Warrior Athletics Hall of Fame
The 1989 squad went 41-24, which was a bit misleading. While the 24 losses were the most in a season by a Cheff-coached team, 17 of the losses were to NCAA Division I schools. The team hit .292 for the season, led by catcher John NesSmith's .352 average, while the pitching staff had a 3.80 earned run average. Darrell Wagner (9-3) and Joe Misa (7-3) led a strong staff.
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In the World Series, the Warriors defeated Point Park 7-3 to begin play, and then Hawaii Hilo 12-6 and St. Francis 7-4. The Warriors then bested Oklahoma Baptist 12-4 and North Florida 10-5, before defeating St. Francis again 5-2 for the title. In all, LC outscored the opposition 53-24 in going undefeated in the10-team field. NesSmith was chosen as an NAIA Second-Team All-American, while Mike Murphy of Lewiston was an honorable mention pick.
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Members of the 1989 Series team were position players Greg Vaughns, Reggie Brown, Chip Damato, Karey Redditt, Glen Baxley, Geoff Curtis, Murphy, Rob Castaneda, Darin Brewer, NesSmith, Eric Munoz, and Dave Peterson, and pitchers Wagner, Steve Callahan, Misa, Rob Hays, Ray Domecq, Bruce Bensching, Mark Yockey and Darren Cooper.
