1969 Houston Baptist Huskies baseball team

Houston Baptist Huskies baseball
1969 Houston Baptist Huskies baseball
NAIA District 8 Postseason Champion
NAIA Area II Tournament, 1-2
Conference	Independent
1969 record	15-16
Head coach	Lonnie Richards
Home stadium	HBC Diamond
	Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

The 1969 Houston Baptist Huskies baseball team represented Houston Baptist College during the 1969 NAIA Baseball Season. They played a mixture of NCAA and crosstown-rival opponents, going 9-5 against five Houston-area rivals^{[lower-alpha 1]} and 15-16 overall. The Huskies competed in postseason play for the first time in program history, winning the NAIA District 8 Title Game,^{[lower-alpha 2]} before going 1-2 at the NAIA Area II Tournament. They were coached by Lonnie Richards.

Previous Season[edit]

The 1968 Houston Baptist Huskies were led by first-year head coach, Lonnie Richards.^[1] Originally, the Huskies were scheduled to compete in District 8 of the NAIA, but instead competed as an NAIA independent due to not having the required accreditation.^[2] HBC did, however, play a full district schedule, going 7-3 against NAIA District 8 opponents and 17-14 overall.^[3] HBC became fully-accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools on December 4, 1968.^[4]

Roster[edit]

1969 Baseball Roster
Player	Position	Source
Sam Boone	Right Field, Catcher, Utility	^[5]^[6]^[7]
Garland Clarabut	Catcher	^[5]^[8]
Jerry Colapret	Pitcher	^[9]
Ron Mahood	Left Field	^[10]^[11]
Mike Marlatt	Third Base	^[10]^[5]
Ken McCormick	Second Base	^[12]^[5]
Ronnie Moore	Pitcher, Right Field	^[13]^[11]
Robert Norwood	Catcher	^[14]^[11]
James O'Neal	Pitcher	^[15]^[6]
Sam Pitcock	Catcher, Right Field	^[6]^[16]^[17]
Ty Schmalz	Center Field	^[15]^[5]
Bob Varnes	First Base	^[5]^[8]
Donnie Wells	Catcher, Right Field	^[18]^[10]^[19]
Sammy White	Pitcher, Shortstop	^[13]^[20]^[5]
Alan Woodard	Pitcher	^[21]^[14]^[6]

Schedule and Results[edit]

1969 Houston Baptist Huskies baseball game log

Regular season (13–14)

February (2-0)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall record	Source
February 18	at Rice	Rice Baseball Field • Houston, TX^[22]	8-3	1-0	^[10]
February 25	at St. Thomas (TX)	Memorial Park • Houston, TX	7-5	2-0	^[21]

March (4–7)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall record	Source
March 1	Sam Houston State (1)	HBC Diamond	2-9	2-1	^[23]
March 1	Sam Houston State (2)	HBC Diamond	1-2 (7)	2-2	^[23]
March 7	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX	5-7	2-3	^[12]
March 11	at Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	4-7 (7)	2-4	^[19]
March 19	Minnesota "B"^[24] (1)	HBC Diamond	3-13	2-5	^[25]^[26]
March 19	Minnesota "B" (2)	HBC Diamond	3-2	3-5	^[26]
March 20	Minnesota "B"	HBC Diamond	4-3 (10)	4-5	^[25]^[13]^[24]
March 25	at Prairie View A&M	Prairie View, TX	9-3	5-5	^[27]
March 29	at Sam Houston State (1)	Huntsville, TX	2-4	5-6	^[28]
March 29	at Sam Houston State (2)	Huntsville, TX	3-2 (7)	6-6	^[28]
March 31	at Texas Southern	Houston, TX	5-6	6-7	^[29]

April (7-4)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall record	Source
April 1	St. Thomas (TX)	HBC Diamond	16-15	7-7	^[15]
April 8	Rice	Rice Baseball Field • Houston, TX^{[lower-alpha 3]}	7-8	7-8	^[30]
April 9	Prairie View A&M	HBC Diamond	8-0	8-8	^[31]
April 15	Texas Southern	HBC Diamond	2-1 (10)	9-8	^[14]
April 18	vs. Pan American	McAllen, TX	5-1	10-8	^[9]
April 19	at Pan American (1)	Edinburg, TX	0-4	10-9	^[20]
April 19	at Pan American (2)	Edinburg, TX	0-6	10-10	^[20]
April 22	at Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	12-10	11-10	^[11]
April 25	St. Thomas (TX)	HBC Diamond	4-1	12-10	^[32]
April 26	at St. Thomas (TX)	Memorial Park • Houston, TX^[32]	1-2	12-11	^[33]
April 30	at Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	5-3	13-11	^[34]

