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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...

 in NCAA Division I college baseball
College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...

. Along with most other Georgia Tech athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...

. The Yellow Jackets play their home games in Russ Chandler Stadium
Russ Chandler Stadium
Russ Chandler Stadium is a college baseball stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. It is located on the historic Rose Bowl Field on the Georgia Tech campus, which has been the home field of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets college baseball team for more than 70 years. The current stadium opened in 2002.-The...

 and they are currently coached by Danny Hall
Danny Hall (baseball)
]Danny Hall is the current head baseball coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He has been the head coach of Georgia Tech since 1994. Before coming to Tech, he held positions at Miami , Michigan, and Kent State. From 1978 to 1979, he coached at Miami , where he compiled a 69-26 record...

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History

Baseball is a very successful sport at Georgia Tech, where it is one of the premier baseball teams in the NCAA. Georgia Tech baseball is notable for its high-scoring offenses and stout defenses. Before Tech had its own baseball field, it played at Brisbine Park.

The team's success is guided by head coach Danny Hall
Danny Hall (baseball)
]Danny Hall is the current head baseball coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He has been the head coach of Georgia Tech since 1994. Before coming to Tech, he held positions at Miami , Michigan, and Kent State. From 1978 to 1979, he coached at Miami , where he compiled a 69-26 record...

. Danny Hall has coached Tech since 1994 and has posted 579 wins over that span. He has led Georgia Tech to 13 years of NCAA regional play and its only three College World Series
College World Series
The College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...

 appearances in 1994, 2002, and 2006.

The baseball team, under Hall, has become an annual contender for the ACC regular season and tournament titles winning each four and three times respectively.

As of April 4, 2010 the baseball team is ranked #2 in the nation.

Stadium

The Yellow Jackets play their home games in Russ Chandler Stadium
Russ Chandler Stadium
Russ Chandler Stadium is a college baseball stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. It is located on the historic Rose Bowl Field on the Georgia Tech campus, which has been the home field of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets college baseball team for more than 70 years. The current stadium opened in 2002.-The...

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Head coaches

Coach Years Record Pct
Todd 1900–1901 12-9 .571
Sammy Strang
Sammy Strang
Samuel Strang Nicklin born in Chattanooga, Tennessee was a Utility Player for the Louisville Colonels , Chicago Orphans , New York Giants , Chicago White Sox and Brooklyn Superbas .He helped the Giants win the 1905 World Series.Strang led the National League in On-base percentage in...

1902 5-8 .385
Irving 1903 9-9 .500
John Heisman
John Heisman
John William Heisman was an American player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Oberlin College , Buchtel College, now known as the University of Akron , Auburn University , Clemson University , Georgia Tech , the...

1904–1917 163-97-5 .627
Joe Bean
Joe Bean
Joseph William Bean was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants in 1902.-External links:...

1918–1920 35-18 .660
Kid Clay 1921–1931 147-99-5 .607
Bobby Dodd
Bobby Dodd
Robert Lee Dodd was an American college football coach at Georgia Tech. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player and coach, something that only three people have accomplished....

1932–1939 43-64-2 .404
Roy Mundorff 1940–1945 26-36-1 .421
Joe Pittard 1946–1961 169-173-7 .494
Jim Luck 1962–1981 320-280-5 .533
Jim Morris
Jim Morris (baseball coach)
Jim Morris is head baseball coach at the University of Miami and previously at Georgia Tech. His teams have qualified for NCAA Regionals for the last 24 years, 15 at Miami and nine at Georgia Tech...

1982–1993 504-244-1 .674
Danny Hall
Danny Hall (baseball)
]Danny Hall is the current head baseball coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He has been the head coach of Georgia Tech since 1994. Before coming to Tech, he held positions at Miami , Michigan, and Kent State. From 1978 to 1979, he coached at Miami , where he compiled a 69-26 record...

1994–Present 690-334 .674

Year-by-year results

*Through the end of the 2008 season.

