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1965

Left to rlght-Assistant Coach, Eli McLaughlin,
Roland Boyle, By Hopkins, R.ay Emma,
Head Coach Dick Mentzer

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INFORMATION
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BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

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GENERAL 1NFORMATION

Dr. Harvey A. Andruss
President, Bloomsburg State College
Russell Houk, Lock Haven S. C. '52
Athletic Director
Richard Mentzer, Shippensburg S. C. '30
Head Baseball Coach
Eli McLaughlin, West Chester S. C. '57
Assistant Baseball Coach
Boyd F. Buckingham, Bloomsburg S. C. '43
Director of Public Relations
Bruce C. Dietterick, Penn State U. '47
Information Specialist and Sports Publicity
Richard Krapf, Bloomsburg S. C. '67
Student Statistician
Richard Keen, Bloomsburg S. C. '67
Head Manager
ATHLETIC INFORMATION
Member ______________ NCCA, PSCAC, NAIA
Colors _____________________ Maroon and Gold
Nickname-------------------------- Huskies
Home Field ____________________ Light Street
Telephone, Sports Publicity ___ 784-4660 Ext. 18
COLLEGE INFORMATION
Denomination ___________ Non-Denominational
Conducted by _ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Year Founded------------------------- 1839
Enrollment ---------------------------- 2500

BASEBALL OUTLOOK 1965

With the freshmen rule in efJect this year, the
Husky nine will be handicapped for depth. Indoor
pract:ce started the third week in February with
approximately 35 returning from last year's quad.
Lost through graduation are Jerry Doemlingpitcher, Terry Wood-pitcher, Larry Tironi-second
base, Lee Viera and Gene Cap s-outfielders, sh0r',stop-Scott Gross. and catcher-,Art Tinner. I,t will
ibe difficult to replace all-,1round player Tironi, who
led the team in batting at .4~3.
0

The six mainstays who will form the nucleus o.f
Coach Mentzer's team are John Gara-right field,
Ron Kirk-center field, Gary Horn-second and third
base, Ray Emma-first base. along with two ste,J.dy
pitchers, Roland Boyle and By Hopkins. Last season, Boyle posted a •4-l record and Hopkins split
three and three. E:mma had a good 1964 season at
the plate, hitting .415. If he can repe,3.t this performance, with additional hitting power coming
from Gara and Kirk, and if !Mentzer can find pitching suppovt from Boyle and Hopkins, the Huskies
could have a good year. Both Emm':t and Tironi
received honorable mention in N.A.I.A. selections
last year.
Additional pitching prospects are Jerry Doto,
,Frank Dowman and Michael Guber. The catching
department is wide for any of the following: Roy
Bowen, Bob Harvey. King 'Perry, or John Whitelock.
With other promising upperclassmen, Mentzer
:hopes to improve on last year's record of 8 wins-4
losses (3 of the losses by one run). Although there
is no definite freshmen schedule at present, it is
hoped several practice games c;1,n be scheduled so
Coaches Mentzer and McLaughlin c,an further evaluate these players for the 1966 varsity.

BASEBALL SCHEDULE
April 3-Kutztown ----------------- H-2:00
April 7-E. Stroudsburg ____________ H-2:30
April 13-Susquehanna ______________ H-1:00
April 22-Lock Haven _______________ A-1:00
April 24-Shippensburg ______________ H-1:00
April 27-Mansfield _________________ H-1:00
April 29-Millersville ---------------- A-2:30
May I-Lock Haven ______________ H-1:00
May

5-E. Stroudsburg ____________ A-2:30

May 8-Mansfield ----------------- A-1:00
May 12-Kutztown
A-2:00

BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE VARSITY BASEBALL SQUAD

s. Coach

Name

Class

Age

Ht.

Wt.

Pos.

