University of LaVerne

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[%09http://www.ulv.edu/athletics/teams/sport.phtml%3Fu_id=5%09 LaVerne]
Leopards La Verne, CA

Name History:


Lordsburg College 1891-1917
LaVerne College 1917-77
University of LaVerne 1977-date

Baseball Team History:


Year Record Coach
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934 3-6
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943-46 No Team
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957 6-18 Roland Ortmayer
1958 10-10 Herman Belcher
1959 13-16 Herman Belcher
1960 Benjamin T. Hines
1961 14-21
1962 27-12-1
1963 29-9
1964 23-13-1
1965 28-8
1966 25-14
1967 23-16
1968 17-20
1969 Benjamin T. Hines
1970
1971 33-12
1972 44-9
1973 28-14
1974 37-9
1975 21-15-1
1976 21-18
1977 32-9
1978 25-11
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983 25-23-1 Dan Drake
1984 29-25 Owen L. Wright
1985 30-17 Owen L. Wright
1986 23-20 Owen L. Wright
1987 27-21 Owen L. Wright
1988 20-20 Owen L. Wright
1989 20-19 Owen L. Wright
1990 25-15 Owen L. Wright
1991 23-17 Owen L. Wright
1992 23-15 Owen L. Wright
1993 16-17-1 Owen L. Wright
1994 22-13 Owen L. Wright
1995 39-9 Owen L. Wright
1996 29-11 Owen L. Wright
1997 12-28 Owen L. Wright
1998 9-31 Owen L. Wright
1999 25-15 Bobby Lee
2000 21-18-1 Bobby Lee
2001 20-21 Scott Winterburn
2002 22-16 Scott Winterburn
2003 19-20 Scott Winterburn
2004 29-12 Scott Winterburn
2005 31-13 Scott Winterburn
2006 17-20 Scott Winterburn

Major League Players


Name Birthplace Dates Played at College Major League Debut
Ewell Blackwell Fresno, CA 1941 4/21/1942
Steven L. Barber Grand Rapids, MI 1968-69 4/9/1970
John C. Verhoeven Long Beach, CA 1974 7/6/1976
Willie Norwood Greene Co., AL 1972 4/21/1977
James M. Lentine Los Angeles, CA 1975 9/3/1978
David G. Cripe Ramona, CA 1972 9/10/1978
Daniel J. Graham Ray, AZ 1975 6/8/1979
Daniel R. Quisenberry Santa Monica, CA 1974-75 7/8/1979
David M. Rucker San Bernardino, CA 1978 4/21/1981
George A. Hinshaw Los Angeles, CA 1980 9/19/1982
bold member of LaVerne Hall of Fame

Conference Affiliations:


Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1927-38, 1972-date
Independent Collegiate Baseball Association 1961

Highlights:


Jack G. Maloof (ML coach) played 1969-71…Nicholas T. Leyva (ML manager) played 1972-75


Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion 1972-74, 1976-81, 1983-87, 1995, 2004-05


NAIA National Championship participant 1969, 1972, 1974-75, 1977…NAIA National Championhip 2nd place 1969…NAIA National Champion 1972…Division III World Series participant 1984, 1995…Division III World Series champion 1995


Division III All-America selections (First-Team)


1983 Rich Brown (ABCA)
1983 Tom Amante (ABCA)
1984 Martin Wright (ABCA)
1990 Matt Solters (ABCA)
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