The California Baptist Lancers baseball team represents
California Baptist University
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, which is located in
Riverside, California
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. The Lancers are an
NCAA Division I
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college baseball
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program that competes in the
Western Athletic Conference
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Due to mos ...
. They began competing in Division I in 2019 and joined the Western Athletic Conference the same season.
The Cal Baptist Lancers play all home games on campus at
James W. Totman Stadium. Under the direction of Head Coach
Gary Adcock, the Lancers are transitioning from Division II to Division I and are not eligible for postseason play. In their single season in the Western Athletic Conference, they have won one WAC regular season title. In the program's seven years in Division II, the Lancers played in 5 NCAA tournaments.
Since the program's inception, one Lancer,
Trevor Oaks
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, has gone on to play in
Major League Baseball
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. Under current head coach Gary Adcock, 24 Lancers have been drafted, including
Tyson Miller who was selected in the fourth round of the
2016 Major League Baseball draft
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The draft order is the reverse order of the 2015 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks will be di ...
.
Conference membership history (Division I only)
*2019–present:
Western Athletic Conference
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Due to mos ...
James W. Totman Stadium
James W. Totman Stadium is a baseball
stadium on the California Baptist campus in
Riverside, California
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that seats 800 people. It opened in 1991 and was renovated in 2007.
Head coaches (Division I only)
Records taken from the 2019 Complete History Book
Year-by-year NCAA Division I results
Records taken from the 2019 CBU complete history book
Awards and honors (Division I only)
* In their two seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, 2 different Lancers have been named to the all-conference first-team.
Freshman First-Team All-Americans
Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year
Taken from the 2019 CBU complete history book. Updated February 27, 2020.
Lancers in the Major Leagues
Taken from the 2019 CBU complete history book. Updated February 27, 2020.
See also
*
List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
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References
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