▁win ▁on ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁against ▁am ateurs ▁from ▁East on . ▁The ▁first ▁recorded ▁inter col leg iate ▁match ▁was ▁a ▁ 4 5 – 4 5 ▁tie ▁in ▁a ▁baseball ▁game ▁against ▁Le high ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁and ▁its ▁first ▁win ▁against ▁Le high ▁ 3 1 – 2 4 ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁ ▁As ide ▁from ▁its ▁traditional ▁I vy ▁League ▁and ▁local ▁riv als , ▁La f ay ette ▁developed ▁a ▁rival ry ▁with ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁South ▁Carolina ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁Games ▁were ▁played ▁on ▁March ▁Field , ▁and ▁were ▁later ▁played ▁at ▁Fish er ▁Stadium . ▁Once ▁the ▁Met z gar ▁Athlet ic ▁Complex ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁team ▁moved ▁its ▁field ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Kam ine ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁La f ay ette ▁has ▁made ▁four ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁College ▁World ▁Series ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁Baseball ▁Championship . ▁Co ached ▁by ▁former ▁major ▁le ag uer ▁Charlie ▁Gel bert , ▁the ▁Leop ards ▁made ▁it ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁before ▁bow ing ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas , ▁finishing ▁third . ▁La f ay ette ▁elimin ated ▁Stan ford ▁and ▁Boston ▁College ,