California Baptist Lancers baseball
| California Baptist Lancers | |
|---|---|
 2025 California Baptist Lancers baseball team | |
 | |
| Overall record | 213–146 |
| University | California Baptist University |
| Head coach | Gary Adcock (22nd season) |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference West Division |
| Location | Riverside, California |
| Home stadium | James W. Totman Stadium (Capacity: 800) |
| Nickname | Lancers |
| Colors | Navy blue and gold[1] |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| Division II: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 2019, 2021 | |
The California Baptist Lancers baseball team represents California Baptist University, which is located in Riverside, California. The Lancers are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They began competing in Division I in 2019 and joined the Western Athletic Conference the same season.
The Cal Baptist Lancers play home games on campus at James W. Totman Stadium.[2] Under the direction of Head Coach Gary Adcock, the Lancers transitioned from Division II to Division I and were not eligible for postseason play. In their first season in the WAC, they tied for the regular season title. They repeated their shared title in 2021 and first competed in the WAC's postseason tournament in 2023.[3] In the program's seven years in Division II, the Lancers played in five NCAA tournaments.[4]
Since the program's inception, two Lancers have later played in Major League Baseball (MLB), Trevor Oaks and Tyson Miller. Since 1981, 42 other Lancers have been drafted in the MLB Draft.[5]
Conference membership history (Division I only)
- 2019–present: Western Athletic Conference
James W. Totman Stadium
James W. Totman Stadium is a baseball stadium on the California Baptist campus in Riverside, California that seats 800 people. It opened in 1991 and was renovated in 2007.[2]
Head coaches (Division I only)
Records taken from the 2025 Complete History Book[6]
| Season | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–present | Gary Adcock | 7 | 213–146 | .593 |
| Totals | 1 coach | 7 seasons | 213–146 | .593 |
Year-by-year NCAA Division I results
Records taken from the 2025 CBU complete history book[6][3]
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Athletic Conference (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Gary Adcock | 35–20 | 19–8 | T–1st | ineligible | ||||
| 2020 | Gary Adcock | 7–8 | Season cancelled on March 18 due to COVID-19 pandemic[7] | ||||||
| 2021 | Gary Adcock | 40–16 | 19–8 | T–1st | ineligible | ||||
| 2022 | Gary Adcock | 36–20 | 18–12 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2023 | Gary Adcock | 28–30 | 15–15 | 8th | WAC Tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Gary Adcock | 37–25 | 18–12 | 4th | WAC Tournament | ||||
| 2025 | Gary Adcock | 30–27 | 12–12 | 5th | WAC Tournament | ||||
| Total: | 213–146 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Awards and honors (Division I only)
- In their first season in the Western Athletic Conference, two Lancers were named to the all-conference first-team.
Freshman First-Team All-Americans
| Year | Position | Name | Selector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OF | Chad Castillo | CB |
| 2021 | Pitcher | CJ Culpepper | CB, NCBWA |
| 2024 | Pitcher | Lukas Pirko | D1Baseball.com |
First-Team All-Americans
| Year | Position | Name | Selector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | IF | Harrison Spohn | CB |
Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year
| Year | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pitcher | CJ Culpepper |
| 2025 | SS | Chris Ramirez |
Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year
| Year | Handedness | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Right | Logan Rinehart, Jr. |
| 2023 | Right | Liam Rocha |
Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year
| Year | Posistion | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | OF | Damon Keith |
| 2025 | OF | Nicholas Dumesnil |
Taken from the 2025 CBU complete history book.[8] Updated February 27, 2020.
Lancers in the Major Leagues
| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
| Athlete | Years in MLB | MLB Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor Oaks | 2018 | Kansas City Royals |
| Tyson Miller | 2020, 2022–2024 | Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners |
Source: Baseball Reference[5]
See also
References
- ^ CBU Athletics Updated Branding Guide (PDF). July 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "Lancer Outdoor Athletic Complex". Cal Baptist Lancers. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "Baseball History year by year" (PDF). Cal Baptist Lancers. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ "Division II Baseball Championships Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. 2022. p. 7.
- ^ a b "California Baptist University (Riverside, CA) Baseball Players". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "CBU Complete History Book" (PDF). Cal Baptist Lancers. July 18, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ "WAC Announces Cancellation of All Sports for Remainder of Academic Year". March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ "CBU Complete History Book" (PDF). Cal Baptist Lancers. December 4, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
