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Xavier Musketeers baseball
2024 Xavier Musketeers baseball team
Founded	1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Conference history	Midwestern City Conference (1981–1995) Atlantic 10 Conference (1996–2013)
University	Xavier University
Athletic director	Greg Christopher
Head coach	Billy O'Conner (7th season)
Conference	Big East Conference
Location	Cincinnati, Ohio
Home stadium	J. Page Hayden Field (Capacity: 500)
Nickname	Musketeers
Colors	Navy blue, white, and gray
NCAA Tournament appearances
2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2023
Conference tournament champions
2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2023
Regular season conference champions
2008, 2016

The Xavier Musketeers baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The program's first season was in 1974, and it has been a member of the NCAA Division I Big East Conference since the start of the 2014 season. Its home venue is J. Page Hayden Field, located on Xavier's campus. Billy O'Conner is the team's head coach starting in the 2018 season. The program has appeared in 5 NCAA Tournaments, with the most recent appearance in 2023. It has won four conference tournament championships and 2 regular season conference titles. As of the start of the 2022 Major League Baseball season, 8 former Musketeers have appeared in Major League Baseball.

History

Early history

The program's first season of play was 1926.

Conference affiliations

• Midwestern City Conference (1981–1995)
• Atlantic 10 Conference (1996–2013)
• Big East Conference (2014–present)

Xavier in the NCAA Tournament

J. Page Hayden Field

Xavier began playing at the location in the 1920s. In 1935, the field's dimensions were adjusted with the construction of the O'Connor Sports Center beyond the right center field fence. The field was renovated again in 1982 because of a donation made under the name of J. Page Hayden (1898–1979), the field's namesake. Following the 2010 season, a new playing surface, brick backstop, and dugouts were added.

From 1980 to 2013, Xavier baseball has a 450–307–3 overall record at the field.

Head coaches

Xavier's longest tenured head coach are John Morrey, who has coached the team for 12 years.

Current coaching staff

• Head coach – Billy O'Conner
• Pitching coach – Doug Willey
• Assistant coach – Brian Furlong
• Assistant coach – Austin Cousino
• Volunteer assistant coach – Jake Yacinich

Musketeers in the Major Leagues

Taken from Baseball Reference. Updated June 28, 2021.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

References

1. Xavier University: Brand and Graphic Identity Guide (PDF). Retrieved September 3, 2019.
2. ^ "Hayden Field". Go Xavier. Xavier University Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
3. "Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH) Baseball Players". Retrieved June 28, 2021.

External links

• Official website

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