1979 Baseball Roster - Sam Houston

IF Jr. 5' 8'' 150 lbs

Galveston, Texas Ball HS

LHP Sr. 5' 8'' 150 lbs

Galveston, Texas Ball HS

OF Fr. 5' 10'' 185 lbs

Coldspring, Texas Oakhurst HS

IF Jr. 5' 9'' 150 lbs

San Antonio, Texas Antonian HS

C Sr. 5' 8'' 155 lbs

Deer Park, Texas Deer Park HS

IF Sr. 6' 0'' 165 lbs

Houston, Texas Westbury HS

IF So. 6' 1'' 175 lbs

Crockett, Texas Crockett HS

RHP Sr. 5' 10'' 165 lbs

Victoria, Texas Victoria HS

OF So. 6' 2'' 190 lbs

Alief, Texas Hastings HS

LHP Fr. 5' 11'' 180 lbs

Garland, Texas North Garland HS

RHP Sr. 6' 0'' 190 lbs

Nederland, Texas Nederland HS

RHP Sr. 5' 9'' 170 lbs

LaMarque, Texas LaMarque HS

C So. 5' 11'' 180 lbs

DeSoto, Texas DeSoto HS

LHP Fr. 6' 0'' 165 lbs

Houston, Texas Milby HS

OF Fr. 6' 2'' 185 lbs

Texas City, Texas Texas City HS

LHP So. 6' 2'' 185 lbs

Swartz Creek, Mich.

IF So. 6' 1'' 185 lbs

Channelview, Texas Channelview HS

OF So. 6' 0'' 190 lbs

Garland, Texas South Garland HS

OF So. 6' 0'' 180 lbs

Blackford, Ind.

RHP Sr. 6' 0'' 180 lbs

Dallas, Texas R.L. Turner HS

OF Fr. 6' 1'' 185 lbs

New Braunfels, Texas New Braunfels HS

OF Jr. 6' 0'' 185 lbs

San Antonio, Texas Central HS

RHP Fr. 6' 3'' 200 lbs

Pasadena, Texas Dobie HS

RHP Fr. 6' 4'' 195 lbs

Omaha, Neb.

IF Sr. 6' 0'' 180 lbs

Daingerfield, Texas Daingerfield HS

RHP Sr. 6' 3'' 230 lbs

Rio Grande City, Texas

Coaching Staff

Head Coach /Baseball

No.	Name	B/T	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown	High School / Previous Schools
1	Manuel Huerta	R/R	IF	5' 8''	150	Jr.	Galveston, Texas	Ball HS
2	Frank Romero	L/L	LHP	5' 8''	150	Sr.	Galveston, Texas	Ball HS
3	Fielding Browder	L/R	OF	5' 10''	185	Fr.	Coldspring, Texas	Oakhurst HS
5	Rick Volz	L/R	IF	5' 9''	150	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas	Antonian HS
7	Tommy Knox	R/R	C	5' 8''	155	Sr.	Deer Park, Texas	Deer Park HS
8	John Tumlinson	L/R	IF	6' 0''	165	Sr.	Houston, Texas	Westbury HS
9	John Clark	R/R	IF	6' 1''	175	So.	Crockett, Texas	Crockett HS
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10	Derel Reaves	R/R	RHP	5' 10''	165	Sr.	Victoria, Texas	Victoria HS
11	Steve Hume	L/L	OF	6' 2''	190	So.	Alief, Texas	Hastings HS
12	Timothy Fielding	L/L	LHP	5' 11''	180	Fr.	Garland, Texas	North Garland HS
13	Steve Lang	R/R	RHP	6' 0''	190	Sr.	Nederland, Texas	Nederland HS
14	Nathan Partain	R/R	RHP	5' 9''	170	Sr.	LaMarque, Texas	LaMarque HS
15	Rick Keeler	R/R	C	5' 11''	180	So.	DeSoto, Texas	DeSoto HS
16	Dennis Kainer	L/L	LHP	6' 0''	165	Fr.	Houston, Texas	Milby HS
17	Brian Jolly	R/R	OF	6' 2''	185	Fr.	Texas City, Texas	Texas City HS
18	Mike Niles	L/L	LHP	6' 2''	185	So.	Swartz Creek, Mich.
19	Glenn Wilson	R/R	IF	6' 1''	185	So.	Channelview, Texas	Channelview HS
20	Russell Donham	R/R	OF	6' 0''	190	So.	Garland, Texas	South Garland HS
21	Bill Johnson	R/R	OF	6' 0''	180	So.	Blackford, Ind.
22	Brian Gilbreath	R/R	RHP	6' 0''	180	Sr.	Dallas, Texas	R.L. Turner HS
23	Gary Fischbeck	S/R	OF	6' 1''	185	Fr.	New Braunfels, Texas	New Braunfels HS
24	EJ Arnold	R/R	OF	6' 0''	185	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas	Central HS
25	David Koetter	R/R	RHP	6' 3''	200	Fr.	Pasadena, Texas	Dobie HS
26	Mark Benedict	L/R	RHP	6' 4''	195	Fr.	Omaha, Neb.
28	Gary Wyatt	L/R	IF	6' 0''	180	Sr.	Daingerfield, Texas	Daingerfield HS
30	Caesar Perez	R/R	RHP	6' 3''	230	Sr.	Rio Grande City, Texas

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	John Skeeters	Head Coach

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