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Memphis Tigers baseball is the varsity intercollegiate team representing the University of Memphis in the sport of college baseball at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[2] The team plays its home games at FedExPark on campus in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers are members of the American Athletic Conference.[3] Alumni of the program who have been Major League Baseball All-Stars include Dan Uggla and Charlie Lea.[4]

Head coaches

Name Years Won Lost Tied Pct.
Clyde H. Wilson 1913-1919 61 23 1 .724
Mabon Crawford 1917 5 4 0 .556
Elmore George 1920-1921 20 11 0 .645
Lester Barnard 1922-1924 20 23 0 .465
Zach Curlin 1925-1929, 1932–1936 70 56 4 .554
Leo Davis 1948-1951 33 16 0 .673
R.A. Long 1952 7 9 0 .438
Arnold Ryan 1953 4 1 4 .667
Cully Rickard 1955 6 7 0 .462
Frank Price 1956-1957 11 15 0 .423
Dean Ehlers 1958-1961 39 39 0 .500
Bob Stephenson 1962 13 5 0 .722
Al Brown 1954, 1963-1971 158 127 5 .553
Bobby Kilpatrick 1972-1992 653 341 1 .657
Jeff Hopkins 1993-2000 239 207 1 .536
Dave Anderson 2001-2004 104 116 0 .473
Daron Schoenrock 2005-2022 463 533 0 .465
Kerrick Jackson 2023 29 28 0 .509
Matt Riser 2024– 0 0 0

