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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1968
Page
11
Joe Lutz, SIU baseball coach, brings the Salukis to their first College World Series in Omaha after a long pro background with the Browns and Dodgers. He credits his professional play and discipline for SIU’s rise, while noting his ongoing joy in coaching collegiately.
The 1968 Southern Illinois University Salukis are the school’s first College World Series team, heading to Omaha after a 34 win season. Their first opponent will be NC State Monday night, with a lineup featuring Rich Coble, Bob Warn, Tom Wisevieh, Jerry Bond, Billy Clark, and coach Joe Lutz guiding players including Mark Newmen and Mike Rogodzinski.
SIU teammates Terry Rohlfing and Steve Heckel both shot 68 to lead Flight standings on day one. Jerry Glenn, a Carterville graduate, posted 70 after a 33-37. Max McDonald of Benton added 70 as veterans struggled to reach the championship cut. Second round start is 9 a.m. with top groups listed.
Gary Peters fired a three hitter to snap Chicago's five game skid, earning his third win in nine decisions as the White Sox topped Boston 4 0. Buddy Bradford drove in three runs with a two run homer and a sacrifice fly after a scoreless start, lifting Chicago past the Red Sox.
Orioles routed the Oakland Athletics 8-1 as Bob Mitchell improved to 6-5 with six hits allowed by Jim Hunter. Key homers came from Poccarre Blefary, Jolson, and Powell driving in runs in the later innings. Detroit beat Cleveland 3-1 as Mickey Lolich held the Indians to seven hits and stretched the Tigers’ lead to 24 games.
SIU clinched a 4-0 exhibition victory over Du Quoin Cola Belt League, as Jerry Bond hit a grand slam in the second inning. The Salukis, limited to five hits, rode Bond’s homer and Blakley’s triple to back a strong pitching effort from Eisenhauer and Pyle, who fanned 16. SIU opens NCAA play in Omaha against NC State.
Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale saw his long scoreless innings streak end Saturday night as the Philadelphia Phillies scored in the fifth. Tony Taylor started the rally with a single and scored on a Howie Bedell sacrifice fly after Drysdale allowed two successive hits. The moment also halted a major league and NL record run of consecutive scoreless innings, though Drysdale had already shattered a 55 year old mark earlier in the game.
Mike Shannon and Julian Javier sparked two St. Louis rallies in a 7-2 win over Cincinnati. Shannon drove in the tying run in the fourth and Javier added a three RBI single to give the Cardinals the lead as Nelson Briles earned the victory. Lou Brock and Curt Flood later contributed runs to seal the victory.
Illinois football focuses on 2 players Coreell Carson Brooks and Danny McKissie as possible impact contributors. Brooks, a senior co captain from Rochelle 6 2 210 pounds, envisions a defensive end role while McKissie, 5 4 junior kicking specialist, made two field goals last season including a winner at Ohio State.
Lumin Braves outfielder Gary Geiger, a Murphysboro resident with a checkered MLB career due to injuries, may have been shocked by Friday’s box score in Atlanta. The Braves reassigned Paul Richards to GM, released Geiger, who signed with the Cardinals’ Tulsa farm club, while Hank Aaron’s Chicago trip preceded a fire damage at his Atlanta home. A tenuous reshuffle left Lum and Francona in the outfield roles, prompting questions about who would fill Geiger’s potential slot.
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