position|Career|Year No. Retired}} | ||||
| {{center|27}} | Ricky Bottalico | P | 1991 | 2000 |
Season-by-season record
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Central Connecticut Blue Devils|Season|Coach|Overall|Conference|Standing|Postseason}} |
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead| |name= Charlie Hickey |conference= Northeast Conference |startyear= 2000 |endyear= present |
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2000
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 17–31–1
| conference = 9–11
| confstanding = 3rd (North)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = division
| season = 2001
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 30–22
| conference = 14–8
| confstanding = T-1st (North)
| postseason = NEC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2002
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 34–23
| conference = 18–9
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2003
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 31–17–2
| conference = 19–6
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2004
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 41–17–1
| conference = 20–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2005
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 19–28
| conference = 10–14
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2006
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 33–18
| conference = 16–7
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NEC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2007
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 26–26
| conference = 14–14
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NEC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2008
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 25–24
| conference = 18–9
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NEC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2009
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 26–22
| conference = 16–11
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NEC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2010
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 33–23
| conference = 18–14
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2011
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 26–25–1
| conference = 17–14
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = NEC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2012
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 28–24
| conference = 19–13
| confstanding = T-3rd
| postseason = NEC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2013
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 28–25
| conference = 16–16
| confstanding = T-5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2014
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 27–22
| conference = 14–10
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NEC tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 17–31
| conference = 9–15
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 23–34
| conference = 15–17
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NEC tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2017
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 36–22
| conference = 21–7
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 18–28
| conference = 12–16
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2019
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 31-23
| conference = 16-8
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 4-8
| conference = 0-0
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason = Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2021
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 28-15
| conference = 21-9
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2022
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 29-18
| conference = 17-10
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NEC tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 36-14
| conference = 25-5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Charlie Hickey
| overall = 646-540-5
| confrecord = 374-247
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall =
}}
See also
References
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