Houston Christian Huskies baseball

{{Infobox College baseball team

|current = 2025 Houston Christian Huskies baseball team

|name = Houston Christian Huskies baseball

|founded = 1964,{{cite web|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A10EEA3FE61C5B8B0%40GB3NEWS-173448F3A2C6F595%402438475-173445C668820261%4049-173445C668820261%40?h=79&fname=%22houston%20baptist%22&mname=&lname=&kwinc=&kwexc=&sort=old&rgfromDate=Nov%201963&rgtoDate=Mar%201964&formDate=12/02/1964&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&page=5&sid=ybaaijnretnvxrljvzdaacsfqgpdwwlh_wma-gateway013_1688343122929|title=Saint Thomas Beats Houston Baptist, 12-5|date=March 20, 1964|newspaper=The Houston Post|page=50|access-date=February 17, 2024|via=genealogybank.com}} 1990

|logo = Houston Christian Huskies wordwark.png

|logo_size = 200

|university = Houston Christian University

|conference = Southland

|division =

|location = Houston, Texas

|coach = Clay VanderLaan

|tenure = 1st

|stadium = Husky Field

|capacity = 500{{cite web|title=2014 HBU Baseball Media Guide|url=http://www.sidearmdmg.com/hbu/baseball/|publisher=Houston Baptist University Athletics|access-date=December 27, 2014 |pages=1, 68}}

|nickname = Huskies

|national_champion =

|cws = NAIA: 2007

|ncaa_tourneys = 2015

|conference_tournament = NAIA:
NAIA District 8: 1969
Red River: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
NCAA DI:
Great West: 2013
Southland: 2015

|conference_champion = NAIA:
Big State: 1997
Red River: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

}}

The Houston Christian Huskies baseball team, known as the Houston Baptist Huskies until 2022, is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Houston Christian University in Houston, Texas, United States.{{cite web|title=Houston Baptist Huskies|publisher=d1baseball.com| url=http://www.d1baseball.com/schools/houstnbapt.htm|access-date=July 17, 2013}} The team is a member of the Southland Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Husky Field in Houston, Texas. The Huskies are currently coached by Clay VanderLaan.

History

The Huskies baseball team's first stint was from 1964-1970. The team was idle from 1971 to 1989 before returning in the spring of 1990, competing in the sport in every season since.

= NAIA years =

The Huskies competed at the NAIA level from 1966 to 1969 and again from 1990 to 2007. The team played as an NAIA independent twelve of those seasons (1966-1969, 1990-1996, and 1998). They also competed in the Big State conference for one season (1997) winning the conference championship. The Huskies competed in the Red River Athletic Conference for the final nine seasons (1999–2007) as an NAIA member winning the RRAC conference championship eight of the nine seasons (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) and the RRAC conference tournament championship seven times (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006). In 1969, the Huskies played in the 1969 NAIA Area II Area Tournament, going 1-2.{{cite web |date=May 31, 1969|title=Grand Canyon Wins, 8-3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-grand-canyon-wins-8-3/141230706/|newspaper=Arizona Republic|page=62|access-date=February 17, 2024|via=newspapers.com}} Ray Zaragoza threw a seven-inning perfect game in the first game of a home doubleheader against Bishop College on April 27, 1968.{{Cite web|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A10EEA3FE61C5B8B0%40GB3NEWS-17344338804C0E1D%402439975-173313B1B768CC8A%4083-173313B1B768CC8A%40?h=244&fname=%22houston%20baptist%22&mname=&lname=&kwinc=&kwexc=&sort=old&rgfromDate=Feb%201968&rgtoDate=May%201968&formDate=12/02/1964&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&page=16&sid=jvjpomikgcvsipiwxpuikfacsvjmjewr_wma-gateway012_1688345997409|title=Zaragoza Hurls Perfect Game as HBC Wins Pair|date=April 28, 1968|newspaper=The Houston Post|page=84|access-date=April 12, 2024|via=genealogybank.com}}

