2014 NCAA Division I baseball season

Baseball season August 2023 July 2026 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season February 14, 2014 – June 25, 2014 NCAA logo.svg 302 2014 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton (CB, Coaches, NCBWA)Virginia (BA) 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament May 30 – June 25, 2014 SEC (10) 2014 College World Series College World Series Vanderbilt 1st Virginia 3rd Tim Corbin 1st Dansby Swanson Vanderbilt 2013 2015 The 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 14, 2014. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2014 College World Series. The College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska, at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, ended on June 25, 2014, with the final game of the best-of-three championship series between Vanderbilt and Virginia, won by Vanderbilt. Realignment 2010–13 NCAA conference realignment There were many significant conference changes that took effect prior to the season. Notre Dame and Pittsburgh departed the original Big East for the ACC, joining the Atlantic and Coastal Divisions respectively, and making that a 14-team conference for baseball (the other 2013 arrival in the ACC, Syracuse, does not sponsor baseball). The Big East split into two leagues: The legal successor, composed of Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Rutgers, and South Florida, along with Conference USA departures Houston, Memphis, Temple, and UCF, formed the American. Georgetown, Seton Hall, St. John's, and Villanova joined with Butler and Xavier from the Atlantic 10 and Creighton of the MVC to reform the Big East. The Great West Conference ceased operations after all but two baseball members secured a place in other conferences. Full member NJIT and baseball affiliate NYIT became Division I Independents. George Mason moved from the CAA to the Atlantic 10. College of Charleston moved from the Southern Conference to the CAA. Conference USA replaced its departing members with Florida Atlantic, FIU, Middle Tennessee, and North Texas of the Sun Belt, Louisiana Tech and UTSA of the WAC, Old Dominion from the CAA and Charlotte from the Atlantic 10. Oakland moved from The Summit League to the Horizon League. The MAAC added Quinnipiac and Monmouth, both formerly of the NEC. San Jose State moved from the WAC to the Mountain West. Dallas Baptist shifted its baseball-only membership in the WAC to the MVC. New Orleans joined the Southland after previously playing as an Independent. Houston Baptist departed the Great West to join the Southland. The Sun Belt added former WAC members Texas State and Texas–Arlington, plus Georgia State from the CAA. Former Great West full members Utah Valley, Chicago State, Texas–Pan American, as well as associate members North Dakota and Northern Colorado, joined the WAC. Pacific rejoined the West Coast Conference, a league in which it was a charter member. The Tigers departed the Big West Conference, now a nine-team league. This was also the final season for several teams in their then-current leagues: Maryland would leave the ACC for the Big Ten. Louisville and Rutgers would spend only the 2014 season in The American; they respectively left for the ACC and Big Ten. A third team from The American, Temple, announced that it would drop the sport after the season. East Carolina and Tulane would leave C-USA for The American. Western Kentucky would leave the Sun Belt for C-USA Appalachian State, Davidson, Georgia Southern, and Elon would all leave the Southern Conference (SoCon). Appalachian State and Georgia Southern joined the Sun Belt, Davidson the Atlantic 10, and Elon the CAA. East Tennessee State and Mercer would leave the Atlantic Sun for the SoCon. ETSU returned to the SoCon after a nine-year absence. VMI would leave the Big South and return to the SoCon after an 11-year absence. Oral Roberts would return to The Summit League after two seasons in the Southland. Reclassifications from Division II UMass Lowell joined the America East. