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Milwaukee Panthers baseball

Milwaukee Panthers
Founded1957
UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Head coachShaun Wegner (2nd season)
ConferenceHorizon League
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Home stadiumFranklin Field
(Capacity: 4,000)
NicknamePanthers
ColorsBlack and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1999, 2001, 2002, 2010
Conference tournament champions
1999, 2002, 2010
Regular season conference champions
2000, 2001, 2013

The Milwaukee Panthers are an NCAA Division I college baseball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.[2] The current head coach is Shaun Wegner.

The only Division I college baseball team in the state of Wisconsin, the Panthers have qualified for three NCAA tournaments since 1999, including a win over #1 ranked Rice in the first round of the 1999 NCAA tournament.

Coaches

Coach Years Wins Losses Ties Pct.
Armin Kraeft 1956 5 3 1 .611
Bill Ritter 1957–1970 122 161 1 .431
Frank Orzel 1971–1973 27 50 0 .351
Jim Burian 1987–1990 62 115 0 .350
Scott Kugi 1991–1993 33 86 0 .277
Bill Schufrieder 1994 20 30 0 .400
Jerry Augustine 1995–2006 347 297 1 .539
Scott Doffek 2007–2023 412 431 1 .489
Shaun Wegner 2024-present 19 36 0 .345

NCAA tournament results

The Panthers have appeared in four NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 1–8.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1999 Regional (Game 1)
Regional (Game 2)
Regional (Game 3)		 Rice
Texas Tech
Rice		 W 8–4
L 8–5
L 27–1
2001 Regional (Game 1)
Regional (Game 2)		 Notre Dame
UC Santa Barbara		 L 12–4
L 13–12
2002 Regional (Game 1)
Regional (Game 2)		 Nebraska
SW Missouri State		 L 7–2
L 6–1
2010 Regional (Game 1)
Regional (Game 2)		 Arizona State
San Diego		 L 6–2
L 22–1

Facilities

After playing at a variety of home sites in 1991, the Panthers played at Simmons Field in Kenosha in 1992 and 1993.[3] They then began playing home games at Henry Aaron Field at Lincoln Park in Glendale for the 1994 season.[3] The 2019 Panthers schedule showed home games played at Henry Aaron Field; at Kapco Park on the campus of Concordia University Wisconsin; and one game at Miller Park.[4]

In February 2018, the Panthers reached an agreement to move their home games to Franklin Field in Franklin, Wisconsin.[5] Their first game in Franklin was scheduled for March 20, 2020, though the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic two weeks prior.[6][7] Their first home game in Franklin was on March 26, 2021, a 6–3 win over Purdue Fort Wayne.[8]

The Panthers have played 32 games at the Milwaukee Brewers' American Family Field since 2002, posting a record of 21–11 as of 2024.[9] Since 2022, the annual game has been contested against Division III MSOE.[10]

All-Americans

  • Mike Goetz, 2006

Major League Baseball draftees

Milwaukee has had 24 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[11]

Panthers in the Major League Baseball Draft
Year Player Round Pick Team
1989 Michael Johnson 27 703 Brewers
1993 Craig Scheffler 12 326 Dodgers
1995 Cory Bigler 23 629 Pirates
1998 Lee Jaramillo 31 926 Brewers
2000 Michael Oiler 35 1041 Brewers
2001 Scott Gillitzer 22 670 Dodgers
2006 Mike Goetz 25 752 Brewers
2011 Chad Pierce 38 1151 Brewers
2012 Jordan Guth 9 308 Phillies
Eric Semmelhack 12 395 Brewers
Paul Hoenecke 24 746 Dodgers
2013 Josh Uhen 5 152 Brewers
2015 Justin Langley 16 476 Marlins
Sam Koenig 27 825 Angels
Mitch Ghelfi 28 841 Brewers
2016 Brian Keller 39 1178 Yankees
2017 Daulton Varsho 2 68 Diamondbacks
Adam Ruess 29 861 Athletics
2018 Austin Schulfer 19 574 Twins
2019 Jake Sommers 10 305 Cardinals
Trevor Schwecke 13 387 Blue Jays
2022 A.J. Blubaugh 7 223 Astros
2023 Riley Frey 19 579 Braves
2024 Owen Rice 20 591 Cardinals

See also

References

  1. ^ Milwaukee Athletics Graphic Standards Manual (PDF). June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  3. ^ a b "Henry Aaron Field". Milwaukee Athletics. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Baseball Schedule". Milwaukee Athletics. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  5. ^ D'Amato, Gary (February 27, 2018). "D'Amato: UWM baseball team finally will get its field of dreams". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  6. ^ Bohl, Cody (October 17, 2019). "Panthers Release Full 2020 Baseball Schedule". Milwaukee Athletics. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Baseball Schedule". Milwaukee Athletics. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "Panthers baseball wins in Franklin Field debut". FOX6 News Milwaukee. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  9. ^ "2024 Milwaukee Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Milwaukee Panthers. p. 49. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  10. ^ Steltz, Dawson (2024-04-22). "UWM Baseball Triumphant over MSOE in Annual American Family Field Game". UWM Post. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  11. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
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