=NCAA Division I years=

In 2008, Houston Baptist transitioned to Division I (NCAA) competing as an independent for the first two seasons at the Division I level. From 2010 to 2013, the Huskies competed in the Great West Conference winning the conference tournament championship in 2013. The team was a finalist in the 2011 and 2012 conference tournaments. Houston Baptist University became a member of the Southland Conference before the start of the 2013–14 season. The Huskies won the Southland Conference Baseball Tournament in their second season as an SLC member. In winning the tournament, the Huskies won the SLC auto-bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament marked the Huskies' first appearance in the tournament.{{cite web|title=2015 HBU Huskies Baseball|url=http://sidearmdmg.com/hbu/baseball/|publisher=HBU Athletic Department|access-date=April 3, 2015|pages=49–74}}{{cite web|author1=Melissa Cebold|title=Houston Baptist wins first Southland Baseball Championship|url=http://sportsnola.com/houston-baptist-wins-first-southland-baseball-championship/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524234315/http://sportsnola.com/houston-baptist-wins-first-southland-baseball-championship/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 24, 2015 |publisher=SportsNOLA.com|access-date=May 24, 2015|date=May 23, 2015}}

Facilities

The Huskies (known as the Spartans prior to the conclusion of the 1965 season) split their 1965 home games between Andy Anderson Field in Memorial Park and the new HBC Diamond.{{Cite web|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A10EEA3FE61C5B8B0%40GB3NEWS-17347A7BB7F4CB14%402438843-17347845548D45FE%4040-17347845548D45FE%40?h=54&fname=%22houston%20baptist%22&mname=&lname=&kwinc=&kwexc=&sort=old&rgfromDate=1965&rgtoDate=1983&formDate=&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&pub%5B0%5D=houston-chronicle&pub%5B1%5D=houston-post&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&page=3&sid=gydbntvwmsooysfplvodvynttdefoblp_wma-gateway017_1688338703372|title=Spartans Down Allen in 11th|date=March 23, 1965|newspaper=The Houston Post|page=41|access-date=February 17, 2024|via=genealogybank.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A10EEA3FE61C5B8B0%40GB3NEWS-17347792CF5DFE09%402438889-173323A2A8987D5B%4043-173323A2A8987D5B%40?h=99&fname=%22houston%20baptist%22&mname=&lname=&kwinc=&kwexc=&sort=old&rgfromDate=1965&rgtoDate=1983&formDate=&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&pub%5B0%5D=houston-chronicle&pub%5B1%5D=houston-post&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&page=6&sid=gydbntvwmsooysfplvodvynttdefoblp_wma-gateway017_1688338703372|title=Baptists Winners over Saint Thomas|date=May 8, 1965|newspaper=The Houston Post|page=44|access-date=February 17, 2024|via=genealogybank.com}} HBC Diamond was the home for Houston Baptist Baseball until the program's first stint ended in 1970 and part of right field became the site of a then-future shopping center.{{Cite web|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A14DB39C1C40322B4%40GB3NEWS-162F95F185C448D8%402440864-162F6F46D24AD17C%4041-162F6F46D24AD17C%40?h=14&fname=%22houston%20baptist%22&mname=&lname=&kwinc=baseball&kwexc=&sort=old&rgfromDate=June%201970&rgtoDate=February%201971&formDate=&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&sid=xzkpzeobeeqsyexfxyffpvoualsfdgnj_wma-gateway003_1690499382134|title=Huskies Drop Baseball Team|date=October 4, 1970|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|page=42|access-date=February 17, 2024|via=genealogybank.com}} The location of HBC Diamond was directly northeast of Sharp Gym on what is now a Houston Christian University-owned shopping center.{{Cite web|last=Houston Baptist College|url=https://hc.edu/publications/academics/catalog/archive/HBU-Bulletin-1968-1969.pdf|title=Houston Baptist College Bulletin of Information 1968-1969 (Volume VI, Number 1)|date=1968|page=9|access-date=February 17, 2024|via=hc.edu}}

