Baseball Generals to host hitting clinics

The Generals will be hosting four concentrated, one-hour hitting clinics for batters of all ages. (more)

Baseball captains sign to play Division I college ball

Herkimer County Community College Baseball Captains Hassan Evans and Kyle Schwartz have signed National Letters of Intent to compete in Division I baseball programs for 2012-13. (more)

2011 baseball grads moving on, update on ’09-’10 Generals

Every sophomore on the 2011 Generals baseball team is moving on to play ball at a four-year college next season. This story tells where they are going and updates fans on other recent members of the Herkimer Nine. (more)

Generals earn post-season baseball honors

Herkimer Generals Tyler Hall, Matt Gaine, and Lewis Sebrell garnered region and conference honors; two other Generals received special awards. (more)

Generals build run in 7th inning, win Game Two

Well executed, smart baseball enabled the Herkimer Generals to defeat the Schenectady CCC Royals in Game Two on Tuesday afternoon. (more)

REGION III CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006, 2007, 2010

In 2005, Jason Rathbun took over as Head Baseball Coach, succeeding his former coach Hank Testa. During Rathbun’s tenure, Herkimer has climbed to the top of NJCAA baseball with the team's work in the classroom and on the field. Since 2005 Herkimer has collected:

7 Regional Playoff Appearances

6 Regional Final Four

4 Regional Championship Games

3 Regional Championships

3 World Series Appearances

2 Third Place Finishes at World Series

2 Academic Team All-American Honors

4 Conference Championships

22 All-Conference Selections

25 All-Region Selections

6 All-Americans

1 SUNY Chancellor’s Award Winner

American Red Cross Youth Leadership Award

Nationally Ranked for 6 Years

Herkimer baseball offers you the opportunity to begin your college education and play baseball in a program that promises maximum exposure to four-year universities and professional scouts, and an immediate chance to play in your freshman year. The program is arranged in three seasons to keep our student athletes competing at the top level in the classroom and on the field. Herkimer baseball begins the day you walk on campus. Fall baseball includes preseason tournaments against outside competition, intra-squad scrimmages, daily practice fundamentals, plyometric conditioning, mental preparation, and our Blood Bowl Series. Fall baseball is an important part of the evaluation for the spring season. Winter is the off season in which the program focuses on weight training. Winter is important for growth and strength conditioning for the spring season, and utilizes our strength and conditioning coach for maximum training.

Our annual spring trip in March kicks off our spring competition. The spring season has a 40-game schedule versus Mountain Valley Conference teams, NJCAA Region III teams and competition from outside the region against top Division I and II teams. The Region III record determines seeding for tournament play, with the chance to advance to the NJCAA Division III World Series. Please review the rest of the website, including the baseball history page, to learn more about our program.

BASEBALL FIELD

Herkimer has one of the top on-campus baseball facilities in the state of New York. The completely fenced-in ballpark has dimensions of 330 feet down the left field line, 320 feet down the right field line, and 400 feet to center field. The field has a southern ballpark feel to it with grassed-in baselines from home plate to first base and from home to third. The home and away dugouts have turfed flooring and are open-faced. A small fence in front of the dugout allows players to be closer to the action on the field. The ballpark also features home and away bullpens, an outdoor batting cage, scoreboard, and an infield tarp to keep the field ready to play in case of bad weather. In the fall of 2010, Herkimer added a home plate halo, another feature that keeps the field looking modern and attractive. The sound of music playing from the press box gets the students out of their dorm rooms and to the field, which creates a great atmosphere for playing ball.