: ''For information on all San Diego State University sports, see

San Diego State Aztecs The San Diego State Aztecs are the athletic teams that represent San Diego State University (SDSU). San Diego State currently sponsors six men's and eleven women's sports at the varsity level. The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I ( FBS for foo ...

'' The San Diego State Aztecs baseball team is the

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program that represents

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...

in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I. Along with the majority of the university's other athletic teams, the baseball team became a member of the

Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations o ...

during the 1999–00 academic year. Previously, they competed in the

Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States with member institutions located in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, Washington (state), Washington, and Texa ...

. The Aztecs play their home games at

Tony Gwynn Stadium Tony Gwynn Stadium is the home field of the San Diego State University Aztecs college baseball team. In addition, the San Diego Surf Dawgs of the independent Golden Baseball League used the park as their home field. Stadium history The original s ...

on the SDSU campus in

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. The team was coached by

Tony Gwynn Anthony Keith Gwynn Sr. (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014), nicknamed "Mr. Padre", was an American professional baseball right fielder, who played 20 seasons (1982–2001) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. The left-handed hit ...

himself (who played for the SDSU baseball and men's basketball teams as a student) from 2003 until his death in 2014.

Tony Gwynn Stadium

The previous stadium at the same site was known as Smith Stadium in honor of Charlie Smith, the longtime San Diego State head baseball coach. In 1997, the stadium was rebuilt at a cost of $4 million, funded mainly by John Moores, then-owner of the

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

. The new stadium was named in honor of

, a

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superstar for the Padres. The playing field retained Smith's name, and is officially known as Charlie Smith Field at Tony Gwynn Stadium. As an undergraduate, Gwynn played both baseball and basketball for the Aztecs. He became SDSU's head baseball coach after he retired from the Padres.

Head coaches

As of th
2020 Baseball Season
/small> https://goaztecs.com/documents/2019/2/11/2019_San_Diego_State_Baseball_Media_Guide_Final_4.pdf :''Through May 25, 2019.''

SDSU in the NCAA tournament

*The

NCAA Division I baseball tournament The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the eight-team Men's College World Series at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebr ...

started in 1947. San Diego State athletics joined Division I in 1970. *The

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of the tournament has changed through the years.

All-time series records

As of th
2019 Media Guide
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Mountain West members

:''Through May 25, 2019.'' :Source: :Note all-time series includes non-conference matchups.

Player awards

All-Americans

The following is a listing of first team selections. Other selections are available at SDSU's official media guide. *1980 :

(OF) - ABCA *1984 :

Chris Gwynn Christopher Karlton Gwynn (born October 13, 1964) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He is the younger brother of Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn and the uncle of former Major League Baseball outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. Career The California ...

(OF) - BA *1985 :

(OF) - SN *1995 :

Travis Lee Travis Reynolds Lee (born May 26, 1975) is an American former professional first baseman and outfielder who played in Major League Baseball. Amateur career Lee graduated from Capital High School in Olympia, Washington in 1993, where he also p ...

(1B) - BA *1996 :

(1B) - ABCA, BA & SN *2008 :

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(P) - BA, CB & NCBWA *2009 :

(P) - ABCA, BA, CA & NCBWA :

Addison Reed Addison Devon Reed (born December 27, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins. Amate ...

(P) - ABCA, CB & NCBWA *2014 :Michael Cederoth (P) - CB Legend: *ABCA =

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*BA =

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*CB =

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*NCBWA =

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*SN =

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Alumni in Major League Baseball (MLB)

Dozens of Aztec baseball players have reached Major League Baseball (MLB) and played in regular season games. Through 2020, Aztec baseball alumni have a combined 37

MLB All-Star Game The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National ...

selections, 14

Gold Glove Awards The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as simply the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in bo ...

, 9

World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...

championships, and 3

No-hitter In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...

s pitched (includes one combined no-hitter).

References

External links

* {{Mountain West Conference baseball navbox