Houston Baptist Baseball played at nearby Bayland Park from 1990-1992.{{Cite web|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A10EEA3FE61C5B8B0%40GB3NEWS-175BBD75A2DA2F4C%402447937-1759F6A599E7C998%4033-1759F6A599E7C998%40?h=41&fname=%22Houston%20Baptist%22&mname=&lname=&kwinc=&kwexc=&sort=old&rgfromDate=02/1990&rgtoDate=05/1990&formDate=01/22/2002&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&page=2&sid=vknsnwgfqzgawasbuelctregtevbybaw_ip-10-166-46-85_1712902308966|title=(Sports) Calendar|date=February 14, 1990|newspaper=The Houston Post|page=34|access-date=April 11, 2024|via=genealogybank.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A14DB39C1C40322B4%40GB3NEWS-17067FC3F570005C%402448315-1704A541EAF45767%4043-1704A541EAF45767%40?h=63&fname=%22Houston%20Baptist%22&mname=&lname=&kwinc=&kwexc=&sort=old&rgfromDate=02/1991&rgtoDate=05/1991&formDate=01/22/2002&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&page=4&sid=dpjmompeprnudyligyzfsjbvvcbvzlet_ip-10-166-46-103_1712904157200|title=(Sports) Update|date=February 27, 1991|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|page=44|access-date=April 12, 2024|via=genealogybank.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A10EEA3FE61C5B8B0%40GB3NEWS-174A47F073BD8A7D%402448672-17498235711A1F0C%4030-17498235711A1F0C%40?h=57&fname=%22Houston%20Baptist%22&mname=&lname=&kwinc=&kwexc=&sort=old&rgfromDate=02/1992&rgtoDate=05/1992&formDate=01/22/2002&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&page=3&sid=igxxmdgzpiizggqmivfkgfcunswfmfvw_ip-10-166-46-160_1712959499316|title=(Sports) Calendar|date=February 19, 1992|newspaper=The Houston Post|page=31|access-date=April 12, 2024|via=genealogybank.com}}

The Huskies opened Husky Field in 1993 and continue to play at the venue as of 2024. Construction began on a 7,200 square-foot indoor training facility behind the right field line in September 2022 which has since been completed.{{Cite web|last=Houston Christian Athletics Department|url=https://hcuhuskies.com/news/2022/9/12/baseball-bsb-hbu-begins-construction-on-phase-one-at-husky-field.aspx|title=BSB: HBU Begins Construction on Phase One at Husky Field|date=September 12, 2022|access-date=February 17, 2024|website=hcuhuskies.com}}

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Houston Christian career coaching records

Coach	Number of Seasons	Overall record	Winning percentage
class="wikitable"
colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \| Coaching records
Rickey Witt	style="text-align:center;" \|3	style="text-align:center;" \|29–119	style="text-align:center;" \|.196
Rusty Pendergrass	style="text-align:center;" \|5	style="text-align:center;" \|177–92	style="text-align:center;" \|.658
Brian Huddleston	style="text-align:center;" \|8	style="text-align:center;" \|305–143–1	style="text-align:center;" \|.680
Jared Moon	style="text-align:center;" \|16	style="text-align:center;" \|401–441–2	style="text-align:center;" \|{{winpct\|401\|441\|2}}
Lance Berkman	style="text-align:center;" \|3	style="text-align:center;" \|47–104	style="text-align:center;" \|{{winpct\|47\|104}}
colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \|
Overall	style="text-align:center;" \|34	style="text-align:center;" \|959–899–3	style="text-align:center;" \|{{winpct\|960.5\|900.5}}
colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \|

(Records reflect game results through the conclusion of the 2023 season)

Year-by-year results

Information Source:{{cite web|title=HBU Baseball|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/hbu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2020/4/13/2018_19_HBU_Athletics_Yearbook_FINAL.pdf/|publisher=Houston Baptist University Athletics|access-date=February 9, 2021|pages=172–180}}

