The High Point Panthers baseball team represents
High Point University
High Point University is a private university in High Point, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The university was founded as High Point College in 1924, and it became High Point University in October 1991. HPU of ...
, which is located in
High Point, North Carolina
High Point is a city in the Piedmont Triad region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Most of the city is in Guilford County, with parts extending into Randolph, Davidson, and Forsyth counties. High Point is North Carolina's only city that ex ...
. The Panthers are an
NCAA Division I
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college baseball
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program that competes in the
Big South Conference
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. They began competing in Division I in 2000 and joined the Big South Conference the same season.
The High Point Panthers play all home games on campus at
George S. Erath Field. Over their 20 seasons in the Big South Conference, they have played in 17 Big South Tournaments, advancing to the finals in
2018
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where they fell to top-seed
Campbell.
Since the program's inception in 1933, three Panthers have gone on to play in
Major League Baseball
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: infielder
Dick Culler
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and relief pitchers
Cody Allen
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Amateur career
Allen ...
and
Jaime Schultz.
Conference membership history (Division I only)
*2000–present:
Big South Conference
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George S. Erath Field
George S. Erath Field is a baseball
stadium
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on the High Point campus in
High Point, North Carolina
High Point is a city in the Piedmont Triad region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Most of the city is in Guilford County, with parts extending into Randolph, Davidson, and Forsyth counties. High Point is North Carolina's only city that ex ...
that seats 550 people.
Head coaches (Division I only)
Records taken from the 2019 High Point baseball media guide.
Year-by-year NCAA Division I results
Records taken from the 2019 High Point baseball media guide.
Awards and honors (Division I only)
* Over their 20 seasons in Division I, two Panthers have been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
* Over their 20 seasons in the Big South Conference, 16 different Panthers have been named to the all-conference first-team.
All-Americans
Freshman First-Team All-Americans
Big South Conference Player of the Year
Big South Conference Coach of the Year
Big South Conference Rookie/Freshman of the Year
Taken from the 2019 High Point baseball media guide.
Panthers in the Major Leagues
Taken from Baseball Reference.
See also
*
List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
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References
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