The Villanova baseball program was established in 1866, just 14 years after the University opened its doors for the first time. Since that time, the Wildcats have been one of the most storied and successful programs in the nation. Check out Villanova Baseball by the numbers:
- 63 Big East Academic All-Stars.
- 52 Major Leaguers.
- 42 victories in 1989 set a new school record.
- 30 players in the Villanova Athletic Hall of Fame
- 26 Big East first team performers.
- 6 recorded no-hitters in the programs history.
- 4 Big East Championships (2 tournament titles & 2 regular season titles).
- 4 Big East Players of the Year.
- 4 Big East Rookies of the Year.
- 4 Freshman All-Americans in the last four years.
- 2 Big East Pitchers of the Year.
- 2 Big East Coaches of the Year.
- 2 Liberty Bell Classic championships.
- 1 game shy of the College World Series in 1989.
Other Notables:
- Over 1,500 wins in the program's history.
- Current head coach George Bennett is the school's all-time winningest coach with over 400 career wins.
- Head Coach George Bennett earned his 500th career coaching win in 2000.
- The Wildcat baseball program has recorded a 1,505-1,000-25 (.600) mark from 1866-2000.
TEAM RECORDS
| Games Played, Season: | 56, 1995, 1997 |
| Best Batting Avg., Season: | 354 (678-1913), 1989 |
| Total Bases: | 1031, 1989 |
| Runs Scored, Game: | 29 vs. Georgetown, 5/1 /78 |
| Runs Scored, Season: | 542, 1989 |
| At- Bats, Game: | 55, vs. Lafayette, 4/23/91 |
| At-Bats, Season: | 1991, 1995 |
| Hits, Game: | 27 vs. Iona, 4/8/84 & Lafayette, 4/23/91 |
| Hits, Season: | 678, 1989 |
| Doubles, Game: | 8 vs. Iona, 4/8/84 |
| Doubles, Season: | 136, 1989 |
| Triples, Game: | 3 vs. Rider, 4/28/75 & Ithaca, 3/8/88 |
| Triples, Season: | 19, 1995 |
| Home Runs, Game: | 7 vs. LaSalle, 3/20/87 |
| Home Runs, Season: | 70, 1987 |
| RBI's, Game: | 25 vs. Lafayette, 4/23/91 |
| RBI's, Season: | 492, 1989 |
| Base on Balls, Season: | 333, 1987 |
| Sacrifices, Season: | 56, 1989 |
| Stolen Bases, Season: | 89, 1997 |
| Most Victories: | 42, 1989 |
| Fewest Losses: | 1, 1940 |
| Highest Winning Pct | .938, 15-1, 1940 |
| Longest Game: | 15 innings vs. Princeton, 1973 (2-4) |
| Complete Games Pitched: | 16, 1985 |
| Innings Pitched: | 484, 1995 |
| Earned Run Average: | 2.01, 1958 |
| Strikeouts: | 377, 1987 |
| Base on Balls Allowed: | 399, 1987 |
| Saves: | 11, 1999 |
INDIVIDUAL BATTING
| Games Played, Season: | 56, Ryan McGinty, |
| Jason Cassesa, |
| Brian Fili - 1997 |
| Larry Kleinz - 1995 |
| Games Played, Career: | 182, Bob McCreary, 1986-1989 |
| Batting Average, Season: |
| (Under 100 AB) | .507 (34-67), Steve Krines, 1967, |
| (Over 100 AB) | .484 (75-155), Gene Schall,1991 |
| Batting Average, Career: | .424 (132-311), Bob Loscalzo,, 1979-81 |
| Total Bases, Season: | 184, Mike Neill, 1991 |
| Total Bases, Career: | 379, Mike Neill, 1989-1991 |
| Runs Scored, Season: | 85, Mike Neill, 1991 |
| Runs Scored, Career: | 201, Jim Sears, 1988-91 |
| At-Bats, Game: | 7, Dan Mostardi (1984), |
| Robert Maurer (1951), |
| Charlie McGuckin (1953), |
| Dennis McCaffery (1991), |
| Jack Stanczak (1991) |
| At-Bats, Season: | 216 (52 games), Mike Neill, 1991 |
