The Cal State Bakersfield baseball team represents

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in the

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. Cal State Bakersfield plays its home games on Hardt Field on the campus of California State University, Bakersfield in

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. The Roadrunners have played in one NCAA Tournament. Over their eight seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, they have won one WAC regular season title and one WAC tournament. The Roadrunners compete in the

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and are led by head coach

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. Since the program's inception in 2009, two Roadrunners have gone on to play in

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, relief pitcher Austin Davis, and

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pitcher

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. Over the program's 12 seasons, 20 Roadrunners have been drafted, including Darius Vines who was selected in the seventh round of the

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Conference membership history

*2009–2012: Independent *2013–2020:

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*2021–present:

Hardt Field

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on the

campus in

that seats 900 people. It was opened on February 20, 2009 in a 7–8 loss to Saint Louis.

Head coaches

Records taken from the CSUB coaching records.

Year-by-year results

Records taken from the CSUB year-by-year results.

NCAA Division I tournament history

*The

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started in 1947. *The

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of the tournament has changed through the years. *Cal State Bakersfield began playing baseball in 2009.

Awards and honors

* Over their 12 seasons in Division I, one Roadrunner has been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team. * Over their 8 seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, 13 different Roadrunners have been named to the all-conference first-team.

All-Americans

Freshman First-Team All-Americans

Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year

Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year

Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year

Taken from CSUB baseball national recognition and conference recognition pages. Updated March 19, 2020.