Mesa State College
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Name History:
| Grand Junction Junior College | 1925-37 |
| Mesa College | 1937-89 |
| Mesa State College | 1989-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1926 | ||
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| 1940 | Peter Carlston | |
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| 1943-45 No Team | ||
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| 1955 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1956 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1957 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1958 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1959 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1960 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1961 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1962 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1963 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1964 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1965 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1966 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1967 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1968 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1969 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1970 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1971 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1972 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1973 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1974 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1975 | Walter F. (Bus) Bergman | |
| 1976 | 19-15 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1977 | 25-20 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1978 | 18-24 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1979 | 28-11 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1980 | 25-12 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1981 | 19-30 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1982 | 31-17 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1983 | 35-13 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1984 | 35-18 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1985 | 30-15 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1986 | 22-21 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1987 | 29-12 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1988 | 31-14 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1989 | 30-27 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1990 | 34-25 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1991 | 25-22 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1992 | 34-16 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1993 | 37-17 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1994 | 30-18 | Byron Wiehe |
| 1995 | 34-19 | Joe Giarratano |
| 1996 | 34-23 | Joe Giarratano |
| 1997 | 41-17 | Joe Giarratano |
| 1998 | 29-26-1 | Joe Giarratano |
| 1999 | 42-17 | Chris Hanks |
| 2000 | 34-26 | Chris Hanks |
| 2001 | 38-21 | Chris Hanks |
| 2002 | 39-23 | Chris Hanks |
| 2003 | 27-26 | Chris Hanks |
| 2004 | 44-19 | Chris Hanks |
| 2005 | 46-16 | Chris Hanks |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Peter Lovrich | Blue Island, IL | 1961 | 4/26/1963 |
| James L. Brenneman | San Diego, CA | 1961 | 7/9/1965 |
| Barry L. Lersch | Denver, CO | 1964 | 4/8/1969 |
| Danny L. Osborn | Springfield, MO | 4/26/1975 | |
| Randy M. Ready | Fremont, CA | 1980 | 9/4/1983 |
| Darrel W. Akerfelds | Denver, CO | 1983 | 8/1/1986 |
| Bryan C. (Cody) Ransom | Mesa, AZ | 1997 | 9/5/2001 |
| Brendan K. Donnelly | Washington, DC | 1992 | 4/9/2002 |
| Sergio F. Romo | Brawley, CA | 2005 | 6/26/2008 |
| bold | member of Mesa State Hall of Honor |
Conference Affiliations:
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 1975-date |
Highlights:
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference champion 1977-79, 1982-83, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992-93, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005-07…Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament champion 2006
JUCO World Series participant 1959-70, 1974…JUCO World Series 2nd place 1961
Division II All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1993 | Mario Munoz (ABCA) |
| 1997 | Chris McClure (ABCA) |
| 1999 | Nate Duvall (ABCA) |
| 1999 | Jake Huff (ABCA) |
| 2004 | Joe Dirnberger (ABCA) |
| 2005 | Sergio Romo (ABCA) |
| 2006 | Sean Van Elderen (ABCA) |
