# Memphis Tigers baseball

Memphis Tigers baseball is the varsity intercollegiate team representing the University of Memphis in the sport of college baseball at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The team plays its home games at FedExPark on campus in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers are members of the American Athletic Conference. Alumni of the program who have been Major League Baseball All-Stars include Dan Uggla and Charlie Lea.

## Memphis in the NCAA tournament

| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
| 1976 | 1–2 | .333 | Rocky Mountain Regional |
| 1978 | 3–2 | .600 | South Regional |
| 1981 | 2–2 | .500 | East Regional |
| 1994 | 2–2 | .500 | Midwest I Regional |
| 2007 | 0–2 | .000 | Nashville Regional |
| TOTALS | 8-10 | .444 | |

## Head coaches

| Name | Years | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. |
| Clyde H. Wilson | 1913-1919 | 61 | 23 | 1 | .724 |
| Mabon Crawford | 1917 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
| Elmore George | 1920-1921 | 20 | 11 | 0 | .645 |
| Lester Barnard | 1922-1924 | 20 | 23 | 0 | .465 |
| Zach Curlin | 1925-1929, 1932–1936 | 70 | 56 | 4 | .554 |
| Leo Davis | 1948-1951 | 33 | 16 | 0 | .673 |
| R.A. Long | 1952 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
| Arnold Ryan | 1953 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .667 |
| Cully Rickard | 1955 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 |
| Frank Price | 1956-1957 | 11 | 15 | 0 | .423 |
| Dean Ehlers | 1958-1961 | 39 | 39 | 0 | .500 |
| Bob Stephenson | 1962 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 |
| Al Brown | 1954, 1963-1971 | 158 | 127 | 5 | .553 |
| Bobby Kilpatrick | 1972-1992 | 653 | 341 | 1 | .657 |
| Jeff Hopkins | 1993-2000 | 239 | 207 | 1 | .536 |
| Dave Anderson | 2001-2004 | 104 | 116 | 0 | .473 |
| Daron Schoenrock | 2005-2022 | 463 | 533 | 0 | .465 |
| Kerrick Jackson | 2023 | 29 | 28 | 0 | .509 |
| Matt Riser | 2024–present | 23 | 32 | 0 | .418 |