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \|Year ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \|Coach ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \|Record ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \|Conference Record ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \|Conference ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \|Notes
class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \| Year-by-Year Results
colspan=6 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=black\|border=0}}" \| Junior College
colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \| Independent
1964	Kandie Risenhoover{{Cite web\|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A14DB39C1C40322B4%40GB3NEWS-162196CCB6436DD2%402438479-162044678D35C786%4019-162044678D35C786%40?h=374&fname=%22Houston%20Baptist%22&mname=&lname=&kwinc=&kwexc=&sort=old&rgfromDate=1963&rgtoDate=1979&formDate=&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&page=24&sid=jfefshpholcnxbaxzqcbtutncfgmlxlu_ip-10-166-46-85_1712030801096\|title=HBC Plays Today\|date=March 24, 1964\|newspaper=Houston Chronicle\|page=20\|via=genealogybank.com}}		–	Independent
1965			–	Independent
colspan=6 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=black\|border=0}}" \| NAIA
colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \| Independent
1966	Peck Vass{{Cite web\|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A10EEA3FE61C5B8B0%40GB3NEWS-1734B9BD4439AB2A%402439246-1734B977EAA35429%4048-1734B977EAA35429%40?h=5&fname=%22houston%20baptist%22&mname=&lname=&kwinc=peck%20vass&kwexc=&sort=old&rgfromDate=1966&rgtoDate=1966&formDate=&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&sid=wpirqverwhjhfkuoldcoqokvgokjlkcd_wma-gateway012_1689028094577\|title=Cougars Play HBC Today\|date=April 30, 1966\|newspaper=The Houston Post\|page=49\|via=genealogybank.com}}		–	Independent
1967	Peck Vass{{Cite web\|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A10EEA3FE61C5B8B0%40GB3NEWS-17344F12989E9D0F%402439568-17344987568202AC%4050-17344987568202AC%40?h=1&fname=%22houston%20baptist%22&mname=&lname=&kwinc=peck%20vass&kwexc=&sort=old&rgfromDate=1967&rgtoDate=1967&formDate=&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&sid=xywmycclibtggclmruwlyrhzucjuzqis_wma-gateway019_1689027800973\|title=Gerald Myers to Join Houston Baptist Staff\|date=March 18, 1967\|newspaper=The Houston Post\|page=51\|via=genealogybank.com}}		–	Independent
1968	Lonnie Richards{{Cite web\|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A10EEA3FE61C5B8B0%40GB3NEWS-17342C47A74D2FBD%402440239-1732D8B3DC83B012%4045-1732D8B3DC83B012%40?h=5&fname=%22lonnie%20richards%22&mname=&lname=&rgfromDate=1968&rgtoDate=1970&formDate=&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&kwinc=&kwexc=&sort=old&sid=tzddiocstyulqxsomgudgksxaokxozvo_wma-gateway010_1688889628357\|title=HBC to Play 4 Houston Teams\|date=January 17, 1969\|newspaper=The Houston Post\|page=46\|access-date=February 17, 2024\|via=genealogybank.com}}		–	Independent
1969	Lonnie Richards		–	Independent	NAIA District 8 Postseason Champions NAIA Area II Tournament (1–2)
colspan=6 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=black\|border=0}}" \| NCAA College Division
colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \| Independent
1970	Lonnie Richards{{Cite web\|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A14DB39C1C40322B4%40GB3NEWS-16305C589DEB9ADB%402440656-162FC673C3090D9B%4021-162FC673C3090D9B%40?h=20&fname=%22houston%20baptist%22&mname=&lname=&rgfromDate=March%201970&rgtoDate=May%201970&formDate=&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&kwinc=&kwexc=&sort=old&page=1&sid=kabcdnfjjkvombbmuaimbfazebngaerf_wma-gateway014_1688885675400\|title=Myers to Tech; HBC Names Aide\|date=March 10, 1970\|newspaper=Houston Chronicle\|page=22\|via=genealogybank.com}}	2-22{{Cite web\|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A14DB39C1C40322B4%40GB3NEWS-162F95F185C448D8%402440864-162F6F46D24AD17C%4041-162F6F46D24AD17C%40?h=14&fname=%22houston%20baptist%22&mname=&lname=&kwinc=baseball&kwexc=&sort=old&rgfromDate=June%201970&rgtoDate=February%201971&formDate=&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&sid=xzkpzeobeeqsyexfxyffpvoualsfdgnj_wma-gateway003_1690499382134\|title=Huskies Drop Baseball Team\|date=October 4, 1970\|newspaper=Houston Chronicle\|page=42\|via=genealogybank.com}}	–	Independent
