Mansfield Athletics

The 1992 Mansfield University baseball team is the most accomplished team in Mansfield's history. Under the direction of head coach Harry Hillson and assistant coach Bruce Peddie, the '92 team captured the PSAC East title before winning the PSAC Tournament. The Mountaineers went on to win the North Atlantic Regional Championship to earn a berth in the 1992 NCAA Division II College World Series. Mansfield opened the World Series with wins over Livingstone and No. 1 ranked CAL-POLY SLO. The Mountaineers dropped their second game to CAL-POLY-SLO by a final score of 9-3, but came back to stun the top team in the nation again in the rubber match to vault Mansfield into the National Championship game against perennial power the University of Tampa.
 
Mansfield took an early 4-0 lead in the title game, but Tampa came back with three runs of their own and eventually held an 11-8 advantage in the top of the ninth inning. In the ninth, Mansfield put a pair of runners aboard with two outs to set-up pinch-hitter Tom McCauley who drove the ball deep to centerfield before it was caught against the wall by a Tampa outfielder to end the game.
 
Mansfield finished the season with a 39-12 overall record and was the first northern team to play in the NCAA Division II National Championship game. Catcher Alan Probst, outfielder Tim Fausnaught, second baseman Tony Galucy and third baseman Tim Fenton were all named to All-American honors that season.
   
No.         NAME
2             Tim Fausnaught
3             Shane Hotchkiss
4             Shawn Finn        
5             Derrick Quick
7             Andy McNab
8             Matt Butler
9             Lonnie Myer
10           Mike Felix
11           Scott Long
12           Jim Beck
14           Tim Jones
15           Tony Galucy
16           Brad Crills
17           Steve Brown
19           Brian Pierce
21           Kirk McNabb     
22           Tom McCauley
24           Jeff LeFrois
26           Brian Shuler
29           Tim Fenton
30           Alan Probst
31           Steve Micknich
32           Jason Passanita
36           Derek Hmiel
37           John McCoy
42           Chris Cacciotti
44           Mike Kutney
47           Rob Patrick
 
25           Harry Hillson, Head Coach
20           Bruce Peddie, Assistant Coach