The Temple Owls baseball team was a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, until the end of the 2014 season.[2]
| Temple Owls | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Defunct | 2014 |
| University | Temple University |
| Conference | The American |
| Home stadium | Skip Wilson Field (Capacity: 1,000) |
| Nickname | Owls |
| Colors | Cherry and white[1] |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 1972, 1977 | |
| NCAA regional champions | |
| 1977 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1959, 1963, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2001 | |
On December 6, 2013, Temple announced that it would cut seven sports, including baseball, at the end of the 2013–14 academic year for financial reasons.[3][4]
History
editThis baseball team was a member of the American Athletic Conference in 2014. It was previously a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference and the Big East Conference.
Temple's first baseball team was fielded in 1927 and played home games at Erny Field until 2003. The team played its home games at Skip Wilson Field in Ambler from 2004 until 2013. In 2014, non-conference games were played at Skip Wilson Field and all but one conference game were played at Campbell's Field in Camden, New Jersey.[5]
Temple returned to postseason play in 2014 for the first time since 2008, playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament.[6] The Owls were last coached by Ryan Wheeler.
Temple in the NCAA Tournament
edit| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 0-1 | .000 | District 2 |
| 1963 | 0–1 | .000 | District 2 |
| 1968 | 1–2 | .333 | District 2 |
| 1972 | 5–2 | .714 | College World Series 3rd Place, District 2 Champions |
| 1973 | 2–2 | .500 | District 2 |
| 1975 | 1–2 | .333 | Atlantic Regional |
| 1976 | 2–2 | .500 | Northeast Regional |
| 1972 | 4–2 | .667 | College World Series 7th Place, Northeast Regional Champions |
| 1978 | 3–2 | .600 | Northeast Regional |
| 1981 | 0–2 | .000 | East Regional |
| 1983 | 1–2 | .333 | Northeast Regional |
| 1984 | 0–2 | .000 | Mideast Regional |
| 2001 | 0–2 | .000 | Fullerton Regional |
TOTALS
|
19–24 | .442 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Temple University Logo Usage Guide" (PDF). April 29, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Temple Owls". D1baseball.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ Susan Snyder (December 6, 2013). "Temple to drop 7 sports, including baseball, rowing". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ Annie McCormick (May 18, 2014). "End of an era for Temple University baseball". WPVI-TV. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ "Temple Baseball To Play Conference Games at Campbell's Field". Temple University Athletics. November 7, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "2014 Season Summary". Temple University Athletics. July 1, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
