Happy St. Patrick's Day from the UM Sports Hall O' Fame !!!
This Date in Hurricanes History...March 17th...Brought to you by the UM Sports Hall O' Fame !
St. Patrick's Day had a whole new meaning once the Wizard of College Baseball, Coach Ron Fraser got a hold of it ! Legend has it that Fraser would do almost anything to get publicity for his program to attract a crowd to the corner of Ponce de Leon and San Amaro Drive to a baseball game...St. Patrick's Day promotions inclu...ded everything from green gloves, to green bats, to green bases with Shamrocks painted on them...to...check out this photo...GREEN uniforms...ugly green uniforms...(See photo below)
According to longtime PA announcer Jay Rokeach, Coach Fraser had a booster who owned a clothing company to make these for a St. Patrick's Day in the early 70's. The players were not happy the way they fit...as the company had never done baseball uniforms...and the players were probably more upset with the way they LOOKED !
Randy Olen, left, wore this green glove for a season in the early 70's. Shown here with longtime PA announcer Jay Rokeach, Olen said Coach Fraser got the McGregor Company to make green gloves for the whole team...though this is believed to be the only one that still exists.
Also on This Date in Hurricanes History...March 17, 1989...UMSHoF Member Joe Grahe stuck out 8 consecutive Maine Black Bear hitters, in rout to an 18 strikeout performance in a complete game 8-1 win !
The 8 K's tied UMSHoF member Neal Heaton's school record 8 straight against Indiana State on March 10, 1981..Heaton ended the night with a school record total of 23 strikeouts !
The consecutive K's streak would be tied once more, on Feb. 8, 1998 by UMSHoF member Alex Santos against the Florida Gators !
Happy St. Patrick's Day from the UM Sports Hall O' Fame !!!
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