# Jacksonville Dolphins baseball

The Jacksonville Dolphins baseball team represents Jacksonville University, which is located in Jacksonville, Florida. The Dolphins are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1969 and joined the Atlantic Sun Conference in 1999 after 20 years in the Sun Belt Conference.
The Jacksonville Dolphins play all home games on-campus at John Sessions Stadium. Since their promotion to Division I in 1969, the Dolphins have played in 14 NCAA tournaments, advancing as far as the regional final in 1976. Over their 20 seasons in the Sun Belt Conference, they won two conference regular season titles and one conference tournament. Over their 21 seasons in the Atlantic Sun Conference (formerly the Trans America Athletic Conference), they have won two conference regular season titles and four conference tournaments.
Since the program's inception in 1957, 11 Dolphins have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by three-time All-Star Daniel Murphy.

## Jacksonville in the NCAA Tournament

| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
| 1972 | 0–2 | .000 | District 3 |
| 1976 | 2–2 | .500 | South Regional |
| 1989 | 1–2 | .333 | South Regional |
| 1991 | 0–2 | .000 | East Regional |
| 1994 | 2–2 | .500 | Atlantic II Regional |
| 1995 | 0–2 | .000 | East Regional |
| 1999 | 1–2 | .333 | Tallahassee Regional |
| 2001 | 1–2 | .333 | Tallahassee Regional |
| 2003 | 0–2 | .000 | Tallahassee Regional |
| 2006 | 1–2 | .333 | Athens Regional |
| 2007 | 0–2 | .000 | Chapel Hill Regional |
| 2009 | 1–2 | .333 | Gainesville Regional |
| 2011 | 1–2 | .333 | Gainesville Regional |
| 2018 | 1–2 | .333 | Gainesville Regional |
| 2021 | 0–2 | .000 | Columbia Regional |
| TOTALS | 11–30 | .268 | |

## Head coaches

| Name | Years | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. |
| Bob Daughton | 1957–1965 | 61 | 120 | 2 | .339 |
| Charlie Mathews | 1966 | 17 | 12 | 0 | .586 |
| Barry Myers | 1967–1973 | 189 | 88 | 3 | .680 |
| Jack Lamabe | 1974–1978 | 157 | 137 | 0 | .534 |
| Tom Bradley | 1979–1990 | 430 | 292 | 1 | .595 |
| Terry Alexander | 1991–2013 | 730 | 628 | 2 | .538 |
| Tim Montez | 2014–2016 | 80 | 85 | 0 | .485 |
| Chris Hayes | 2017–Present | 221 | 198 | 0 | .527 |

