Odessa College

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Odessa JC WranglersOdessa, TX

Name History:

Odessa College

1946-date

Baseball Team History:

Year	Record	Coach
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966		Julian E. Pressley
1967		Julian E. Pressley
1968		Julian E. Pressley
1969		Julian E. Pressley
1970		Julian E. Pressley
1971-90		No Team
1991	42-23-2	Leonard R. (Rick) Zimmerman
1992	44-19	Leonard R. (Rick) Zimmerman
1993	41-21	Leonard R. (Rick) Zimmerman
1994	40-18	Leonard R. (Rick) Zimmerman
1995	49-12	Leonard R. (Rick) Zimmerman
1996	29-16	Leonard R. (Rick) Zimmerman
1997	35-18	Leonard R. (Rick) Zimmerman
1998	39-19	Leonard R. (Rick) Zimmerman
1999	37-23	Leonard R. (Rick) Zimmerman
2000	44-17	Leonard R. (Rick) Zimmerman
2001	30-24	Leonard R. (Rick) Zimmerman
2002	30-22	Leonard R. (Rick) Zimmerman
2003	34-23	Leonard R. (Rick) Zimmerman
2004	27-31	Leonard R. (Rick) Zimmerman
2005		Jon J. Wente
2006	24-26	Brian J. Blessie
2007	37-21	Brian J. Blessie
2008		Brian J. Blessie

Major League Players

Name	Birthplace	Dates Played at College	Major League Debut
Richard F. Loiselle	Neenah, WI	1991	9/7/1996
Steven P. Kent	Frankfurt, GER	1997-98	4/4/2002
James N. Chamblee	Denton, TX	1994-95	8/24/2003

bold	member of Hall of Fame

Conference Affiliations:

Western Junior College Athletic Conference

Highlights:

Western Junior College Athletic Conference 1992, 1997-00

Region 5 champion 1992, 1995

JUCO World Series participant 1967, 1995…JUCO World Series 2^nd place 1967

All-America selections (First Team)

2000	Matt Whitaker