1971 Southern Illinois Salukis baseball team

1971 Southern Illinois Salukis baseball
1971 Southern Illinois Salukis baseball
District 4 champions
College World Series, Runner-Up
Conference	Midwestern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
Record	43–9 (11–1 CMU)
Head coach	Itch Jones (2nd season);
Home stadium	Abe Martin Field
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Midwestern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Southern Illinois ‍†‍‍^y	11	–	1	.917	43	–	9	.827
Indiana State ‍‍‍	8	–	4	.667	22	–	8	.733
Northern Illinois ‍‍‍	5	–	6	.455	24	–	15	.615
Ball State ‍‍‍	3	–	7	.300	13	–	18	.419
Illinois State ‍‍‍	3	–	10	.231	17	–	20	.459

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 17, 1971^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1971 Southern Illinois Salukis baseball team represented the University of Southern Illinois in the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Salukis played their home games at Abe Martin Field. The team was coached by Itch Jones in his 2nd season at Southern Illinois.

The Salukis lost the College World Series, defeated by the USC Trojans in the championship game.

Roster

1971 Southern Illinois Salukis roster

1971 Southern Illinois Salukis baseball game log

Regular season (36–6)

March (8–3)

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CMU record
March 21	at UNLV	Unknown • Paradise, Nevada	2–1	1–0	0–0
March 22	vs UC Irvine	Unknown • Los Angeles, California	4–1	2–0	0–0
March 23	at Cal State Los Angeles	Unknown • Los Angeles, California	5–10	2–1	0–0
March 23	vs Cal State Pomona	Unknown • Los Angeles, California	3–4	2–2	0–0
March 24	vs Chapman	Unknown • Los Angeles, California	8–2	3–2	0–0
March 25	vs Cal State Fullerton	Unknown • Los Angeles, California	9–3	4–2	0–0
March 26	vs UCLA	Unknown • Los Angeles, California	5–6	4–3	0–0
March 27	vs Cal State Pomona	Unknown • Los Angeles, California	6–0	5–3	0–0
March 29	at New Mexico	Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico	13–11	6–3	0–0
March 31	Monmouth	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	9–6	7–3	0–0
March 31	Monmouth	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	17–3	8–3	0–0

April (15–2)

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CMU record
April 2	Memphis State	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	6–2	9–3	0–0
April 3	Memphis State	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	3–4	9–4	0–0
April 3	Memphis State	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	6–2	10–4	0–0
April 4	MacMurray	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	10–0	11–4	0–0
April 4	MacMurray	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	8–1	12–4	0–0
April 9	Tulsa	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	9–2	13–4	0–0
April 10	Tulsa	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	9–1	14–4	0–0
April 10	Tulsa	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	5–4	15–4	0–0
April 12	Ole Miss	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	5–4	16–4	0–0
April 16	Illinois	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	14–1	17–4	0–0
April 17	Illinois	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	7–6	18–4	0–0
April 17	Illinois	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	6–2	19–4	0–0
April 20	at Washington University (MO)	Unknown • St. Louis, Missouri	5–1	20–4	0–0
April 23	Indiana State	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	9–3	21–4	1–0
April 24	Indiana State	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	5–1	22–4	2–0
April 24	Indiana State	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	7–9	22–5	2–1
April 30	at Western Kentucky	Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky	7–4	23–5	2–1

May (13–1)

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CMU record
May 1	at Western Kentucky	Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky	5–3	24–5	2–1
May 1	at Western Kentucky	Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky	7–8	24–6	2–1
May 4	at Evansville	Unknown • Evansville, Indiana	22–2	25–6	2–1
May 7	Illinois State	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	13–6	26–6	3–1
May 8	Illinois State	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	7–1	27–6	4–1
May 8	Illinois State	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	12–2	28–6	5–1
May 14	at Northern Illinois	Ralph McKinzie Field • DeKalb, Illinois	5–4	29–6	6–1
May 15	at Northern Illinois	Ralph McKinzie Field • DeKalb, Illinois	8–6	30–6	7–1
May 15	at Northern Illinois	Ralph McKinzie Field • DeKalb, Illinois	17–8	31–6	8–1
May 18	McKendree	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	9–3	32–6	8–1
May 18	McKendree	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	7–0	33–6	8–1
May 21	Ball State	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	8–1	34–6	9–1
May 22	Ball State	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	9–1	35–6	10–1
May 22	Ball State	Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois	7–3	36–6	11–1

Postseason (7–3)

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CMU record
May 27	vs Ohio	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	5–4	37–6	11–1
May 28	vs Cincinnati	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	10–11	37–7	11–1
May 28	vs Ohio	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	7–1	38–7	11–1
May 29	vs Cincinnati	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	6–2	39–7	11–1
May 29	vs Cincinnati	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	10–7	40–7	11–1

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CMU record
June 12	vs Texas–Pan American	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	5–4	41–7	11–1
June 13	vs USC	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	8–3	42–7	11–1
June 14	vs Tulsa	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–9	42–8	11–1
June 15	vs Texas–Pan American	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	8–6	43–8	11–1
June 17	vs USC	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–7	43–9	11–1