colspan=6 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=black\|border=0}}" \| NAIA
colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \| Independent
1990	Rickey Witt	4–40	–	Independent
1991	Rickey Witt	11–40	–	Independent
1992	Rickey Witt	14–39	–	Independent
1993	Rusty Pendergrass	23–23	–	Independent
1994	Rusty Pendergrass	39–16	–	Independent
1995	Rusty Pendergrass	48–9	–	Independent
colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \| Big State Conference
1996	Rusty Pendergrass	37–18	15–0	Big State	Champions
colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \| Independent
1997	Rusty Pendergrass	30–26	–	Independent
1998	Brian Huddleston	26–26	–	Independent
colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \| Red River Athletic Conference
1999	Brian Huddleston	40–19	15–0	RRAC	Regular season champions tournament champions
2000	Brian Huddleston	43–16	12–3	RRAC	Regular season champions tournament champions
2001	Brian Huddleston	34–23	9–0	RRAC	Regular season champions tournament champions
2002	Brian Huddleston	40–17	12–0	RRAC	Regular season champions tournament champions
2003	Brian Huddleston	33–20–1	16–10–1	RRAC	2nd
2004	Brian Huddleston	41–15	13–1	RRAC	Regular season champions tournament champions
2005	Brian Huddleston	48–7	14–0	RRAC	Regular season champions tournament champions
2006	Jared Moon	40–16–1	14–1	RRAC	Regular season champions tournament champions
2007	Jared Moon	44–20	12–3	RRAC	Regular season champions NAIA World Series
colspan=6 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=black\|border=0}}" \| NCAA Division I
colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \| Independent
2008	Jared Moon	23–24	–	Independent
2009	Jared Moon	11–40	–	Independent
colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \| Great West Conference
2010	Jared Moon	29–31	15–13	Great West	3rd place regular season 2nd in Great West Tournament Pool 1
2011	Jared Moon	22–40	16–12	Great West	3rd place regular season (T) Great West Tournament finalist
2012	Jared Moon	28–33	15–13	Great West	4th place regular season (T) Great West Tournament finalist
2013	Jared Moon	34–20–1	17–10	Great West	2nd place Great West regular season (T) Great West Tournament champion
colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \| Southland Conference
2014	Jared Moon	23–38	12–18	Southland	10th place SLC regular season
2015	Jared Moon	28–27	14–13	Southland	7th place SLC regular season, SLC Tournament champion
2016	Jared Moon	24–29	12–18	Southland	10th place SLC regular season
2017	Jared Moon	29–25	18–12	Southland	4th place SLC regular season, 3–2 SLC Tournament
2018	Jared Moon	29–30	18–12	Southland	4th place SLC regular season, 3–2 SLC Tournament
2019	Jared Moon	18–35	10–20	Southland	12th place SLC regular season
2020	Jared Moon	6–11	2–1	Southland	Season cancelled due to Covid-19
2021	Jared Moon	14–38	11–27	Southland	13th place SLC regular season
2022	Lance Berkman	18–36	11–13	Southland	6th of 8 SLC regular season 0-2 SLC Tournament [https://www.southland.org/standings.aspx?standings=102 2022 Baseball Standings] Southland Conference
2023	Lance Berkman	11–37	7–16	Southland	9th of 9 SLC regular season [https://www.southland.org/standings.aspx?standings=113 2023 Baseball Standings] Southland Conference
2024	Lance Berkman	18—31	9—15	Southland	9th of 9 SLC regular season
colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \|