Information Source: http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/BaseballHistory.pdf
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!Year-by-Year Results
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|- align="center"
| 1900 || Todd || 3-4 || ||
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| 1901 || Todd || 9-5 || ||
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| 1902 || Sammy Strang || 5-8 || ||
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| 1903 || Irving || 9-9 || ||
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| 1904 || John Heisman
John Heisman
John William Heisman was an American player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Oberlin College , Buchtel College, now known as the University of Akron , Auburn University , Clemson University , Georgia Tech , the...

 || 15-7 || ||
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| 1905 || John Heisman || 13-4 || ||
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| 1906 || John Heisman || 23-3 || ||
|- align="center"
| 1907 || John Heisman || 10-5-1 || ||
|- align="center"
| 1908 || John Heisman || 9-12 || ||
|- align="center"
| 1909 || John Heisman || 13-8-1 || ||
|- align="center"
| 1910 || John Heisman || 11-5-1 || ||
|- align="center"
| 1911 || John Heisman || 7-6 || ||
|- align="center"
| 1912 || John Heisman || 8-10 || ||
|- align="center"
| 1913 || John Heisman || 9-8 || ||
|- align="center"
| 1914 || John Heisman || 12-8 || ||
|- align="center"
| 1915 || John Heisman || 7-8-2 || ||
|- align="center"
| 1916 || John Heisman || 14-6 || ||
|- align="center"
| 1917 || John Heisman || 12-7 || ||
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| 1918 || Joe Bean
Joe Bean
Joseph William Bean was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants in 1902.-External links:...

 || 10-7 || ||
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| 1919 || Joe Bean || 9-9 || ||
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| 1920 || Joe Bean || 16-2 || ||
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| 1921 || Kid Clay || 18-4-1 || ||
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| 1922 || Kid Clay || 14-9 || ||
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| 1923 || Kid Clay || 16-2-2 || ||
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| 1924 || Kid Clay || 9-14 || ||
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| 1925 || Kid Clay || 14-7 || ||
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| 1926 || Kid Clay || 21-4-1 || ||
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| 1927 || Kid Clay || 18-10 || ||
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| 1928 || Kid Clay || 15-6 || ||
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| 1929 || Kid Clay || 6-14-1 || ||
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| 1930 || Kid Clay || 8-16 || ||
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| 1931 || Kid Clay || 8-13 || ||
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| 1932 || Bobby Dodd
Bobby Dodd
Robert Lee Dodd was an American college football coach at Georgia Tech. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player and coach, something that only three people have accomplished....

 || 4-11-2 || ||
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| 1933 || Bobby Dodd || 4-10 || 3-7 (SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

