Southern Illinois Salukis baseball

American college baseball team

Southern Illinois Salukis

2024 Southern Illinois Salukis baseball team
Founded| 1947; 77 years ago (1947)
University| Southern Illinois University
Head coach| Lance Rhodes (5th season)
Conference| MVC
Location| Carbondale, IL
Home stadium| Itchy Jones Stadium
(Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname| Salukis
Colors| Maroon and white[1]

College World Series runner-up
1968, 1971
College World Series appearances
1968, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1977
NCAA regional champions
1977
NCAA Tournament appearances
1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1990
Conference tournament champions
1977, 1978, 1981, 1990
Regular season conference champions
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2022

The Southern Illinois Salukis baseball team represents Southern Illinois University in NCAA Division I college baseball. They are part of the Missouri Valley Conference. Twenty-four Saluki Baseball alumni have gone on to the Major Leagues.

## History

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On June 20, 2019, Southern Illinois University Director of Athletics Jerry Kill announced Lance Rhodes as the program's new head coach. Rhodes is a Sikeston, Missouri, native, and joined the Saluki baseball program from the University of Missouri, where he had served as the head assistant and recruiting coordinator. Prior to his time at the University of Missouri, Rhodes served as the recruiting coordinator at Southeast Missouri State University; helping them to three years of program dominance by winning three straight Ohio Valley Conference championships (2014, 2015, 2016).[citation needed]

SIU baseball started as a club sport in 1921, lasting until 1924. From 1925 until 1946, the school did not have a baseball program.

In 1947, Abe Martin revived the program as an intercollegiate sport and it has remained ever since, being an elite program in the late 1960s through the 1980s.

SIU plays its home games at Itchy Jones Stadium.[2]

## SIU in the NCAA tournament

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SIU has a proud history in the NCAA baseball tournament, held in Omaha since 1950 and at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium from 1950 through 2010. They have made the College World Series 5 times and finished as the national champion runner-up twice (losing out to the University of Southern California Trojans both times) and as third-place finishers twice.

Year  | Record  | Pct  | Notes

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1966 | 0–2  | .000  | Eliminated by Valparaiso
1967 | 1–2  | .333  | Eliminated by Western Michigan
1968 | 6–2  | .750  | Eliminated by USC in championship game
College World Series (2nd place)
1969 | 3–2  | .600  | Eliminated by Ole Miss
College World Series (7th place)
1970 | 2–2  | .500  | Eliminated by Ohio
1971 | 7–3  | .700  | Eliminated by USC in championship game College World Series (2nd place)
1973 | 2–2  | .500  | Eliminated by Minnesota
1974 | 7–3  | .500  | Eliminated by USC in CWS semifinals
College World Series (3rd place)
1976 | 0–2  | .000  | Eliminated by Michigan
1977 | 6–2  | .750  | Eliminated by Arizona State in CWS Semifinals College World Series (3rd place)
1978 | 2–2  | .500  | Eliminated by Oral Roberts
1981 | 1–2  | .333  | Eliminated by Oral Roberts
1986 | 1–2  | .333  | Eliminated by Texas
1990 | 2–2  | .500  | Eliminated by San Diego State
TOTALS | 40–30 | .571 |

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## Head coaches

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Coach  | Years  | Record

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Lance Rhodes | 2020–present | 96–42
Ken Henderson | 2011–2019 | 241–294–1
Dan Callahan | 1995–2010 | 442–447–1
Sam Riggelman | 1991–1994 | 82–114–1
Itch Jones | 1970–1990 | 738–345–5
Joe Lutz | 1966–1969 | 130–48–2
Abe Martin | 1947–1965 | 277–155–2
William McAndrew | 1921–1924 | 20–6

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## Notable former players

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* Sam Coonrod, current Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
* Jim Dwyer, Retired Major League Baseball outfielder[4]
* Steve Finley, Retired Major League Baseball center fielder, 5-time Gold Glove winner, 2-time All-Star[4]
* Jason Frasor, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals[4]
* Joe Hall, Retired Major League Baseball outfielder[4]
* Jerry Hairston Jr., Major League Baseball second baseman for the San Diego Padres[4]
* Duane Kuiper, Retired Major League Baseball second baseman, announcer, commentator for EA Sports baseball video games[4]
* Al Levine, Former Major League Baseball pitcher currently pitching for the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League.[4]
* Dan Radison, current Major League Baseball 1st base coach for the Washington Nationals[4]
* Dave Stieb, Retired Major League Baseball pitcher, 7 Time All-Star, Pitched No-Hitter on September 2, 1990.[4]
* Bill Stein, Retired Major League Baseball infielder[4]

## See also

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* List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

## References

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1. ^ Missouri Valley Conference Style Guide (PDF). August 29, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
2. ^ "SIU dedicates Itchy Jones Stadium with grand opening - Southern Illinois University". Southern Illinois University. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
3. ^ a b "History of SIU baseball from 2010 media guide". Retrieved June 14, 2010.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Southern Illinois University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Retrieved June 23, 2007.

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Southern Illinois Salukis baseball

Venues|

* Itchy Jones Stadium (1964–present)

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

* 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
* 2022
* 2023

College World Series appearances in italics

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Athletics|

* Missouri Valley Conference
* The Salukis
* Baseball
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Football
* Gymnastics
* Marching Band

Campus|

Academic, administration & recreation

* Altgeld Hall (SIUC)
* Davies Gym
* McAndrew Stadium
* Morris Library
* Paul Simon Public Policy Institute
* Saluki Stadium
* Shryock Auditorium
* SIU Arena

Media|

* The Daily Egyptian
* WSIU-TV
* WSIU (FM)

Student life|

* Marching Salukis

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Missouri Valley Conference baseball

Teams|

* Belmont Bruins
* Bradley Braves
* Evansville Purple Aces
* Illinois State Redbirds
* Indiana State Sycamores
* Missouri State Bears (leaving in 2025)
* Murray State Racers
* Southern Illinois Salukis
* UIC Flames
* Valparaiso Beacons

Tournament|

* Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament

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Sports teams based in Illinois

Baseball|

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Basketball|

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Soccer|

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Indoor soccer|

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Ultimate|

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College
athletics|

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Division I|

* Bradley Braves
* Chicago State Cougars
* DePaul Blue Demons
* Eastern Illinois Panthers
* Illinois Fighting Illini
* Illinois State Redbirds
* Loyola Ramblers
* Northern Illinois Huskies
* Northwestern Wildcats
* SIU Edwardsville Cougars
* Southern Illinois Salukis
* UIC Flames
* Western Illinois Leathernecks

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NCAA
Division II|

* Lewis Flyers
* McKendree Bearcats
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* Roosevelt Lakers
* UIS Prairie Stars

NCAA
Division III|

* Augustana Vikings
* Aurora Spartans
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* Blackburn Beavers
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* Chicago Maroons
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* Millikin Big Blue
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* Principia Panthers
* Rockford Regents
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NAIA|

* Governors State Jaguars
* Judson Eagles
* Lincoln Christian Red Lions
* Olivet Nazarene Tigers
* St. Francis Fighting Saints
* Saint Xavier Cougars
* Trinity Christian Trolls
* Trinity International Trojans

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