Hall of Fame

Judson A. Thigpen III

  • Class
  • Induction
    2009
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball

- Pitcher

- Statesmen’s first true relief specialist

- Held team record at the time for most appearances in a season (21)

- Held team record at the time for most appearances in a career (52)

- 1977-78 held team record for most career saves (15)

- 10-7 record in 1977-78

- 2.39 earned run average was top on team

- Pitched in three of DSU’s first four games in the 1977 College World Series

- Had a win over New Haven and a save over No. 1-ranked Eckerd College in 1977 World Series

- Won 10-inning opener over Troy State in 1978 GSC Tournament

- Won 10-inning opener over Mankato in 1978 regional tournament

- Fine relief efforts vs. Southwest Missouri and New Haven helped Statesmen advance to the 1978 national championship game

- Hurled three scoreless innings to get credit for a win in national semifinal game, 1978

- Chosen to represent USA Division II to play a series of games in Mexico

- Drafted by the Detroit Tigers and played several years in their minor league system

- Judson and his family made a major gift to build the J.A. “Bud” Thigpen Baseball Annex, a tremendous asset to the DSU baseball complex

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