UCF Knights baseball

The UCF Knights baseball team represents The University of Central Florida in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I.

The Knights play their home games on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida at John Euliano Park.

[3][4] The Goldsox played in the Amateur Baseball League of Central Florida and were managed by Jack Pantelias, who led them from 1970 to midway through the 1972 season.

[4] In honor of his long-term success with the Knights, on February 3, 2001, UCF opened and dedicated Jay Bergman Field.

[7] On June 21, 2010, Rooney signed a four-year contract extension with the university, making him the Knights head baseball coach through 2014.

[11] UCF did not appear in another NCAA tournament despite a 36–23 record in 2014 where Rooney won American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.

[12] Greg Lovelady was hired as Rooney's replacement in July 2016 after serving as Head Coach at Wright State.

Lovelady brought immediate success back to the UCF Baseball program, leading the Knights to a 40–22 record in 2017.

The Knights received a 2 seed in the Tallahassee Regional of the NCAA tournament but were eliminated by Florida State after losing their first game to Auburn.

[14] Like his predecessor Lovelady, Wallace led the Knights to immediate success in his first season, going 37–21 in 2024, including being ranked at high as #17 in the D1baseball poll.

The Knights host Florida in a midweek game.
John Euliano Park