# Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball

The Cal State Bakersfield baseball team represents California State University, Bakersfield in the NCAA Division I college baseball. Cal State Bakersfield plays its home games on Hardt Field on the campus of California State University, Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California. The Roadrunners have played in one NCAA tournament. Over their eight seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, they have won one WAC regular season title and one WAC tournament. The Roadrunners compete in the Big West Conference and are led by head coach Jordon Banfield.
Since the program's inception in 2009, two Roadrunners have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, relief pitcher Austin Davis, and knuckleball pitcher Mickey Jannis. Over the program's 12 seasons, 20 Roadrunners have been drafted, including Darius Vines who was selected in the seventh round of the 2019.

## Conference membership history

* 2009–2012: Independent
* 2013–2020: Western Athletic Conference
* 2021–present: Big West Conference

## Hardt Field

Hardt Field is a baseball stadium on the California State University, Bakersfield campus in Bakersfield, California that seats 900 people. It was opened on February 20, 2009 in a 7–8 loss to Saint Louis.

## Head coaches

Records taken from the CSUB coaching records.
| Season | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
| 2009–2015 | Bill Kernen | 7 | 197–198–1 | .499 |
| 2016 | Bob Macaluso | 1 | 19–37 | .339 |
| 2017–2024 | Jeremy Beard | 8 | 153–246 | .393 |
| Totals | 3 coaches | 16 seasons | 369–471–1 | .439 |

## Year-by-year results

Records taken from the CSUB year-by-year results.
Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Independent (2009–2012) ||||||
| 2009 | Bill Kernen | 13–37 | | | |
| 2010 | Bill Kernen | 26–30 | | | |
| 2011 | Bill Kernen | 33–22 | | | |
| 2012 | Bill Kernen | 25–30 | | | |
| Western Athletic Conference (2013–2020) ||||||
| 2013 | Bill Kernen | 37–22 | 18–9 | T-1st | WAC tournament |
| 2014 | Bill Kernen | 26–33 | 15–12 | 5th | WAC tournament |
| 2015 | Bill Kernen | 37–24–1 | 17–9–1 | 3rd | WAC tournament Los Angeles Regional |
| 2016 | Bob Macaluso | 19–37 | 12–14 | 7th | WAC tournament |
| 2017 | Jeremy Beard | 32–24 | 14–10 | 3rd | WAC tournament |
| 2018 | Jeremy Beard | 21–36 | 10–14 | 6th | WAC tournament |
| 2019 | Jeremy Beard | 24–35 | 12–15 | 6th | WAC tournament |
| 2020 | Jeremy Beard | 5–9 | | | Season cancelled on March 18 due to Coronavirus pandemic |
| Big West Conference (2021–present) ||||||
| 2021 | Jeremy Beard | 20–23 | 17–19 | 7th | |
| 2022 | Jeremy Beard | 18–34 | 11–19 | 9th | |
| 2023 | Jeremy Beard | 18–34 | 9–21 | 9th | |
| 2024 | Jeremy Beard | 15–38 | 8–22 | 9th | |
| Total: | Total: | 369–481–1 | | | |
| 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 ||||||

## NCAA Division I tournament history

* The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947.
* The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
* Cal State Bakersfield began playing baseball in 2009.
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
| 2015 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated at 33rd by UCLA in Los Angeles Regional |
| Totals | 1–2 | .333 | |
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Regional | UCLA | L 2–7 |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Regional | Ole Miss | W 2–1 |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Regional | UCLA | L 1–9 |

## Awards and honors

* Over their 12 seasons in Division I, one Roadrunner has been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
* Over their 8 seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, 13 different Roadrunners have been named to the all-conference first-team.

### All-Americans

| Year | Position | Name | Team | Selector |
| 2013 | SP | Jeff McKenzie | 3rd | CB |

### Freshman First-Team All-Americans

| Year | Position | Name | Selector |
| 2011 | 2B | Oscar Sanay | CB |
| 2013 | 3B | Mylz Jones | CB |

### Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year

| Year | Name |
| 2013 | Bill Kernen |
| 2015 | Bill Kernen |

### Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year

| Year | Position | Name |
| 2013 | INF | Tyler Shyrock |

### Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year

| Year | Handedness | Name |
| 2013 | Left | Jeff McKenzie |
| 2015 | Right | Hayden Carter |
| 2017 | Right | Max Carter |
Taken from CSUB baseball national recognition and conference recognition pages. Updated March 19, 2020.

## Roadrunners in the Major Leagues

| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
| Athlete | Years in MLB | MLB Teams |
| Austin Davis | 2018–present | Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Mickey Jannis | 2021-present | Baltimore Orioles |
Taken from Baseball Reference. Updated June 25, 2021.