1972 Baseball Team
Inducted: 2010
The 1972 baseball team, coached by Arnold Copeland, finished with a 23-9 record and received the program’s first bid to the NCAA Division II College World Series. The team posted a 4-1 record at the Midwest Regionals and attained a final national ranking of No. 8. The squad was led by two all-Americans – Jim Munden and Ron Edgar – both of which are current members of the UMSL Sports Hall of Fame. Munden was also named a first team all-region selection. The team ranks ninth all-time in the record books with a 3.34 ERA.
1972
Baseball Team
| Front Row (Left to Right): Ron Edgar, Rick Stewart, Brad Beckwith, Dale Westerholt, Joe Munich, Frank Tusinski, Tom Tusinski, Charlie Thurmond. |
| Back Row (Left to Right): Head Coach Arnold Copeland, Joe Przada, Doug Hubert, Bill Beach, Paul Kipp, Tom Fleming, Bill Haberberger, Gary Prize, Len Reumker, Dennis Spitzer, Jerry Frick, Jim Munden, Bob Taylor, Assistant Coach Bill Davis. |