Idaho State University - Wickiup Yearbook (Pocatello, ID)

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Top Pitcher: KEN LELAND Here is the 1964 Idaho State baseball team Baseball z Almost, But Idaho State University's baseball team took an early lead in the southern divi- sion standings for the Big Sky Confer- ence. Needing only to split a late-season doubleheader with Weber Statels Wild- cats to cinch the title, the Bengals dropped both games. In a play-off with the Wildcats, Idaho State was defeated. Northern division winner Idaho edged Weber State 3-2 for the league championship. Inconsistency plagued the Bengal base- ballers. Several times the I-Staters Won lop-sided verdicts in the first game of doubleheaders and then lost by large scores in the second contest. Ken Leland, a hard-throwing south- paw, was again the top hurler for ISU, as he has been the past two seasons. Repeating as the number one hitter was John Miller. The muscular versatile athlete hit over .450 in being selected to the all-conference first team. Miller, a tackle on the ISU football team, also was named to the first unit in the Big Sky Conference football selections. After the baseball season, Miller signed a pro- fessional football contract with the Detroit Lions. Bus Connor coached the Bengal base- ball team during the 1964- spring cam- paign. Best H itter: JOHN MILLER OOO fA',.

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Swimming team members, left to right, front row, Lincoln Yamashita, Gary Green, Jim Brik and Gary Cutrightg back row, Mike Harada, Lee Schlender, Harold Felter, Doug Satteriield, Loren Rader and Coach Toby Sprague. fa Gary Cutright paced the ISU swim team in victories. Coach Toby Sprague talks with F., , team captain Mike Harada. 2. Swimming Idaho State University's swimming team, still in the building stages, showed signs of improvement this year. The Bengal swimmers compiled a S-3 record in dual meets and finished second in the first Big Sky Conference swim meet. Dual meet triumphs came against Weber State three times and Montana University and Colorado School of Mines. Losses were to the University of Utah and twice to Utah State University. Idaho State finished strongly in the final day of competition in the conference swim meet with four first places and a second, but finished behind the University of Idaho 114-119. Weber State had 64 points for third and Montana tallied 56 points. Freshman Gary Cutright of ISU tied for individual high point honors in the Big Sky meet booking 24.5 points. He had three firsts and participated on a winning relay team.

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Brad Humphries won several matches for ISU. Tennis team members are, left to right, bottom row, Larry Nelson, Ed Negrete and' Don Axtellg and, top row, coach Wallace Browning, Brad Humphries, Mike Mather, Ralph OxLey and Howard Piquet. Tennis! Champs, oo Rain, snow and high winds played havoc with Idaho State's tennis team during the 1964 spring session. Players were frequently forced indoors and did not reach peak performance until almost at the end of the season. But then the Bengal racketmen clicked efficiently, emerging as Hrst tennis champions in the Big Sky Conference. Again sparking the Idaho State tennis team as its number one ranked player was Don Axtell, a former state champion for Idaho and winner of numerous net titles. Axtell won the singles crown in the conference and was a member of the winning doubles team. Coaching the ISU tennis team was Dr. Wallace Browning. Don Axtell won the conference singles title.