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Northern Iowa . 1973 Baseball 1972 Results 1973 Schedule u I 10, Key West All Stars 0 Date Opponent No. Place Time UNI G, Key West All Stars 1 March 2G Michigan State (1) Miami, Florida 2:00 UNI 8, Wartburg 0 March 27 Univ. of Miami (1) Miami, Florida 7:30 ·*North Dakota St. 10, UNI 5 March 28 Army (1) Miami, Florida 2:00 *UNI 1, North March 29 Michigan State (1) Miami, Florida 2:00 Dakota St. 0 March 30 Univ. of Miami (1) Miami, Florida 7:30 UNI 3, Wartburg 2 March 3i Army (1) Miami, Florida noon -ic-uNI 12, South Dakota St. 8 April 3 Wartburg (2) Cedar Falls 2:00 -ic-uNI 13, South Dakota St. 5 April 6 South Dakota State (2) Cedar Falls 1:30 UNI 8, Iowa U. 1 April 7 South Dakota State (1) Cedar Falls noon Iowa U. 10, UNI 5 April 13 South Dakota (2) Cedar Falls 1:30 -ic-uNI 8, Augustana (S. D. ) 1 April 14 South Dakota (1) Cedar Falls noon "·UNI 9, Augustana (S. D. ) 3 April 17 Iowa (2) Cedar Falls 1:30 UNI 15, Wartburg 0 April 20 Augustan a (2) Sioux Falls, S. D. 1 :30 April Iowa State 21 Augustana (1) Sioux Falls, S. D. noon 5, UNI 1 April 24 Iowa State (2) Ames, Iowa 1:00 UNI 8, Iowa State 4 April 27 North Dakota State (2) Fargo, N. D. 1 :30 *UNI 3, Morningside 1 April 28 North Dakota State (1) Fargo, N. D. noon *UNI 1, Morningside 1 May 2 Wartburg (2) Waverly, Iowa 2:00 (Called in 6th inning) May 8 Mankato State (2) Cedar Falls 1:30 *UNI 5, North Dakota U. 0 May 11 Morningside (2) Sioux City, Iowa 1:30 "·North Dakota U. 9, UNI 8 May 12 Morningside (1) Sioux City, Iowa noon "·Mankato State 5, UNI 1 May 14 North Dakota (2) Cedar Falls 1:30 -ic-uNI 1, Mankato State 0 May 15 North Dakota (1) Cedar Falls noon *North Central Conference Game Chuck Burns and right hander Ed Panther Prospects Sawvell with junior Tom Jansen as the top reliever. Jim Tanner and John The 1973 season could be a good one Wessels are also being counted upon by for Coach J. D. Anderson's Panthers, Anderson. the defending North Central Confer The remainder .of the infield will ence champions. In addition to the title, probably see defensive ace Ron Joyce the 1972 team earned J. D. the District at first, Larry Smith at second and 5 "Coach of the Year" award with its Randy Varner filling in behind both 16-7 mark. men. Senior Denny Schott will handle Twelve lettermen return and that in the catching. cludes, according to Anderson, a steady The outfield shapes up as a battle be infield and pitching staff. The potential tween Mark Adams, Mike Dutcher, Tom problem area, or at least where posi Heyenga and Joe Wolf with Anderson tions are up for grabs, is the outfield. looking for the men who can best. c~m Senior shortstop Tim Hackenmiller bine offense and defense. Hard-h1ttmg and senior third baseman Bruce Di.nne Mark Lang may also play here although bier both considered professional pros expected to back-up Schott at catcher. pect~, are the headliners. Hackenmiller The schedule will be rugged - and hit .425 in last year's league action and attractive. The Panthers will open in earned all-district honors while Dinne the University of Miami Invitational bier shared the league lead i.n home against Michigan State, Miami and .runs- and is always a long ball threat. Army. Besides the normal NCC slate, The mound corp is experience.d and twinbills with Iowa State, Iowa and should be anchored by '. senior southpaw Wartburg are planned. J. D. Anderson UNI Roster :\'a me Pos. ,\ge Ht. Wt. B-T Yr. Hometown Mark Adams OF 20 5-G 155 L-R .Jr. De!' l\Toines (Dowling) John Amsbaugh p 21 6-0 180 L-R Jr. orwalk .Jim Braden 3B 20 5-9 175 R-R Jr. Red Oak Chuck Burns p 22 6-0 180 L-L Sr. Wyoming Bruce Dinnebier 0F/ 3B 21 6-1 200 R -R Sr. Waterloo Mike Dutcher OF 21 5-11 170 R-R Jr. Mason City Mike Grothusen c 21 6-0 175 L - R Sr. Davenport Tim Hackenmiller SS 22 5-9 170 R-R Sr. Stacyville Bill Henkenius p 20 6-0 180 R - R So. Westside Tom Heyenga OF/ P 21 6-0 175 L-R Jr. Allison Tom Jansen p 20 6-0 190 R-R Jr. Cedar Falls Tim Hackenmiller Ed Sawvell Ron Joyce 1B 23 5-8 185 R - L St. Waterloo (East) I J Mark Lang OF/ C 19 6-3 215 L-R So. Cedar Falls Mike Radech p 19 5-9 160 R-R Fr. Davenport Thor Rastetter p 20 6-2 180 R - R Jr. Alden Mike Rezab INF 21 5-9 180 R - R So. Mason City Kevin Robe1-ts INF 18 5-10 185 R - R Fr. Brooklyn Ct. Minn. Ed Sawvell p 22 6-0 175 R-R Sr. Wilton Jct. Denny Schott c 22 6-0 190 R - R Sr. C. Rapids (Kennedy) Bruce Skerik I F 18 6-0 160 R - R Fr. Waterloo Larry Smith I F 2 6-0 180 R - R Jr. What Cheer Jim Tanner P/ INF 21 5- . 