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word joined the Southland. Grand Canyon joined the WAC. Eligibility investigations The Philadelphia Phillies selected college juniors Ben Wetzler of Oregon State University in the fifth round and Jason Monda of the University of Washington in the sixth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. Both entered into negotiations with the Phillies with the help of a financial adviser, which is against National Collegiate Athletic Association rules, but is "something that reportedly happens all the time". Both also chose to return to college for their senior year. The Phillies reported Wetzler and Monda to the NCAA, which cleared Monda and suspended Wetzler for the first 11 games, which is 20%, of the college season.https://www.nj.com/phillies/index.ssf/2014/02/ben_wetzler_draft_pick_the_phillies_reportedly_snitched_on_suspended.html Ben Wetzler, draft pick that Phillies reportedly told NCAA on, suspended NJ.com February 21, 2014 February 22, 2014http://blogs.mcall.com/phillies/2014/02/phillies-reportedly-turn-in-draft-pick-wetzler-to-ncaa.html The Phillies Files: Phillies reportedly turn in draft pick Wetzler to NCAA Blogs.mcall.com June 19, 2013 February 22, 2014 Season outlook 2014 NCAA Division I baseball rankings Collegiate Baseball News http://baseballnews.com/polls/ncaa-division-i/collegiate-baseball-2014-pre-season-div-i-poll/ Collegiate Baseball Div. I Poll December 20, 2013 Collegiate Baseball December 20, 2013RankingTeam12014 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton2Mississippi State32014 LSU Tigers LSU4Oregon State5Florida State62014 Oregon Ducks Oregon7Indiana8Louisville9Vanderbilt102014 NC State Wolfpack NC State112014 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina12Virginia132014 Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL)14South Carolina15UCLA16Florida172014 Rice Owls Rice182014 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State19TCU20Texas21Clemson222014 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State23Louisiana–Lafayette24Arizona252014 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Baseball Americahttp://www.baseballamerica.com/college/virginia-tops-bas-preseason-top-25/ Baseball America January 27, 2014 January 27, 2014 Virginia Tops College Preseason Top 25 Aaron FittRankingTeam1Virginia2Oregon State3Indiana42014 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton52014 NC State Wolfpack NC State6Florida State7South Carolina8Mississippi State92014 LSU Tigers LSU10Vanderbilt112014 Oregon Ducks Oregon12UCLA13Clemson14Louisiana–Lafayette152014 Rice Owls Rice162014 Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL)172014 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina18Texas19TCU20Louisville21Alabama222014 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State23Florida242014 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M25Arkansas Coacheshttps://www.espn.com/college-sports/rankings/_/pollId/9/sportId/10031000 https://web.archive.org/web/20140307092145/http://espn.go.com/college-sports/rankings/_/pollId/9/sportId/10031000 March 7, 2014 January 31, 2014 USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll ESPN live RankingTeam12014 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 1822014 LSU Tigers LSU 63Oregon State4Mississippi State 45Florida State6Virginia72014 Oregon Ducks Oregon8Vanderbilt92014 NC State Wolfpack NC State10UCLA11Indiana122014 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina13Louisville14South Carolina152014 Rice Owls Rice16Clemson172014 Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL)182014 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State192014 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State20Florida212014 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State22Texas23TCU24Louisiana–Lafayette252014 Stanford Cardinal Stanford NCBWAhttps://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2014/poll140203.html NCBWA Cal State Fullerton Tops 2014 Preseason NCBWA Poll February 3, 2014 February 5, 2014RankingTeam12014 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton2Virginia3Oregon State4Mississippi State5Florida State62014 LSU Tigers LSU7Indiana82014 NC State Wolfpack NC State9UCLA10Vanderbilt112014 Oregon Ducks Oregon12South Carolina132014 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina14Louisville152014 Rice Owls Rice16Clemson172014 Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL)182014 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State192014 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State202014 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State21Florida22TCU232014 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M24Louisiana–Lafayette25Texas Conference standings Conference winners and tournaments Twenty-nine athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. ConferenceRegularSeason WinnerConferencePlayer of the YearConferenceCoach of the YearConferenceTournamentTournamentVenue (City)TournamentWinnerAmerica East Conference 2014 Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook Kevin Krause, Stony Brookhttp://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59708&SPID=6544&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=209501060 America East Conference #AEBASE All-Conference & Major Award Winners Announced May 21, 2014 June 6, 2014 Matt Senk, Stony Brook 2014 America East Conference baseball tournament Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA 2014 Binghamton Bearcats BinghamtonAmerican Athletic Conference Louisville Jeff Gardner, Louisvillehttp://theamerican.org/news/2014/5/20/BASE_0520142845.aspx?path=baseball American Athletic Conference Announces 2014 Postseason Baseball Awards May 20, 2014 June 6, 2014 Terry Rooney, UCF 2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL HoustonAtlantic 10 Conference 2014 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Collin Forgey, Saint Joseph'shttp://www.atlantic10.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=799982&SPID=136225&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=31600&ATCLID=209500957 June 7, 2014 May 20, 2014 SJU's Forgey, Carter, Hamburg Highlight A-10 Baseball All-Conference Awards Atlantic 10 Conference Fritz Hamburg, Saint Joseph's 2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO 2014 George Mason Patriots George MasonAtlantic Coast Conference Atlantic - Florida StateCoastal - 2014 Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) D. J. Stewart, Florida Statehttp://www.theacc.com/#!/news-detail/2014-ACC-Baseball-Honors-Announced_05-19-14_e4vkym May 19, 2014 2014 ACC Baseball Honors Announced Atlantic Coast Conference June 7, 2014 Brian O'Connor, Virginia 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament NewBridge Bank Park • Greensboro, NC 2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia TechAtlantic Sun Conference 2014 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Florida Gulf Coast Max Pentecost, Kennesaw Statehttp://www.atlanticsun.org/baseball/news/2013-14/9326/atlantic-sun-announces-2014-baseball-postseason-awards/ Atlantic Sun Conference Atlantic Sun Announces 2014 Baseball Postseason Awards May 20, 2014 June 8, 2014 https://archive.today/20140608185126/http://www.atlanticsun.org/baseball/news/2013-14/9326/atlantic-sun-announces-2014-baseball-postseason-awards/ 2014-06-08 dead Dave Tollett, Florida Gulf Coast 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL 2014 Kennesaw State Owls Kennesaw StateBig 12 Conference 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Zach Fish, Oklahoma Statehttp://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106091&SPID=13131&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=209500662 Big 12 Conference 2014 All-Big 12 Baseball Team and Postseason Awards Unveiled May 20, 2014 June 8, 2014 Josh Holliday, Oklahoma State 2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK TCUBig East Conference 2014 Creighton Bluejays Creighton Reagan Fowler, Creighton andD. J. Ruhlman, Seton Hallhttp://www.bigeast.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/051914aaa.html Big East Conference All-BIG EAST Team and Major Awards Announced in Baseball May 19, 2014 June 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150047/http://www.bigeast.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/051914aaa.html July 14, 2014 dead mdy-all Ed Servais, Creighton 2014 Big East Conference baseball tournament MCU Park • Brooklyn, NY 2014 Xavier Musketeers XavierBig South Conference North - 2014 Liberty Flames LibertySouth - 2014 Winthrop Eagles Winthrop Ryan Seiz, Libertyhttp://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/big-south-announces-2014-baseball-annual-award-winners?page=4&sport_id=44 Big South Announces 2014 Baseball Annual Award Winners May 18, 2014 June 8, 2014 Big South Conference Jim Toman, Liberty 2014 Big South Conference baseball tournament Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC 2014 Campbell Fighting Camels CampbellBig Ten Conference Indiana Sam Travis, Indianahttp://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052014aaa.html Big Ten Conference Big Ten Announces 2014 Baseball All-Conference Honors and Individual Award Winners May 20, 2014 June 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150414233025/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052014aaa.html April 14, 2015 dead Tracy Smith, Indiana 2014 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE IndianaBig West Conference 2014 Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly Mark Mathias, Cal PolyThe Big West Baseball