Year-by-year record

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Clyde Wilson (No Conference) (1913–1919)
1913 Clyde Wilson 15–2-1
1914 Clyde Wilson 11–4
1915 Clyde Wilson 14–4
1916 Clyde Wilson 7–4
1917 Clyde Wilson/Mabon Crawford 5–6
1918 Clyde Wilson 4–4
1919 Clyde Wilson 10–3
Clyde Wilson: 61-23–1
Mabon Crawford: 5-4
Elmore George (No Conference) (1920–1921)
1920 Elmore George 12–2
1921 Elmore George 8–9
Elmore George: 20-11
Lester Barnard (No Conference) (1922–1924)
1922 Lester Barnard 6–6
1923 Lester Barnard 5–10
1924 Lester Barnard 9–7
Lester Barnard: 20-23
Zach Curlin (No Conference) (1925–1936)
1925 Zach Curlin 8–6–2
1926 Zach Curlin 6–2
1927 Zach Curlin 6–4
1928 Zach Curlin 10–6
1929 Zach Curlin 6–5
1930 No team
1931 No team
1932 Zach Curlin 8–12
1933 Zach Curlin 13–4
1934 Zach Curlin 7–5–2
1935 Zach Curlin 2–6
1936 Zach Curlin 4–6
Zach Curlin: 70-56–4
No team (No Conference) (1937–1947)
1937-1947 No team
No team: -
Leo Davis (No Conference) (1948–1951)
1948 Leo Davis 8–3
1949 Leo Davis 8–5
1950 Leo Davis 9–4
1951 Leo Davis 8–4
Leo Davis: 33-16
R.A. Long (No Conference) (1952–1952)
1952 R.A. Long 7–9
R.A Long: 7-9
Arnold Ryan (No Conference) (1953–1953)
1953 Arnold Ryan 4–1–4
Arnold Ryan: 4-1–4
Al Brown (No Conference) (1954–1954)
1954 Al Brown 2–9
Cully Rickard (No Conference) (1955–1955)
1955 Cully Rickard 6–7
Cully Rickard: 6-7
Frank Price (No Conference) (1956–1957)
1956 Frank Price 5–5
1957 Frank Price 6–10
Frank Price: 11-15
Dean Ehlers (No Conference) (1958–1961)
1958 Dean Ehlers 9–6
1959 Dean Ehlers 5–15
1960 Dean Ehlers 12–12
1961 Dean Ehlers 13–6
Dean Ehlers: 39-39
Bob Stephenson (No Conference) (1962–1962)
1962 Bob Stephenson 13–5
Bob Stephenson: 13-5
Al Brown (Missouri Valley Conference) (1963–1971)
1963 Al Brown 17–6
1964 Al Brown 21–5
1965 Al Brown 21–7–2
1966 Al Brown 18–10–1
1967 Al Brown 15–14 5–2 2nd (East)
1968 Al Brown 17–8 6–2 2nd (East)
1969 Al Brown 20–12–1 3–3 3rd (East)
1970 Al Brown 16–27 1–5 4th (East)
1971 Al Brown 11–29–1 7th
Al Brown: 158-127–5
Bobby Kilpatrick (Missouri Valley Conference/Metro Conference/Great Midwest Conference) (1972–1992)
1972 Bobby Kilpatrick 19–14 4th
1973 Bobby Kilpatrick 25–15 2nd
1974 Bobby Kilpatrick 24–22
1975 Bobby Kilpatrick 30–8
1976 Bobby Kilpatrick 32–11 Regional Semifinal
1977 Bobby Kilpatrick 34–14
1978 Bobby Kilpatrick 40–9 Regional Final
1979 Bobby Kilpatrick 25–15
1980 Bobby Kilpatrick 31–15
1981 Bobby Kilpatrick 48–11 Regional Final
1982 Bobby Kilpatrick 32–10
1983 Bobby Kilpatrick 33–12 5–4 3rd (Southern)
1984 Bobby Kilpatrick 26–15 3–5 3rd (Southern)
1985 Bobby Kilpatrick 36–11 9–5 2nd
1986 Bobby Kilpatrick 40–16 11–5 2nd
1987 Bobby Kilpatrick 33–23–1 9–9 4th
1988 Bobby Kilpatrick 27–22 6–8 5th
1989 Bobby Kilpatrick 32–23 8–10 5th
1990 Bobby Kilpatrick 31–25 7–12 5th
1991 Bobby Kilpatrick 30–24 8–10 6th
1992 Bobby Kilpatrick 25–26 7–10 2nd
Bobby Kilpatrick: 653-341–1
Jeff Hopkins (Great Midwest Conference/Conference USA) (1993–2000)
1993 Jeff Hopkins 42–15 15–3 1st
1994 Jeff Hopkins 52–11 22–1 1st Regional Semifinal
1995 Jeff Hopkins 32–28 12–11 3rd
1996 Jeff Hopkins 26–28 9–11 6th
1997 Jeff Hopkins 20–31 9–17 8th
1998 Jeff Hopkins 24–31 12–15 T–6th
1999 Jeff Hopkins 28–26–1 15–12 T–4th
2000 Jeff Hopkins 15–37 8–18 9th
Jeff Hopkins: 239-207–1
Dave Anderson (Conference USA) (2001–2004)
2001 Dave Anderson 34–24 13–14 T–5th
2002 Dave Anderson 20–31 10–20 8th
2003 Dave Anderson 21–33 11–18 8th
2004 Dave Anderson 29–28 15–14 6th
Dave Anderson: 104-116
Daron Schoenrock (Conference USA/American Athletic Conference) (2005–2022)
2005 Daron Schoenrock 13–42 5–25 12th
2006 Daron Schoenrock 32–28 13–11 T–4th
2007 Daron Schoenrock 36–27 12–12 T–4th Regional First Round
2008 Daron Schoenrock 17–38 5–18 9th
2009 Daron Schoenrock 21–32 7–16 9th
2010 Daron Schoenrock 28–30 12–12 T–3rd
2011 Daron Schoenrock 30–27 12–12 T–4th
2012 Daron Schoenrock 31–28 14–10 3rd
2013 Daron Schoenrock 35–24 14–10 T–3rd
2014 Daron Schoenrock 30–29 8–16 8th
2015 Daron Schoenrock 37–21 12–12 5th
2016 Daron Schoenrock 22–39 9–15 6th
2017 Daron Schoenrock 30–29 8–16 7th
2018 Daron Schoenrock 20–36 5–19 9th
2019 Daron Schoenrock 27–28 10–13 7th
2020 Daron Schoenrock 10–7 6th
2021 Daron Schoenrock 18–39 7–25 8th
2022 Daron Schoenrock 26–29 9–15 T–6th
Daron Schoenrock: 463-533
Kerrick Jackson (American Athletic Conference) (2023)
2023 Kerrick Jackson 29–28 10–14 T–5th
Kerrick Jackson: 29-28
Total: 1,935-1,611-16

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Retired numbers

Memphis have retired 14 numbers.

Number Player Position Years at Memphis
1 Ron McNeely OF 1974–76
5 Phil Clark INF 1977–78
8 Dave Anderson INF
Head Coach
1980–81
2001–04
11 Tim Corder RHP 1981–83
14 Mike Paxton RHP 1972–75
16 Adam Amar 1B 2004–07
17 Jeff Hopkins P
Head Coach
1971–74
1993–00
18 Mike Dlugach C 1970–73
19 Charlie Lea RHP 1978
21 Terry Pressgrove OF 1977–78
25 Mark Little OF 1993–94
47 Stan Bronson Jr. Batboy 1958–2014
-[a] Al Brown P
Head Coach
1947–48
1954, 1963–71
-[b] Bobby Kilpatrick Head Coach 1972–92
  1. ^ Numbers not assigned before 1970.
  2. ^ Numbers not assigned to coach at time.

Notable Tigers have played in MLB

Current

Former

References

  1. ^ The University of Memphis Athletic Brand Standards. April 29, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Memphis Tigers". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. ^ 2015 Media Guide. Memphis Tigers. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "University of Memphis (Memphis, TN) Baseball Players". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 9 December 2017.