The first northern team to be ranked number one in the nation in the NCAA Division II preseason poll in 1995, Mansfield University has one of the oldest collegiate programs in the nation.
Baseball is the oldest and most successful organized sport at Mansfield.
In its first 131 years, the program has produced more than 100 players who went on to professional careers, including at least six who made the big leagues. Over the past 25 years, the success of the Mountaineer program has paid off with conference, regional and national tournament honors. Mansfield has appeared in post-season play 21 of the last 26 seasons, including trips to both the NCAA Division II and Division III World Series. MU baseball teams have had a winning record in 19 of the last 21 seasons. The 1979 squad finished third at the Division III World Series while the 1992 team was runner-up at the Division II World Series and finished the season as the second ranked team in the country.