# Niagara Purple Eagles baseball

The Niagara Purple Eagles baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Niagara University in Lewiston, New York, United States. The team is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at John P. Bobo Field in Lewiston, New York. The Purple Eagles are coached by Matt Spatafora.

## Niagara in the NCAA Tournament

| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
| 2024 | 0–2 | .000 | Stillwater Regional |
| TOTALS | 0–2 | .000 | |

## Year-by-year results

Below is a table of the program's year-by-year results.
Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Independent (1949–1985) ||||||
| 1949 | | 3–5 | | | |
| 1950 | | 9–2 | | | |
| 1951 | | 8–3 | | | |
| 1952 | | 4–8 | | | |
| 1953 | | 7–5 | | | |
| 1954 | | 6–3–1 | | | |
| 1955 | | 2–7 | | | |
| 1956 | | 5–6 | | | |
| 1957 | | 4–7 | | | |
| 1958 | | 8–4 | | | |
| 1959 | | 5–6–1 | | | |
| 1960 | | 2–5 | | | |
| 1961 | | 5–8 | | | |
| 1962 | | 5–7–1 | | | |
| 1963 | | 5–7 | | | |
| 1964 | | 3–8 | | | |
| 1965 | | 1–9 | | | |
| 1966 | | 3–6 | | | |
| 1967 | | | | | |
| 1968 | | | | | |
| 1969 | | | | | |
| 1970 | | 5–12 | | | |
| 1971 | | 16–4 | | | |
| 1972 | | 21–4 | | | |
| 1973 | | 12–3 | | | |
| 1974 | | 13–9 | | | |
| 1975 | | 29–13–1 | | | |
| 1976 | | 9–15 | | | |
| 1977 | | 10–9 | | | |
| 1978 | | 9–11 | | | |
| 1979 | | 5–21–1 | | | |
| 1980 | | 11–16 | | | |
| 1981 | | 11–16–1 | | | |
| 1982 | | 13–19 | | | |
| 1983 | | 9–13 | | | |
| 1984 | | | | | |
| 1985 | | 9–22 | | | |
| Independent: | Independent: | 267–293–6 | | | |
| Eastern College Athletic Conference (1986–1989) ||||||
| 1986 | | 9–26 | 4–10 | 5th (Upstate New York) | |
| 1987 | | 8–22 | 4–13 | 5th (Upstate New York) | |
| 1988 | | 12–26 | 6–9 | 5th (Upstate New York) | |
| 1989 | Jim Mauro | 12–19 | 5–6 | 3rd (Upstate New York) | |
| ECAC: | ECAC: | 41–93 | 19–38 | | |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (1990–present) ||||||
| 1990 | Jim Mauro | 11–22 | 4–8 | t-4th (North) | |
| 1991 | Jim Mauro | 12–24 | 5–12 | 4th (North) | |
| 1992 | Jim Mauro | 15–18 | 7–11 | 3rd (North) | |
| 1993 | Jim Mauro | 12–19 | 6–12 | 4th (North) | |
| 1994 | Jim Mauro | 9–29 | 2–16 | 4th (North) | |
| 1995 | Jim Mauro | 14–26 | 3–15 | 4th (North) | |
| 1996 | Jim Mauro | 14–20 | 7–11 | 3rd (North) | |
| 1997 | Jim Mauro | 17–21 | 11–7 | 1st (North) | MAAC Tournament |
| 1998 | Jim Mauro | 17–23–1 | 11–15 | t-3rd (North) | |
| 1999 | Jim Mauro | 13–22–1 | 11–14 | 4th (North) | |
| 2000 | Jim Mauro | 16–25 | 13–13 | 6th | |
| 2001 | Jim Mauro | 25–20 | 15–11 | 5th | |
| 2002 | Mike McRae | 12–34 | 9–17 | 8th | |
| 2003 | Mike McRae | 26–25 | 16–10 | t-3rd | MAAC Tournament |
| 2004 | Mike McRae | 27–27 | 16–9 | t-2nd | MAAC Tournament |
| 2005 | Chris Chernisky | 25–28 | 16–9 | 4th | MAAC Tournament |
| 2006 | Chris Chernisky | 28–26 | 17–10 | t-3rd | MAAC Tournament |
| 2007 | Chris Chernisky | 15–32 | 3–21 | 10th | |
| 2008 | Chris Chernisky | 22–28 | 10–14 | 6th | |
| 2009 | Rob McCoy | 20–35 | 14–10 | t-4th | |
| 2010 | Rob McCoy | 17–36 | 13–11 | t-5th | |
| 2011 | Rob McCoy | 8–40 | 5–19 | 9th | |
| 2012 | Rob McCoy | 19–29 | 7–16 | 9th | |
| 2013 | Rob McCoy | 16–38 | 9–15 | | |
| 2014 | Rob McCoy | 20–31 | 8–14 | | |
| 2015 | Rob McCoy | 13–32 | 8–16 | | |
| 2016 | Rob McCoy | 16–37 | 11–13 | | |
| 2017 | Rob McCoy | 24–24 | 12–12 | | |
| 2018 | Rob McCoy | 24–27 | 13–11 | | |
| 2019 | Rob McCoy | 15–33 | 9–15 | | |
| 2020 | Rob McCoy | 6–10 | | | |
| 2021 | Rob McCoy | 17–17 | 17-15 | | |
| 2022 | Rob McCoy | 22–32 | 13-11 | | |
| 2023 | Rob McCoy | 24–22-1 | 14-10 | | |
| 2024 | Rob McCoy | 38–17 | 20–4 | T–1st | NCAA Regional |
| MAAC: | MAAC: | 613–901–3 | 346–422 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 921–1277–9 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

## Major League Baseball

As of 2022, at least 19 former Niagara players have reached Major League Baseball, including Sal Maglie. Niagara has had 18 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.
Purple Eagles in the Major League Baseball Draft :
| Year | Player | Round | Team |
| 1969 | Michael Balogh | 9 | Orioles |
| 1971 | Douglas Farrell | 2 | Pirates |
| 1971 | Robert Sekel | 5 | Pirates |
| 1972 | Douglas Farrell | 3 | Pirates |
| 1978 | William Purdy | 13 | Orioles |
| 1983 | Mark Gabriel | 17 | Mets |
| 1984 | Mark Gabriel | 25 | Braves |
| 1989 | Raymond Bielanin | 27 | Dodgers |
| 1996 | Carmen Panaro | 59 | Diamondbacks |
| 2003 | Josh McCurdy | 24 | Orioles |
| 2005 | Reed Eastley | 13 | Mariners |
| 2005 | Dan Griffin | 5 | Giants |
| 2005 | James Avery | 5 | Reds |
| 2006 | Jeff Vincent | 43 | Red Sox |
| 2012 | Wynton Bernard | 35 | Padres |
| 2014 | Jordan Schwartz | 4 | Athletics |
| 2017 | Daniel Procopio | 10 | Angels |
| 2017 | Tanner Kirwer | 20 | Blue Jays |
| 2018 | Greg Cullen | 15 | Braves |
| 2019 | Matt Brash | 4 | Padres |