The Saint Peter's Peacocks baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Saint Peter's University in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Joseph J. Jaroschak Field in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Peacocks are coached by head coach Grant Neary. Saint Peter's has never made the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Their best chance came in 1994, when they won the MAAC tournament. At the time, certain tournament winners were not given an NCAA bid automatically, and thus Saint Peter's was tasked to play Atlantic 10 member West Virginia in a "NCAA Play-In Series". They lost 8-2 and 8-3 while the Mountaineers went to the NCAA tournament.[3]
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| Founded | 1960 |
| University | Saint Peter's University |
| Head coach | Grant Neary (2nd season) |
| Conference | MAAC |
| Location | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Home stadium | Joseph J. Jaroschak Field |
| Nickname | Peacocks |
| Colors | Blue and white[1] |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| MAAC: 1994 | |
Head Coaches
editRecords are through the end of the 2022 season
| Year(s) | Coach | Seasons | W–L–T | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958, 1960 | Jerry Molloy | 2 | 14–14 | .500 |
| 1969 | Jerry Molloy/Dan Binetti | 1 | 10–7–2 | .526 |
| 1970 | Jerry Molloy | 1 | 9–8 | .529 |
| 1971–1980 | Ben Brancato | 10 | 85–125–4 | .397 |
| 1981–1998 | Bruce Sabatini | 18 | 231–387–3 | .372 |
| 1999–2001 | Dan Olear | 3 | 22–116 | .159 |
| 2002–2004 | Jimmy Walsh | 3 | 27–103 | .208 |
| 2005–2012 | Derek England | 8 | 129–284 | .312 |
| 2013 | Sean Cashman | 1 | 17–34 | .333 |
| 2014–2016 | T. J. Baxter | 3 | 31–121 | .204 |
| 2017–2019 | Danny Ramirez | 3 | 7–126 | .053 |
| 2020–2022 | Lou Proietti | 3 | 14–79 | .151 |
| Totals | 12 coaches | 56 seasons | 596–1400–12 | .300 |
Taken from the Saint Peter's Baseball 2020 Record Book[4]
Major League Baseball
editSaint Peter's has had 8 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[5]
| Peacocks in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | Round | Team |
| 1966 | Vincent Petrarca | 28 | Braves |
| 1974 | Frank Terriogo | 7 | Twins |
| 1980 | James Clark | 21 | Tigers |
| 1984 | Peter Venturini | 13 | White Sox |
| 1990 | Mike Guilfoyle | 19 | Tigers |
| 1999 | Frank Brooks | 13 | Phillies |
| 2008 | Santo Maertz | 44 | Cardinals |
| 2010 | Conor Mullee | 24 | Yankees |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Colors–Identity Elements". Saint Peter's Athletics Visual Identity Guidelines (PDF). December 30, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "St. Peter's Peacocks". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ Saint Peter's Baseball 2022 Record Book
- ^ Saint Peter's Baseball 2020 Record Book
- ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "St. Peter's College (Jersey City, NJ)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
External links
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