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Western Illinois Leathernecks baseball
Western Illinois Leathernecks baseball
Founded	1903-04
Conference history	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic (1948–1970); Independent (1971–1984); Summit League (1985–2023)
University	Western Illinois University
Athletic director	Paul Bubb
Head coach	Terry Davis (1st season)
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Location	Macomb, Illinois
Home stadium	Alfred D. Boyer Stadium ; (Capacity: 500)
Nickname	Leathernecks
Colors	Purple and gold;
NCAA Tournament appearances
	NAIA: 1957, 1968, 1969, 1970; NCAA DII: 1965, 1974, 1978
Regular season conference champions
	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.^[2] On September 19, 2019, Andy Pascoe was named the seventh head coach in Leathernecks history.^[3]

Conference affiliations

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.^[4] The stadium is named for Alfred D. Boyer, Western Illinois Class of 1972, whose $150,000 donation allowed the facility to be built.^[5] The venue features a press box, chairback seating, a Daktronics scoreboard, and 60-foot-long dugouts.^[4]

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

^ Western Illinois Leathernecks Athletics 2017–18 Branding & Style Guidelines (PDF). July 11, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
^ "Sequel 1904" (Press release). Western Illinois University. July 7, 2011. p. 22. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
^ "Andy Pascoe named Western Illinois Head Baseball Coach". www.goleathernecks.com. Western Illinois University. September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Alfred D. Boyer Stadium". Go Leathernecks. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
^ "Alfred D. Boyer Bio". Go Leathernecks. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2012.