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14 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES
5 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES
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Team MVP Award
1947 Bill O’Brien
1948 Bill Bleyer
1949 Fred Brenzel
1950 Bill Bauer
1951 Milt Weisbecker
1952 Wayne Grandcolas
1953 Jim Schmulbach
1954 Wayne Williams
1955 Gene Tabachi
1956 Gene Tabachi
1957 Richard “Itch” Jones
1958 Richard Dillinger
1959 J.W. Sanders
1960 Carroll Bridges
1961 Wally Westbrook
1962 Larry Tucker
1963 Jerry Qualls
1964 No Records Kept
1965 Kent Collins
1966 Don Kirkland
1967 Rich Hacker
1968 Don Kirkland
1969 Bill Clark
1970 Bob Blakley
1971 Jim Dwyer
1972 Jim Fischer
1973 Joe Wallis
1974 Stan Mann
1975 Ron Hodges
1976 Frank Hunsaker
1977 Dewey Robinson
1978 Dave Stieb
1979 Jerry DeSimone
1980 Jim Adduci
1981 Bobby Doerrer
1982 Kurt Reid
1983 Scott Bridges
1984 Scott Bridges
1985 Jay Burch
1986 Dale Kisten
1987 Steve Finley
1988 Joe Hall
1989 Doug Shields
1990 Doug Shields
1991 Jeff Nelson
1992 Mike Van Gilder
1993 Jason Smith
1994 Braden Gibbs
Tim Kratochvil
1995 Tim Kratochvil
“Itch” Jones MVP Award
1996 Aaron Jones
1997 Jason Frasor
1998 Joe Schley
1999 Joe Schley
Jason Frasor
2000 Joe Meeks
2001 Roman Schooley
2002 Jeff Stanek
Toby Barnett
2003 Jake Alley
Toby Barnett
2004 Nathan Emrick
AndrewWeber
2005 P.J. Finigan
2006 Grant Gerrard
2007 Cody Adams
Mark Kelly
2008 Mark Kelly
2009 Tyler Bullock
Bryant George
2010 Chris Serritella
2011 Cody Forsythe
2012 Chris Serritella
(In 1996, the team’s MVP Award
was renamed to honor former SIU
coach Richard “Itch” Jones).
First Team All-MVC
Selections
1975 Howie Mitchell, 2B
Steve Shartzer, OF
Frank Hunsaker, C
Ron Hodges, P
1977 Jerry DeSimone, SS
George Vukovich, OF
Rick Keeton, P
Rob Simond, P
1978 Craig Robinson, 1B
Jerry DeSimone, SS
Dave Stieb, OF
Rick Keeton, P
Rob Simond, P
1979 Chuck Curry, 1B
Dave Stieb, C
Bob Schroeck, P
1980 Jim Adduci, OF
1981 Bobby Doerrer, 2B
Gary Kempton, C
Rob Clark, P
1982 Corey Zawadski, OF
1984 Scott Bridges, OF
1986 Steve Finley, OF
Robert Jones, DH
Dale Kisten, P
1987 Steve Finley, OF
Dale Kisten, P
1988 Dave Wrona, SS
Chuck Verschoore, OF
1989 Doug Shields, OF
1990 Sean Bergman, P
Doug Shields, OF
Tim Davis, 2B
Dave Wrona, SS
1991 Al Levine, P
1994 Tim Kratochvil, C
1995 Tim Kratochvil, C
Braden Gibbs, 2B
1996 Aaron Jones, 1B
1997 Brad Benson, DH
1999 Joe Schley, OF
2002 Jeff Stanek, 1B
Toby Barnett, C
2003 Jake Alley, P
Toby Barnett, C
2004 Nathan Emrick, INF/UT
AndrewWeber, P
2005 P.J. Finigan, SS, SP
Kevin Koski, OF
2006 Grant Gerrard, OF
2007 Adam Hills, UT
Mark Kelly, C
2008 Mark Kelly, C
2009 Tyler Bullock, DH
Bryant George, RP
2010 Chris Serritella, 1B
2011 Cody Forsythe, SP
2012 Austin Montgomery, UT
Chris Serritella, 1B
Jordan Sivertsen, OF
MVC Specialty Award-
Winners
Coach of the Year
1977 Richard “Itch” Jones
1981 Richard “Itch” Jones
1986 Richard “Itch” Jones
1990 Richard “Itch” Jones
Player of the Year
1986 Dale Kisten
1990 Doug Shields
2005 P.J. Finigan
Newcomer of the Year
1997 Brad Benson
2002 Toby Barnett
Freshman of the Year
1996 Jerry Hairston
1997 Jim Pecararo
MVC All-Tournament Team
1986 Jim Limperis, 1B
Todd Neibel, P
1989 Mike Kirkpatrick, 1B
Jeff Nelson, OF
1990 Tim Davis, 2B
Dave Wrona, SS
Doug Shields, OF
1991 Bob Geary, DH
1996 Jerry Hairston, UT
1997 Jerry Hairston, SS
Brad Benson, DH
2003 Greg Andrews, 2B
Toby Barnett, DH
2004 Nathan Emrick, 1B
Greg Andrews, 2B
Josh Joiner, P
2005 Kevin Koski, OF
Erik Alvarez, 1B
2008 Cody Adams, P
Adam Hills, DH
2012 Brian Bajer, C
Todd Eaton, P
Chris Serritella, 1B
MVC Tournament MVP
1990 Doug Shields, OF
Abe Martin Award Winners
1972 Dan Radison
1973 Larry Calufetti
1974 Stan Mann
1975 Robin Derry
1976 John Hoscheidt
1977 Dewey Robinson
1978 Craig Robinson
1979 Jerry DeSimone
1980 Bill Lyons
1981 Bobby Doerrer
Paul Evans
1982 Rob Clark
1983 P.J. Schranz
1984 Scott Bridges
1985 Rich Koch
1986 Robert Jones
1987 Todd Neibel
1988 Dale Kisten
1989 Doug Shields
1990 Dave Wrona
1991 Mike Kirkpatrick
1992 Derek Shelton
1993 Jason Smith
1994 Brian Isaacson
1995 Pete Schlosser
1996 Tim Kratochvil
1997 Aaron Jones
1998 Cory Schrank
Brad Benson
1999 Dave Piazza
2000 Jeff Houston
2001 Chad McCann
2002 Luke Nelson
2003 Sal Frisella
2004 Greg Andrews
2005 Adam Snyder
2006 Hunter Harrigan
2007 Kevin Koski
2008 Tyler Lairson
2009 Adam Curynski
2010 Nathan Forer
2011 Chris Murphy
P.J. Finigan (left) was named the MVC Player of the Year in 2005. He also
earned first team All-MVC honors as both a pitcher and shortstop that year.
honors & awards