Postseason

=Conference Tournaments=

Sources:{{cite web|title=RRAC Baseball Tournament Results|url=http://www.redriverconference.com/f/Baseball/RRAC_Baseball_Tournament_Results.php|publisher=Red River Athletics Conference|access-date=May 24, 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A10EEA3FE61C5B8B0%40GB3NEWS-1734C636E23265F0%402440353-173413891DE28BE2%4028-173413891DE28BE2%40?h=3&fname=%20%22clarabut%22&mname=&lname=&kwinc=&kwexc=&rgfromDate=1967&rgtoDate=1969&formDate=&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&sid=ahpxutxdqjwxcwdekpdawyshqaumxowa_wma-gateway002_1688534578728|title=Huskies Halt AC to Take NAIA Title|date=May 11, 1969|newspaper=The Houston Post|page=29|access-date=February 17, 2024|via=genealogybank.com}}

class="wikitable"
Year	Head coach	Record	%	Notes
colspan=5 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}"\|Conference Tournament Results
colspan=5 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=black\|border=0}}"\|NAIA District 8
style="text-align:center;" \| 1969{{efn\|group=main\|name=CONFERENCE\|Houston Baptist competed as an NAIA Independent team in 1969.}} \| Lonnie Richards \| 1–0 \| 1.000 \| Champion
style="text-align:center;" !colspan=5 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=black\|border=0}}"\|Red River Athletics Conference
style="text-align:center;" \| 1999 \| Brian Huddleston \| 4–0 \| 1.000 \| Tournament champion
style="text-align:center;" \| 2000 \| Brian Huddleston \| 4–1 \| .800 \| Tournament champion
style="text-align:center;" \| 2001 \| Brian Huddleston \| 4–0 \| 1.000 \| Tournament champion
style="text-align:center;" \| 2002 \| Brian Huddleston \| 4–0 \| 1.000 \| Tournament champion
style="text-align:center;" \| 2003 \| Brian Huddleston \| 2–2 \| .500 \| 3rd Round
style="text-align:center;" \| 2004 \| Brian Huddleston \| 4–0 \| 1.000 \| Tournament champion
style="text-align:center;" \| 2005 \| Brian Huddleston \| 4–0 \| 1.000 \| Tournament champion
style="text-align:center;" \| 2006 \| Brian Huddleston \| 4–0 \| 1.000 \| Tournament champion
style="text-align:center;" \| 2007 \| Brian Huddleston \| 2–1 \| .667 \| 3rd Round
colspan=5 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=black\|border=0}}"\|Southland Conference
style="text-align:center;" \| 2015 \| Jared Moon \| 4–0 \| 1.000 \| Tournament champion
style="text-align:center;" \|2017{{Cite web \|date=2017 \|title=2017 Baseball Schedule - Houston Christian University Athletics \|url=https://hcuhuskies.com/sports/baseball/schedule/2017 }} \|Jared Moon \|3-2 \|.600 \|Consolation Rounds
style="text-align:center;" \|2018{{Cite web \|date=2018 \|title=2018 Baseball Schedule - Houston Christian University Athletics \|url=https://hcuhuskies.com/sports/baseball/schedule/2018 }} \|Jared Moon \|3-2 \|.600 \|Consolation Rounds
style="text-align:center;" \|2022{{Cite web\|last=Houston Christian Athletics Department\|url=https://hcuhuskies.com/sports/baseball/schedule/2022\|title=2022 Baseball Schedule\|date=2022\|website=hcuhuskies.com}} \|Lance Berkman \|0-2 \|.000 \|First Round
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style="text-align:center;" \| Total \| \| 43–10 \| {{winpct\|43\|10}} \| 14 Appearances
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Year

Head coach

Record

Notes

colspan=5 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Houston Christian Huskies|color=white|border=0}}"|Conference Tournament Results

colspan=5 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Houston Christian Huskies|color=black|border=0}}"|NAIA District 8

style="text-align:center;"

| 1969{{efn|group=main|name=CONFERENCE|Houston Baptist competed as an NAIA Independent team in 1969.}}

| Lonnie Richards

| 1–0

| 1.000

| Champion

style="text-align:center;"

