Milwaukee Panthers baseball

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 Scott Doffek.

Milwaukee Panthers
Founded	1957
University	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Head coach	Scott Doffek (15th season)
Conference	Horizon League
Location	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Home stadium	Franklin Field (Capacity: 4,000)
Nickname	Panthers
Colors	Black and Gold[1]
NCAA Tournament appearances
1999, 2001, 2002, 2010
Conference tournament champions
1999, 2002, 2010
Conference champions
2000, 2001, 2013

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 bracket.

Coaches

Coach	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.
Scott Doffek	2007–Present	395	383	2	.506
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
Armin Kraeft	1956	5	3	1	.605

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

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, but before that date all remaining games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7]

Yearly records

Statistics overview

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 (Mid-Continent Conference) (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
2012	Scott Doffek	27–27	18–11	3rd
2013	Scott Doffek	29–21	14–7	1st
2014	Scott Doffek	21–29	10–14	4th
2015	Scott Doffek	39–20	16–13	3rd
2016	Scott Doffek	32-26	17-11	2nd
2017	Scott Doffek	22-32	10-18	6th
2018	Scott Doffek	26-28	13-12	3rd
2019	Scott Doffek	36-22-1	18-11	T-2nd
2020	Scott Doffek
Total:
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

All-Americans

• Mike Goetz, 2006

Major League Baseball

Milwaukee has had 13 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[8]

Panthers in the Major League Baseball Draft
Year	Player	Round	Team
1989	Michael Johnson	27	Brewers
1993	Craig Scheffler	12	Dodgers
1995	Cory Bigler	23	Pirates
2000	Michael Oiler	35	Brewers
2006	Mike Goetz	25	Brewers
2011	Chad Pierce	38	Brewers
2012	Paul Hoenecke	24	Dodgers
2012	Eric Semmelhack	12	Brewers
2012	Jordan Guth	9	Phillies
2013	Josh Uhen	5	Brewers
2015	Mitch Ghelfi	28	Brewers
2015	Sam Koenig	27	Angels
2015	Justin Langley	16	Marlins

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

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. "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. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.