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| 1934 || Bobby Dodd || 10-10 || 8-9 (SEC) ||
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| 1935 || Bobby Dodd || 7-6 || 3-3 (SEC) ||
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| 1936 || colspan="3" | No team in 1936.
|- align="center"
| 1937 || Bobby Dodd || 4-7 || 4-7 (SEC) ||
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| 1938 || Bobby Dodd || 7-10 || 5-8 (SEC) ||
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| 1939 || Bobby Dodd || 7-10 || 3-9 (SEC) ||
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| 1940 || Roy Mundorff || 5-10-1 || 5-9-1 (SEC) ||
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| 1941 || Roy Mundorff || 10-8 || 10-8 (SEC) ||
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| 1942 || Roy Mundorff || 8-10 || 7-7 (SEC) ||
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| 1943 || Roy Mundorff || 3-8 || 2-5 (SEC) ||
|- align="center"
| 1944 || colspan="3" | No team in 1944.
|- align="center"
| 1945 || colspan="3" | No team in 1945.
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| 1946 || Joe Pittard || 10-2 || || Season played in July/August
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| 1947 || Joe Pittard || 7-6 || 6-6 (SEC) ||
|- align="center"
| 1948 || Joe Pittard || 11-9 || 11-7 (SEC) ||
|- align="center"
| 1949 || Joe Pittard || 10-14 || 9-11 (SEC) ||
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| 1950 || Joe Pittard || 7-11 || 7-11 (SEC) ||
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| 1951 || Joe Pittard || 11-12 || 8-12 (SEC) ||
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| 1952 || Joe Pittard || 8-11-1 || 8-11-1 (SEC) ||
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| 1953 || Joe Pittard || 8-13 || 7-10 (SEC) ||
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| 1954 || Joe Pittard || 9-13-1 || 6-10 (SEC) ||
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| 1955 || Joe Pittard || 15-9 || 10-6 (SEC) ||
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| 1956 || Joe Pittard || 11-12 || 4-9 (SEC) ||
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| 1957 || Joe Pittard || 18-8-1 || 13-3 (SEC) || SEC Champion
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| 1958 || Joe Pittard || 7-17 || 5-12 (SEC) ||
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| 1959 || Joe Pittard || 17-9-2 || 11-4 (SEC) || Lost in NCAA District 3 Playoffs
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| 1960 || Joe Pittard || 14-11 || 9-7 (SEC) ||
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| 1961 || Joe Pittard || 6-16-2 || 6-11 (SEC) ||
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| 1962 || Jim Luck || 8-16 || 6-11 (SEC) ||
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| 1963 || Jim Luck || 9-18 || 4-13 (SEC) ||
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| 1964 || Jim Luck || 9-15 || 3-10 (SEC) ||
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| 1965 || Jim Luck || 20-8-2 || ||
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| 1966 || Jim Luck || 14-16 || ||
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| 1967 || Jim Luck || 21-11 || ||
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| 1968 || Jim Luck || 21-13 || ||
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| 1969 || Jim Luck || 16-12 || ||
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| 1970 || Jim Luck || 17-7-1 || ||
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| 1971 || Jim Luck || 31-6 || || Lost in NCAA District 3 Playoffs
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| 1972 || Jim Luck || 21-10 || ||
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| 1973 || Jim Luck || 20-6-2 || ||
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| 1974 || Jim Luck || 20-17 || ||
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| 1975 || Jim Luck || 12-17 || ||
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| 1976 || Jim Luck || 12-22 || ||
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| 1977 || Jim Luck || 18-12 || ||
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| 1978 || Jim Luck || 14-15 || ||
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| 1979 || Jim Luck || 15-16 || ||
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| 1980 || Jim Luck || 8-19 || 3-10 (ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...

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| 1981 || Jim Luck || 14-24 || 1-13 (ACC) ||
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| 1982 || Jim Morris
Jim Morris (baseball coach)
Jim Morris is head baseball coach at the University of Miami and previously at Georgia Tech. His teams have qualified for NCAA Regionals for the last 24 years, 15 at Miami and nine at Georgia Tech...

 || 29-20 || 6-8 (ACC) ||
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| 1983 || Jim Morris || 38-15 || 6-8 (ACC) ||
|- align="center"
| 1984 || Jim Morris || 36-19 || 5-7 (ACC) ||
|- align="center"
| 1985 || Jim Morris || 42-19-1 || 6-7-1 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA South Regional
|- align="center"
| 1986 || Jim Morris || 45-23 || 10-4 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Atlantic Regional
|- align="center"
| 1987 || Jim Morris || 51-14 || 17-4 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Northeast Regional
|- align="center"
| 1988 || Jim Morris || 45-24 || 12-8 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Atlantic Regional
|- align="center"
| 1989 || Jim Morris || 38-26 || 13-6 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA East Regional
|- align="center"
| 1990 || Jim Morris || 46-25 || 9-9 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA South Regional
|- align="center"
| 1991 || Jim Morris || 42-26 || 12-8 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Atlantic Regional
|- align="center"
| 1992 || Jim Morris || 45-19 || 14-9 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA East Regional
|- align="center"
| 1993 || Jim Morris || 47-14 || 16-6 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Atlantic Regional
|- align="center"
| 1994 || Danny Hall
Danny Hall (baseball)
]Danny Hall is the current head baseball coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He has been the head coach of Georgia Tech since 1994. Before coming to Tech, he held positions at Miami , Michigan, and Kent State. From 1978 to 1979, he coached at Miami , where he compiled a 69-26 record...

 || 50-17 || 16-8 (ACC) || 2nd Place at the 1994 College World Series
1994 College World Series
The 1994 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 3 to June 11. The forty-eighth tournament's champion was the University of Oklahoma, coached by Larry Cochell...