May (0-3)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall record	Source
May 1	at Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	2-3	13-12	^[5]

Postseason (2-2)

NAIA District 8 Title Game (1-0)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall record	Source
May 10	vs. Austin College	Waco, TX	3-0	14-12	^[8]

Regular Season

May (continued)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall record	Source
May 12	at Texas (1)	Clark Field • Austin, TX	0-11	14-13	^[16]
May 12	at Texas (2)	Clark Field • Austin, TX	1-7	14-14	^[16]

Postseason

NAIA Area II Tournament • Phoenix, AZ (1-2)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall record	Source
May 29	vs. Sam Houston State	Phoenix, AZ	9-10	14-15	^[17]
May 29	vs. Northeast Louisiana	Phoenix, AZ	4-2	15-15	^[35]
May 30	vs. Grand Canyon	Phoenix College	3-8	15-16	^[36]

Notes[edit]

↑ Houston (2-2), Prairie View A&M (2-0), Rice (1-1), St. Thomas (3-1), and Texas Southern (1-1).
↑ HBC played in the District 8 postseason title game but did not compete in the district during the regular season.
↑ The game on April 8 was played at Rice University, but HBC competed as the "home team."

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 HBC To Play 4 Houston Teams The Houston Post. 17 Jan 1969. Pg. 46. via genealogybank.com
Note: This source incorrectly states that the Huskies went 16-11 in 1968.
↑ Rams Take Rest After Winning Seventh In Row San Angelo Standard-Times. 29 March 1968. Pg. 22. via genealogybank.com
↑ Houston Baptist Baseball 1968
↑ Houston Baptist University Bulletin 1986-87 Houston Baptist University (now Houston Christian University). hc.edu. March 1986. Volume XXIV, No. 1. Pg. 8
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 ^5.7 The Houston Post (May 2, 1969). "Cougars Slip By HBC, 3-2". Genealogybank.com. p. 70.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 HBU Athletics Department (January 5, 2022). Sutton, Jeff and Russ Reneau, ed. "2020-21 Houston Baptist University Athletics Yearbook-Baseball Letterwinners" (PDF). hcuhuskies.com. pp. 198–200. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2023.
↑ HBC's Baseball Team In Regional Tournament The Houston Post. 18 May 1969. Pg. 28. via genealogybank.com
Notes:
-Corroded Print
-Source incorrectly states that HBC went 16-10 during the regular season
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 The Houston Post (May 11, 1969). "Huskies Halt AC To Take NAIA Title". Genealogybank.com. p. 29.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 The Houston Post (April 19, 1969). "Colapret Leads HBC to 5-1 Win". Genealogybank.com. p. 33.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 The Houston Post (February 19, 1969). "Huskies Get 14 Hits In Beating Rice, 8-3". Genealogybank.com. p. 48.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 The Houston Post (April 23, 1969). "UH Beaten By Huskies". Genealogybank.com. p. 49.
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Victoria Advocate (March 8, 1969). "Late Rally Gives Aggies First Win". Newspapers.com. p. 11.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 The Houston Post (March 21, 1969). "Moore Pitches Huskies to Win". Genealogybank.com. p. 60.
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 The Houston Post (April 16, 1969). "Huskies Nip TSU in 10th". Genealogybank.com.
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 The Houston Post (April 2, 1969). "Huskies Outlast St Thomas, 16-15". Genealogybank.com. p. 46.
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 The Houston Post (May 13, 1969). "Horns Whip HBC Twice". Genealogybank.com. p. 49.
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 The Houston Post (May 30, 1969). "Huskies Lose, Then Win, 4-2". Genealogybank.com.
↑ The Houston Post (June 12, 1968). "Rice Signs 3 Area Schoolboy Athletes (Huskies Get One)". Genealogybank.com. p. 31.
