The Surry baseball program started in the fall of 1995. The 1996 team finished with a final record of 14-21. Casey Wilmoth was named 1st Team All-American Pitcher by the NJCAA. The 1997 season saw a vast improvement with a final record of 27-20. Chad Durham, shortstop, was named 3rd Team All-American by the NJCAA. Durham became the first Knights player ever drafted when he was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 14th round. In 1998, Surry advanced to their first ever NJCAA World Series. The Knights finished 5th nationally and complied a final record of 28-15. Preston Church was named 3rd Team All-American outfielder by the NJCAA after hitting 13 home runs. 1999 saw the addition of an on-campus field at Surry. The Knights took advantage of their friendly confines and finished the regular season ranked 4th nationally. Their trip to a second consecutive World Series was cut short with a loss in the District Championship finishing 41-13. Nine members of the 1999 team signed with four-year colleges or universities. Nick Wood, 1st baseman was named 3rd team All-American by the NJCAA. The 2000 Surry Knights finished the season with a 31-22 record. Jeff Robbins, Chuck Martin, and Henry Moore were selected All-Region. The Knights featured five different players named Region X player of the week during the 2000 season. Five different players signed Division I scholarships from the 2000 team. The 2001 Knights finished with a final record of 39-19. Evan Tartaglia, Jeff Robbins, Matt Scott, and Darius Pullen were selected All-Region. Tartaglia was voted Runner-Up Region X Conference Player of the Year and Honorable Mention All-American. Matt Scott was selected as NJCAA Academic All-American. The 2002 team’s record wasn’t indicative of the season they had. The Knights’ finished the season 38-19, with several close losses, while finishing third in the conference. Nine Knights’ signed to play at four-year schools following the season. Andrew Belcher and Matt Keever earned 1st team All Region and Zach Greene, Robby Lanham, and Evan Tartaglia earned 2nd team honors. Travis Motsinger was named NJCAA Academic All America to become the second person in school history to receive such an honor. The 2003 team finished the season with an overall record of 39 wins and 10 losses finishing as the Region X Regular Season Champions as well as the Region X Tournament Runner Up. Brandon Chambers was named first team All Region. Tripp Lockhart, Matt Keever, and Billy Wright were voted second team All Region as well.  Jeremy Branch was named to the NJCAA Academic All American team to become the third consecutive player at Surry to receive this award. Three Surry players were drafted from the 2003 team led by righthander Cody Dickens, who was drafted in the 16th round by the Chicago White Sox. The 2004 team finished 55-9 with a final NJCAA national ranking of 8th. The Knights captured the 2004 Region X Tournament Championship breezing to a 14-5 win over Louisburg in the championship. First baseman/pitcher John Graham was voted Region X Player of the Year. Graham was also selected by NJCAA coaches to Team USA (NJCAA) which traveled to China for a five game friendship tour.  The 2005 team finished 47-14 and Region X Runners-Up. The Knights had six members selected All-Region with Joey Asis being selected to the All Eastern District team. Jared Moser became the fifth player to be selected as an Academic All-American. The 2006 team complied a final record of 41-18 and third place finish in the Region X Tournament. The Knights also had the distinction of having both an All-American in Ryan Petty, and Academic All-American, Chaise Swisher. The 2007 Knights finished 39-20-1 and third place finish in Region X. Surry producted it eighth NJCAA All-American in Johnny Spake. Spake also finished as runner-up in Player of the Year voting as well as being selected as Region X Defensive Player of the Year. In addition to Spake, freshman Robbie Monday and Justin Moody were selected to the All-Region team.