1971 Southern Illinois Salukis baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1971 Southern Illinois Salukis baseball 200 Midwestern Conference CMU 2 2 43–9 11–1 Itch Jones 2nd Abe Martin Field District 4 champions College World Series, Runner-Up 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. 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 5 Mike Eden - Junior 10 Duane Kuiper - Junior 16 Dan Radison - Junior Outfielders 9 Jim Dwyer - Junior Dan Thomas - Sophomore Joe Wallis - Freshman 6 Ken Kral - sophomore Schedule and results Legend Southern Illinois win Southern Illinois loss Southern Illinois tie Southern Illinois Salukis white 1971 Southern Illinois Salukis baseball game log ! style="Southern Illinois Salukis white" | Regular season (36–6) |- valign="top" y Southern Illinois Salukis white March (8–3) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CMU record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 21 || at 1971 UNLV Rebels UNLV || Unknown • Paradise, Nevada || 2–1 || 1–0 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 22 || vs 1971 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine || Unknown • Los Angeles, California || 4–1 || 2–0 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | March 23 || at 1971 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles Cal State Los Angeles || Unknown • Los Angeles, California || 5–10 || 2–1 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | March 23 || vs 1971 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal State Pomona || Unknown • Los Angeles, California || 3–4 || 2–2 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 24 || vs 1971 Chapman Panthers Chapman || Unknown • Los Angeles, California || 8–2 || 3–2 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 25 || vs 1971 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton || Unknown • Los Angeles, California || 9–3 || 4–2 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | March 26 || vs 1971 UCLA Bruins UCLA || Unknown • Los Angeles, California || 5–6 || 4–3 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 27 || vs Cal State Pomona || Unknown • Los Angeles, California || 6–0 || 5–3 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 29 || at 1971 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico || Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico || 13–11 || 6–3 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 31 || 1971 Monmouth Hawks Monmouth || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 9–6 || 7–3 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 31 || Monmouth || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 17–3 || 8–3 || 0–0 |- y Southern Illinois Salukis white April (15–2) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CMU record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 2 || 1971 Memphis Tigers Memphis State || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 6–2 || 9–3 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | April 3 || Memphis State || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 3–4 || 9–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 3 || Memphis State || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 6–2 || 10–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 4 || 1971 MacMurray Highlanders MacMurray || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 10–0 || 11–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 4 || MacMurray || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 8–1 || 12–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 9 || 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 9–2 || 13–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 10 || Tulsa || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 9–1 || 14–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 10 || Tulsa || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 5–4 || 15–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 12 || 1971 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 5–4 || 16–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 16 || 1971 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 14–1 || 17–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 17 || Illinois || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 7–6 || 18–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 17 || Illinois || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 6–2 || 19–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 20 || at 1971 Washington University Bears Washington University (MO) || Unknown • St. Louis, Missouri || 5–1 || 20–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 23 || 1971 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 9–3 || 21–4 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 24 || Indiana State || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 5–1 || 22–4 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | April 24 || Indiana State || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 7–9 || 22–5 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 30 || at 1971 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky || Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky || 7–4 || 23–5 || 2–1 |- y Southern Illinois Salukis white May (13–1) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CMU record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 1 || at Western Kentucky || Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky || 5–3 || 24–5 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | May 1 || at Western Kentucky || Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky || 7–8 || 24–6 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 4 || at 1971 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville || Unknown • Evansville, Indiana || 22–2 || 25–6 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 7 || 1971 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 13–6 || 26–6 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 8 || Illinois State || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 7–1 || 27–6 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 8 || Illinois State || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 12–2 || 28–6 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 14 || at 1971 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois || Ralph McKinzie Field • DeKalb, Illinois || 5–4 || 29–6 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 15 || at Northern Illinois || Ralph McKinzie Field • DeKalb, Illinois || 8–6 || 30–6 || 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 15 || at Northern Illinois || Ralph McKinzie Field • DeKalb, Illinois || 17–8 || 31–6 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 18 || 1971 McKendree Bearcats McKendree || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 9–3 || 32–6 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 18 || McKendree || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 7–0 || 33–6 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 21 || 1971 Ball State Cardinals Ball State || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 8–1 || 34–6 || 9–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 22 || Ball State || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 9–1 || 35–6 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 22 || Ball State || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 7–3 || 36–6 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="white" |- ! style="Southern Illinois Salukis white" | Postseason (7–3) |- y Southern Illinois Salukis white white 1971 NCAA University Division baseball tournament#District 4 at East Lansing, MI District IV Playoff (4–1) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CMU record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 27 || vs 1971 Ohio Bobcats Ohio || John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 5–4 || 37–6 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | May 28 || vs 1971 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati || John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 10–11 || 37–7 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 28 || vs Ohio || John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 7–1 || 38–7 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 29 || vs Cincinnati || John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 6–2 || 39–7 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 29 || vs Cincinnati || John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 10–7 || 40–7 || 11–1 |- y Southern Illinois Salukis white white 1971 College World Series (3–2) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CMU record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 12 || vs 1971 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 5–4 || 41–7 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 13 || vs USC || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 8–3 || 42–7 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | June 14 || vs 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 4–9 || 42–8 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 15 || vs Texas–Pan American || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 8–6 || 43–8 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | June 17 || vs USC || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–7 || 43–9 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="white" | Schedule Source:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/siusalukis.com/documents/2018/2/9/2018_BSB_Media_Guide_Web.pdf 2018 Baseball Media Guide University of Southern Illinois May 13, 2019 Awards and honors Mike Eden All Tournament TeamCollege World Series record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2019/1-CWSGeneral.pdf NCAA.org May 26, 2019 Dan Radison All Tournament Team Jim Dwyer All Tournament Team Larry Calufetti All Tournament Team Bob Sedik AACBC Third Team All-American 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.MLB Amateur Draft Picks from the University of Southern Illinois https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?came_from=university+of+southern+illinois+%28carbondale%2C+il%29&query_type=came_from&from_type_jc=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_4y=0&from_type_unk=0 Baseball-Reference May 26, 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis Round Pick Player Position MLB Club 11255Jim DwyerOFSt. Louis Cardinals22516Richard LangdonPCleveland Indians27620Mike Eden3BCleveland Indians References Category:Southern Illinois Salukis baseball seasons Southern Illinois Salukis baseball Category:College World Series seasons Southern Illinois