Individual Awards https://bigwest.org/sports/2022/6/1/base-big-west-baseball-individual-awards.aspx bigwest.org 15 July 2025 en Larry Lee, Cal Poly No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bidColonial Athletic Association 2014 William and Mary Tribe William & Mary Michael Katz, William & Mary Brian Murphy, William & Mary 2014 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC 2014 College of Charleston Cougars College of CharlestonConference USA 2014 Rice Owls Rice Aramis Garcia, 2014 FIU Panthers Florida Internationalhttp://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052014aaa.html C-USA Announces Baseball All-Conference Awards May 20, 2014 May 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140524004349/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052014aaa.html May 24, 2014 dead mdy-all Brian Shoop, 2014 UAB Blazers UAB 2014 Conference USA baseball tournament Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS 2014 Rice Owls RiceHorizon League 2014 Wright State Raiders Wright State Ryan Solberg, 2014 Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee Greg Lovelady, Wright State 2014 Horizon League baseball tournament Kapco Park • Milwaukee, WI 2014 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown StateIvy League Gehrig - 2014 Penn Quakers Penn/2014 Columbia Lions ColumbiaRolfe - 2014 Yale Bulldogs Yale/2014 Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth Alec Keller, 2014 Princeton Tigers Princetonhttp://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/bsb/2013-14/releases/Baseball_All-Ivy--2014 Baseball All-Ivy--2014 May 16, 2014 May 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140719225616/http://ivyleaguesports.com/sports/bsb/2013-14/releases/Baseball_All-Ivy--2014 July 19, 2014 dead mdy-all 2014 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Campus Sites 2014 Columbia Lions ColumbiaMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2014 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Connor Panas, CanisiusCanisius Standouts Named MAAC Player, Pitcher of the Year https://maacsports.com/news/2014/5/20/209500769.aspx maacsports.com 15 July 2025 Mike McRae, Canisius 2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament FirstEnergy Park • Lakewood, NJ 2014 Siena Saints SienaMid-American Conference East - 2014 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH)West - 2014 Ball State Cardinals Ball State Sean Godfrey, Ball State Rich Maloney, Ball State 2014 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament All Pro Freight Stadium • Avon, OH 2014 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent StateMid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern - Delaware StateSouthern - 2014 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman/2014 Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M Bennie Robinson, Florida A&M Jamey Shouppe, Florida A&M 2014 Mid–Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA 2014 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-CookmanMissouri Valley Conference 2014 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Casey Gillaspie, 2014 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Wes Carroll, Evansville 2014 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN 2014 Dallas Baptist Patriots Dallas BaptistMountain West Conference 2014 UNLV Rebels UNLV/2014 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Jordan Luplow, 2014 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Tim Chambers, UNLV 2014 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament Earl E. Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV 2014 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego StateNortheast Conference 2014 Bryant Bulldogs Bryant John Ziznewski, 2014 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds LIU BrooklynLIU Brooklyn's John Ziznewski Blocks Bryant from Clean Sweep of NEC's Major Honors https://northeastconference.org/news/2014/5/21/base-allNEC-14.aspx northeastconference.org 15 July 2025 en Steve Owens, Bryant 2014 Northeast Conference baseball tournament Dodd Stadium • Norwich, CT 2014 Bryant Bulldogs BryantOhio Valley Conference 2014 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Matt Tellor, Southeast Missouri State Steve Bieser, Southeast Missouri State 2014 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament The Ballpark at Jackson • Jackson, TN 2014 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville StatePac-12 Conference Oregon State Michael Conforto, Oregon State Lindsay Meggs, 2014 Washington Huskies Washington No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bidPatriot League 2014 Bucknell Bison Bucknell/2014 Army Black Knights Army Kash Manzelli, 2014 Navy Midshipmen Navyhttp://www.patriotleague.