2001 Baseball Team
Players: Brandon Bippert (B.A. '01), Chris Camarillo (B.A. '03), Joseph Contreras (B.A. '06), Rich Davis (CL '02), Oracio (O.J.) Garza (B.A. '02), Jason Guerra (B.A. '02), Carlos Guevara (B.A. '11), Jesse Gutierrez (CL '01), Justin Jenkins (B.A. '02), Ryan LaFleur (B.A. '03), David Nelson (B.B.A. '02), Derek Nelson (B.B.A. '05), Luke Pantuso (B.A. '02), Nicholas Pyka (B.A. '02), Manuel Reyes (B.A. '04), Brandon Roznovsky (B.B.A. '04), Nick Siljendahl (B.B.A. '02), Holden Stark (B.B.A. '02), Charles Stehling  (B.S. '03), Justin Steinbach (CL '03), Fernando Tadefa (B.A. '05), Carlos Tristan (B.B.A. '04), Clayton Wentworth (CL '04), Jeff Wigdahl (B.S. '10), Justin Willmann (B.S. '03, M.S. '12), James (J.R.) Wolfe (B.A. '03)
Head Coach: Charlie Migl (B.A. '78); Assistant Coaches: Chris Ermis (B.A. '97), John Maley; Statistics Coordinator: Gerard Le Canu (B.A. '02, M.B.A. '07); Assistant SID: David Jaworski (M.A. '02); Head Athletic Trainer: Bryan Meyenberg; Assistant Athletic Trainer: Melissa Bauernfeind (B.A. ’01); Bus Driver: Tony Leal; Public Address Announcer: Ken Witt
 
Highlights
NCAA National Champions
O.J. Garza (MVP), Joe Contreras, Jesse Gutierrez, Nick Siljendahl – NCAA All-Tournament
Jesse Gutierrez (1st), O.J. Garza (2nd) – ABCA All-Americans
Charlie Migl – ABCA National Coach of the Year
Jesse Gutierrez – Heartland Conference Player of the Year
Jesse Gutierrez, Joseph Contreras, O.J. Garza, Brandon Roznosky, Fernando Tadefa, Clayton Wentworth – Heartland All-Conference
 
Statistics
.363 batting average (School Record)
.562 slugging percentage (2nd All-Time)
.450 on-base percentage (2nd)
521 runs scored (2nd)
730 hits (School Record)
73 home runs (2nd)
2.99 ERA (6th)
.204 opponent batting average (2nd)
10.10 strikeouts/nine innings (School Record)
10 shutouts (2nd)
56 double plays turned (School Record)

The 2001 Baseball Team became the first Rattler team to win a national championship after the move to NCAA Division II, finishing with a 50-13 record. Head Coach Charlie Migl was named National Coach of the Year by the ABCA, while Jesse Gutierrez was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship, the Heartland Conference Player of the Year and an ABCA All-American.

Oracio "O.J." Garza was honored as the MVP of the South Central Regional and a Second-Team All-American, and Joseph Contreras, Brandon Rosznosky, Fernando Tadefa and Clayton Wentworth joined them on the Heartland All-Conference team. St. Mary's had three streaks of seven or more wins and went 5-1 at the National Tournament, defeating Central Missouri 11-3 in the Championship game, avengins an 11-10 loss to the Mules from two days prior.