North Dakota Fighting Hawks baseball
Founded1901
Defunct2016
UniversityUniversity of North Dakota
LocationGrand Forks, North Dakota
Home stadiumHarold Kraft Memorial Field
(Capacity: 2,000)
NicknameFighting Hawks
ColorsKelly green and white[1]
   
College World Series appearances
Division II: 1993
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division II: 1967, 1993, 2004
Regular season conference champions
1962, 1967, 1992 (division), 2004

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks baseball team was a part of the athletic program at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

History

The team was a member of the NCAA Division I Western Athletic Conference. It played at Harold Kraft Memorial Field. The last head coach was Jeff Dodson. The public address announcer for the baseball team was Kris Holm.

Announced April 12, 2016, as a part of expense reductions because of institution and statewide budget cuts, the University of North Dakota announced the baseball program would be discontinued at the end of their 2015–16 season.[2]

On May 3, 2023, Zach Muckenhirn, who played for UND from 2014 to 2016, made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut against the Detroit Tigers, becoming the first player in UND history to play in the major leagues.[3]

Head coaches

#NameTerm
1John Blair1901–1902
2Walter Hempel1903
3David Boise1904
4John "Chick" Commy1905–1907
5Harry Kyllo1908–1909
6David L. Dunlap1910
7John "Chick" Commy1911
8Henry "Doc" O'Keefe1912
9John Ellory1913
10Harry Wells1914
11Any Gill1915–1916
12No team1921–1955
13Harold C. "Pinky" Kraft1956–1981
14Terry Hjelmstad1982–1983
15Brian Kraft1984–1988
16Joe Serratore1989
17Gene Roebuck1990–1993
18Kelvin Ziegler1994–2007
19Timm Pint*2007–2008
20Jeff Dodson2009–2016

Stadiums

References

  1. ↑ UND Athletics Brand 22 Media (PDF). April 10, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ "WATCH: UND athletics announces elimination of baseball, men's golf". 12 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Zach Muckenhirn makes MLB debut, becomes first UND player to reach majors". fightinghawks.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.


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