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Sam Riggleman
(1991-94)
Sam Riggleman guided SIU
to a 82-114-1 record over
four years. During his term,
he led the Salukis to one
Missouri Valley Conference
Tournament appearance in
his first year as head coach.
Assistant coach Ken Henderson took over head
coaching duties for the final 20 games of the 1994
season during which time the team won 12 and lost
eight.
Year
Record Pct. MVC Pct. Finish
1991 27-36-1 .430 6-18 .250 6th
1992
18-31 .367 6-13 .316 7th
1993
22-29 .431 5-15 .250 7th
1994
27-26 .509 9-10 .474 5th
Totals 82-114-1 .419 19-50 .275
Ken Henderson
(2011-Present)
Ken Henerson was named
the seventh head coach in
SIU baseball history on July
8, 2011 after serving as the
interim head coach for the
Salukis in 2011. He also went
12-8 as interim head coach in
1994. Henderson has been a member of the Saluki
coaching staff since the 1991 season and served the
role of associate head coach from 1993-2010.
Year
Record Pct. MVC Pct. Finish
1994* 12-8
.600 8-8
.500 5th
2011* 23-34
.404 11-10 .524 5th
2012 31-28
.525 9-12 .429 6th
Totals 66-70
.485 28-30 .483 -
*Record as interim head coach
Dan Callahan
(1995-2010)
Dan Callahan was Southern’s
coach for 16 seasons before
his untimely passing to a rare
from of skin cancer took him
away from the Salukis. He is
the second-winningest coach
in school history. On April
3, 2010, Callahan became the fifth coach in MVC
history to win 200 league games. He guided the
Salukis to back-to-back MVC runner-up finishes in
2003 and 2004 and led SIU to six 30-win seasons.
Year
Record Pct. MVC Pct. Finish
1995
21-30 .412 8-21 .276 8th
1996
29-26 .527 18-12 .600 3rd
1997
23-32 .418 13-15 .464 5th
1998
19-35 .352 11-21 .344 8th
1999
25-29 .463 9-22 .290 8th
2000
26-30 .464 15-17 .469 t5th
2001
19-36 .345 10-21 .323 8th
2002
32-24 .571 17-15 .531 4th
2003
30-25 .545 17-13 .567 3rd
2004 27-32-1 .458 15-16-1 .484 4th
2005
38-21 .644 15-9 .625 3rd
2006
33-25 .569 12-12 .500 5th
2007
34-22 .607 13-11 .542 t3rd
2008
34-23 .596 12-12 .500 5th
2009
24-28 .462 11-9 .550 5th
2010
28-29 .491 10-10 .500 t3rd
Totals 442-447-1 .497 207-237-1 .465 -
Note: Finish is based on MVC regular-season only.
William McAndrew
(1921-24)
William McAndrew, the re-
vered father of SIU’s athletic
program, was its first baseball
coach. He coached baseball
as a club sport for four years
from 1921-24. Records from
those first two seasons cannot
be traced, but his last two teams combined for a 20-6
record.
Year
Record Pct.
1921
N/A
--
1922
N/A
--
1923
12-4
.750
1924
8-2
.800
Totals 20-6
.769
Joe Lutz
(1966-69)
SIU’s baseball program
reached new heights under
the direction of Joe Lutz.
In just four years at the
helm, Lutz led the Salukis
to four NCAATournaments,
two College World Series
and a runner-up finish at the 1968 CWS. Following
the 1969 season, Lutz joined the Cleveland Indi-
ans organization and became the first base coach
in 1971. In 1974, Lutz became the first Caucasian
manager in Japan’s major leagues when he skip-
pered the Hiroshima Carp.
Year
Record Pct.
1966 27-17* .614
1967 30-8-1* .769
1968 37-14*^ .725
1969 36-9-1*^ .783
Totals 130-48-2 .727
Richard “Itchy” Jones
(1970-90)
Richard “Itchy” Jones took
over as SIU’s head coach in
1970. While at the helm of
the Saluki baseball program,
Jones led the Salukis to
three College World Series
appearances and compiled a
738-345-5 record. Jones left SIU to take over as
head coach at the University of Illinois, where he
coached 15 years. He retired following the 2005
season.
Year
Record Pct. MVC Pct. Finish
1970
29-8*
.784 -
-
-
1971 43-9*^ .827 -
-
-
1972 32-8-1 .793 -
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-
1973
37-6*
.860 -
-
-
1974 50-12*^ .806 -
-
-
1975 36-13-1 .730 -
-
1st
1976 39-14-1* .731 -
-
1st
1977 41-12*^ .774 -
-
1st
1978 37-14* .725 -
-
1st
1979
37-10
.787 -
-
3rd
1980
34-16
.680 -
-
2nd
1981 30-17* .638 7-3
.700 1st (E)
1982
32-20
.615 8-8
.500 2nd (E)
1983
23-18
.561 4-2
.666 2nd (E)
1984
20-22
.476 9-4
.692 1st
1985
28-29
.491 5-15 .250 6th
1986 39-22-2* .635 13-7 .650 1st
1987
36-21
.632 10-10 .500 4th
1988
40-22
.645 11-9 .550 3rd
1989
26-38
.406 6-14 .300 6th
1990 49-14* .777 14-6 .700 1st
Totals 738-345-5 .681 87-78 .527 -
Glenn “Abe”Martin
(1947-65)
Glenn “Abe” Martin revived
the program in 1947 after a
23-year lapse in which there
was no baseball program.
Martin coached for 19 years
and laid the foundation of a
program that was destined to
become one of the finest in the land. Martin coached
SIU to its first 20-win season (26-8) in 1959, and
to two NAIATournaments. He was also the initiator
of SIU’s deliberate approach to playing the game.
Year
Record Pct.
1947
3-5
.375
1948
4-9
.308
1949
4-10
.286
1950
13-7
.650
1951
15-10
.600
1952
17-5
.773
1953
17-8
.680
1954
10-11
.476
1955
13-5
.722
1956
12-7
.632
1957
10-5
.666
1958
14-4
.777
1959
26-8
.765 NAIA Tournament
1960
18-14
.563 NAIA Tournament
1961 26-8-2 .750
1962
18-14
.563
1963
15-11
.577
1964
23-7*
.766 NCAA Regional
1965
19-7*
.731 NCAA Regional
Totals 277-155-2 .640
(E) = MVC East Division
* = NCAA Tournament Appearance
^ = College World Series Appearance
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