The Xavier Musketeers baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The program's first season was in 1974, and it has been a member of the NCAA Division I Big East Conference since the start of the 2014 season. Its home venue is

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, located on Xavier's campus.

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is the team's head coach starting in the 2018 season. The program has appeared in 4 NCAA Tournaments. It has won four conference tournament championships and 2 regular season conference titles. As of the start of the

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, 8 former Musketeers have appeared in Major League Baseball.

History

Early history

The program's first season of play was 1926.

Conference affiliations

* Midwestern City Conference (1981–1995) *

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(1996–2013) * Big East Conference (2014–present)

J. Page Hayden Field

Xavier began playing at the location in the 1920s. In 1935, the field's dimensions were adjusted with the construction of the

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beyond the right center field fence. The field was renovated again in 1982 because of a donation made under the name of J. Page Hayden (1898-1979), the field's namesake. Following the 2010 season, a new playing surface, brick backstop, and dugouts were added. From 1980-2013, Xavier baseball has a 450-307-3 overall record at the field.

Head coaches

Xavier's longest tenured head coach are John Morrey, who has coached the team for 12 years.

Current coaching staff

* Head coach –

* Assistant coach – Brian Furlong * Assistant coach – Austin Cousino * Volunteer assistant coach – Jake Yacinich

Musketeers in the Major Leagues

Taken from Baseball Reference. Updated June 28, 2021.

References

External links

* 1926 establishments in Ohio Baseball teams established in 1926 {{Ohio-baseball-team-stub