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/050614aaa.html Patriot League 2014 Baseball All-Patriot League Team and Major Awards Announced May 6, 2014 May 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140512235310/http://www.patriotleague.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/050614aaa.html 2014-05-12 dead Scott Heather, Bucknell 2014 Patriot League baseball tournament Campus Sites 2014 Bucknell Bison BucknellSoutheastern Conference East – FloridaWest – Mississippi A. J. Reed, Kentuckyhttp://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/251309/sec-announces-2014-baseball-awards.aspx SEC Announces 2014 Baseball Awards Southeastern Conference May 27, 2014 May 28, 2014 Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida 2014 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 2014 LSU Tigers LSUSouthern Conference 2014 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Forrest Brandt, 2014 Davidson Wildcats Davidson & Casey Jones, 2014 Elon Phoenix Elon Dick Cooke, Davidson 2014 Southern Conference baseball tournament Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC 2014 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia SouthernSouthland Conference Sam Houston State Anthony Azar, Sam Houston StateThibodeaux, Byrd Receive Highest Southland Honors https://geauxcolonels.com/news/2014/5/19/BASE_0519140550 Nicholls State University Athletics 15 July 2025 en Seth Thibodeaux, 2014 Nicholls Colonels Nicholls 2014 Southland Conference baseball tournament Bear Stadium • Conway, AR 2014 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern LouisianaSouthwestern Athletic Conference East - 2014 Alabama State Hornets Alabama StateWest - 2014 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff Emmanuel Marrero, Alabama State Mervyl Melendez, Alabama State 2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA 2014 Jackson State Tigers Jackson StateThe Summit League 2014 Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks Omaha Tim Colwell, 2014 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State Bob Herold, Omaha 2014 Summit League baseball tournament Erv Huether Field • Brookings, SD 2014 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota StateSun Belt Conference Louisiana-Lafayette Jace Conrad, Louisiana-Lafayette Tony Robichaux, Louisiana-Lafayette 2014 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL Louisiana-LafayetteWest Coast Conference 2014 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Connor Joe, 2014 San Diego Toreros San Diego Steve Rodriguez, Pepperdine 2014 West Coast Conference baseball tournament Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA 2014 Pepperdine Waves PepperdineWestern Athletic Conference 2014 Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State Rhys Hoskins, Sacramento State Reggie Christiansen, Sacramento State 2014 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament Cubs Park • Mesa, AZ 2014 Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State College World Series 2014 College World Series The 2014 season marked the sixty eighth NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Commodores claiming their first championship with a two games to one series win over Virginia in the final. Bracket Award winners Consensus All-American teams 2014 College Baseball All-America Team Major player of the year awards Dick Howser Trophy: A. J. Reed, Kentuckyhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2014/06/14/kentuckys-2-way-star-a-j-reed-wins-howser-trophy/10523951/ Kentucky's 2-way star A.J. Reed wins Howser Trophy USA Today Associated Press June 14, 2014 June 14, 2014 Baseball America: A. J. Reed, Kentuckyhttp://www.baseballamerica.com/college/college-player-of-the-year-kentuckys-reed-starred-at-plate-on-mound/ College Player Of The Year: Kentucky's Reed Starred At Plate, On Mound Aaron Fitt Baseball America June 11, 2014 June 16, 2014 Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger: A. J. Reed, Kentuckyhttps://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2014/05/29/aj-reed-nabs-uk-baseballs-first-national-player-year-award/9714129/ The Courier-Journal Louisville, KY A.J. Reed nabs UK baseball's first national player of the year award May 29, 2014 May 29, 2014 American Baseball Coaches Association: A. J. Reed, KentuckyAJ Reed Named ABCA National