1971 Southern Illinois Salukis baseball team

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1971 Southern Illinois Salukis baseball
District 4 champions
Conference Midwestern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CB No. 2
Record43–9 (11–1 CMU)
Head coach
Home stadium Abe Martin Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Midwestern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Southern Illinois  ‍†‍‍y11–1 .91743–9 .827
Indiana State  ‍‍‍8–4 .66722–8 .733
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍5–6 .45524–15 .615
Ball State  ‍‍‍3–7 .30013–18 .419
Illinois State  ‍‍‍3–10 .23117–20 .459
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 17, 1971 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1971 Southern Illinois Salukis baseball team represented the University of Southern Illinois in the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Salukis played their home games at Abe Martin Field. The team was coached by Itch Jones in his 2nd season at Southern Illinois.

Contents

The Salukis lost the College World Series, defeated by the USC Trojans in the championship game.

Roster

1971 Southern Illinois Salukis roster
 

Pitchers

  • Jim Bokelmann - Freshman
  • Dick Langdon - Junior
  • Scott Waltemate - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 29 Larry Calufetti - Sophomore
  • Bob Sedik - Senior

Infielders

 

Outfielders

Schedule and results

Legend
 Southern Illinois win
 Southern Illinois loss
 Southern Illinois tie
1971 Southern Illinois Salukis baseball game log
Regular season (36–6)
March (8–3)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCMU record
March 21at UNLV Unknown • Paradise, Nevada 2–11–00–0
March 22vs UC Irvine Unknown • Los Angeles, California 4–12–00–0
March 23at Cal State Los Angeles Unknown • Los Angeles, California5–102–10–0
March 23vs Cal State Pomona Unknown • Los Angeles, California3–42–20–0
March 24vs Chapman Unknown • Los Angeles, California8–23–20–0
March 25vs Cal State Fullerton Unknown • Los Angeles, California9–34–20–0
March 26vs UCLA Unknown • Los Angeles, California5–64–30–0
March 27vs Cal State PomonaUnknown • Los Angeles, California6–05–30–0
March 29at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico 13–116–30–0
March 31 Monmouth Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 9–67–30–0
March 31MonmouthAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois17–38–30–0
April (15–2)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCMU record
April 2 Memphis State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois6–29–30–0
April 3Memphis StateAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois3–49–40–0
April 3Memphis StateAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois6–210–40–0
April 4 MacMurray Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois10–011–40–0
April 4MacMurrayAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois8–112–40–0
April 9 Tulsa Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois9–213–40–0
April 10TulsaAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois9–114–40–0
April 10TulsaAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois5–415–40–0
April 12 Ole Miss Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois5–416–40–0
April 16 Illinois Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois14–117–40–0
April 17IllinoisAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois7–618–40–0
April 17IllinoisAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois6–219–40–0
April 20at Washington University (MO) Unknown • St. Louis, Missouri 5–120–40–0
April 23 Indiana State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois9–321–41–0
April 24Indiana StateAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois5–122–42–0
April 24Indiana StateAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois7–922–52–1
April 30at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky 7–423–52–1
May (13–1)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCMU record
May 1at Western KentuckyNick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky5–324–52–1
May 1at Western KentuckyNick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky7–824–62–1
May 4at Evansville Unknown • Evansville, Indiana 22–225–62–1
May 7 Illinois State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois13–626–63–1
May 8Illinois StateAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois7–127–64–1
May 8Illinois StateAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois12–228–65–1
May 14at Northern Illinois Ralph McKinzie Field • DeKalb, Illinois 5–429–66–1
May 15at Northern IllinoisRalph McKinzie Field • DeKalb, Illinois8–630–67–1
May 15at Northern IllinoisRalph McKinzie Field • DeKalb, Illinois17–831–68–1
May 18 McKendree Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois9–332–68–1
May 18McKendreeAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois7–033–68–1
May 21 Ball State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois8–134–69–1
May 22Ball StateAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois9–135–610–1
May 22Ball StateAbe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois7–336–611–1
Postseason (7–3)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCMU record
May 27vs Ohio John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 5–437–611–1
May 28vs Cincinnati John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan10–1137–711–1
May 28vs OhioJohn H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan7–138–711–1
May 29vs CincinnatiJohn H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan6–239–711–1
May 29vs CincinnatiJohn H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan10–740–711–1
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCMU record
June 12vs Texas–Pan American Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–441–711–1
June 13vs USC Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska8–342–711–1
June 14vs Tulsa Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–942–811–1
June 15vs Texas–Pan AmericanJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska8–643–811–1
June 17vs USCJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–743–911–1
Schedule Source: [2]

Awards and honors

Mike Eden
Dan Radison
Jim Dwyer
Larry Calufetti
Bob Sedik

Salukis in the 1971 MLB draft

The following members of the Southern Illinois Salukis baseball program were drafted in the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft. [4]

RoundPickPlayerPositionMLB Club
11255 Jim Dwyer OF St. Louis Cardinals
22516Richard Langdon P Cleveland Indians
27620 Mike Eden 3B Cleveland Indians

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1971". Boyds World. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "2018 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Southern Illinois. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  4. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from the University of Southern Illinois". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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