High Point Panthers baseball

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High Points Panthers
2024 High Point Panthers baseball team
Founded1933
Overall record505—609—1
UniversityHigh Point University
Head coachJoey Hammond (3rd season)
ConferenceBig South Conference
LocationHigh Point, North Carolina,
United States
Home stadiumGeorge S. Erath Field
(Capacity: 500)
NicknamePanthers

The High Point Panthers baseball team represents High Point University, which is located in High Point, North Carolina. The Panthers are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Big South Conference. They began competing in Division I in 2000 and joined the Big South Conference the same season.

The High Point Panthers play all home games on campus at George S. Erath Field. Over their 20 seasons in the Big South Conference, they have played in 17 Big South Tournaments, advancing to the finals in 2018 where they fell to top-seed Campbell.

Since the program's inception in 1933, three Panthers have gone on to play in Major League Baseball: infielder Dick Culler and relief pitchers Cody Allen and Jaime Schultz.

Conference membership history (Division I only)[edit]

George S. Erath Field[edit]

Main article: George S. Erath Field at Coy O. Williard Baseball Stadium

George S. Erath Field is a baseball stadium on the High Point campus in High Point, North Carolina that seats 550 people.[1]

Head coaches (Division I only)[edit]

Records taken from the 2019 High Point baseball media guide.[1]

Season Coach Years Record Pct.
2000–2001 Jim Speight 2 43–69–1 .384
2002–2008 Sal Bando 7 144–243 .372
2009–2021 Craig Cozart 13 339–337 .501
2022–present Joey Hammond 1 23–33 .411
Totals 4 coaches 23 seasons 549–682–1 .446

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results[edit]

Records taken from the 2019 High Point baseball media guide.[1]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Big South Conference (2000–present)
2000 Jim Speight 22–36–1 6–15 8th Big South Tournament
2001 Jim Speight 21–33 5–14 6th Big South Tournament
2002 Sal Bando 26–31 9–11 5th Big South Tournament
2003 Sal Bando 14–37 5–12 7th
2004 Sal Bando 11–44 4–20 T-8th
2005 Sal Bando 19–36 6–18 8th
2006 Sal Bando 27–32 14–10 4th Big South Tournament
2007 Sal Bando 27–30 10–11 T-4th Big South Tournament
2008 Sal Bando 20–33 9–12 5th Big South Tournament
2009 Craig Cozart 21–32 11–12 6th Big South Tournament
2010 Craig Cozart 31–29 15–12 T-4th Big South Tournament
2011 Craig Cozart 24–32 9–18 T-8th Big South Tournament
2012 Craig Cozart 28–31 11–13 T-7th Big South Tournament
2013 Craig Cozart 29–29 15–9 3rd Big South Tournament
2014 Craig Cozart 33–22 18–9 3rd Big South Tournament
2015 Craig Cozart 29–26 14–10 5th Big South Tournament
2016 Craig Cozart 32–24 14–10 T-2nd Big South Tournament
2017 Craig Cozart 30–23 13–11 4th Big South Tournament
2018 Craig Cozart 34–22 19–8 2nd Big South Tournament
2019 Craig Cozart 27–27 14–13 T-5th Big South Tournament
Total: 505–609–1

      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

Awards and honors (Division I only)[edit]

  • Over their 20 seasons in Division I, two Panthers have been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
  • Over their 20 seasons in the Big South Conference, 16 different Panthers have been named to the all-conference first-team.

All-Americans[edit]

Year Position Name Team Selector
2006 OF Mark Shorey 3rd ABCA
CB
2010 OF Nate Roberts 2nd ABCA
3rd BA
NCBWA

Freshman First-Team All-Americans[edit]

Year Position Name Selector
2006 C Billy Alvino CB
2007 OF Robby Kuzdale CB
2012 RP Joe Goodman CB
3B Ryne Rush CB

Big South Conference Player of the Year[edit]

Year Position Name
2006 OF Mark Shorey
2010 OF Nate Roberts
2018 OF Austen Zente

Big South Conference Coach of the Year[edit]

Year Name
2006 Sal Bando

Big South Conference Rookie/Freshman of the Year[edit]

Year Position Name
2007 OF Robby Kuzdale

Taken from the 2019 High Point baseball media guide.[1] Updated March 11, 2020.

Panthers in the Major Leagues[edit]

= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB Teams
Dick Culler 1936, 1943–1949 Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, New York Giants
Cody Allen 2012–present Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels
Jaime Schultz 2018–present Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers

Taken from Baseball Reference.[2] Updated March 11, 2020.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "High Point Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "High Point University (High Point, NC) Baseball Players". Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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