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Air Force Falcons baseball

KJ Randhawa dives for a hard-hit ground ball
For information on all United States Air Force Academy sports, see Air Force Falcons

The Air Force Falcons baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, north of Colorado Springs.[2] The team is a member of the Mountain West Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Air Force's first baseball team was fielded in 1957. The team plays its home games at Erdle Field on the Academy grounds. The Falcons are coached by Mike Kazlausky.

Major League Baseball

Air Force has had eleven Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[3]

Another former Air Force player, Paul Skenes, was the first overall pick in 2023. He played two seasons at the Academy before transferring to LSU after the 2022 season.

Mountain West Tournament history

The Falcons have appeared in twelve Mountain West baseball tournaments since it began in 2000.

NCAA tournament history

Air Force has been to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament 7 times in its history.

Head Coaches

In 65 years of play in college baseball, the Falcons have had fifteen head coaches.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Air Force Athletics Style Sheet" (PDF). March 12, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Air Force Falcons". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  3. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "United States Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs, CO)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.

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