!colspan=5 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Houston Christian Huskies|color=black|border=0}}"|Red River Athletics Conference

style="text-align:center;"

| 1999

| Brian Huddleston

| 4–0

| 1.000

| Tournament champion

style="text-align:center;"

| 2000

| Brian Huddleston

| 4–1

| .800

| Tournament champion

style="text-align:center;"

| 2001

| Brian Huddleston

| 4–0

| 1.000

| Tournament champion

style="text-align:center;"

| 2002

| Brian Huddleston

| 4–0

| 1.000

| Tournament champion

style="text-align:center;"

| 2003

| Brian Huddleston

| 2–2

| .500

| 3rd Round

style="text-align:center;"

| 2004

| Brian Huddleston

| 4–0

| 1.000

| Tournament champion

style="text-align:center;"

| 2005

| Brian Huddleston

| 4–0

| 1.000

| Tournament champion

style="text-align:center;"

| 2006

| Brian Huddleston

| 4–0

| 1.000

| Tournament champion

style="text-align:center;"

| 2007

| Brian Huddleston

| 2–1

| .667

| 3rd Round

colspan=5 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Houston Christian Huskies|color=black|border=0}}"|Southland Conference

style="text-align:center;"

| 2015

| Jared Moon

| 4–0

| 1.000

| Tournament champion

style="text-align:center;"

|2017{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=2017 Baseball Schedule - Houston Christian University Athletics |url=https://hcuhuskies.com/sports/baseball/schedule/2017 }}

|Jared Moon

|3-2

|.600

|Consolation Rounds

style="text-align:center;"

|2018{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=2018 Baseball Schedule - Houston Christian University Athletics |url=https://hcuhuskies.com/sports/baseball/schedule/2018 }}

|Jared Moon

|3-2

|.600

|Consolation Rounds

style="text-align:center;"

|2022{{Cite web|last=Houston Christian Athletics Department|url=https://hcuhuskies.com/sports/baseball/schedule/2022|title=2022 Baseball Schedule|date=2022|website=hcuhuskies.com}}

|Lance Berkman

|0-2

|.000

|First Round

colspan=5 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Houston Christian Huskies|color=white|border=0}}"|

style="text-align:center;"

| Total

| 43–10

| {{winpct|43|10}}

| 14 Appearances

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=NCAA Division I Tournament results=

The Huskies have competed in one NCAA Division I baseball tournament with a record of 0–2.

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Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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style="text-align:center;" \| 2015	First Round Second Round	Houston Rice	L 4–6 L 1–3

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Year

Round

Opponent

Result/Score

colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Houston Christian Huskies|color=white|border=0}}"|NCAA Division I Tournament Results

style="text-align:center;"

| 2015

First Round
Second Round

Houston
Rice

L 4–6
L 1–3

Source:

=NAIA World Series results=

The Huskies participated in the 2007 NAIA World Series with a record of 3–2.

class="wikitable"
Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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style="text-align:center;" \| 2007	First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round Fifth Round	Lindenwood (Mo) Cumberland (Tenn) Walsh Azusa Pacific Lewis-Clark State	L 4–18 W 5–2 W 10–5 W 5–1 L 7–8

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Year

Round

Opponent

Result/Score

colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Houston Christian Huskies|color=white|border=0}}"|NAIA World Series

style="text-align:center;"

| 2007

First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
Fifth Round

Lindenwood (Mo)
Cumberland (Tenn)
Walsh
Azusa Pacific
Lewis-Clark State

L 4–18
W 5–2
W 10–5
W 5–1
L 7–8

Source:{{cite web|title=59th Annual Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series – May 22–29|url=http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/2015BSB/2015BSB_PressBook_Web.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27900|access-date=May 24, 2015|page=47}}

