TOLEDO, Ohio – Former University of Toledo head baseball coach Stan Sanders passed away on Friday. He was 81.
Sanders helmed the Rockets' baseball program from 1970-81 and 1981-92, winning a program-record 534 games during his tenure. He coached 31 All-MAC players, and 46 of his athletes played professional baseball following their careers at Toledo. Six of his former players went on to play in the MLB: Stan Clarke, Scott Fletcher, Tom Marsh, Len Matuszek, A.J. Sager, and Marc Wilkins.
Former Rocket and All-American Roger Coe played under Sanders, as did 13 Varsity T Hall of Famers: Len Matuszek, John Pilewski, Mike Rachuba, Paul Peer, A.