Randy LeMay - Baseball (1974-1975)
Randy Lemay, Mt. Vernon native who played his last game for the Warriors in 1974 and is believed to be the lone two-sport All-Region selection in a 49-year athletic history encompassing Mt. Vernon Community College and Rend Lake College, was a menacing, 6-foot-5 pitcher for Hall of Fame Coach Mike McClure and a rugged inside stalwart for Hall-of-Famer Jim Waugh’s cagers.
Freshman Lemay helped a balanced RLC basketball quintet to the first 20-win campaign in the first 22 years of the program and a Southern Illinois College Conference crown. The next winter, he helped carry the squad by averaging 17.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per contest as the team “MVP” and All-SICC pick.
The two-year starter scored in double-digits 14 times as a freshman (high, 20) and 23 the following season, when he had 20 or more in seven contests. He netted 33 versus John A. Logan, 30 with 15 rebounds vs. SIU-Edwardsville and posted a 26-17 combo against Western Kentucky Vocational. His career stats: 683 points (13.1 average); 47.8 percent field goals; 69.5 per cent free throws; 447 rebounds (8.6).
Lemay may have been even more imposing on the diamond, where as a sophomore he helped the Warriors to a 32-6 record, SICC championship and No. 2 Region IV (state) and No. 20 national rankings.
He departed with records for mound wins (9), strikeouts (68) and shutouts that spring, including a 9-0 no-hitter against Kaskaskia, and was named All-Great Lakes District and All-SICC. The Warriors started 7-0 and later reeled off 13 wins in a row, one of 10 team records established. His ’72-73 Warriors were the first to post a winning record at 17-13 and shared league honors.
Lemay played both sports the next season at Marian College (IN).
2009 Induction Ceremonies
February 28, 2009
Rend Lake College Banquet Center
Nominating Process
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