1972 Baseball Team
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- Induction Year:
- 2021
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- Sport:
- Baseball
The 1972 Skippers baseball team, coached by Hall of Fame coach Dick Groch, helped begin the long stretch of success in the Skippers baseball program from the 1970s into the 1980s.
Compiling a regular-season record of 35-8, the team won the Conference Championship as well as both the state and region titles during the 1972 season. After finishing as the top team in the region, the Skippers went on to win the District Championship, which earned them a birth in the NJCAA DI College Baseball World Series in Grand Junction, CO. The talented Skippers squad competed against the best teams in America but were eliminated in the second round of the tournament, falling short of winning a national championship.
Several team members continued their baseball playing careers at the university and professional levels.
Team members included Bryce Brown, Randy Fergerson, Steve Lange, Bob Perkins, Mark Wedra, Mike Zalucki, John Dykes, Bill Nahorodny, Doug Ansel, Mike Brehmer, Don Fowler, Bill Herbert, Terry Mills, Jim Welsh, Mark Secory, Bob Semanco, George Howay, Chas Petrillo, and Gary Zajac. Ron Mason was the assistant coach.