185 R - R Sr. orthwood Billy Thomas I F/ C 20 6-0 175 R - R Jr. Circleville, Ohio Randy Varner 2B 19 5-11 165 R - R Fr. Waterloo Joe Wolf OF/ C 21 6-2 203 R - R Sr. Sheffield Charles Young p 2il 5-10 170 R - R So. Waterloo John Wessels p 22 6-2 185 L-L Sr. Ossian Bruce Dinnebier Chuck Hurns Head Coach: J. D. Anderson Assi tant: Barry Beekmann RON JOYCE .. . senior from Waterloo East ... outstand Meet the Panthers ing fielder at first base . .. small but quick .. . switch hitter with good power from left side .. . was honorable mention MARK ADAMS ... juni.or from Des Moines Dowling .. . all-conference a year ago. good hitter up from JV team ... will contend for outfield MARK LANG . . . a sophomore from Cedar Falls ... position. figures to back up Schott at catcher but his big stick could CHUCK BURNS .. . senior from Wyoming, Ia . . . . south propell him into the outfield plans. paw who with control could be one of top hurlers in area ... ED SA WVELL ... senior from Wilton . . . right hander good fastball and curve ... a workhorse in 1972. who throws hard .. . has good control of his pitches and BRUCE DINNEBIER ... senior from Waterloo West .. . posted a 2.16 ERA last year in 25 innings. has most physical power on squad . . . terrific hitter .. . DENNY SCHOTT ... senior from Cedar Rapids Kennedy batted .348 with six homers and sioc doubles in '72 ... led ... the top catcher with a strong arm ... hit .333 last year. team in RBl's with 19 and slugging percentage with .725 .. . pro prospect . .. football letterman. LARRY SMITH . . . senior from What Cheer ... service TIM HACKENMILLER . . . senior from Stacyville ... veteran who's 28 years old ... expected to hold down second another pro prospect . .. all-league and all-district choice base ... is a good hitter, had a .272 average in 1972 ... lack for two years ... solid in all aspects of play .. . hit .425 in some speed. league in '72 and .373 overall ... has lettered three times JIM TANNER ... senior from Northwood ... had a 4-0 on basketball team. record in '72 ... had a 2.16 ERA and showed good control. TOM HEYENGA ... junior from Allison .. . included in JOE WOLF ... senior from Sheffield ... another in the the outfield plans but can also pitch . .. is a good hitter. outfield plans .. . potentially a good hitter but tailed off at TOM JANSEN . .. junior from Cedar Falls ... has pri plate in 1972 ... fair speed and arm. marily been a relief pitcher at UNI ... has good control and JOHN WESSELS ... senior from Ossian . . . a southpaw extreme confidence .. . had 1.44 ERA in 1972 . . . right expected to pitch considerably this y ear ... was 3-0 last year handed. and had 3.24 ERA. Panther Records TEAM 1972 Standings R1m s, Game : 27 vs. Monmouth, 1928 W L GB Individual and vs. W. Normal, 1928 Northern Iowa 8 3 .... Runs, Season: 169 in 1968 Hitting North Dakota State 8 4 l/ 2 Foes Runs, Game: 27, Northern Illinois, Mankato State 8 4 % Average: .524, Dick Noettger, 1941 1967 North Dakota 10 6 % Hits: 36, Rick Kriz, 1968 Foes Runs, Season: 140, 1967 Augustana 6 7 3 Doubles: 7, Duane Josephson, 1963 and Largest Win Margin : 24, 27-3, Mon South Dakota State 3 6 4 Ron Foell, 1968 mouth, 1928 South Dakota 3 10 6 Tr iples : 6, Jerry Holbrook, 1962 Largest Loss Margin : 19, 20-1, Michi Morningside 2 8 5% Home Runs: 10, Duane Josephs"im , 1964 gan Normal, 1935 Longest Win String: 13 (10 in 1947, UNI Honors Slugging Avg. : .925, Ron Foell, 1968 3 in 1948) Runs