## Year-by-year record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Bob Daughton (District III Independent) (1957–1961) ||||||
| 1957 | Bob Daughton | 9–6 | – | – | |
| 1958 | Bob Daughton | 6–12 | – | – | |
| 1959 | Bob Daughton | 5–9 | – | – | |
| 1960 | Bob Daughton | 3–8–1 | – | – | |
| 1961 | Bob Daughton | 6–11 | – | – | |
| Bob Daughton (Florida Intercollegiate Conference) (1962–1962) ||||||
| 1962 | Bob Daughton | 12–11–1 | 8–7 | 3rd | |
| Bob Daughton (District III Independent) (1963–1965) ||||||
| 1963 | Bob Daughton | 10–18 | – | – | |
| 1964 | Bob Daughton | 5–22 | – | – | |
| 1965 | Bob Daughton | 5–23 | – | – | |
| Bob Daughton: | Bob Daughton: | 61–120–2 (.339) | | | |
| Charlie Mathews (District III Independent) (1966–1966) ||||||
| 1966 | Charlie Mathews | 17–12 | – | – | |
| Charlie Mathews: | Charlie Mathews: | 17–12 (.586) | | | |
| Barry Myers (District III Independent) (1967–1973) ||||||
| 1967 | Barry Myers | 21–9 | – | – | |
| 1968 | Barry Myers | 22–13–2 | – | – | NCAA East Regional |
| 1969 | Barry Myers | 22–13–1 | – | – | |
| 1970 | Barry Myers | 31–8 | – | – | |
| 1971 | Barry Myers | 27–14 | – | – | |
| 1972 | Barry Myers | 36–14 | – | – | |
| 1973 | Barry Myers | 30–17 | – | – | |
| Barry Myers: | Barry Myers: | 189–88–3 (.680) | | | |
| Jack Lamabe (Independent) (1974–1977) ||||||
| 1974 | Jack Lamabe | 18–37 | – | – | |
| 1975 | Jack Lamabe | 21–35 | – | – | |
| 1976 | Jack Lamabe | 45–14 | – | – | NCAA Tallahassee Regional |
| 1977 | Jack Lamabe | 38–23 | – | – | |
| Jack Lamabe (Sun Belt Conference) (1978–1978) ||||||
| 1978 | Jack Lamabe | 35–28 | – | 3rd | |
| Jack Lamabe: | Jack Lamabe: | 157–137 (.534) | | | |
| Tom Bradley (Sun Belt Conference) (1979–1990) ||||||
| 1979 | Tom Bradley | 27–25 | – | 4th | |
| 1980 | Tom Bradley | 23–33 | – | 5th | |
| 1981 | Tom Bradley | 28–30 | 2–6 | 3rd (South) | |
| 1982 | Tom Bradley | 39–20 | 2–6 | 3rd (South) | |
| 1983 | Tom Bradley | 38–19 | 11–6 | 2nd (East) | |
| 1984 | Tom Bradley | 39–20 | 9–8 | 3rd (East) | |
| 1985 | Tom Bradley | 41–28–1 | 10–8 | 2nd (East) | |
| 1986 | Tom Bradley | 38–26 | 12–5 | 1st (East) | |
| 1987 | Tom Bradley | 34–25 | 9–7 | 2nd (East) | |
| 1988 | Tom Bradley | 39–24 | 11–6 | 2nd (East) | |
| 1989 | Tom Bradley | 42–22 | 10–6 | 1st (East) | NCAA South Regional |
| 1990 | Tom Bradley | 42–20 | 13–5 | 1st (East) | |
| Tom Bradley: | Tom Bradley: | 430–292–1 (.595) | | | |
| Terry Alexander (Sun Belt Conference) (1979–1998) ||||||
| 1991 | Terry Alexander | 43–21–2 | 11–6 | 1st (East) | NCAA Gainesville Regional |
| 1992 | Terry Alexander | 26–30 | 9–12 | 4th (East) | |
| 1993 | Terry Alexander | 33–26 | 11–10 | T–2nd (East) | |
| 1994 | Terry Alexander | 40–24 | 16–8 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Tallahassee Regional |
| 1995 | Terry Alexander | 41–22 | 21–6 | 1st | NCAA Clemson Regional |
| 1996 | Terry Alexander | 23–34 | 12–14 | 5th | |
| 1997 | Terry Alexander | 32–22 | 13–14 | 7th | |
| 1998 | Terry Alexander | 31–27 | 13–14 | 6th | |
| Terry Alexander (Trans America Athletic Conference/Atlantic Sun Conference/ASUN Conference) (1999–2013) ||||||
| 1999 | Terry Alexander | 41–23 | 22–8 | 2nd | Tallahassee Regional |
| 2000 | Terry Alexander | 34–24 | 16–11 | 4th | |
| 2001 | Terry Alexander | 39–25 | 18–9 | 3rd | |
| 2002 | Terry Alexander | 27–31 | 15–15 | 5th | |
| 2003 | Terry Alexander | 32–30 | 17–16 | 6th | NCAA Tallahassee Regional |
| 2004 | Terry Alexander | 25–31 | 12–18 | 8th | |
| 2005 | Terry Alexander | 23–31 | 13–17 | T–7th | |
| 2006 | Terry Alexander | 43–19 | 23–7 | 1st | NCAA Athens Regional |
| 2007 | Terry Alexander | 34–28 | 15–12 | 4th | NCAA Chapel Hill Regional |
| 2008 | Terry Alexander | 27–29 | 13–20 | 10th | |
| 2009 | Terry Alexander | 37–22 | 19–11 | 3rd | NCAA Gainesville Regional |
| 2010 | Terry Alexander | 27–29 | 14–12 | 5th | |
| 2011 | Terry Alexander | 37–24 | 19–11 | 2nd | NCAA Gainesville Regional |
| 2012 | Terry Alexander | 18–38 | 7–20 | 10th | |
| 2013 | Terry Alexander | 17–38 | 8–19 | 9th | |
| Terry Alexander: | Terry Alexander: | 730–628–2 .538 | | | |
| Tim Montez (ASUN Conference) (2014–2016) ||||||
| 2014 | Tim Montez | 21–33 | 13–13 | 6th | |
| 2015 | Tim Montez | 26–30 | 12–9 | 4th | |
| 2016 | Tim Montez | 33–22 | 14–7 | 3rd | |
| Tim Montez: | Tim Montez: | 80–85 (.485) | | | |
| Chris Hayes (ASUN Conference) (2017–present) ||||||
| 2017 | Chris Hayes | 36–24 | 16–5 | 1st | |
| 2018 | Chris Hayes | 40–21 | 14–6 | 2nd | NCAA Gainesville Regional |
| 2019 | Chris Hayes | 32–27 | 13–11 | 4th | |
| 2020 | Chris Hayes | 9–9 | – | | |
| 2021 | Chris Hayes | 16–34 | 3–15 | 4th (South) | NCAA Columbia Regional |
| 2022 | Chris Hayes | 27–28 | 13–16 | 4th (East) | |
| 2023 | Chris Hayes | 34–24 | 17–13 | 5th | |
| Chris Hayes: | Chris Hayes: | 194–167 (.537) | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 1,858-1,529-8 | | | |
| 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 ||||||

## Jacksonville Dolphins Hall of Fame

Jacksonville has 16 members in their Hall of Fame
| Player | Position | Years at Jacksonville |
| Gus Bell | SS/OF/C | 1967–1970 |
| Tom Bradley | Coach | 1979–1990 |
| Ernie Carr | 2B | 1985–1988 |
| Guy Ezzell | OF/1B/3B/P | 1969–1972 |
| Bill Jackson | P | 1958–1961 |
| Rich Katz | 3B | 1971–1974 |
| Jack Lamabe | Coach | 1974–1978 |
| Gene Mendes | P | 1969–1970 |
| Tom McMillan | SS | 1970–1973 |
| Daniel Murphy | 2B | 2004–2006 |
| Chad Oliva | OF | 1999–2002 |
| Al 'Rocky' Rausch | 3B/SS | 1974–1977 |
| Paul Runge | 3B/2B | 1977–1979 |
| Rick Shannon | 3B | 1970–1973 |
| Roger Strickland | P/OF | 1961–1963 |
| Terry Alexander | Coach | 1991–2013 |