Georgia Southern University

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Georgia Southern
Eagles
Statesboro, GA

Name History:


First District A&M School 1906-24
Georgia Normal School 1924-29
South Georgia Teachers College 1929-39
Georgia Teachers College 1939-59
Georgia Southern College 1959-90
Georgia Southern University 1990-date

Baseball Team History:


Year Record Coach
1933 15-3 Byron L. (Crook) Smith
1934 10-10 Byron L. (Crook) Smith
1935 7-7 Byron L. (Crook) Smith
1936-46 No Team
1947 6-4 R.I. DeWitt
1948 20-10 James B. Scearce
1949 15-7 John I. Clements, Jr.
1950 7-14 John I. Clements, Jr.
1951 10-15 John I. Clements, Jr.
1952 16-11 John I. Clements, Jr.
1953 12-7 John I. Clements, Jr.
1954 10-8 John I. Clements, Jr.
1955 15-7 John I. Clements, Jr.
1956 17-8 John I. Clements, Jr.
1957 18-10 John I. Clements, Jr.
1958 14-11 John I. Clements, Jr.
1959 12-12 John I. Clements, Jr.
1960 21-11 John I. Clements, Jr.
1961 15-11 John I. Clements, Jr.
1962 21-8 John I. Clements, Jr.
1963 23-12 John I. Clements, Jr.
1964 21-11 John I. Clements, Jr.
1965 23-9 John I. Clements, Jr.
1966 19-12 John I. Clements, Jr.
1967 31-18 William R. Spieth
1968 31-21 John I. Clements, Jr.
1969 20-15 William R. Spieth
1970 22-13 William R. Spieth
1971 20-21 William R. Spieth
1972 31-19 Ronald G. Polk
1973 43-12 Ronald G. Polk
1974 47-14 Ronald G. Polk
1975 34-19 Ronald G. Polk
1976 36-18 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1977 37-24 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1978 35-15 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1979 46-15 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1980 38-21 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1981 41-22 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1982 34-33 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1983 38-24 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1984 32-37 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1985 41-23 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1986 36-23 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1987 33-30 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1988 30-27 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1989 33-27 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1990 50-19 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1991 32-27 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1992 31-27 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1993 38-21 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1994 31-25 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1995 35-24 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1996 46-14 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1997 34-26 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1998 22-30 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
1999 29-29 Robert J. (Jack) Stallings
2000 38-22 Rodney W. Hennon
2001 42-20 Rodney W. Hennon
2002 39-25 Rodney W. Hennon
2003 39-21 Rodney W. Hennon
2004 34-25 Rodney W. Hennon
2005 38-22 Rodney W. Hennon
2006 31-27 Rodney W. Hennon
2007 34-28 Rodney W. Hennon
2008 33-28 Rodney W. Hennon

Major League Players


Name Birthplace Dates Played at College Major League Debut
Kenneth J. Szotkiewicz Wilmington, DE 1966-68 4/7/1970
Victor C. Correll Washington, DC 1967 10/4/1972
George H. (Herb) Hutson Savannah, GA 1968-70 4/10/1974
John F. Tamargo Tampa, FL 1972-73 9/3/1976
James F. Morrison Pensacola, FL 1973-74 9/18/1977
John T. Tudor Schenectady, NY 1975 8/16/1979
Scott B. Fletcher Fort Walton Beach, FL 1979 4/25/1981
Marty A. Pevey Savannah, GA 1980-82 5/16/1989
Johns J. (Joey) Hamilton Statesboro, GA 1989-91 5/24/1994
Todd A. Greene Augusta, GA 1990-93 7/30/1996
Christopher R. Petersen Boston, MA 1990-92 5/25/1999
Brian A. Rogers Dallas, TX 2001-03 9/1/2006
Dennis A. Dove Tifton, GA 2001-03 4/30/2007
bold member of Georgia Southern Hall of Fame

Conference Affiliations:


Trans America Athletic Conference 1981-91
Southern Conference 1992-date

Highlights:


Philip J. Clark (DB 4/15/1958) attended


Trans America Athletic Conference regular season East Division champion 1981, 1984-88, 1990…Trans America Athletic Conference tournament champion 1980, 1985-87...Southern Conference champion 1993, 1996-97, 2000-01…Southern Conference tournament champion 1996, 2000, 2002


NAIA National Championship participant 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967-68...NAIA National Championship 2nd place 1960, 1968…NAIA National Champion 1962...College World Series participant 1973, 1990


All-America selections (First-Team)


1979 Mark Strucher (ABCA)
1983 Ben Abner (ABCA/Baseball America)
1986 Craig Cooper (Baseball America/The Sporting News)
1993 Paul Thornton (Collegiate Baseball)
2000 Matt Easterday (Collegiate Baseball)
2001 Scott Henley (ABCA)
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