## Year-by-year record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Clyde Wilson (No Conference) (1913–1919) ||||||
| 1913 | Clyde Wilson | 15–2-1 | – | – | |
| 1914 | Clyde Wilson | 11–4 | – | – | |
| 1915 | Clyde Wilson | 14–4 | – | – | |
| 1916 | Clyde Wilson | 7–4 | – | – | |
| 1917 | Clyde Wilson/Mabon Crawford | 5–6 | – | – | |
| 1918 | Clyde Wilson | 4–4 | – | – | |
| 1919 | Clyde Wilson | 10–3 | – | – | |
| Clyde Wilson: | Clyde Wilson: | 61-23–1 | | | |
| Mabon Crawford: | Mabon Crawford: | 5-4 | | | |
| Elmore George (No Conference) (1920–1921) ||||||
| 1920 | Elmore George | 12–2 | – | – | |
| 1921 | Elmore George | 8–9 | – | – | |
| Elmore George: | Elmore George: | 20-11 | | | |
| Lester Barnard (No Conference) (1922–1924) ||||||
| 1922 | Lester Barnard | 6–6 | – | – | |
| 1923 | Lester Barnard | 5–10 | – | – | |
| 1924 | Lester Barnard | 9–7 | – | – | |
| Lester Barnard: | Lester Barnard: | 20-23 | | | |
| Zach Curlin (No Conference) (1925–1936) ||||||
| 1925 | Zach Curlin | 8–6–2 | – | – | |
| 1926 | Zach Curlin | 6–2 | – | – | |
| 1927 | Zach Curlin | 6–4 | – | – | |
| 1928 | Zach Curlin | 10–6 | – | – | |
| 1929 | Zach Curlin | 6–5 | – | – | |
| 1930 | No team | – | – | – | |
| 1931 | No team | – | – | – | |
| 1932 | Zach Curlin | 8–12 | – | – | |
| 1933 | Zach Curlin | 13–4 | – | – | |
| 1934 | Zach Curlin | 7–5–2 | – | – | |
| 1935 | Zach Curlin | 2–6 | – | – | |
| 1936 | Zach Curlin | 4–6 | – | – | |
| Zach Curlin: | Zach Curlin: | 70-56–4 | | | |
| No team (No Conference) (1937–1947) ||||||
| 1937-1947 | No team | – | – | – | |
| No team: | No team: | - | | | |
| Leo Davis (No Conference) (1948–1951) ||||||
| 1948 | Leo Davis | 8–3 | – | – | |
| 1949 | Leo Davis | 8–5 | – | – | |
| 1950 | Leo Davis | 9–4 | – | – | |
| 1951 | Leo Davis | 8–4 | – | – | |
| Leo Davis: | Leo Davis: | 33-16 | | | |
| R.A. Long (No Conference) (1952–1952) ||||||
| 1952 | R.A. Long | 7–9 | – | – | |
| R.A Long: | R.A Long: | 7-9 | | | |
| Arnold Ryan (No Conference) (1953–1953) ||||||
| 1953 | Arnold Ryan | 4–1–4 | – | – | |
| Arnold Ryan: | Arnold Ryan: | 4-1–4 | | | |
| Al Brown (No Conference) (1954–1954) ||||||
| 1954 | Al Brown | 2–9 | – | – | |
| Cully Rickard (No Conference) (1955–1955) ||||||
| 1955 | Cully Rickard | 6–7 | – | – | |
| Cully Rickard: | Cully Rickard: | 6-7 | | | |
| Frank Price (No Conference) (1956–1957) ||||||
| 1956 | Frank Price | 5–5 | – | – | |
| 1957 | Frank Price | 6–10 | – | – | |
| Frank Price: | Frank Price: | 11-15 | | | |
| Dean Ehlers (No Conference) (1958–1961) ||||||
| 1958 | Dean Ehlers | 9–6 | – | – | |
| 1959 | Dean Ehlers | 5–15 | – | – | |
| 1960 | Dean Ehlers | 12–12 | – | – | |
| 1961 | Dean Ehlers | 13–6 | – | – | |
| Dean Ehlers: | Dean Ehlers: | 39-39 | | | |
| Bob Stephenson (No Conference) (1962–1962) ||||||
| 1962 | Bob Stephenson | 13–5 | – | – | |
| Bob Stephenson: | Bob Stephenson: | 13-5 | | | |
| Al Brown (Missouri Valley Conference) (1963–1971) ||||||
| 1963 | Al Brown | 17–6 | – | – | |
| 1964 | Al Brown | 21–5 | – | – | |
| 1965 | Al Brown | 21–7–2 | – | – | |
| 1966 | Al Brown | 18–10–1 | – | – | |
| 1967 | Al Brown | 15–14 | 5–2 | 2nd (East) | |
| 1968 | Al Brown | 17–8 | 6–2 | 2nd (East) | |
| 1969 | Al Brown | 20–12–1 | 3–3 | 3rd (East) | |
| 1970 | Al Brown | 16–27 | 1–5 | 4th (East) | |
| 1971 | Al Brown | 11–29–1 | – | 7th | |
| Al Brown: | Al Brown: | 158-127–5 | | | |
| Bobby Kilpatrick (Missouri Valley Conference/Metro Conference/Great Midwest Conference) (1972–1992) ||||||
| 1972 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 19–14 | – | 4th | |
| 1973 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 25–15 | – | 2nd | |
| 1974 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 24–22 | – | – | |
| 1975 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 30–8 | – | – | |
| 1976 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 32–11 | – | – | Regional Semifinal |
| 1977 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 34–14 | – | – | |
| 1978 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 40–9 | – | – | Regional Final |
| 1979 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 25–15 | – | – | |
| 1980 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 31–15 | – | – | |
| 1981 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 48–11 | – | – | Regional Final |
| 1982 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 32–10 | – | – | |
| 1983 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 33–12 | 5–4 | 3rd (Southern) | |
| 1984 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 26–15 | 3–5 | 3rd (Southern) | |
| 1985 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 36–11 | 9–5 | 2nd | |
| 1986 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 40–16 | 11–5 | 2nd | |
| 1987 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 33–23–1 | 9–9 | 4th | |
| 1988 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 27–22 | 6–8 | 5th | |
| 1989 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 32–23 | 8–10 | 5th | |
| 1990 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 31–25 | 7–12 | 5th | |
| 1991 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 30–24 | 8–10 | 6th | |
| 1992 | Bobby Kilpatrick | 25–26 | 7–10 | 2nd | |
| Bobby Kilpatrick: | Bobby Kilpatrick: | 653-341–1 | | | |
| Jeff Hopkins (Great Midwest Conference/Conference USA) (1993–2000) ||||||
| 1993 | Jeff Hopkins | 42–15 | 15–3 | 1st | |
| 1994 | Jeff Hopkins | 52–11 | 22–1 | 1st | Regional Semifinal |
| 1995 | Jeff Hopkins | 32–28 | 12–11 | 3rd | |
| 1996 | Jeff Hopkins | 26–28 | 9–11 | 6th | |
| 1997 | Jeff Hopkins | 20–31 | 9–17 | 8th | |
| 1998 | Jeff Hopkins | 24–31 | 12–15 | T–6th | |
| 1999 | Jeff Hopkins | 28–26–1 | 15–12 | T–4th | |
| 2000 | Jeff Hopkins | 15–37 | 8–18 | 9th | |
| Jeff Hopkins: | Jeff Hopkins: | 239-207–1 | | | |
| Dave Anderson (Conference USA) (2001–2004) ||||||
| 2001 | Dave Anderson | 34–24 | 13–14 | T–5th | |
| 2002 | Dave Anderson | 20–31 | 10–20 | 8th | |
| 2003 | Dave Anderson | 21–33 | 11–18 | 8th | |
| 2004 | Dave Anderson | 29–28 | 15–14 | 6th | |
| Dave Anderson: | Dave Anderson: | 104-116 | | | |
| Daron Schoenrock (Conference USA/American Athletic Conference) (2005–2022) ||||||
| 2005 | Daron Schoenrock | 13–42 | 5–25 | 12th | |
| 2006 | Daron Schoenrock | 32–28 | 13–11 | T–4th | |
| 2007 | Daron Schoenrock | 36–27 | 12–12 | T–4th | Regional First Round |
| 2008 | Daron Schoenrock | 17–38 | 5–18 | 9th | |
| 2009 | Daron Schoenrock | 21–32 | 7–16 | 9th | |
| 2010 | Daron Schoenrock | 28–30 | 12–12 | T–3rd | |
| 2011 | Daron Schoenrock | 30–27 | 12–12 | T–4th | |
| 2012 | Daron Schoenrock | 31–28 | 14–10 | 3rd | |
| 2013 | Daron Schoenrock | 35–24 | 14–10 | T–3rd | |
| 2014 | Daron Schoenrock | 30–29 | 8–16 | 8th | |
| 2015 | Daron Schoenrock | 37–21 | 12–12 | 5th | |
| 2016 | Daron Schoenrock | 22–39 | 9–15 | 6th | |
| 2017 | Daron Schoenrock | 30–29 | 8–16 | 7th | |
| 2018 | Daron Schoenrock | 20–36 | 5–19 | 9th | |
| 2019 | Daron Schoenrock | 27–28 | 10–13 | 7th | |
| 2020 | Daron Schoenrock | 10–7 | – | 6th | |
| 2021 | Daron Schoenrock | 18–39 | 7–25 | 8th | |
| 2022 | Daron Schoenrock | 26–29 | 9–15 | T–6th | |
| Daron Schoenrock: | Daron Schoenrock: | 463-533 | | | |
| Kerrick Jackson (American Athletic Conference) (2023) ||||||
| 2023 | Kerrick Jackson | 29–28 | 10–14 | T–5th | |
| Kerrick Jackson: | Kerrick Jackson: | 29-28 | | | |
| Matt Riser (American Athletic Conference) (2024–present) ||||||
| 2024 | Matt Riser | 23–32 | 10–17 | 10th | |
| Matt Riser: | Matt Riser: | 23-32 | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 1,958-1,643-16 | | | |
| 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 ||||||

