Southern Illinois University
- Location: Carbondale, IL
- Nickname: Salukis
- Conference: Missouri Valley Conference 1975-present; Midwestern Conference 1971-1972; Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1951-1962; Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1947-1950
- Ballpark: Itchy Jones Stadium 2014-present; Abe Martin Field 1964-2013
College World Series Appearances: 5 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1977
College World Series runner-up in 1968, 1971
Southern Illinois University has sponsored baseball since 1947.
People who went here[edit]
- Jim Adduci, outfielder/infielder
- Sean Bergman, pitcher
- Larry Calufetti, minor league catcher
- Sam Coonrod, pitcher
- Jerry DeSimone, minor league infielder
- Jim Dwyer, outfielder
- Mike Eden, infielder
- Neil Fiala, pinch-hitter
- P.J. Finigan, minor league pitcher
- Steve Finley, outfielder
- Jason Frasor, pitcher
- Mike Gellinger, minor league infielder
- John Gracio, scout
- Rich Hacker, infielder and coach
- Jerry Hairston Jr., infielder
- Joe Hall, outfielder
- Dan Hartleb, college coach
- Colin Holderman, pitcher
- Steve Johnson, minor league pitcher and college coach
- Itch Jones, college coach
- Robert Jones, minor league outfielder
- Jeff Keener, pitcher
- Rickey Keeton, pitcher
- Kevin Kimball, college coach
- Jeffrey Kittel, researcher
- Duane Kuiper, infielder
- Alan Levine, pitcher
- Bill Lyons, infielder
- Joey Marciano, minor league pitcher
- John Mason, college coach
- Jerome Mileur, minor league owner
- Gary Miller, broadcaster
- Howard Mitchell, minor league infielder
- Bert Newman, minor league infielder
- Jim Panther, pitcher
- Tristan Peters, outfielder
- Skip Pitlock, pitcher
- Dave Pruemer, trainer
- Dan Radison, coach
- Jim Reboulet, minor league infielder
- James Reeves, minor league outfielder
- Lyle Reuss, college coach
- Ray Rippelmeyer, pitcher
- Rick Rizzs, broadcaster
- Dewey Robinson, pitcher
- Mike Rogodzinski, outfielder
- Paul Saikia, college coach
- Steve Shartzer, college coach
- Derek Shelton, manager
- Bill Stein, infielder
- Dave Stieb, pitcher
- Steve Stieb, minor league catcher
- Hawk Taylor, catcher
- Dan Thomas, outfielder
- Tom Timmermann, pitcher
- Len Tucker, minor league outfielder
- George Vukovich, outfielder
- Joe Wallis, outfielder
- Bob Warn, college coach
- Steve Webber, college coach
Coaches[edit]
- William McAndrews, 1921-1924
- Glenn "Abe" Martin, 1947-1965
- Joe Lutz, 1966-1969
- Richard "Itch" Jones, 1970-1990
- Sam Riggleman, 1991-1994*
- Dan Callahan, 1995-2010
- Ken Henderson, 2011-2019
- Lance Rhodes, 2020-present
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Jason Broussard, 2018
- P.J. Finigan, 2011-2019?
- Cody Forsythe, 2018-?
- Ken Henderson, 1991-2010
- Tim Jamieson, 2020-
- Derek Johnson, 1995-1997
* Henderson coached the team for the final 20 games in 1994.
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
| Year | Overall Record | Conference Record | Post Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 3-5 | ||
| 1948 | 4-9 | ||
| 1949 | 4-10 | ||
| 1950 | 13-7 | ||
| 1951 | 15-10 | ||
| 1952 | 17-5 | ||
| 1953 | 17-8 | ||
| 1954 | 10-11 | ||
| 1955 | 13-5 | ||
| 1956 | 12-7 | ||
| 1957 | 10-5 | ||
| 1958 | 14-4 | ||
| 1959 | 26-8 | NAIA CWS | |
| 1960 | 18-14 | NAIA CWS | |
| 1961 | 26-8-2 | ||
| 1962 | 18-14 | ||
| 1963 | 15-11 | ||
| 1964 | 23-7 | ||
| 1965 | 19-7 | ||
| 1966 | 27-17 | CWS District Tournaments | |
| 1967 | 30-8-1 | CWS District Tournaments | |
| 1968 | 37-14 | CWS District Tournaments / CWS | |
| 1969 | 36-9-1 | CWS District Tournaments / CWS | |
| 1970 | 29-8 | CWS District Tournaments | |
| 1971 | 43-9 | 11-1 | CWS District Tournaments / CWS |
| 1972 | 32-8-1 | 7-4 | |
| 1973 | 37-6 | CWS District Tournaments | |
| 1974 | 50-12 | CWS District Tournaments / CWS | |
| 1975 | 36-13-1 | MVC | |
| 1976 | 39-14-1 | CWS Regionals | |
| 1977 | 41-12 | MVC / CWS Regionals / CWS | |
| 1978 | 37-14 | MVC / CWS Regionals | |
| 1979 | 37-10 | MVC | |
| 1980 | 34-16 | MVC | |
| 1981 | 30-17 | 7-3 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
| 1982 | 32-20 | 8-8 | MVC |
| 1983 | 23-18 | 4-2 | MVC |
| 1984 | 20-22 | 9-4 | MVC |
| 1985 | 28-29 | 5-15 | |
| 1986 | 39-22-2 | 13-7 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
| 1987 | 36-21 | 10-10 | MVC |
| 1988 | 40-22 | 11-9 | MVC |
| 1989 | 26-38 | 6-14 | MVC |
| 1990 | 49-14 | 14-6 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
| 1991 | 27-36-1 | 6-18 | MVC |
| 1992 | 18-31 | 6-13 | |
| 1993 | 22-29 | 5-15 | |
| 1994 | 27-26 | 9-10 | MVC |
| 1995 | 21-30 | 8-21 | |
| 1996 | 29-26 | 18-12 | MVC |
| 1997 | 23-32 | 13-15 | MVC |
| 1998 | 19-35 | 11-21 | |
| 1999 | 25-29 | 9-22 | |
| 2000 | 26-30 | 15-17 | MVC |
| 2001 | 19-36 | 10-21 | |
| 2002 | 32-24 | 17-15 | MVC |
| 2003 | 30-25 | 17-13 | MVC |
| 2004 | 27-32-1 | 15-16-1 | MVC |
| 2005 | 38-21 | 15-9 | MVC |
| 2006 | 33-25 | 12-12 | MVC |
| 2007 | 34-22 | 13-11 | MVC |
| 2008 | 34-23 | 12-12 | MVC |
| 2009 | 24-28 | 11-9 | MVC |
| 2010 | 28-29 | 10-10 | MVC |
| 2011 | 23-34 | 11-10 | MVC |
| 2012 | 31-28 | 9-12 | MVC |
| 2013 | 25-33 | 6-15 | MVC |
| 2014 | 26-31 | 4-17 | MVC |
| 2015 | 12-46 | 6-15 | MVC |
| 2016 | 31-25-1 | 11-10 | MVC |
| 2017 | 27-30 | 10-10 | MVC |
| 2018 | 28-30 | 10-11 | MVC |
| 2019 | 26-29 | 5-16 | MVC |
| 2020 | 12-6 | 0-0 | |
| 2021 | 40-20 | 15-13 | MVC |
| 2022 | 44-16 | 16-5 | MVC |
| 2023 | 30-27 | 15-12 | MVC |
| 2024 | 33-27 | 12-15 | MVC |
| 2025 | 37-20 | 16-11 | MVC |
| 2026 | 14-10 | MVC |


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