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 The Houston Post (March 12, 1969). "Cougars Win Opener, 7-4, Lose to Rain". Genealogybank.com. p. 29.
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 The Corpus Christi Caller-Times (April 20, 1969). "Broncs Win Two Games By Shutouts". Genealogybank.com. p. 34.
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 The Houston Post (February 26, 1969). "Huskies Blank Saint Thomas". Genealogybank.com. p. 51.
↑ 1969 Baseball Schedule - Rice University Athletics Rice University Athletics Department.
Rice's home diamond was called Rice Baseball Field.
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 The Houston Post (March 2, 1969). "'Kats Take 2 Victories". Genealogybank.com. p. 31.
↑ ^24.0 ^24.1 Star Tribune (March 21, 1969). ""U" Baseball Teams Lose Doubleheader". Newspapers.com. p. 30.
↑ ^25.0 ^25.1 Thornley, Stew. "Minnesota Gophers | Big Ten Champions | 1968-1969-1970" (PDF). Stewthornley.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
↑ ^26.0 ^26.1 San Antonio Evening News (March 20, 1969). "COLLEGE BASEBALL". Genealogybank.com. p. 41.
↑ The Houston Post (March 26, 1969). "Prairie View Falls to HBC". Genealogybank.com. p. 47.
↑ ^28.0 ^28.1 The Houston Post (March 30, 1969). "Sam Houston, Huskies Split Two Close Games". Genealogybank.com. p. 26.
↑ The Houston Post (April 1, 1969). "Texas Southern Nips HBC, 6-5". Genealogybank.com. p. 47.
↑ The Houston Post (April 9, 1969). "Halloran's Triple Sparks Rice". Genealogybank.com. p. 60.
↑ The Houston Post (April 10, 1969). "Huskies Blast Prairie View". Genealogybank.com. p. 42.
↑ ^32.0 ^32.1 The Houston Post (April 26, 1969). "Moore Sparkles As Huskies Win". Genealogybank.com.
↑ The Houston Post (April 27, 1969). "Warriors Nip Baptists, 2-1". Genealogybank.com. p. 32.
↑ The Houston Post (May 1, 1969). "HBC Down Cougars, 5-3". Genealogybank.com. p. 74.
↑ The Times (Shreveport, LA) (May 30, 1969). "Northeast Knocked Out of Tournament". Newspapers.com. p. 19.
↑ Arizona Republic (May 31, 1969). "Grand Canyon wins, 8-3". Newspapers.com. p. 62.

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[RIVALS-2] Houston (2-2), Prairie View A&M (2-0), Rice (1-1), St. Thomas (3-1), and Texas Southern (1-1).

[DISTRICT-3] HBC played in the District 8 postseason title game but did not compete in the district during the regular season.

[APRIL8-32] The game on April 8 was played at Rice University, but HBC competed as the "home team."

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 HBC To Play 4 Houston Teams The Houston Post. 17 Jan 1969. Pg. 46. via genealogybank.com
Note: This source incorrectly states that the Huskies went 16-11 in 1968.

[4] Rams Take Rest After Winning Seventh In Row San Angelo Standard-Times. 29 March 1968. Pg. 22. via genealogybank.com

[5] Houston Baptist Baseball 1968

[6] Houston Baptist University Bulletin 1986-87 Houston Baptist University (now Houston Christian University). hc.edu. March 1986. Volume XXIV, No. 1. Pg. 8

[:1-7] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 ^5.7 The Houston Post (May 2, 1969). "Cougars Slip By HBC, 3-2". Genealogybank.com. p. 70.

[:12-8] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 HBU Athletics Department (January 5, 2022). Sutton, Jeff and Russ Reneau, ed. "2020-21 Houston Baptist University Athletics Yearbook-Baseball Letterwinners" (PDF). hcuhuskies.com. pp. 198–200. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2023.

[9] HBC's Baseball Team In Regional Tournament The Houston Post. 18 May 1969. Pg. 28. via genealogybank.com
Notes:
-Corroded Print
-Source incorrectly states that HBC went 16-10 during the regular season

[:13-10] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 The Houston Post (May 11, 1969). "Huskies Halt AC To Take NAIA Title". Genealogybank.com. p. 29.

