Hall of Fame
Under the direction of National, Regional, and OAC Coach of the Year Don Schaly, the Etta Express finished with a 59-5 overall record and went 24-2 in the OAC. The Pioneers won the OAC, Mideast Regional and the school’s first NCAA National Championship.
After falling to Ithaca College in the 1980 World Series Championship, the Pioneers got a measure of revenge beating the Bombers 14-12 in 12 innings to claim the 1981 title. Steve Riley, father of inductee Wes Riley, drove in two runs with a single in the top of the 12th inning to give Marietta the victory.
John Schaly was named the Most valuable Player and joined Dale Hurst, Ken Lisko, Jon Shuler, and Tom Mohl on the World Series All-Tournament Team.
Players:
Jerry Bishop, John Burns, Jeff Chaney, Dennis Dunlap, Ron Fama, Brian Gahan, Tom Gammiere, Roger Hart, Bill Henry, Randy Hollen, Pat Horne, Dale Hurst, Mark Julian, Jim Kennedy, Gary Kohls, Ken Lisko, Tom Mohl, Steve Morman, Dan Munday, Bill Murray, Geoff Palmer, Jim Pancher, Ted Payne, Len Potochnik, Steve Riley, Chris Risley, Marty Sberna, John Schaly, Jon Shuler, Jeff Snyder, Dave Stovall, Randy Swarney, Mark Talarico, Dave Thomas, Kean Weaver, Tom Weber, Greg Weigle, Steve Yurchak, Jim Zallenick, Tim Zoller
Staff:
Don Schaly (Head Coach)
Paul Page (Assistant Coach)
Rich Biddulph (Assistant Coach)
Tim Gerken (Student Coach)
Paul Spear (Trainer)
Tom Gruber (Trainer)
Dan Sarver (Manager)
