1971 Midwestern Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT No. 2 Southern Illinois † y 11 – 1 .917 43 – 9 .827 Indiana State 8 – 4 .667 22 – 8 .733 Northern Illinois 5 – 6 .455 24 – 15 .615 Ball State 3 – 7 .300 13 – 18 .419 Illinois State 3 – 10 .231 17 – 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.
The Salukis lost the College World Series , defeated by the USC Trojans in the championship game.
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 [ edit ] Legend Southern Illinois win Southern Illinois loss Southern Illinois tie
1971 Southern Illinois Salukis Baseball Game Log Regular Season (36–6) March (8–3) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CMU Record March 21 at UNLV Unknown • Paradise, Nevada 2–1 1–0 0–0 March 22 vs UC Irvine Unknown • Los Angeles, California 4–1 2–0 0–0 March 23 at Cal State Los Angeles Unknown • Los Angeles, California 5–10 2–1 0–0 March 23 vs Cal State Pomona Unknown • Los Angeles, California 3–4 2–2 0–0 March 24 vs Chapman Unknown • Los Angeles, California 8–2 3–2 0–0 March 25 vs Cal State Fullerton Unknown • Los Angeles, California 9–3 4–2 0–0 March 26 vs UCLA Unknown • Los Angeles, California 5–6 4–3 0–0 March 27 vs Cal State Pomona Unknown • Los Angeles, California 6–0 5–3 0–0 March 29 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico13–11 6–3 0–0 March 31 Monmouth Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 9–6 7–3 0–0 March 31 Monmouth Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 17–3 8–3 0–0
April (15–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CMU Record April 2 Memphis State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 6–2 9–3 0–0 April 3 Memphis State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 3–4 9–4 0–0 April 3 Memphis State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 6–2 10–4 0–0 April 4 MacMurray Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 10–0 11–4 0–0 April 4 MacMurray Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 8–1 12–4 0–0 April 9 Tulsa Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 9–2 13–4 0–0 April 10 Tulsa Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 9–1 14–4 0–0 April 10 Tulsa Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 5–4 15–4 0–0 April 12 Ole Miss Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 5–4 16–4 0–0 April 16 Illinois Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 14–1 17–4 0–0 April 17 Illinois Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 7–6 18–4 0–0 April 17 Illinois Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 6–2 19–4 0–0 April 20 at Washington University (MO) Unknown • St. Louis, Missouri 5–1 20–4 0–0 April 23 Indiana State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 9–3 21–4 1–0 April 24 Indiana State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 5–1 22–4 2–0 April 24 Indiana State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 7–9 22–5 2–1 April 30 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky 7–4 23–5 2–1
May (13–1) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CMU Record May 1 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky 5–3 24–5 2–1 May 1 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky 7–8 24–6 2–1 May 4 at Evansville Unknown • Evansville, Indiana 22–2 25–6 2–1 May 7 Illinois State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 13–6 26–6 3–1 May 8 Illinois State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 7–1 27–6 4–1 May 8 Illinois State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 12–2 28–6 5–1 May 14 at Northern Illinois Ralph McKinzie Field • DeKalb, Illinois 5–4 29–6 6–1 May 15 at Northern Illinois Ralph McKinzie Field • DeKalb, Illinois 8–6 30–6 7–1 May 15 at Northern Illinois Ralph McKinzie Field • DeKalb, Illinois 17–8 31–6 8–1 May 18 McKendree Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 9–3 32–6 8–1 May 18 McKendree Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 7–0 33–6 8–1 May 21 Ball State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 8–1 34–6 9–1 May 22 Ball State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 9–1 35–6 10–1 May 22 Ball State Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 7–3 36–6 11–1
Postseason (7–3) District IV Playoff (4–1) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CMU Record May 27 vs Ohio John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 5–4 37–6 11–1 May 28 vs Cincinnati John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 10–11 37–7 11–1 May 28 vs Ohio John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 7–1 38–7 11–1 May 29 vs Cincinnati John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 6–2 39–7 11–1 May 29 vs Cincinnati John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 10–7 40–7 11–1
1971 College World Series (3–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CMU Record June 12 vs Texas–Pan American Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–4 41–7 11–1 June 13 vs USC Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–3 42–7 11–1 June 14 vs Tulsa Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–9 42–8 11–1 June 15 vs Texas–Pan American Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–6 43–8 11–1 June 17 vs USC Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–7 43–9 11–1
Schedule Source: [2] Awards and honors [ edit] Mike Eden Dan Radison Jim Dwyer Larry Calufetti Bob Sedik AACBC Third Team All-American[2] Salukis in the 1971 MLB Draft [ edit] The following members of the Southern Illinois Salukis baseball program were drafted in the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]
Round Pick Player Position MLB Club 11 255 Jim Dwyer OF St. Louis Cardinals 22 516 Richard Langdon P Cleveland Indians 27 620 Mike Eden 3B Cleveland Indians
References [ edit] ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1971". Boyds World. Retrieved May 26, 2019 . ^ a b "2018 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF) . University of Southern Illinois. Retrieved May 13, 2019 . CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) ^ a b c d "College World Series Record Book" (PDF) . NCAA.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019 . CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from the University of Southern Illinois". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019 . CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) Itchy Jones Stadium (1964–present) 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 College World Series appearances in italics