Concordia Baseball Record Book
SEWARD, Neb. – The 2022 Concordia University Baseball team set a high bar for offensive production, but the 2023 team managed to somehow surpass it. The national qualifying Bulldogs of ’23 broke school single season records for runs scored (581), hits (669), home runs (117), batting average (.357) and stolen bases (98). Meanwhile, Joey Grabanski and Jaidan Quinn engaged in a memorable battle for the title of single season home run king and Jesse Garcia put the finishing touches on a remarkable career. This records update highlights the new standards set in 2023 as summarized below. The link above features the complete record book, including extended all-time leaders in all major categories.
The all-time offensive lists are dominated by Bulldogs who have played in recent years. The career home run list has been completely transformed. The top five now includes Grabanski (62), Garcia (55), Keaton Candor (47), Quinn (46) and Jayden Adams (34) while Ben Berg (27) is tied for sixth with Concordia Athletic Hall of Famer Jarrod Pimentel.
Individual Records Broken in 2023
Ryan Dupic
· Winningest head coach in program history (282-163-1)
Jayden Adams
· Runs scored, career (216)
· Games played, season (58)
· At Bats, season (236)
Ben Berg
· Putouts, career (1,385) – extended own record
· Fielding percentage, career (.992)
Alec Blakestad
· Games played, season (58)
Zackery Day
· Stolen bases, season (36)
Jesse Garcia
· Games played, career (239)
· At Bats, career (801)
· Hits, career (270)
· Doubles, career (59)
· Bases on balls, career (119)
· Runs batted in, career (216)
· Games played, season (58)
Joey Grabanski
· Home runs, career (62)
· Batting average, career (.378)
· Games played, season (58)
· Home runs, season (27)
· Runs batted in, season (85)
· Total bases, season (172)
Caden Johnson
· Pitching wins, season (9)
Ty Nekoliczak
· Games played, season (58)
Jaidan Quinn
· Games played, season (58)
· Runs scored, season (74)
· Home runs, season (27)
· Home runs, game (4)
Program Records Broken in 2023
Single Season
· Runs scored (581)
· Hits (669)
· Home runs (117)
· Batting average (.357)
· Stolen bases (98)
Single Game
· Hits (24 vs. Midland, April 23)