Collegiate Baseball – Society for American Baseball Research

July 1, 1859: Baseball goes to college

May 29, 1875: The first recorded no-hitter: Princeton vs. Yale

Courtesy of M. Shawn Hennessy/Chevrons and Diamonds Collection

May 18, 1901: In first Army vs. Navy baseball game, Cadets get best of Midshipmen in Annapolis

Robert Neyland

May 30, 1914: Robert Neyland hurls three-hitter as Army defeats Navy for sixth year in a row

1915 Holy Cross Baseball Team

March 30, 1915: Holy Cross defeats St. John’s College in only meeting between the two schools

May 9, 1921: Collegians versus the Pros: BC’s Jimmy Fitzpatrick stymies Boston Braves

Newspaper photo – Home-plate umpire Lon Warneke served as a National League umpire (1949-1955) after a major-league career as a pitcher for 15 seasons (1930-1945). Warneke, a five-time All-Star, pitched for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals and amassed a stellar record: 192-121, 3.18 ERA. The batter, Texas shortstop Ben Tompkins, spent seven seasons (1953-1959) in the Philadelphia Phillies minor-league system, rising to play for their Triple-A Miami team in the International League. He never played in the major leagues. (Courtesy of Rutgers University)

June 15, 1950: Rutgers’ late rally defeats defending champion Texas in College World Series opener

Mike Roarke (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 19, 1952: Boston College wins hard-fought ‘Battle of Commonwealth Avenue’

1952 Holy Cross baseball team

June 17, 1952: Holy Cross defeats Missouri to win College World Series

Paul Tootleman (Courtesy of the Tootleman family)

April 10, 1958: Rutgers edges St. John’s on Paul Tootleman’s three-hitter at empty Ebbets Field

May 6, 1963: Army Cadets make it close in exhibition against Mets

May 17, 1963: Rutgers beats Lafayette to conclude Jeff Torborg’s All-American season

MerrillStump

June 15, 1964: Maine knocks defending champ Southern Cal out of College World Series

May 25, 1968: Minnesota Gophers sweep Spartans for Big Ten title (and how I helped them do it)

Reggie Rucker (TRADING CARD DB)

April 14, 1969: Multisport star Reggie Rucker wins game for Boston University

Mike Schmidt, 1970 (Courtesy of Ohio University Archives)

June 16, 1970: Florida State ends Mike Schmidt and Ohio University’s College World Series hopes

Doug Holmquist

May 24, 1971: Vermont Catamounts win final game, go extinct after 79 seasons

May 14, 1976: Doubleheader at Eastern Michigan provides backdrop for meeting of scout and scribe

Robert Pollard, 1979 Wright State baseball media guide (Courtesy of Wright State University Athletic Communications)

May 11, 1978: Rocker Robert Pollard pitches first no-hitter in Wright State history

Paul Carey, 1987 (Courtesy of Stanford Athletics)

June 5, 1987: Freshman Paul Carey’s walk-off grand slam propels Stanford toward College World Series championship

Scott Barnsby (Courtesy of UMass Athletics)

April 22, 1997: College pitcher Scott Barnsby joins Fenway Park no-hit pantheon

Andrew Miller (Trading Card DB)

July 2, 2004: Andrew Miller records every out by strikeout, but Cape Cod League game fogged out

Dylan Leach hits for the cycle on April 5, 2022. (Courtesy of Arkansas Athletics)

April 5, 2022: Arkansas’ Dylan Leach hits for the cycle, homers from each side of the plate

Will McEntire (COURTESY OF ARKANSAS ATHLETICS)

June 21, 2022: Will McEntire keeps Arkansas alive with clutch pitching at the College World Series