North Dakota Fighting Hawks baseball
Founded1901
Defunct2016
UniversityUniversity of North Dakota
LocationGrand Forks, North Dakota
Home stadiumHarold Kraft Memorial Field
(Capacity: 2,000)
NicknameFighting Hawks
ColorsKelly green and white[1]
   
College World Series appearances
Division II: 1993
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division II: 1967, 1993, 2004
Regular season conference champions
1962, 1967, 1992 (division), 2004

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks baseball team was a part of the athletic program at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

History

The team was a member of the NCAA Division I Western Athletic Conference. It played at Harold Kraft Memorial Field. The last head coach was Jeff Dodson. The public address announcer for the baseball team was Kris Holm.

Announced April 12, 2016, as a part of expense reductions because of institution and statewide budget cuts, the University of North Dakota announced the baseball program would be discontinued at the end of their 2015–16 season.[2]

On May 3, 2023, Zach Muckenhirn, who played for UND from 2014 to 2016, made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut against the Detroit Tigers, becoming the first player in UND history to play in the major leagues.[3]

Head coaches

# Name Term
1 John Blair 1901–1902
2 Walter Hempel 1903
3 David Boise 1904
4 John "Chick" Commy 1905–1907
5 Harry Kyllo 1908–1909
6 David L. Dunlap 1910
7 John "Chick" Commy 1911
8 Henry "Doc" O'Keefe 1912
9 John Ellory 1913
10 Harry Wells 1914
11 Any Gill 1915–1916
12 No team 1921–1955
13 Harold C. "Pinky" Kraft 1956–1981
14 Terry Hjelmstad 1982–1983
15 Brian Kraft 1984–1988
16 Joe Serratore 1989
17 Gene Roebuck 1990–1993
18 Kelvin Ziegler 1994–2007
19 Timm Pint* 2007–2008
20 Jeff Dodson 2009–2016

Stadiums

References

  1. ^ UND Athletics Brand 22 Media (PDF). April 10, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "WATCH: UND athletics announces elimination of baseball, men's golf". 12 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Zach Muckenhirn makes MLB debut, becomes first UND player to reach majors". fightinghawks.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

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