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JOHNNIE BASEBALL MEANS...
from SJU Baseball - 2023
by CSB+SJU
Success On The Field
The SJU baseball program has qualified for the national tournament eight times, most recently in 2019. The Johnnies have now qualified for the MIAC playoffs 12 straight years, winning conference postseason titles in 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2019. That goes along with the program’s 14 MIAC regular-season championships.
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Academic Excellence
Johnnie baseball players have been named Academic AllAmerican nine different times and Academic All-District on 22 occasions. In 2022, the team received a Team Academic Excellence Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association after the 55 members of the SJU roster compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.44.
Legendary Coaching
Johnnies head coach Jerry Haugen enters his 46th season in 2023 with a career record of 912-688-5 (.570), placing him in the top 15 on the NCAA Division III winningest active coaches win list.
TOP-NOTCH FACILITIES
SJU plays its home games at Becker Park, which opened in 2013 and features a state-of-the-art turf field (Haugen Field) allowing for play earlier in the season. The facility also features a beautiful grandstand and press box, as well as a video scoreboard added in 2022. A new clubhouse with space for 60 lockers, showers, a training room, laundry facilities, a recruiting room and a rooftop deck is scheduled to open in 2024.
