Hall of Fame
The SIUE baseball team placed third at the NCAA College Division Championship finals in Springfield, Ill., under Coach Roy Lee. The Cougars finished the season with a 31-15-2 record, including the first no-hitter in NCAA Division II baseball postseason history by Ron Middleton against Nicholls State. The 1972 baseball team includes Dan Cole, Mike Allaria, Don Rains, Steve Malone, Pat Peterson, Joe Crenshaw, Tom Twellman, Tim Summers, Bill Campbell, Ron Rohlfing, John Belk, Roger Belshe, Bobby Graves, Jan Dishinger, Mindy Macius, Willis Bundy, Dave Riker, Jim Greenwald, James Pilcher, Dale Wilderspin, Mike Dickey, Sam Stewart, Ken Desmaretz, Ted Sangster, Stan Hawkins, Joe Restoff, and Nick Baltz. Lee's assistant coach was Gary Collins.
