THE CITADEL Bulldog Greats A member of The Citadel’s baseball teams in 1958-60 that won 52 of 72 games and that were coached by Mack Erwin ... was a shortstop for one season before moving to third base for his junior and senior years ... serving as the team captain in 1960, which was the first Citadel baseball team ever to appear in the NCAA Regionals, he is remembered for slamming two home runs in the 8-6 victory at Clemson en route to his All-Southern Conference citation ... a career .340 hitter.
Mike Montei ’87
Inducted: 2005 A two-time member of the All-Southern Conference baseball team and a four-year letterman ... his 30 victories, along with Hall of Famer Dick Almes ’60, set the standard for all Citadel pitchers ... when he graduated in 1987, Montei was tied as the second all-time winningest pitcher in military college history ... also upon his graduation, he held school records for most innings pitched in a season (99.1 in ’87) and career (315), and most career appearances (64) ... regarded as a control pitcher with the breaking ball as his bread-and-butter pitch, Montei, as a freshman, was the winning pitcher for Coach Chal Port’s 400th career victory ... averaging a miniscule 1.3 walks per 9 innings, Montei defeated Furman in Greenville four consecutive years and was the winning pitcher against North Carolina three straight years.
Gene More III (Honorary)
Inducted: 2008 A prominent civic leader in Boynton Beach, Fla., including stints as mayor and town attorney, Moore was a member of Citadel basketball and baseball teams in the late 1940s and ‘50. He served as the baseball team captain in 1950 and signed a pro contract with the Philadelphia Phillies but the political science major opted for law school. Moore graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1953 and served on active duty for two years as a 1st Lt. in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Staff. A 2008 recipient of the Southern Conference Distinguish Service Award, Moore provided a seven-figure gift for the revitalization of Johnson Hagood Stadium during Homecoming on November 9, 2002.
Chal Port (Honorary)
Inducted: 1996 An honorary inductee who spent 27 years (1965-91) as the head baseball coach ... compiled a 641-386-2 (.624) overall record ... remains the winningest coach in the school’s history at any sport ... led The Citadel to five postseason NCAA Regional Tournaments ... his ‘90 team advanced to the College World Series in Omaha ... that squad was the first and still only military school ever to reach the World Series ... posted a winning record in 24 of his 27 season ... led the Bulldogs to seven Southern Conference championships ... named Atlantic Region Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1990 ... named Southern Conference Coach of the Year five times ... voted state of South Carolina Coach of the Year three times ... honored by The Sporting News as the National Coach of the Year in 1990 ... coached the ‘90 team to a school record 26-consecutive wins ... finished the ‘90 season with a No. 6 ranking by Collegiate Baseball ... graduated all but three of his players in 27 years ... coached 12 future professional players ... voted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame in 1995.
Doug Pounder ’71
Inducted: 1981 One of the first recipients of full baseball grant-in-aid ... was one of the top pitchers in Citadel baseball history ... held career records for games (52), games started (35), complete games (20), and innings pitched (257 2/3) ... led 1971 team to Southern Conference title with 10-1 record and 1.28 ERA.
Brett Reames ’96
Inducted: 2008 Reames was a hard-throwing right-hander who finished his career with an 18-7 record and 2.03 ERA. After his senior season, he was second in school history with 296 career strikeouts, having established the mark for strikeouts in a season (135 in 1994) and game (18, vs. Marshall in 1995 during the SoCon Tournament). He was a member of the 1994 pitching staff that set the mark with 531 strikeouts and he recorded 10 wins in 1995. A twotime All-Southern Conference performer (first team in 1995; second team in 1994), Reames earned All-SoCon Tournament honors in 1994 and 1995. In 1994 he had the best league ERA (2.16) and in 1995 was tops in the
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league in strikeouts per 9 innings (11.3). He played on two SoCon Tournament championship teams, one team that captured a regular-season title, and pitched in the 1994 East Regional at Clemson and the 1995 Mideast Regional at Knoxville. Reames was drafted in the 17th round by the St. Louis Cardinals and in 2000 pitched for the Cardinals in the Division Series against Atlanta and the National League Championship Series against New York. He played six years in the Major Leagues for the Cardinals, Montreal Expos, Oakland Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates.
George Rogers ’10
Inducted: 1979 Earned 12 letters in football, baseball and track ... captained each team ... coached Citadel football for 20 years, including four seasons as head coach (1913-15, ’19), and had an overall won-loss record of 14-16-3 (.470).
Jack Rogers ’22
Inducted: 1984 Earned 10 letters in baseball, football and track from 1918-22 ... served as captain of the baseball team for two seasons ... was all-state his freshman season ... was an assistant coach for the Bulldogs for six years.
Jack Simmons ’22
Inducted: 1980 Earned 13 letters in football, baseball, track and tennis ... coached the freshmen and varsity backfield ... served on school’s athletic council.
Billy Swails ’89
Inducted: 2003 A local product that lettered four times for Chal Port-coached baseball teams ... received All-Southern Conference honors three times as a second baseman ... earned a spot as a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association All-America Team in 1989 ... as a senior, he batted .420, one of only seven modern-day players to reach the coveted .400 mark and the last to do so ... at the end of his career, was first on the school charts in runs scored (159), walks (127) and assists (445), third in games played (176), at-bats (579), hits (195), total bases (265) and doubles (53), and fifth in stolen bases (58).
Ray Swetenberg ’27
Inducted: 1993 Lettered in football and baseball and was an All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association selection in 1926 ... was voted the best athlete in his senior class of 1927.
Billy Symmes ’35
Inducted: 1983 A four-sport athlete in football, boxing, track and baseball ... was selected allstate in football both his junior and senior years ... served as captain of the football team ... served as the regimental executive officer his senior year.
John Weeks ’17
Inducted: 1978 Was a three-sport star, starting four years in football (1913-16) and three in basketball and baseball ... was two-time all-state quarterback ... served as captain for both the football and basketball teams.
Billy Whaley ’62
Inducted: 1983 Earned six letters in football and baseball ... a quarterback on the 1959-61 teams, he directed The Citadel to its first Southern Conference football championship in 1961 ... was tri-captain of that team ... led the ’61 team in total offense with 1,030 yards and passing with 1,083 yards ...selected all-conference as third baseman in 1962 when he led the league in runs batted in.
Richard Wieters ’77
Inducted: 1985 Four-year letterman in baseball and was an All-South Carolina performer ... was twice named South Carolina Player of the Year at two different positions and was a first-team All-American as a designated hitter ... led the team in hitting three consecutive years ... paced the team in wins two straight seasons ... remains in the top-10 complete games and shutouts ... excelled in the classroom as well ... played minor league ball for the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox organizations.
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