Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball
The Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball team represents Grand Canyon University, which is located in Phoenix, Arizona. The Antelopes, also known as the Lopes, are an NCAA Division I college baseball program competing in the Western Athletic Conference. They were in Division I from 1991 to 1998, the final four seasons with the Western Athletic Conference, and returned in 2014 with the WAC.
| Grand Canyon Antelopes | |
|---|---|
| 2024 Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball team | |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Overall record | 499–542–2 |
| University | Grand Canyon University |
| Head coach | Gregg Wallis (2nd season) |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference West Division |
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Home stadium | Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark (Capacity: 5,500) |
| Nickname | Lopes |
| Colors | Purple, black, and white |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2021, 2022 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2021 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023 | |
| Conference division champions | |
| 1998, 2022 | |
The Grand Canyon Antelopes play all home games on campus at Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark. Over their 16 discontinuous seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, GCU has won six regular-season titles including five of the last six completed seasons.
Since the program's inception in 1953, 10 Lopes have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by 1993 AL Rookie of the Year and 2002 World Series champion Tim Salmon.