[:2-11] 9.0 ^9.1 The Houston Post (April 19, 1969). "Colapret Leads HBC to 5-1 Win". Genealogybank.com. p. 33.

[:3-12] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 The Houston Post (February 19, 1969). "Huskies Get 14 Hits In Beating Rice, 8-3". Genealogybank.com. p. 48.

[:4-13] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 The Houston Post (April 23, 1969). "UH Beaten By Huskies". Genealogybank.com. p. 49.

[:5-14] 12.0 ^12.1 Victoria Advocate (March 8, 1969). "Late Rally Gives Aggies First Win". Newspapers.com. p. 11.

[:6-15] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 The Houston Post (March 21, 1969). "Moore Pitches Huskies to Win". Genealogybank.com. p. 60.

[:8-16] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 The Houston Post (April 16, 1969). "Huskies Nip TSU in 10th". Genealogybank.com.

[:7-17] 15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 The Houston Post (April 2, 1969). "Huskies Outlast St Thomas, 16-15". Genealogybank.com. p. 46.

[:15-18] 16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 The Houston Post (May 13, 1969). "Horns Whip HBC Twice". Genealogybank.com. p. 49.

[:75-19] 17.0 ^17.1 The Houston Post (May 30, 1969). "Huskies Lose, Then Win, 4-2". Genealogybank.com.

[20] The Houston Post (June 12, 1968). "Rice Signs 3 Area Schoolboy Athletes (Huskies Get One)". Genealogybank.com. p. 31.

[:14-21] 19.0 ^19.1 The Houston Post (March 12, 1969). "Cougars Win Opener, 7-4, Lose to Rain". Genealogybank.com. p. 29.

[:9-22] 20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 The Corpus Christi Caller-Times (April 20, 1969). "Broncs Win Two Games By Shutouts". Genealogybank.com. p. 34.

[:10-23] 21.0 ^21.1 The Houston Post (February 26, 1969). "Huskies Blank Saint Thomas". Genealogybank.com. p. 51.

[24] 1969 Baseball Schedule - Rice University Athletics Rice University Athletics Department.
Rice's home diamond was called Rice Baseball Field.

[:35-25] 23.0 ^23.1 The Houston Post (March 2, 1969). "'Kats Take 2 Victories". Genealogybank.com. p. 31.

[:16-26] 24.0 ^24.1 Star Tribune (March 21, 1969). ""U" Baseball Teams Lose Doubleheader". Newspapers.com. p. 30.

[:11-27] 25.0 ^25.1 Thornley, Stew. "Minnesota Gophers | Big Ten Champions | 1968-1969-1970" (PDF). Stewthornley.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

[:40-28] 26.0 ^26.1 San Antonio Evening News (March 20, 1969). "COLLEGE BASEBALL". Genealogybank.com. p. 41.

[29] The Houston Post (March 26, 1969). "Prairie View Falls to HBC". Genealogybank.com. p. 47.

[:41-30] 28.0 ^28.1 The Houston Post (March 30, 1969). "Sam Houston, Huskies Split Two Close Games". Genealogybank.com. p. 26.

[31] The Houston Post (April 1, 1969). "Texas Southern Nips HBC, 6-5". Genealogybank.com. p. 47.

[33] The Houston Post (April 9, 1969). "Halloran's Triple Sparks Rice". Genealogybank.com. p. 60.

[34] The Houston Post (April 10, 1969). "Huskies Blast Prairie View". Genealogybank.com. p. 42.

[:33-35] 32.0 ^32.1 The Houston Post (April 26, 1969). "Moore Sparkles As Huskies Win". Genealogybank.com.

[36] The Houston Post (April 27, 1969). "Warriors Nip Baptists, 2-1". Genealogybank.com. p. 32.

[37] The Houston Post (May 1, 1969). "HBC Down Cougars, 5-3". Genealogybank.com. p. 74.

[38] The Times (Shreveport, LA) (May 30, 1969). "Northeast Knocked Out of Tournament". Newspapers.com. p. 19.

[39] Arizona Republic (May 31, 1969). "Grand Canyon wins, 8-3". Newspapers.com. p. 62.

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