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| At-Bats, Career: | 678 (182 games), |
| Bob McCreary, 1986-89 |
| Hits, Game: | 6, Robert Maurer, 1951 |
| Hits, Season: | 101, Mike Neill, 1991 |
| Hits, Career: | 232, Mike Neill, 1989-91 |
| Doubles, Game: | 5, Mike Wismer, 1989 |
| Doubles, Season: | 22, Gary Scott, 1989, |
| Mike Neill, 1991 |
| Doubles, Career: | 53, Mike Neill, 1989-91 |
| Triples, Game: | 2, Bob Loscalzo (2x,1981), |
| Kevin Cooke (1977), |
| Fred Anthony (1958), |
| Joe Urbanovich (1967), |
| Tom Koerick (1992) |
| Jeff Stetina (1997) |
| Triples, Season: | 8, Tom Vitti (1971), |
| Bob Loscalzo (1981) |
| Triples, Career: | 15, Bob Loscalzo, 1979-81 |
| Home Runs, Inning: | 2, Gene Schall, 1989 |
| Home Runs, Game: | 3, Bob Loscalzo (1981), |
| Rafael Novoa (1987), |
| Mike Neill (1990) |
| Home Runs, Season: | 22, Gary Scott, 1989 |
| Home Runs, Career: | 44, Gary Scott, 1987-89 |
| RBI's, Game: | 8, Ray Majczan (1974), |
| Kevin Cain (1987), |
| Mike Wismer (1989), |
| Mike Neill (1990) |
| Jeff Stetina (1997) |
| RBI's, Season: | 83, Gary Scott, 1989 |
| RBI's, Career: | 183, Gary Scott, 1987-89 |
| Base on Balls, Season: | 54, Jim Sears, 1988-91 |
| Base on Balls, Career: | 145, Jim Sears, 1988-91 |
| Sacrifices, Season: | 10, Tom Hank (1978), |
| Mike DeAnzeris (1991) |
| Sacrifices, Career: | 18, Mike DeAnzeris, 1989-92 |
| Stolen Bases, Season: | 26, Brian Fili, 1997 |
| Stolen Bases, Career: | 61, Brian Fili, 1994-97 |
| Hit by Pitches, Season: | 22, Pat Kane, 1997 |
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
| Appearances, Season: | 30, Brian Manning, 1999 |
| Appearances, Career: | 71, Scott Marks, 1986-89 |
| Complete Games, Season: | 10, Brian Kenny, 1990 |
| Complete Games, Career: | 18, Rafael Novoa, 1986-89 |
| Saves, Season: | 9, John Klopp, 1995 |
| 9, Brian Manning, 1999 |
| Saves, Career: | 16, John Klopp, 1993-96 |
| Wins, Season: | 10, Rafael Novoa (1989), |
| Brian Kenny (1990) |
| Wins, Career: | 27, Brian Kenny (27-10), 1988-91 |
| Innings Pitched, Game: | 11 2/3, Steve Wasserleben vs. Rider, 4/22/75 |
| Innings Pitched, Season: | 95, Rafael Novoa, 1986-89 |
| Innings Pitched, Career: | 297, Rafael Novoa, 1986-89 |
| Earned Run Avg, Season: | 1.47 (13 ER in 79 2/3 IP), |
| Harry Burke, 1968 |
| Earned Run Avg Career: | 1.85 (29 ER in 141 2/3 IP), |
| Harry Burke, 1967-68 |
| Strikeouts, Game: | 23, Bob Kropiewnicki vs. |
| Drexel, 5/5/58 |
| Strikeouts, Season: | 113, Phil Fidalgo, 1960 |
| Strikeouts, Career: | 273, Rafael Novoa, 1986-89 |
| Best K/IP Ratio, Season: | 1.62 (56 K, 34 1/3 IP), Brian Manning,1999 |
| Best K/IP Ratio, Career: | 1.07 (238 K, 222 1/3 IP), Phil Fidalgo, 1960-62 |
| No-Hit Games, Season: | 1, Phil Fidalgo, 9-0 vs. Scranton, 4/19/60 |
| No-Hit Games, Career: | 1, Phil Fidalgo, 1960-62 |
| One-Hit Games, Season: | 1, Bob Kropiewnicki |
| (10-1 vs. Drexel, 5/5/68), |
| Harry Burke |
| (10-0 vs. Princeton, 4/8/68), |
| Mike Schick |
| (11-0 vs. Georgetown, 4/31/89), |
| Larry Kingsbury and David Herr |
| (6-2 vs. Georgetown, 4/16/92) |
| One-Hit Games, Career: | 1, Bob Kropiewnicki (1958), |
| Harry Burke (1967-68), |
| Mike Schick (1988-89) |
*Updated on Feb. 14, 2001
