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Kennesaw State Owls
2024 Kennesaw State Owls baseball team
Founded	1984
Overall record	419–393
University	Kennesaw State University
Head coach	Ryan Coe (3rd season)
Conference	Conference USA
Location	Kennesaw, Georgia
Home stadium	Fred Stillwell Stadium (Capacity: 900)
Nickname	Owls
Colors	Black and gold
NCAA Tournament champions
Division II: 1996
College World Series runner-up
Division II: 1998, 1999
College World Series appearances
Division II: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003
NCAA regional champions
2014
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division II 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 Division I 2014, 2022
Conference tournament champions
2014, 2022
Regular season conference champions
2016

The Kennesaw State Owls baseball team represents Kennesaw State University, which is located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The Owls are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in Conference USA. They began competing in Division I in 2006, joining Conference USA in 2024.

The Kennesaw State Owls play all home games on campus at Fred Stillwell Stadium. Under the direction of Head Coach Mike Sansing, the Owls have played in one NCAA tournament. Over their fifteen seasons in the ASUN Conference, they have won one ASUN regular season title and two ASUN tournaments.

Since the program's inception in 1984, eight Owls have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by 2005 World Series champion Willie Harris. Over the program's 37 seasons, 55 Owls have been drafted, including Max Pentecost and Chad Jenkins who were selected in the first round of the 2014 and 2009 drafts, respectively. The Owls won the NAIA World Series in 1994. They joined NCAA Division II in 1995 and won the 1996 NCAA Division II baseball tournament.

Conference membership history (Division I only)

• 2006–2024: ASUN Conference
• 2024-present: Conference USA

Fred Stillwell Stadium

Fred Stillwell Stadium is a baseball stadium on the Kennesaw State campus in Kennesaw, Georgia, that seats 900 people. It opened in 1984. A record attendance of 1,314 was set on April 3, 2012 in a game against Georgia Tech.

Head coaches (Division I only)

Records taken from the 2020 KSU baseball record book.

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the 2020 KSU baseball record book.

NCAA Division I Tournament history

• The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947.
• The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
• Kennesaw State began playing Division I baseball in 2006.

Awards and honors (Division I only)

• Over their 15 seasons in Division I, two Owls have been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
• Over their 15 seasons in the ASUN Conference, 18 different Owls have been named to the all-conference first-team.

Johnny Bench/Buster Posey Award

All-Americans

Freshman All-Americans

ASUN Conference Player of the Year

ASUN Conference Defensive Player of the Year

ASUN Conference Pitcher of the Year

ASUN Conference Coach of the Year

ASUN Conference Freshman of the Year

Taken from the 2020 KSU baseball record book. Updated March 15, 2020.

Owls in the Major Leagues

Taken from the KSU MLB draft history. Updated November 22, 2023.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

References

1. Kennesaw State University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). December 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
2. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2022/D2.pdf
3. "Stillwell Stadium". Retrieved March 15, 2020.
4. ^ "KSU Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved March 15, 2020.
5. "ASUN Conference Cancels Intercollegiate Competitions for Remainder of Academic Year". 12 March 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
6. "Owls MLB Draft History". Retrieved March 15, 2020.

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