No hyperbole, I swear. Fordham is actually the greatest team in the history div. 1 college baseball.

Fordham Basketball Might Want To Contact Brian Kownacki

The New York Times reports this week that the record for most wins by a Div. 1 baseball program is held, not by one of the Texas/Florida/California baseball factories, but the University of Fordham Rams of Bronx, NY with 4010 wins in the program’s 150 year history.

(The Fordham baseball field in 1902; photo credit: Fordham Library)

And get this. The next closest is Texas with 3,117 – a margin of 893 games.*

I crunched the numbers and, short of any hard data calculations to report, I’ve determined this record SUPREMELY UNBREAKABLE!!!

To honor the record and the 150 year Anniversary, Fordham will take on Williams College, also celebrating their team’s 150 year heritage, next Tuesday. Rev. Joseph M. McShane, Fordham’s president and the padre behind the game, will toss out the first pitch on Fordham’s Bronx campus. As sort of a backhanded complement, Hal Steinbrenner, a Williams grad. was invited to throw out the second pitch.

Check out the NYT story for all sorts of baseball almanac-type info. Like for instance, according to the article, Williams technically played the first NCAA baseball game. But they played using “Massachusetts rules,” which allows 14 players on the field, and no foul territory. Williams lost that game to Amherst 73-32.

*To be fair, Fordham baseball started 36 seasons earlier than Texas. Should have been a little less slow on the uptake, Quickdraw.

The Lady Rams of my alma mater Fordham University got off the snide last night, and broke their 35-game losing streak, defeating the Manhattan Lady Jaspers 62-49 in the annual Battle of the Bronx.

Fordham after last season's record setting 29th loss (AP Photo)

Last year, Fordham set an NCAA record win 29 consecutive losses in one season. Their new recipe for success in 08-09, some dude named Randall Hurst, who led the team in scoring with 19 points in last night’s win.

I kid. The lovely and talented Miss Hurst (Junior, Forward) hit two three-pointers during a 19-4 run in the second half that put Fordham in control.

Despite the 2007-08 season of fruitlessness, Fordham didn’t even flirt with the NCAA record for consecutive losses – 58 by the 1987-89 Long Island University teams.

Link:

Fordham ends 35-game skid with win over Manhattan (NBC Sports)