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1971 Baseball - The 1971 baseball team culminated a great four-year period where the Vikings program competed at the highest-level in the NJCAA. During the four-year span, the baseball program won three Region III Championships, and the team's historic run culminated with it competing for an NJCAA National Championship. The team finished with a 24-1 regular season record and 25-3 overall, including their three-game stint at the NJCAA World Series. 

Several members of the team earned All-American and All-Region honors, including Vikings Hall of Famer Gary Walcott (First Team All-American).  A majority of the roster went on to compete at the four-year level after playing for Hudson Valley. 

1971 Baseball Roster: Kevin Ahern (Glenmont, NY), Joe Amato (Piscataway, NJ), Adrian Babicek (Binghamton, NY), Mike Battiste (Hudson Falls, NY), John Brady (Troy, NY), Jack Broomhead (Cohoes, NY), Tom Carroll (Coxsackie, NY), Paul DeLuca (Schenectady, NY), Ed Dingo (Amsterdam, NY), Bill Gorman (Sayre, Penn.), Ed Harvey (Groton, Conn.), Bob Jablanski (Hudson, NY), Tom Jones (Harpursville, NY), Terry Kenny (Albany, NY), Jack MacDonald(Glens Falls, NY), Marcus McGill (Elba, NY), Jerry Pieklo (Hornell, NY), Jim Poole (Rensselaer, NY), Mark Reynolds (Pittsfield, Mass.), Doug Schoonmaker (Watervliet, NY), Jim Talarico (Williamstown, Mass.), Gary Walcott(East Greenbush, NY). 

Head Coach: John Pastore