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Bob Riesener is Keynote Speaker for UWA Grand Slam Dinner January 28

LIVINGSTON, Ala. – Bob Riesener, the winningest college baseball coach in the history of the state of Alabama, will be the keynote speaker for the annual University of West Alabama Grand Slam Dinner.
 
The annual event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Bell Conference Center on the UWA campus. Tickets are $30 for adults, $15 for children 12-and-under, and can be purchased at the door or by calling (205) 652-3802. UWA baseball souvenirs will also be available.
 
Riesener coached at Livingston University (now UWA) from 1968 to 1971 before moving on to the University of Montevallo, where he guided the Falcons for 30 years. He put together 1,045 career wins before retiring from coaching in 2003.
 
He was named the Alabama Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year four times while coaching the Tigers. His 1970 LU team won the NAIA Area V title and finished third at the NAIA National Tournament. Under Riesener, Tiger baseball teams compiled a 111-34 record and appeared in post season action all four seasons.
 
During his tenure with the Falcons, Riesener compiled a 937-671 record and led Montevallo to four NAIA Southern States Conference Championships, four District 27 titles and one NAIA Southeast Independent Sectional title. Eleven of his Montevallo teams finished in the national top 25.
 
Riesener served for 10 years as the NAIA District Baseball Chair, six years as NAIA Area Baseball Chair, and six years on the NAIA BCA Executive Committee – one year as president.
 
As a farmhand in the New York Yankees system, Riesener recorded one of the best stat lines in the history of minor league baseball. In 1957 he posted a 20-0 record for the Alexandria Aces of the Class C Evangeline League. No other minor league pitcher has ever gone 20-0 in the regular season.
 
Riesener is a member of the NAIA Hall of Fame, the UWA Athletic Hall of Fame and the University of Montevallo Athletic Hall of Fame.
 
 
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