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The LIU Sharks baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the Long Island University in Brookville, New York, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the Northeast Conference.
| LIU Sharks | |
|---|---|
 2026 LIU Sharks baseball team | |
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| Founded | 2020 (as LIU) |
| University | Long Island University |
| Head coach | Dan Pirillo (10th season) |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Location | Long Island, New York |
| Home stadium | LIU Baseball Stadium |
| Nickname | Sharks |
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
| College World Series appearances | |
| Division II: 1968# | |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| Division I 1972#, 2018#, 2022*, 2024*, 2026 Division II | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2018, 2022*, 2024, 2026 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 2022*, 2025, 2026 | |
| Conference division regular season champions | |
| NEC North: 2000 *vacated by NCAA | |
They began play as LIU in the 2020 season after the merger of LIU Brooklyn and LIU Post, with the Sharks retaining Brooklyn's affiliation with the Northeast. The LIU Post Pioneers (once known as C. W. Post) had played in NCAA College Division from 1958 to 1972 before playing in Division II in 1973. They played in Division III from 1975 to 1977 and in Division I from 1986 to 2002[2][3] before moving back to Division II. They played their last game in May 2019.
The Sharks have won the Northeast Conference baseball tournament three times in program history, once as LIU Brooklyn and once under the current branding.[4][5][6][7][8]
LIU in the NCAA tournament
edit| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1–2 | .333 | District 2 |
| 2018 | 0–2 | .000 | Conway Regional |
| 2022 | 0–2 | .000 | College Park Regional |
| 2024 | 0–2 | .000 | Chapel Hill Regional |
| 2026 | 0–2 | .000 | Athens Regional |
TOTALS |
1–10 | .091 |
References
edit- ↑ Long Island University Style Guide for Print and Visual Application (PDF). July 25, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ↑ Waszak, Dennis, Jr. (February 2, 2003). "Gwynn embarks on crowded road to Omaha". The Albany Herald. pp. 8C. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
...C.W. Post downgraded to Division II...
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "C.W. Post Campus/Long Island University Pioneers - Baseball Program History - The Baseball Cube". www.thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ↑ "No. 25 Baseball Ends Season with Most Wins in Program History". 18 May 2019.
- ↑ "Baseball History and Record Book".
- ↑ "Fin-tastic! Sharks Bite Bulldogs as LIU Takes Home Second #NECBaseball Championship".
- ↑ "NEC Baseball Standings (1998-2023)".
- ↑ "Division II Baseball Championships Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. 2022. p. 8.