The 1978 baseball team won the SDIC Championship in 1978 with an 11-5 record, winning the league by four games and leading conference with a team .344 batting average. The team’s overall record was 29-8, a single season record for victories. There were seven players from the team selected All-Conference and three were selected Honorable Mention All-Conference. In the front row, left to right, are Steve Thorn, Roger Riley, Grant Capoferri, Randy Nicholas, Les Gunnare, Dwight Gunnare, and Mark Chapman; middle row, left to right, are Kevin Nowotny, Joe Krier, Clark Gusso. Paul Hayashino, Dick Fisher, Darrell Hardcastle, Mark Lawler, Craig Fryman, Craig Crosswait, and Coach Cliff Papik; back row, left to right, are T.J. Ringgaard, Terry Hopkin, Matt Henkener, Steve Naasz, Mike West, Dan Adams, Nevin Jacobs, Dennis Gran, and Dann Schwinger (not pictured- Ed Blewett).
