North Carolina A&T Aggies baseball

North Carolina A&T Aggies
2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies baseball team
Founded	1902
University	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Conference	MEAC Southern Division
Location	Greensboro, NC
Head coach	Ben Hall (2nd year)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 7,500)
Nickname	Aggies
Colors	Blue and Gold[1]
NCAA Tournament appearances
2005
Conference tournament champions
2005
Conference champions
MEAC: 1974, 1993, 2005 CIAA: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970

The North Carolina A&T Aggies baseball team represents the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. They compete in the Southern Division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Aggies play their home games at War Memorial Stadium, and are currently coached by Ben Hall.

Venue

The Aggie baseball program plays all home contests in War Memorial Stadium. The stadium, which was built in 1926, has a capacity of 7,500.^[2] The stadium has served as the home of various local minor league baseball clubs from the 1930s to 2004.^[3]

Team achievements

North Carolina A&T joined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference as a founding member in 1969. Before that, the Aggies were members of the NCAA Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAA), where they won 14 conference titles, including a six-season streak from 1950 to 1955.^[4] Since joining the MEAC, A&T has claimed 3 conference titles.

Notable players

Many North Carolina A&T Aggie players have gone on to play baseball in Major, Minor, and Negro leagues. Of the 18 Aggie baseball players that have been selected in the Major League Baseball draft, Lloyd Lightfoot holds the distinction of being the highest drafted at #214 to the Baltimore Orioles in 1968.^[6]

Aggie baseball players that have gone on to play professionally include: Negro League players Edward Martin,^[7] James Robinson & Hubert "Burt" Simmons^[8] and Major league players Tom Alston & Al Holland. Other notable former Aggie baseball players include: Hugh Evans who later transitioned into officiating for the NBA and Artis Stanfield, the first African-American to win the NCAA batting championship.^[9]

Coaches and staff

Head coaches

The current coach of the Aggies is Ben Hall. Prior to joining NC A&T, Hall held previous assistant coaching positions at Winthrop University and Wingate University.^[10]

Current coaching staff

Current roster

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

References

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Founded by act of the North Carolina General Assembly, on March 9, 1891
Academics	Colleges & schools College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences School of Business and Economics School of Education Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering School of Nursing School of Technology School of Graduate Studies People Presidents and Chancellors Affiliations University of North Carolina Southeastern Universities Research Association Thurgood Marshall College Fund NC Research Campus
Athletics	Sports Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) North Carolina A&T Aggies Men's Basketball Football Baseball Rivalries North Carolina Central South Carolina State Winston-Salem State Facilities Aggie Stadium Ellis F. Corbett Sports Center War Memorial Stadium Observatory People Earl M. Hilton III Rod Broadway Cy Alexander Duane Ross
Campus	Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina Historic District February One
History	1969 Greensboro uprising A&T Four Jibreel Khazan formerly Ezell A. Blair Franklin McCain Joseph McNeil David Richmond Greensboro sit-ins
Student life	Alumni Blue and Gold Marching Machine "Dear A&T" (Alma Mater) Fraternities and Sororities "NC A&T Aggie Fight Song" "Old Aggie Spirit" A&T Register (Newspaper) WNAA 90.1FM (Radio)