Player of the Year http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061814aab.html University of Kentucky June 18, 2014 June 20, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140622145245/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061814aab.html June 22, 2014 dead mdy-all Golden Spikes Award: A. J. Reed, Kentuckyhttp://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/astros-prospect-aj-reed-wins-golden-spikes-award?ymd=20140717&content_id=85006888&vkey=news_mlb Astros' prospect Reed wins Golden Spikes Award Spencer Fordin MLB.com July 17, 2014 July 22, 2014 Major freshman of the year awards Baseball America Freshman Of The Year: Zach Collins, Miamihttp://www.baseballamerica.com/college/freshman-america-teams/ 2014 Freshman All-America Team Baseball America June 30, 2014 June 16, 2015 Collegiate Baseball Freshman Player of the Year: Jake Noll, Florida Gulf Coasthttp://baseballnews.com/all-americans-collegiate-baseball/2014-freshmen-all-americans/ 2014 Freshmen All-Americans Collegiate Baseball June 16, 2015 Collegiate Baseball Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Zach Plesac, Ball State Major coach of the year awards American Baseball Coaches Association: Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt Baseball America: Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year: Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Coach of the Year: Mike Gillespie, UC Irvine ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year: Butch Thompson, Mississippi State Other major awards Senior CLASS Award (baseball) (outstanding Senior of the Year in baseball): Andrew Morales, UC Irvinehttps://www.seniorclassaward.com/news/view/uc_irvines_andrew_morales_wins_the_2014_senior_class_award_in_baseball/ Senior Class Award UC Irvine's Andrew Morales wins the 2014 Senior CLASS Award® in baseball June 19, 2014 June 23, 2014 Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year): Max Pentecost, Kennesaw State Brooks Wallace Award (Shortstop of the Year): Trea Turner, NC State John Olerud Award (best two-way player): A. J. Reed, KentuckyUK's Reed adds Olerud Award to collection of hardware https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2014/06/27/uks-reed-adds-olerud-award-collection-hardware/11574003/ The Courier-Journal Louisville, KY June 29, 2014 June 28, 2014 American Baseball Coaches Association Gold Glove: Coaching changes This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2014 season until the day before the first day of the 2015 season. TeamFormercoachInterimcoachNewcoachReason Arizona State Tim Esmay Tracy Smith baseball Esmay resigned on June 9, 2014.Metcalfe Jeff Tim Esmay resigns as ASU baseball coach https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2014/06/09/tim-esmay-resigns-asu-baseball-coach/10242255/ 24 June 2014 Arizona Republic 9 June 2014Metcalfe Jeff ASU hires Indiana's Tracy Smith as baseball coach https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2014/06/24/asu-hires-tracy-smith-baseball-coach/11327229/ 24 June 2014 Arizona Republic 24 June 2014 Brown Marek Drabinski Grant Achilles Drabinski resigned on April 11, 2014. The Bears were 6–15, 0–8 in the Ivy League and coming off a loss to Connecticut.http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/bsb/2013-14/releases/Marek_Drabinski_Steps_Down_As_Brown_Head_Coach Ivy League Drabinski Steps Down as Baseball Head Coach at Brown April 11, 2014 April 21, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140719230738/http://ivyleaguesports.com/sports/bsb/2013-14/releases/Marek_Drabinski_Steps_Down_As_Brown_Head_Coach July 19, 2014 dead mdy-all Campbell Greg Goff Justin Haire Goff resigned to take the coaching position at Louisiana Tech.http://gocamels.com/sports/bsb/2013-14/releases/20140606yqjt5n Justin Haire named head baseball coach at Campbell University Jun 6, 2014 June 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715235744/http://gocamels.com/sports/bsb/2013-14/releases/20140606yqjt5n July 15, 2014 dead mdy-all Illinois State Mark Kingston baseball Bo Durkac Kingston resigned on June 4 to take the coaching position at South FloridaKingston to Lead USF Baseball Program http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=36641&SPID=2917&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=209516903 24 June 2014Durkac Named Illinois State Head Baseball Coach http://www.goredbirds.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061914aaa.html 24 June 2014 https://archive.today/20140624193115/http://www.goredbirds.