Location: Carbondale, Illinois
Enrollment: 21,908
Conference: Missouri Valley
Colors: Maroon and White
Nickname: Salukis
Home Field: Abe Martin Field (grass)
Field Capacity: 1,800
Dimensions (lf - cf - rf): 340 - 410 - 340
Head Coach: Dan Callahan (Quincy College, '81)
Callahan's Record at Southern Illinois: 73-85 (3 years)
Callahan's Career Record: 226-246-1 (9 years)
Callahan's Record vs. Texas: 0-0
Assistant Coaches: Ken Henderson (Missouri Southern, '83), Dan Davis
(Southern Illinois, '95)
1997 Record: 23-32
1997 Conference Record (Finish): 13-15 (5th)
1997 Final Ranking: unranked
Players to Watch: Matt Dettman, Sr., 3b (.310, 14 hr, 57 rbi), Brad Benson, Sr., dh (.378, 13 hr, 52 rbi)
Info taken from the Texas Longhorn 1998 Official Game Program
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