Milwaukee Panthers baseball

Milwaukee Panthers
Founded: 1957
University University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Conference Horizon
Location Milwaukee, WI
Head Coach Scott Doffek (5th year)
Home Stadium Henry Aaron Field and Miller Park
(Capacity: 150 and 45,808)
Nickname Panthers
Colors Black and Gold

             

NCAA Tournament Appearances
1999, 2001, 2002, 2010
Conference Tournament Champions
1999, 2002, 2010
Conference Champions
2000, 2001

The Milwaukee Panthers are an NCAA Division I college baseball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. The current head coach is Scott Doffek.

As the only Division I college baseball team in the state of Wisconsin, the Panthers have seen much success, including posting six 30-win seasons in the last nine years. They have also qualified for three NCAA Tournaments since 1999, including a win over #1 ranked Rice in the first round of the 1999 NCAA Tournament. In 2008 the Panthers were the number five seed in the conference tournament and made the finals only to lose 16-3 to number one UIC. The 2010 team saw them reach the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2002, only to lose to number one Arizona State and then to San Diego in the elimination braket.

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Coaches

Coach Years Wins Losses Ties Pct.
Scott Doffek 2007-Present 111 121 0 .479
Jerry Augustine 1995-2006 347 297 1 .539
Bill Schufrieder 1994 20 30 0 .400
Scott Kugi 1991-1993 33 86 0 .277
Jim Burian 1987-1990 62 115 0 .350
Frank Orzel 1971-1973 27 50 0 .351
Bill Ritter 1957-1970 122 161 1 .431

NCAA Tournament Results

The Panthers have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–5.

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 UC-Santa Barbara L 13–12
2002 Regional SW Missouri State L 6–1
2010 Regional (Game 1)
Regional (Game 2)
Arizona State
San Diego
L 6–2
L 22–1

Yearly Records

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Milwaukee (Independent) (1991–1993)
1991 Scott Kugi 9-35
1992 Scott Kugi 14-32
1993 Scott Kugi 10-19
Milwaukee (Summit League) (1994–1994)
1994 Bill Schufrieder 20-30 9-12 6th
Milwaukee (Horizon League) (1995–Present)
1995 Jerry Augustine 21-24 6-9 7th
1996 Jerry Augustine 23-26 13-8 2nd
1997 Jerry Augustine 28-30 13-11 3rd
1998 Jerry Augustine 33-15-1 14-6 2nd
1999 Jerry Augustine 31-29 11-7 2nd Lubbuck Regional
2000 Jerry Augustine 30-24 12-6 1st
2001 Jerry Augustine 39-18 16-4 1st South Bend Regional
2002 Jerry Augustine 36-20 15-8 2nd Lincoln Regional
2003 Jerry Augustine 25-25 13-10 3rd
2004 Jerry Augustine 23-30 9-10 5th
2005 Jerry Augustine 26-31 12-8 3rd
2006 Jerry Augustine 32-25 18-12 2nd
2007 Scott Doffek 25-32 16-14 3rd
2008 Scott Doffek 25-36 11-15 5th
2009 Scott Doffek 28-27 14-9 2nd
2010 Scott Doffek 33-26 17-8 2nd Tempe Regional
2011 Scott Doffek 28-28 15-10 3rd
Total:

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season & conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

All-Americans