Five individuals, representing five different programs, and one team will be inducted into the SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Jan. 26 at SIUE’s Meridian Ballroom inside the Morris University Center.
This year’s honorees include Raven (Berry) Zackery (women’s basketball), Christine (Butler) Miller (women’s track and field) Don Ebert (men’s soccer), Spencer Patton (baseball), Helen Robinson (women’s soccer) and the 1985 baseball team.
Spencer Patton played three seasons of collegiate baseball for the Cougars from 2009 to 2011 and is No. 3 wins (13) earned run average (4.01) in SIUE’s Division I era. He is No. 3 overall in strikeouts per nine innings at 10.48 is one of only six pitchers ever at SIUE to rack up at least 200 strikeouts in a career, ranking sixth with 201. Patton’s 109 strikeouts in 2011 are the most in a single Division I season and rank No. 2 in any season at SIUE. In 2014, Patton became just the fifth former Cougar to appear in a Major League game when he debuted with the Texas Rangers. He has made 113 major league appearances in his career, also appearing with the Chicago Cubs and Oakland A’s. Patton was a member of the Cubs when they won the World Series in 2016.
This is the 17th class to be inducted since the SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame started in 2005.
The SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame seeks to recognize the achievements of former student-athletes, coaches, administrators and teams that have impacted the intercollegiate athletics programs at SIUE as well as to celebrate the history of the institution. A complete listing of Hall of Fame members is available at siuecougars.com/honors/hall-of-fame.
“We’re thrilled to induct this accomplished class of SIUE standouts and the 1985 SIUE Baseball Team into our Hall of Fame,” said Andrew Gavin, Director of Athletics. “I have had the pleasure of connecting with each of our inductees to inform them of their inclusion in this year’s class, and we’re looking forward to celebrating with them.”
Tickets are available for the ceremony and can be purchased online here.
The SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony is part of Alumni Weekend, which includes SIUE women’s and men’s basketball taking on Tennessee Tech Saturday, Jan. 27 at 1 and 3:30 p.m., respectively. The SIUE Alumni Association will host a reception between games sponsored by Global Brew Tap House, Old Herald Brewery and Little Caesars.
Tickets for the Alumni Association reception and basketball doubleheader can be purchased here.
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