Jacksonville Dolphins baseball

The Jacksonville Dolphins baseball team represents Jacksonville University, which is located in Jacksonville, Florida. The Dolphins are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1969 and joined the Atlantic Sun Conference in 1999 after 20 years in the Sun Belt Conference.

Jacksonville Dolphins
Founded1957
Overall record1,651–1,280–4
UniversityJacksonville University
Head coachChris Hayes (5th season)
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
LocationJacksonville, Florida
Home stadiumJohn Sessions Stadium
(Capacity: 1,750)
NicknameDolphins
ColorsGreen and White[1]
         
NCAA Tournament appearances
1972, 1976, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2018
Conference tournament champions
1989, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009
Conference champions
1990, 1995, 2006, 2017

The Jacksonville Dolphins play all home games on-campus at John Sessions Stadium. Since their promotion to Division I in 1969, the Patriots have played in 14 NCAA Tournaments, advancing as far as the regional final in 1976. Over their 20 seasons in the Sun Belt Conference, they won two conference regular season titles and one conference tournament. Over their 21 seasons in the Atlantic Sun Conference (formerly the Trans America Athletic Conference), they have won two conference regular season titles and four conference tournaments.

Since the program's inception in 1957, 11 Patriots have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by three-time All-Star Daniel Murphy.

References
  1. "Color Information" (PDF). Jacksonville Dolphins Usage and Style Guide. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

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