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| 1995 || Danny Hall || 38-22 || 16-8 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Midwest Regional
|- align="center"
| 1996 || Danny Hall || 40-24 || 13-11 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA South Regional
|- align="center"
| 1997 || Danny Hall || 46-15 || 19-4 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Midwest Regional
|- align="center"
| 1998 || Danny Hall || 41-22 || 14-9 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Midwest Regional
1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 21 through June 6, 1998. Forty-eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...


|- align="center"
| 1999 || Danny Hall || 38-20 || 12-12 (ACC) ||
|- align="center"
| 2000 || Danny Hall || 50-16 || 18-6 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Atlanta Super Regional
2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 26 through June 17, 2000. 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminates with 8...


|- align="center"
| 2001 || Danny Hall || 41-20 || 13-11 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Athens Regional
2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 25th through June 16th, 2001. 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminated with 8...


|- align="center"
| 2002 || Danny Hall || 52-16 || 14-9 (ACC) || 5th Place at the 2002 College World Series
2002 College World Series
The 2002 College World Series was held June 14 through June 22, 2002 in Omaha, Nebraska. Eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a 64-team bracket to play at historic Rosenblatt Stadium...


|- align="center"
| 2003 || Danny Hall || 44-18 || 17-7 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Atlanta Regional
2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 30 through June 23, . 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...


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| 2004 || Danny Hall || 44-21 || 18-5 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Atlanta Super Regional
2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from June 4 through June 27, . 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...


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| 2005 || Danny Hall || 45-19 || 22-8 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Atlanta Super Regional
2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 30th through June 26th, . 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...


|- align="center"
| 2006 || Danny Hall || 50-18 || 19-11 (ACC) || 7th Place at the 2006 College World Series
2006 College World Series
The 2006 College World Series was held June 16-26 in Omaha, Nebraska; it was the 60th College World Series and the 57th series held in Omaha. Eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium...


|- align="center"
| 2007 || Danny Hall || 32-25 || 15-14 (ACC) ||
|- align="center"
| 2008 || Danny Hall || 41-21 || 16-14 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Athens Regional
2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 30 through June 25, 2008 and was part of the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 26, 2008...


|- align="center"
| 2009 || Danny Hall || 38-19 || 17-10 (ACC) || Lost in NCAA Atlanta Regional
2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 29 through June 24, 2009 and is part of the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 25, 2009...


|- align="center"
| 2010 || Danny Hall || 44-10 || 21-8 (ACC) ||Lost in NCAA Atlanta Regional
2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, June 4, 2010 as part of the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2010 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.-National seeds:...


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Georgia Tech in the NCAA Tournament

  • The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
    NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
    The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....

     started in 1947.
  • The format of the tournament has changed through the years.


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Former players

Some notable and more recent Georgia Tech baseball players are Kevin Brown, Nomar Garciaparra
Nomar Garciaparra
Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is a former Major League Baseball player. After playing parts of 9 seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played third base, first base, and designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics, first base and third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and...

, Matt Murton
Matt Murton
Matthew Henry Murton is an outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan...

, Jay Payton
Jay Payton
Jason Lee "Jay" Payton is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He has played for the New York Mets , Colorado Rockies , San Diego Padres , Boston Red Sox , Oakland Athletics Baltimore Orioles and the Colorado Rockies in 2010. He bats and throws right-handed. Payton is an opposite-field...

, Mark Teixeira
Mark Teixeira
Mark Charles Teixeira , nicknamed "Tex" is an American Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees. Mostly a first baseman, he has also played third base and in the outfield...

, Matt Wieters
Matt Wieters
Matthew Richard Wieters is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles. Wieters was drafted 5th overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. Wieters played college baseball for Georgia Tech, and his agent is Scott Boras. Wieters is a tall athletic hitter, standing 6 feet...

, and Jason Varitek
Jason Varitek
Jason Andrew Varitek is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. After being traded as a minor league prospect by the Seattle Mariners, Varitek has played his entire major league career for the Boston Red Sox...

. Jason Varitek's number 33 is the only number retired at Georgia Tech.
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