Bower, Roy

Senior

21

5'9"

160

C

Bloomsburg

Frank Fisk

<),Boyle, Roland

Senior

21

6'

180

p

Hazleton

Pete Detz

Senior

21

6'

160

p

Boothwyn

Earnst Peters

<),Emma, Ray

Senior

21

6'2"

186

IB

Seaford, N. Y.

Harry Curtis

Bowen, Roy

Junior

19

5'10"

166

OF

Scranton

Joe Kakareka

Cron, William

Junior

20

5'5"

150

LF

Athens

Ted Keir

Doto, Jerry

Junior

21

6'2"

195

p

Upper Darby

Carson Thompson

<),Hopkins, By

Junior

19

6'2"

173

p

Levittown

Nick Opalenick

<),Horn, Gary

Junior

20

5'8"

135

2B

Ringtown

Tom Grow

Bilyk, Stephen

Soph.

19

5'8"

155

2B

Phoenixville

Paul Tomko

Christina, Mike

Soph.

19

6'

175

p

Hazleton

Pete Detz

Davis, Harry

Soph.

22

6'

.200

2B

Scranton

Dick Sabatini

Soph.

19

6'

174

RF

Somerville, N.

Gbur, Michael

Soph.

19

6'1"

185

OF

Plymouth

Joe Evans

Goobic, Peter

Soph.

19

5'11"

150

lB/SS

Wilkes-Barre

Bill Proch

Harvey, Robert

Soph.

19

5'11"

185

C/OF

Harrisburg

Ed Palmer

Soph.

19

6'4"

200

ss

Levittown

Nick Opalenick

Kovalchick, Gene

Soph.

19

5'8"

170

OF

Tunkhannock

Charlie Shaw

Lee, Dan

Soph.

19

6'

175

OF

Springville

Dick Nassar

Perry, King

Soph.

18

5'11"

188

C

Upper Darby

Don Cornman

Sharrow, Terry

Soph.

19

6'

175

3B/P

Catawissa

Roy Sanders

Whitelock, John

Soph.

18

6'

200

P/OF

West Chester

Frank Rocco

Dowman, Frank

#Gara, John

#Kirk, Ronald

•varsity Letter Earned

Hometown

H.

J.

Mike Zedalis

HEAD BASEBALL COACH
RICHARD MENTZER
Head Coach Dick Mentzer came to Bloomsburg State College in 1963, is in his second year
as baseball mentor, and has completed two years
as football backfield coach. A native of Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, he was a letter winner in
football, baseball, and track in both high school
and at Shippensburg State College.
He then coached at Cresson High School
before going to Hollidaysburg, where he was
head football and baseball coach in junior high
school competition. Mentzer later became head
backfield coach, J. V. basketball coach and head
track coach at Hollidaysburg Senior High School.
Following an appointment as head football
coach at Eastern High, Washington, D. C., his
teams log'!ed 120 victories, 53 losses, and 6 ties winning 9 Washington, D. C., championships
and city championships in 1950 and 1962. In
addition, he managed and played with a baseball
team at Martinsburg in Blair County. This squad
won 3 championships. Mentzer was also a member of a city championship team at Altoona,
Pennsylvania.
Mentzer received his Master of Education
degree at Pennsylvania State University and is
taking additional graduate work at the University of Maryland.

ASSISTANT BASEBALL COACH
ELI McLAUGHLIN
Eli McLaughlin, who completed his fourth
year as head Swimming Coach at BSC and an
active college swimming official, will be in his
first season of baseball at the College.
McLaughlin started his College career at
West Chester State College in 1949, which was
interrupted by service in the Armed Forces.
As a sergeant in the U. S. Air Corps, he served
as Director of Special Services at Edwards Air
Force Base, in California, where he organized,
directed, and participated in various sports
programs.
Returning to West Chester in 1953, he was
an outstanding football center for three years
and then served one year as Line Coach for the
Freshman Team before graduating in 1957.
Prior to coming to Bloomsburg in September 1961, he taught and coached three sports
at Penn Crest High School.