Batted in : 33, Rick Kriz, 1969 Most Wins, Season : 17, 1968 All-Conference Pitching Most Losses, Season : 16, 1967 Tim Hackenmiller, ss Most Wins: 8, Doug Darnell, 1968 Longest Game: 19 innings vs. Minne- Bruce Dinnebier, of Jim Clark, 3b Strikeouts : 86, Doug Darnell, 1968 sota, 1949 Hits, Season : 203 in 1970 Duane Usher, p Innings Pitched: 71.2, Doug Darnell, 1968 Doubles, Season : 37 in 1972 Mention Triples, Season : 14 in 1962 Ron Joyce, 1 b ERA: 0.38, Tom Simpson, 1963 (2 Home Runs, Season : 31 in 1968 earned runs in 48 innings) Stolen Bases, Season: 47 in 1966 All-District Consecutive Scoreless Innings: 40.1, Team Batting Average : .301 in 1963 Tim Hackenmiller, ss Tom Simpson. 1963 Runs Batted In : 140 in 1968 J . D. Anderson, coach 1972 Panther Leaders BATTING Name AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB Sac BB so Ave. PO A E Ave. Tim Hackenmiller 83 16 31 17 3 3 3 2 1 15 13 .373 26 52 7 .918 Bruce Dinnebier 69 13 24 19 6 1 6 3 1 5 17 .348 17 0 4 .857 Duane Gates 52 8 18 10 2 1 3 2 0 6 9 .346 31 0 4 .886 Denny Schott 30 6 10 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 12 .333 68 5 1 .986 Jim Clark 84 15 26 11 5 0 1 6 1 15 14 .310 15 44 7 .894 Larry Smith 81 16 22 5 4 0 0 0 3 15 6 .272 33 26 1 .983 Joe Wolf 55 11 14 14 3 0 3 0 1 5 19 .259 15 0 1 .938 Kent Kvidera 46 13 10 10 4 1 2 0 0 10 12 .217 62 0 2 .969 Bruce Whitcher 41 4 8 6 1 1 0 0 2 4 10 .195 73 4 0 1.000 Dan Christensen 17 7 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 7 7 .176 6 0 1 .857 Chuck Burns 11 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .364 6 5 1 .917 PITCHING Name G W-L IP H R ER BB so ERA Chuck Burns 9 1-3 35 1/ 3 41 26 20 19 41 5,.14 Ed Sawvell 8 1-1 25 16 9 6 13 25 2.16 John Wessels 6 3-0 24 2/ 3 18 12 9 16 25 3.24 Jim Tanner 8 4-0 25 18 6 6 14 15 2.16 Duane Usher 9 5-2 46 213 39 17 16 11 49 3.06 Tom Jansen 15 2-1 24 2/ 3 18 5 4 3 29 1.44 1973 Panther Golf Bartels has an outstanding short The schedule will be one of Green's Prospects game, according to Green, while Lind toughest. It includes a spring trip to gren will provide a big boost if he can Atlanta, Ga., for a week of practice, a Seven returning lettermen and the overcome inconsistency problems, as quadrangular with Iowa, Iowa State addition of three bright newcomers in will Slivken. Ellis lacks the playing ex and Drake, the UNI Invitational and dicate that Northern Iowa's golf team perience of the others but could sur the Iowa Veishea and Drake Relays In should be better than last year when prise while Olson possesses "the great vitationals. it finished third in the North Central est potential on the team" according to Conference. Green. Seniors Harry Parsons and Herm The three newcomers all sport im Schedule Ahlberg are two of the most consistent pressive credentials and could work Date Meet Site players on the squad and could find their way into the lineup without too Apr. 14, UNI Invitational Cedar Falls themselves in the number one or two much difficulty. The best would appear Apr. 18, Iowa Quadrangular Iowa City positions. Alhberg is a second year Ells to be Jack Heinz, a service veteran back Apr. 20-21, UNI-Wartburg worth Junior College transfer from in school for his junior year. Heinz is Invitational Waterloo (20th) Iowa Falls while Parsons is from Web from a golfing family and has a top Waverly (21st) ster City. amateur record. Apr. 26-27, Drake Other lettermen counted upon by Tom Kelly has transfered from Iowa Invitational Des Moines Coach Ken Green are seniors John Bar State and the Bettendorf junior is con May 1, Iowa Invitational Iowa City tels of Waterloo, Tim Lindgren of Cedar sidered to be "sound" by Green. The May 4-5, Veishea Invitational Ames Falls and Steve Slivken of Waterloo; third addition is Eagle Grove freshman May 9, Luther Cedar Falls junior D. J. Elli of Rockwell City and Terry Tomke, one of the top prep golf May 15-16, NCC sophomore Rod Olson of Waterloo. er in the state last year. Tournament Sioux Falls