:Western Illinois Leathernecks baseball

{{Infobox college baseball team

| name = Western Illinois Leathernecks baseball

| current = 2025 Western Illinois Leathernecks baseball team

| logo = 200px

| logo_size = 200

| founded = 1903–04

| university = Western Illinois University

| athletic_director = Paul Bubb

| coach = Terry Davis

| tenure = 1st

| conference = Ohio Valley Conference

| division =

| location = Macomb, Illinois

| stadium = Alfred D. Boyer Stadium

| capacity = 500

| nickname = Leathernecks

| conference_history =

Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic (1948–1970)

Independent (1971–1984)
Summit League (1985–2023)

| national_champion =

| runner_up =

| cws =

| regional_champ =

| ncaa_tourneys = NAIA: 1957, 1968, 1969, 1970
NCAA DII: 1965, 1974, 1978

| conference_tournament =

| conference_champion = IIAC: 1965, 1969
Mid-Cont: 1984

}}

The Western Illinois Leathernecks baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois, United States. The team is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Western Illinois’ first baseball team was fielded in 1903-04. The team plays its home games at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium, located on Western Illinois's campus. The Leathernecks are coached by Terry Davis. The Leathernecks became a member of the Ohio Valley Conference on July 1, 2023.

History

=Early history=

The program's first season of play was 1903-04.{{cite press release|url=https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/digital/collection/wiu_sequel/id/23578/rec/1|title=Sequel 1904|publisher=Western Illinois University|page=22|date=July 7, 2011|access-date=May 18, 2023}} On September 19, 2019, Andy Pascoe was named the seventh head coach in Leathernecks history.{{cite web |url=https://goleathernecks.com/news/2019/9/19/andy-pascoe-named-western-illinois-baseball-head-coach.aspx |title=Andy Pascoe named Western Illinois Head Baseball Coach |date=September 21, 2019 |publisher=Western Illinois University |work=www.goleathernecks.com |access-date=September 21, 2019}}

=Conference affiliations=

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Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1948–1970)
Independent (1971–1984)
Summit League (1985–2023)
Ohio Valley Conference (2024–present)

Alfred D. Boyer Stadium

The stadium opened on May 6, 2006, and has a seating capacity of 500.{{cite web|title=Alfred D. Boyer Stadium |url=http://www.goleathernecks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12000&ATCLID=623290 |work=Go Leathernecks |access-date=February 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111032308/http://www.goleathernecks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12000&ATCLID=623290 |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |url-status=dead }} The stadium is named for Alfred D. Boyer, Western Illinois Class of 1972, whose $150,000 donation allowed the facility to be built.{{cite web|title=Alfred D. Boyer Bio |url=http://www.goleathernecks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12000&ATCLID=1410505 |work=Go Leathernecks |access-date=February 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124102735/http://www.goleathernecks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12000&ATCLID=1410505 |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |url-status=dead }} The venue features a press box, chairback seating, a Daktronics scoreboard, and 60-foot-long dugouts.

Head coaches

Western Illinois's longest tenured head coach was Dick Pawlow, who coached the team from 1970 to 1998, winning 545 games.

Notable former players

Below is a list of notable former Leathernecks and the seasons in which they played for Western Illinois.

Paul Reuschel (1965–1968)
Rick Reuschel (1967–1970)
Rick Short (1993–1994)

References

External links

{{Official website|1=https://goleathernecks.com/index.aspx?path=baseball}}