# UT Martin Skyhawks baseball

The UT Martin Skyhawks baseball team represents the University of Tennessee at Martin, which is located in Martin, Tennessee. The Skyhawks are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1993 and joined the Ohio Valley Conference the same season.
The UT Martin Skyhawks play all home games on campus at Skyhawk Baseball Field. Over their 27 seasons in the Ohio Valley Conference, they have played in four OVC Tournaments. The Skyhawks have yet to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament.
Since the program's inception in 1957, one Skyhawk has gone on to play in Major League Baseball, pitcher Alec Mills. Three other Skyhawks have been drafted.

## Conference membership history (Division I only)

* 1993–present: Ohio Valley Conference

## Skyhawk Park

Skyhawk Park is a baseball stadium on the UT Martin campus in Martin, Tennessee that seats 500 people. It opened in 1974.

## NCAA Tournament appearances
### Division II

During their time in Division II, the Skyhawks reached the NCAA Division II baseball tournament twice.
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
| 1971 | 1–2 | .333 | Mideast Regional |
| 1986 | 1-2 | .333 | South Atlantic Regional |
| TOTALS | 2–4 | .333 | |

## Head coaches (Division I only)

Records taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide.
| Season | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
| 1993–1998 | Vernon Prather | 6 | 83–178–3 | .318 |
| 1999–2013 | Bubba Cates | 15 | 224–560–1 | .286 |
| 2014 | Brad Goss | 1 | 9–42 | .184 |
| 2015–2017 | Rick Robinson | 3 | 61–100 | .379 |
| 2018–present | Ryan Jenkins | 7 | 114–214 | .348 |
| Totals | 5 coaches | 32 seasons | 491–1,094–4 | .310 |

## Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide.
Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Ohio Valley Conference (1993–present) ||||||
| 1993 | Vernon Prather | 13–28–1 | 7–13 | 7th | |
| 1994 | Vernon Prather | 13–25 | 8–13 | 7th | |
| 1995 | Vernon Prather | 13–34 | 2–18 | 7th | |
| 1996 | Vernon Prather | 14–30–2 | 6–15–1 | 8th | OVC Tournament |
| 1997 | Vernon Prather | 15–30 | 8–16 | T-8th | |
| 1998 | Vernon Prather | 15–31 | 6–18 | 9th | |
| 1999 | Bubba Cates | 15–39 | 4–20 | 9th | |
| 2000 | Bubba Cates | 10–41 | 2–21 | 9th | |
| 2001 | Bubba Cates | 8–46 | 3–18 | 8th | |
| 2002 | Bubba Cates | 8–33 | 4–15 | 8th | |
| 2003 | Bubba Cates | 17–30–1 | 6–13–1 | 7th | |
| 2004 | Bubba Cates | 16–38 | 7–20 | T-9th | |
| 2005 | Bubba Cates | 12–43 | 6–20 | T-9th | |
| 2006 | Bubba Cates | 20–35 | 9–18 | 8th | |
| 2007 | Bubba Cates | 19–36 | 7–19 | 10th | |
| 2008 | Bubba Cates | 10–41 | 5–20 | 10th | |
| 2009 | Bubba Cates | 21–30 | 10–14 | 8th | |
| 2010 | Bubba Cates | 24–31 | 8–16 | T-8th | |
| 2011 | Bubba Cates | 20–36 | 10–13 | 6th | OVC Tournament |
| 2012 | Bubba Cates | 13–41 | 7–20 | 10th | |
| 2013 | Bubba Cates | 11–40 | 4–26 | 11th | |
| 2014 | Brad Goss | 9–42 | 5–25 | 11th | |
| 2015 | Rick Robinson | 17–35 | 9–20 | 10th | |
| 2016 | Rick Robinson | 19–35 | 9–21 | 9th | |
| 2017 | Rick Robinson | 25–30 | 12–18 | T-8th | OVC Tournament |
| 2018 | Ryan Jenkins | 11–40 | 7–22 | 10th | |
| 2019 | Ryan Jenkins | 25–31 | 12–18 | 8th | OVC Tournament |
| Total: | Total: | 413–951–4 | | | |
| 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 ||||||

## Awards and honors (Division I only)

* Over their 27 seasons in the Ohio Valley Conference, 5 different Skyhawks have been named to the all-conference first-team.

### Freshman First-Team All-Americans

| Year | Position | Name | Selector |
| 2008 | 1B | Wes Patterson | CB |
| 2011 | DH | Phil Sorensen | CB |
| 2014 | DH | Ben Upton | CB |
| 2017 | OF | Connor Aube | CB |
| 2018 | 1B | Ethan Whitley | CB |
Taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide. Updated March 9, 2020.

## Skyhawks in the Major Leagues

| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
| Athlete | Years in MLB | MLB Teams |
| Alec Mills | 2016, 2018–present | Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs |
Taken from the 2020 UTM baseball media guide. Updated March 9, 2020.