The Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. The team is a member of the Northeast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Central Connecticut State's first baseball team was fielded in 1935. During their time in NCAA Division II, they went to the national baseball tournament twice. The team plays its home games at CCSU Baseball Field in New Britain, which opened in 2010 and seats 1,000. The Blue Devils are coached by Charlie Hickey.
| Central Connecticut Blue Devils | |
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| Founded | 1935 |
| University | Central Connecticut State University |
| Head coach | Charlie Hickey (27th season) |
| Conference | Northeast |
| Location | New Britain, Connecticut |
| Home stadium | CCSU Baseball Field (capacity: 1,000) |
| Nickname | Devils |
| Colors | Blue and white[1] |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| Division II 1973, 1975 Division I 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2023 | |
The Blue Devils have claimed nine Northeast Conference baseball tournament championships and appeared in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship nine times. The 2010 team set several offensive school records en route to a recent Regional appearance in the Norwich Regional. The 2025 team was the most recent to reach the NCAA tournament.[2][3][4]
Central Connecticut in the NCAA tournament
edit| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0–2 | .000 | Austin Regional |
| 2003 | 0–2 | .000 | Tempe Regional |
| 2004 | 0–2 | .000 | Oklahoma City Regional |
| 2010 | 0–2 | .000 | Norwich Regional |
| 2017 | 0–2 | .000 | Fort Worth Regional |
| 2019 | 1–2 | .333 | Fayetteville Regional |
| 2021 | 0–2 | .000 | Eugene Regional |
| 2023 | 0–2 | .000 | Columbia Regional |
| 2025 | 0–2 | .000 | Auburn Regional |
| TOTALS | 1-18 | .053 |
Coaching history
editThis table reflects the documented coaching history through the 2024 season.[2]
| Name | Seasons | W | L | T | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kaiser | 7 | 36 | 11 | 0 | .766 |
| Ed Creed | 3 | 24 | 6 | 0 | .800 |
| Hank Majlinger | 30 | 353 | 168 | 0 | .678 |
| Julian Wojtusik | 7 | 63 | 105 | 1 | .376 |
| George Redman | 14 | 258 | 274 | 4 | .485 |
| Charlie Hickey | 25 | 664 | 564 | 5 | .541 |
Retired numbers
editCentral Connecticut has one retired number.
| No. | Member | Position | Career | Year No. Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Ricky Bottalico | P | 1991 | 2000 |
Season-by-season record
edit| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hickey (Northeast Conference) (2000–present) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Charlie Hickey | 17–31–1 | 9–11 | 3rd (North) | |||||
| 2001 | Charlie Hickey | 30–22 | 14–8 | T-1st (North) | NEC Tournament | ||||
| 2002 | Charlie Hickey | 34–23 | 18–9 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2003 | Charlie Hickey | 31–17–2 | 19–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2004 | Charlie Hickey | 41–17–1 | 20–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Charlie Hickey | 19–28 | 10–14 | 7th | |||||
| 2006 | Charlie Hickey | 33–18 | 16–7 | 1st | NEC Tournament | ||||
| 2007 | Charlie Hickey | 26–26 | 14–14 | 4th | NEC Tournament | ||||
| 2008 | Charlie Hickey | 25–24 | 18–9 | 2nd | NEC Tournament | ||||
| 2009 | Charlie Hickey | 26–22 | 16–11 | 3rd | NEC Tournament | ||||
| 2010 | Charlie Hickey | 33–23 | 18–14 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2011 | Charlie Hickey | 26–25–1 | 17–14 | 5th | NEC Tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Charlie Hickey | 28–24 | 19–13 | T-3rd | NEC Tournament | ||||
| 2013 | Charlie Hickey | 28–25 | 16–16 | T-5th | |||||
| 2014 | Charlie Hickey | 27–22 | 14–10 | 2nd | NEC tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Charlie Hickey | 17–31 | 9–15 | 6th | |||||
| 2016 | Charlie Hickey | 23–34 | 15–17 | 4th | NEC tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Charlie Hickey | 36–22 | 21–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2018 | Charlie Hickey | 18–28 | 12–16 | 6th | |||||
| 2019 | Charlie Hickey | 31-23 | 16-8 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2020 | Charlie Hickey | 4-8 | 0-0 | T-1st | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Charlie Hickey | 28-15 | 21-9 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Charlie Hickey | 29-18 | 17-10 | 3rd | NEC tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Charlie Hickey | 36-14 | 25-5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Charlie Hickey: | 646-540-5 | 374-247 | |||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ CCSU Identity Manual (PDF). May 1, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- 1 2 "2017 Record Book" (PDF). Central Connecticut Blue Devils. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ↑ Mike Anthony (May 21, 2014). "Central Starts in NEC Baseball Tournament Thursday". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ↑ Jim Fuller (June 2, 2010). "Area players key to Central Connecticut baseball success". New Haven Register. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
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