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SICA all star baseball selections honor 35 players
Six repeaters highlight the 1980 Southern Illinois Coaches Association all star squad with 15 Class AA and 20 Class A players chosen. Carbondale, Centralia, Herrin, Marion, Mount Vernon, Murphysboro and others land starters. notable names include Robert Johnson, Brian Kester, Jamie Kell, Dave White, Dan Edwards, Gil Tope, Steve Bundy, Todd Grounds, Steve Fichtel, Mark Kinkade and Jackie Baugher among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Fredman
Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinois Coaches’ Association
SICA
Jerry Qualls
Gorham
Jack Fletcher
Marion
Bill Bonali
Herrin
Steve Burk
Chester
Tom Cole
Vienna
Larry Jackson
Carbondale
Terriers
Collinsville
Robert Johnson
Johnson
Brooks Hayden
Brian Kester
Glenn Edwards
Kester
Edwards
Don Sinnott
Centralia
Dave White
Orphans
Highland
Jamie Kell
Todd Grounds
Grounds
Tiger
Gil Tope
RBI
Ken Doughty
Mount Vernon
Steve Bundy
Dan Edwards
Murphysboro
Scott Maloney
Bob Arnold
Harrisburg
Brett
West Frankfort
Steve Fichtel
Ers
Pharaohs
Jackie Baugher
Southern Illinois
Baugher
Kent Honey
Brad Stevens
Honey
Stevens
Mark Kinkade