Southern Utah University

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Southern Utah
Thunderbirds Cedar City, UT

Name History:


Branch Agricultural College 1913-53
College of Southern Utah 1953-69
Southern Utah State College 1969-90
Southern Utah University 1991-date

Baseball Team History


Year Record Coach
1947 2-1 Arden Allred
1948 3-1
1949 2-4
1950 5-1
1951 3-3
1952 3-4
1953 5-2 Cleo Petty
1954 6-1 Cleo Petty
1955 4-2 Cleo Petty
1956 1-3 Cleo Petty
1957 5-2 Cleo Petty
1958 8-2 Cleo Petty
1959 3-6 Boyd Adams
1960 12-8 Cleo Petty
1961 6-11 Cleo Petty
1962 14-9 Cleo Petty
1963 19-7 Cleo Petty
1964 16-12 Cleo Petty
1965 13-15 Cleo Petty
1966 13-10 Cleo Petty
1967 8-15-2 Cleo Petty
1968 12-25 Cleo Petty
1969 15-23 Cleo Petty
1970 18-23 Cleo Petty
1971 7-22 Cleo Petty
1972 15-24 Cleo Petty
1973 7-17 Cleo Petty
1974 7-18 Cleo Petty
1975 8-18 Cleo Petty
1976 21-23 Cleo Petty
1977 13-32 Cleo Petty
1978 14-17-1 Cleo Petty
1979 12-23 Cleo Petty
1980 5-24 Stan Jack
1981 16-18 Don Conrad
1982 18-21 Larry Wilson
1983 12-24 Larry Wilson
1984 19-22 Larry Wilson
1985 15-25 Bill Groves
1986 28-23 Bill Groves
1987 19-25 Bill Groves
1988 15-25 Bill Groves
1989 20-27 Bill Groves
1990 No Team
1991 4-33 Gordon Dotson
1992 4-43 Steve Rollo
1993 6-46 Tom O’Gorman
1994 7-43 Jeff Scholzen
1995 10-32 Jeff Scholzen
1996 9-34 Jeff Scholzen
1997 8-37 Jeff Scholzen
1998 22-28 Corry DeLynn
1999 14-35 Corry DeLynn
2000 30-26 Kurt Palmer
2001 23-37 Kurt Palmer
2002 18-37 Kurt Palmer
2003 21-29 Kurt Palmer
2004 19-30 Kurt Palmer
2005 26-28 David P. Eldredge
2006 26-28 David P. Eldredge

Major League Players


Name Birthplace Dates Played at College Major League Debut
Larry R. (Ryan) Jensen Salt Lake City, UT 1996 5/19/2001
bold member of Southern Utah Hall of Fame

Conference Affiliations:


Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference 1953
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 1968-86
Mid-Continent Conference 2000-date

Highlights:


JUCO World Series participant 1963

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