Former baseball competitors play ball at reunion Former long-time <strong>Black</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> baseball coach Cliff Papik, shown here behind the plate while Yankee great Joe Dimaggio swings away during an Army Air Corp game in the 40s, was honored at the first-ever baseball reunion. More include Cliff sity (19 feisty co career b inducte and in Thos '78, Wo Spearfis '58, Las Class of Busch, of '55, S Colo.; S
Creating a legacy re than 45 former <strong>Black</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> baseball players were on the campus recently for a baseball reunion that ed a baseball game, campus tour, picnic, golf tournament and silent auction. f Papik, former longtime baseball coach at BHSU, was honored at the reunion. Papik coached for 30 years at the univer- 948-1978), including coaching baseball, basketball, football, golf and tennis. Remembered by many as a popular and coach, Papik started a baseball dynasty that produced eight conference championship teams and five All-Americans. His r baseball record at BHSU stands at 326-179. Papik became a member of the Yellow Jacket Hall of Fame in 1985. He was ted into the South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. The college baseball field was named after him in 1978 1980 Papik was inducted into the NAIA and SDIC Baseball Hall of Fame. se who played in the baseball reunion game included: (Above) Kneeling, front row, left to right: Paul Hayashino, Class of oodbridge, Calif.; Kevin Nowotny, Class of '80, Adrian, Minn.; Pat Peters, Class of '75, Spearfish; Greg Deville, Class of '77, fish; Wayne Johnson, Class of '77, Rapid City; Darrel Hardcastle, Class of '79, Sherman, Texas; Leonard Petoske, Class of as Vegas, Nev. Back row, left to right, Bill Hughes, Spearfish; Paul Burleson, Class of '76, Hartville, Ohio; James Stanage, of '72, Salem, Ore.; Alan Nagel, Class of '72, Las Vegas, Nev.; (identify not known) Gary Bereiter, Class of '73, Zion, Ill.; Brian , Class of '84, Rapid City; Roger Riley, Class of '80, Spearfish; Jerry Johnson, Class of '76, Rapid City; Everett Follette, Class , Spearfish; Larry Lawler, Class of '80, Wadsworth, Ill.; Coach Cliff Papik, Spearfish; Matt Henkener, Class of '82, Loveland, Stan Negaard, Class of '57, Rock Valley, Iowa; Dan Adams, '79, Casper, Wyo; LeRoy Cliff, Class of '59, Zion, Ill. <strong>Black</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>Alumni</strong> Magazine Page 21