Omaha Mavericks baseball

The Omaha Mavericks baseball team represents University of Nebraska Omaha, which is located in Omaha, Nebraska. The Mavericks are a NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Summit League. They began competing in Division I in 2012 and joined the Summit League in 2013.

Omaha Mavericks baseball
2020 Omaha Mavericks baseball team
Founded	1947
Overall record	187–240–1
University	University of Nebraska Omaha
Head coach	Evan Porter (4th season)
Conference	Summit League
Location	Omaha, Nebraska
Home stadium	Seymour Smith Park (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname	Mavericks
Colors	Crimson and Black[1]
NCAA Tournament appearances
2019
Conference tournament champions
2019
Conference champions
2013, 2014, 2019

The Omaha Mavericks play all home games off-campus at J. J. Isaacson Field at Seymour Smith Park. The Mavericks have played in one NCAA Division I Tournament. Over their 8 seasons in the Summit League, they have won three Summit League regular season titles and one Summit League Tournament.

Since the program's inception in 1947, two Mavericks have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, including two-time All-Star catcher Bruce Benedict.

Conference membership history

• 2012: Independent
• 2013–present: Summit League

J. J. Isaacson Field at Seymour Smith Park

Main article: J. J. Isaacson Field at Seymour Smith Park

J. J. Isaacson Field at Seymour Smith Park is a baseball stadium in Omaha, Nebraska that seats 1,000 people. It opened in 1961 and was renovated in 2016. The Omaha Mavericks baseball team moved into the city-run facility in 2017.[2]

Head coaches (Division I only)

Records taken from the Omaha baseball record book.[3]

Season	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
2012–2016	Bob Herold	5	119–137	.465
2017–present	Evan Porter	4	68–103–1	.398
Totals	2 coaches	9 seasons	187–240–1	.438

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the Omaha baseball record book.[3]

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Independent (2012)
2012	Bob Herold	12–36
Summit League (2013–present)
2013	Bob Herold	27–22	20–6	1st
2014	Bob Herold	31–20	15–9	1st
2015	Bob Herold	21–31	12–18	4th
2016	Bob Herold	28–28	18–12	2nd	Summit League Tournament
2017	Evan Porter	12–40	9–19	5th
2018	Evan Porter	15–35	10–17	5th
2019	Evan Porter	31–24–1	20–10	1st	Summit League Tournament Los Angeles Regional
2020	Evan Porter	10–4			Season cancelled on March 13 due to Coronavirus pandemic[4]
Total:		187–240–1
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

NCAA Division I Tournament history

• The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament started in 1947.
• The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
• Omaha began playing Division I baseball in 2012.

Year	Record	Pct	Notes
2019	0–2	.000	Eliminated by Baylor in Los Angeles Regional
Totals	0–2	.000

Awards and honors (Division I only)

• Over their 9 seasons in Division I, one Maverick has been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
• Over their 8 seasons in the Summit League, 13 different Mavericks have been named to the all-conference first-team.

All-Americans

Year	Position	Name	Team	Selector
2019	SP	Payton Kinney	3rd	ABCA

Freshman First-Team All-Americans

Year	Position	Name	Selector
2013	2B	Clayton Taylor	CB

Summit League Coach of the Year

Year	Name
2013	Bob Herold
2014	Bob Herold
2019	Evan Porter

Summit League Player of the Year

Year	Position	Name
2013	OF	Ryan Keely
2016	3B	Clayton Taylor

Summit League Pitcher of the Year

Year	Handedness	Name
2014	Right	Tyler Fox
2016	Right	Tyler Fox
2019	Right	Payton Kinney

Summit League Newcomer of the Year

Year	Position	Name
2013	OF	Ryan Keely

Taken from the Omaha baseball record book.[3] Updated March 21, 2020.

Mavericks in the Major Leagues

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

Athlete	Years in MLB	MLB Teams
Bruce Benedict	1978–1989	Atlanta Braves
Tyler Cloyd	2012–2013, 2017–2018	Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, Miami Marlins

Taken from Baseball Reference.[5]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

References

1. "Color Palette". Retrieved April 16, 2016.
2. "Seymour Smith Park". Retrieved March 21, 2020.
3. "Omaha Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2020.
4. "Summit League Cancels All Spring Sports Competitions". Retrieved March 21, 2020.
5. "University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha, NE) Baseball Players". Retrieved March 21, 2020.

External links

• Official website