Messiah University Baseball - Season Results and Coaching Results

updated through 2025 season

Season-by-Season Results
Year Record Win % Conf.  Postseason Coach Season Note
1965 0-1 0.000 … Drescher
1966 2-2 0.500 … Miller
1967 3-7 0.300 … Miller
1968 7-5 0.583 … Miller
1969 2-10 0.167 … Miller
1970 11-9 0.550 … Miller
1971 6-15 0.286 … Miller
1972 9-11 0.450 … Miller
1973 6-11 0.353 … Miller
1974 8-8 0.500 … Ganoe
1975 6-10 0.375 … Ganoe
1976 5-13 0.278 … Sollenberger
1977 3-13 0.188 … Hopkins
1978 2-13 0.133 … Hoyt
1979 1-12 0.077 … Zerbe
1980 2-14-1 0.147 … Russ
1981 9-14-1 0.396 … Russ
1982 5-13 0.278 … Yeatts
1983 10-8 0.556 … Yeatts
1984 8-6-1 0.567 … Yeatts
1985 12-14 0.462 6-6 … Yeatts
1986 13-7 0.650 9-5 … Yeatts
1987 12-14 0.462 7-8 … Yeatts
1988 11-14 0.440 6-6 … Russ
1989 9-15 0.375 5-9 … Russ
1990 17-9 0.654 10-4 0-1 Yeatts
1991 13-13 0.500 7-5 … Yeatts
1992 12-10-2 0.542 … Yeatts
1993 7-17-1 0.300 … Montgomery
1994 15-15 0.500 10-4 0-1 Montgomery
1995 12-21 0.364 5-9 … Montgomery
1996 15-12-1 0.554 5-9 … Montgomery
1997 21-15 0.583 9-5 2-2 Montgomery MAC Runner-Up
1998 14-18 0.438 5-9 … Montgomery
1999 15-19 0.441 8-6 … Montgomery
2000 21-15 0.583 7-7 … Montgomery
2001 17-19 0.472 7-7 2-2 Montgomery Commonwealth Runner-Up
2002 22-19-1 0.536 13-8 2-2 Montgomery
2003 24-15 0.615 12-9 5-2 Montgomery Commonwealth Champions, NCAA Regionals
2004 22-14 0.611 15-6 1-2 Montgomery
2005 28-14-1 0.663 17-4 4-2 Montgomery Commonwealth Champions, NCAA Regionals
2006 17-23 0.425 9-12 … Montgomery
2007 17-20 0.459 12-9 0-2 Montgomery
2008 28-18 0.609 7-5 4-3 Engle Commonwealth Champions, NCAA Regionals
2009 14-22-1 0.392 6-9 … Engle
2010 22-18 0.550 10-8 1-2 Engle
2011 25-19 0.568 13-5 3-2 DeRiggs Commonwealth Champions, NCAA Regionals
2012 20-25 0.444 9-9 4-2 DeRiggs Commonwealth Champions, NCAA Regionals
2013 15-23 0.395 11-10 … Lightle
2014 16-19 0.457 11-10 1-2 Lightle Commonwealth Playoffs
2015 17-20 0.459 13-8 0-2 Lightle Commonwealth Playoffs
2016 24-20 0.545 13-8 2-2 Lightle Commonwealth Runner-Up
2017 16-21 0.432 8-13 … Lightle
2018 17-21 0.447 10-11 ... Lightle
2019 17-23 0.425 8-13 ... Lightle
2020 3-4 0.429 0-0 ... Lightle
2021 12-16-1 0.431 10-13-1 0-2 Lightle MAC Commonwealth First Round Series
2022 20-20 0.500 9-7 0-1 Shallenberger MAC Commonwealth Play-In Game
2023 19-20-1 0.488 14-10 0-1 Shallenberger MAC Commonwealth Play-In Game
2024 35-11 0.738 19-2 3-3 Shallenberger MAC Commonwealth Runner-Up
2025 39-16 0.709 18-3 12-3 Shallenberger MAC Commonwealth Champions, NCAA Regional Champion, NCAA Super Regional Champion,
National Runner-Up
Total (59 yrs.) 813-860-12 .486 365-278-1 46-41


Coaching Records
Coach Seasons Record Total Games Win % Postseason
Luke Drescher 1 0-1 1 0.000
Timothy Miller 8 46-70 116 0.397
Glenn Ganoe 2 14-18 32 0.438
Larry Sollenberger 1 5-13 18 0.278
Ronald Hopkins  1 3-13 16 0.188
Jeff Hoyt 1 2-13 15 0.133
David Zerbe 1 1-12 13 0.077
Mike Russ 4 31-57-2 90 0.356
John Yeatts 9 102-94-3 199 0.520 0-1
Frank Montgomery 15 267-256-4 527 0.510 16-15
Bryan Engle 3 64-58-1 123 0.524 5-5
Steve DeRiggs 2 45-44 89 0.506 7-4
Pat Lightle 9 137-167-1 305 0.451 3-8
Phill Shallenberger 4 113-67-1 181 0.627 15-8