Major League Baseball

Houston Christian has had 8 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.{{cite web| title=MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Houston Baptist University (Houston, TX)"|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com| url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?key_school=18642f22&exact=1&query_type=key_school|access-date=June 13, 2015}}

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colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \|Huskies in the Major League Baseball Draft
Year ! Player ! Round ! Team
1971 \|{{sort name\|Ron\|Mahood\|nolink=1}} \| 7 \| Expos
1996 \|{{sort name\|Ryan\|Thomas\|nolink=1}} \| 23 \| Padres
1996 \|Trevor Enders \| \| Rays
1998 \|{{sort name\|Galen\|Shea\|nolink=1}} \| 19 \| Tigers
2000 \|{{sort name\|Brian\|Steffek\|nolink=1}} \| 27 \| Dodgers
2003 \|{{sort name\|Kyle\|Smith\|nolink=1}} \| 18 \| Reds
2010 \|{{sort name\|Johnathan\|Moore\|nolink=1}} \| 45 \| Rangers
2012 \|{{sort name\|Robbie\|Buller\|nolink=1}} \| 35 \| Diamondbacks
2015 \|{{sort name\|Zach\|Nehrir\|nolink=1}} \| 16 \| Diamondbacks
2017 \|Addison Russ \|19 \| Phillies
2018 \|Tyler Depreta-Johnson \|35 \| Rangers
2023 \|Morris Austin \|10 \| Brewers

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colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Houston Christian Huskies|color=white|border=0}}" |Huskies in the Major League Baseball Draft

Year

! Player

! Round

! Team

1971

|{{sort name|Ron|Mahood|nolink=1}}

| 7

| Expos

1996

|{{sort name|Ryan|Thomas|nolink=1}}

| 23

| Padres

1996

|Trevor Enders

| Rays

1998

|{{sort name|Galen|Shea|nolink=1}}

| 19

| Tigers

2000

|{{sort name|Brian|Steffek|nolink=1}}

| 27

| Dodgers

2003

|{{sort name|Kyle|Smith|nolink=1}}

| 18

| Reds

2010

|{{sort name|Johnathan|Moore|nolink=1}}

| 45

| Rangers

2012

|{{sort name|Robbie|Buller|nolink=1}}

| 35

| Diamondbacks

2015

|{{sort name|Zach|Nehrir|nolink=1}}

| 16

| Diamondbacks

2017

|Addison Russ

|19

| Phillies

2018

|Tyler Depreta-Johnson

|35

| Rangers

2023

|Morris Austin

|10

| Brewers

Notes

References

External links

{{official website}}

Category:1964 establishments in Texas

Category:1990 establishments in Texas

Category:Baseball teams established in 1990

Coach	Number of Seasons	Overall record	Winning percentage
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colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \| Coaching records
Rickey Witt	style="text-align:center;" \|3	style="text-align:center;" \|29–119	style="text-align:center;" \|.196
Rusty Pendergrass	style="text-align:center;" \|5	style="text-align:center;" \|177–92	style="text-align:center;" \|.658
Brian Huddleston	style="text-align:center;" \|8	style="text-align:center;" \|305–143–1	style="text-align:center;" \|.680
Jared Moon	style="text-align:center;" \|16	style="text-align:center;" \|401–441–2	style="text-align:center;" \|{{winpct\|401\|441\|2}}
Lance Berkman	style="text-align:center;" \|3	style="text-align:center;" \|47–104	style="text-align:center;" \|{{winpct\|47\|104}}
colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \|
Overall	style="text-align:center;" \|34	style="text-align:center;" \|959–899–3	style="text-align:center;" \|{{winpct\|960.5\|900.5}}
colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Christian Huskies\|color=white\|border=0}}" \|

Houston Christian Huskies baseball

History

= NAIA years =

=NCAA Division I years=

Facilities

Houston Christian career coaching records

Year-by-year results

Postseason

=Conference Tournaments=

=NCAA Division I Tournament results=

=NAIA World Series results=

Major League Baseball

Notes

See also

References

External links