The Charlotte 49ers baseball team, commonly referred to as Charlotte, represents the
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte) is a public research university in Charlotte, North Carolina. UNC Charlotte offers 24 doctoral, 66 master's, and 79 bachelor's degree programs through nine colle ...
in
NCAA Division I
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college baseball
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. Established in
1979
Events
January
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, the team is a member of the
Conference USA
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. The team plays its home games at
Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium at Tom and Lib Phillips Field is a baseball venue on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The playing surface has been the home of the Charlotte 4 ...
in
Charlotte
Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...
,
North Carolina
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, and are currently coached by
Robert Woodard
Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Nathaniel Woodard, KCVO, DL (; born 13 January 1939) is a former Commander of the Royal Yacht Britannia.
Naval career
Educated at Lancing College, the school founded by his great-grandfather, Rev Nathaniel Woodard, Woo ...
.
Venues
The 49ers play most home games at
Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium at Tom and Lib Phillips Field is a baseball venue on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The playing surface has been the home of the Charlotte 4 ...
since its completion in 2007. However, the surface where the stadium sits today has been the playing surface dating back to 1984.
Coaches
Major League Baseball
Charlotte has had 46
Major League Baseball Draft
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selections since the draft began in 1965.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
The following is a list of schools that participate in NCAA Division I baseball. In the 2022 season, 301 Division I schools competed. These teams compete to go to the 64-team Division I baseball tournament and then to Omaha, Nebraska, and Charles ...
References
External links
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Baseball teams established in 1979
1979 establishments in North Carolina
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