## Retired numbers

Memphis have retired 14 numbers.
| Number | Player | Position | Years at Memphis |
| 1 | Ron McNeely | OF | 1974–76 |
| 5 | Phil Clark | INF | 1977–78 |
| 8 | Dave Anderson | INF Head Coach | 1980–81 2001–04 |
| 11 | Tim Corder | RHP | 1981–83 |
| 14 | Mike Paxton | RHP | 1972–75 |
| 16 | Adam Amar | 1B | 2004–07 |
| 17 | Jeff Hopkins | P Head Coach | 1971–74 1993–00 |
| 18 | Mike Dlugach | C | 1970–73 |
| 19 | Charlie Lea | RHP | 1978 |
| 21 | Terry Pressgrove | OF | 1977–78 |
| 25 | Mark Little | OF | 1993–94 |
| 47 | Stan Bronson Jr. | Batboy | 1958–2014 |
| - | Al Brown | P Head Coach | 1947–48 1954, 1963–71 |
| - | Bobby Kilpatrick | Head Coach | 1972–92 |
* ↑ Numbers not assigned before 1970.
* ↑ Numbers not assigned to coach at time.

## Notable Tigers have played in MLB
### Current

* Jonathan Bowlan
* Hunter Goodman
* Sam Moll

### Former

* Dave Anderson
* Andy Cook
* Ray Crone
* Brent Dlugach
* Phil Gagliano
* Jarrett Grube
* Jim Hardin
* Chad Harville
* Jim Hickman
* Craig House
* Charlie Lea
* Jon Leicester
* Mark Little
* Tim McCarver
* Ryan O'Malley
* Mike Paxton
* Cliff Politte
* Josh Stewart
* Dan Uggla
* Jacob Wilson