James Munden played two seasons for the Rivermen baseball team, and ranks seventh in the all-time records with a career batting average of .380. Munden was a first team all-region selection in both years at UMSL, 1972 and 1973, and helped lead the Rivermen to back-to-back appearances in the NCAA College World Series. He was also the first UMSL baseball player to receive NCAA All-American honors, earning that distinction in the 1972 season.