Buena Vista University
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Name History:
Buena Vista College | 1891-1995 |
Buena Vista University | 1995-date |
Baseball Team History:
Year | Record | Coach |
1897 | 2-0 | |
1898-01 No Team | ||
1902 | 0-1 | |
1903 | 0-1 | |
1904-06 No Team | ||
1907 | 0-2 | |
1908-12 No Team | ||
1913 | 0-6 | |
1914-16 No Team | ||
1917 | 1-1 | |
1918 | 1-1 | |
1919-20 No Team | ||
1921 | 2-0 | |
1922 | 2-1 | |
1923-33 No Team | ||
1934 | 2-2 | |
1935-36 No Team | ||
1937 | 2-3 | |
1938 | 1-1 | |
1939 | 2-5 | |
1940 | 3-1 | |
1941 | 3-1 | |
1942 | 4-1 | |
1943-45 No Team | ||
1946 | 0-3 | |
1947 | 3-3 | |
1948 | 8-4 | Mark K. (Ken) Blackman |
1949 | 16-3 | Mark K. (Ken) Blackman |
1950 | 13-3 | Mark K. (Ken) Blackman |
1951 | 15-3 | Mark K. (Ken) Blackman |
1952 | 14-3 | |
1953 | 12-3-2 | |
1954 | 15-5-1 | |
1955 | 17-6 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1956 | 8-10 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1957 | 17-3 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1958 | 13-11 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1959 | 12-5 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1960 | 17-5 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1961 | 13-15-1 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1962 | 18-9 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1963 | 11-15 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1964 | 13-3 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1965 | 20-6 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1966 | 21-9 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1967 | 15-9 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1968 | 16-4 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1969 | 6-12 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1970 | 13-3* | Jay R. Beekmann |
1971 | 21-13 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1972 | 12-11 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1973 | 10-8 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1974 | 24-12 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1975 | 12-7 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1976 | 25-11 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1977 | 19-12 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1978 | 15-18 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1979 | 16-10 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1980 | 27-18 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1981 | 24-15 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1982 | 9-15 | Lanny E. Grigsby |
1983 | 9-11-1 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1984 | 8-16 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1985 | 13-17 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1986 | 10-11 | Jay R. Beekmann |
1987 | 14-22 | Mark Peterson |
1988 | 12-21-1 | Mark Peterson |
1989 | 15-16 | Mark Peterson |
1990 | 14-16 | Lanny E. Grigsby |
1991 | 5-31 | |
1992 | 15-17 | |
1993 | 10-13 | |
1994 | 5-28 | |
1995 | 20-20 | Jay Miller |
1996 | 11-23 | John Ward |
1997 | 9-28 | John Ward/Lanny E. Grigsby |
1998 | 8-21 | |
1999 | 5-24 | Larry D. Anderson |
2000 | 16-20 | Larry D. Anderson |
2001 | 12-17-1 | Steven M. Eddie |
2002 | 24-14 | Steven M. Eddie |
2003 | 15-24 | Steven M. Eddie |
2004 | 18-21 | Steven M. Eddie |
2005 | 18-22-1 | Steven M. Eddie |
2006 | 14-24 | Steven M. Eddie |
2007 | 18-16 | Steven M. Eddie |
2008 | 17-17 | Steven M. Eddie |
Major League Players
Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
William J. (Jim) Fanning | Chicago, IL | 1948-50 | 9/11/1954 |
Lawrence D. Biittner | Pocahontas, IA | 1966-68 | 7/17/1970 |
Daniel F. Monzon | Bronx, NY | 1965-67 | 4/25/1972 |
bold | member of Buena Vista Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations:
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1924-27 |
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1928-date |
Highlights:
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion 1949, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980-81, 2002…Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament champion 1950-51, 1953-54
NAIA World Series participant 1957, 1968