▁of ▁both ▁the ▁men ▁and ▁women ' s ▁tennis ▁teams ▁at ▁Val d osta ▁for ▁ 4 1 ▁years . ▁ ▁Hans en ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁G ulf ▁South ▁Conference ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ 1 5 ▁times , ▁eleven ▁as ▁the ▁men ' s ▁coach ▁and ▁four ▁as ▁the ▁women ' s ▁head ▁coach . ▁ ▁Baseball ▁The ▁first ▁baseball ▁team ▁at ▁Val d osta ▁State ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁official ▁season ▁of ▁inter col leg iate ▁competition ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁coach ▁was ▁Walter ▁Cot ting ham , ▁and ▁the ▁college ▁was ▁first ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Conference . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Gary ▁Col son ▁became ▁baseball ▁coach , ▁he ▁would ▁later ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁Val d osta ▁State ▁basketball ▁coach . ▁ ▁Billy ▁Grant ▁became ▁coach ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁the ▁Bla zer ▁baseball ▁home ▁field ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁success . ▁ ▁Tommy ▁Thomas , ▁became ▁coach ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁coach ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Under ▁Thomas ▁the ▁bla z ers ▁saw ▁ 3 4 ▁winning ▁seasons , ▁two ▁conference ▁title , ▁three ▁Div is ional ▁titles , ▁eight ▁tri ps ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁tournament , ▁and ▁a ▁Division ▁II ▁national ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Tommy ▁Thomas ▁is ▁the ▁all - time ▁wins ▁leader ▁in ▁NCAA