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061914aaa.html 2014-06-24 dead Indiana Tracy Smith baseball Chris Lemonis Smith resigned on June 9 to take the coaching position at Arizona State. Louisiana Tech Wade Simoneaux Greg Goff Simoneaux was fired on May 19 at the end of a 15–35 season, finishing last in C-USA.https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2014/05/19/louisiana-tech-fires-baseball-coach-wade-simoneaux/9308281/ The Advertiser Louisiana Tech fires baseball coach Wade Simoneaux May 19, 2014 May 27, 2014 Mississippi Valley State Doug Shanks Aaron Stevens baseball Shanks retired November 12.https://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2014/11/12/mississippi-valley-states-doug-shanks-retires/ College Baseball Daily Mississippi Valley State's Doug Shanks Retires November 12, 2014 November 12, 2014 New Mexico State Rocky Ward Brian Green baseball Ward was fired on May 27 at the end of a 23 - 31 season, finishing 7th in the WAC.http://www.nmstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=9781&SPID=594&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209509962&DB_OEM_ID=1900/ Rocky Ward Era Ends at New Mexico State May 27, 2014 July 25, 2014 Northern Illinois Ed Mathey Mike Kunigonis Mathey resigned on November 20 to take over at Division III North Central College.http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/112014aaa.html NIU Baseball Coach Ed Mathey Resigns November 20, 2014 November 20, 2014 Rhode Island Jim Foster Jim Foster (baseball) Raphael Cerrato Foster resigned to take an assistant coaching job with Boston College on July 17, 2014.http://gorhody.com/sports/m-basebl/2014-15/releases/2014071625ywya Rhode Island Rams baseball Jim Foster Resigns From Position as Head Coach of Rhode Island Baseball Team July 17, 2014 October 20, 2014 Cerrato was originally announced as interim head coach on July 17, 2014, interim tag lifted on June 23, 2015.http://gorhody.com/sports/m-basebl/2014-15/releases/20140717qyecvi Rhode Island Rams baseball Cerrato Named Interim Head Coach of Rhode Island Baseball Program July 17, 2014 October 20, 2014 Rutgers Fred Hill coach Joe Litterio Hill announced on February 20, 2014, that he would retire.http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/rutgers-hill-retiring-and-other-wednesday-highlights/ Baseball America Rutgers' Hill Retiring And Other Wednesday Highlights February 20, 2014 Aaron Fitt May 27, 2014 Sam Houston State David Pierce baseball Matt Deggs Pierce resigned to take the coaching position at Tulane.http://www.gobearkats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=93013&SPID=11355&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209519548&DB_OEM_ID=19900 Search for 8th head baseball coach underway June 10, 2014 June 26, 2014 San Diego State Tony Gwynn Mark Martinez Gwynn died of cancer on June 16. The San Diego Padres Hall of Famer and San Diego State alumnus had gone on medical leave in March 2014 for treatment.https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/11091626/hall-famer-tony-gwynn-san-diego-padres-died Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn dies ESPN.com June 16, 2014 June 16, 2014 South Florida Lelo Prado Mark Kingston baseball Prado accepted a non-coaching position in the South Florida Athletic Department on May 19, 2014.http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/college-roundup-more-tickets-punched-usfs-prado-to-step-down/ Baseball America College Roundup: More Tickets Punched; USF's Prado To Step Down May 19, 2014 Aaron Fitt May 27, 2014 Tulane Rick Jones baseball coach David Pierce Jones retired on May 24 after 21 years of coaching the Green Wave.http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/sports/9257584-171/tulane-baseball-coach-rick-jones New Orleans Advocate Tulane baseball coach Rick Jones retires May 24, 2014 May 24, 2014 VMI Marlin Ikenberry Jonathan Hadra Ikenberry resigned November 3 to pursue a private sector opportunity.https://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2014/11/03/vmis-ikenverry-resigns/ College Baseball Daily November 3, 2014 November 3, 2014 VMI'S Marlin Ikenberry Resigns Hadra was initially named interim head coach, and announced as permanent head coach on November 13.https://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2014/11/13/vmi-named-jonathan-hadra-as-head-coach/ VMI Named Jonahthan Hadra as Head Coach Brian Foley November 13, 2014 November 13, 2014 See also Baseball 2014 NCAA Division I baseball rankings 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament References 30em autocollapse