Hall of Fame
Don Guillot played for the Broncs baseball team from 1983-87, and although he original made the team as a walk-on player, he led the Broncs to the 1983 and 1986 NCAA Central Regionals. The 1983 Broncs won a program record 64 games.
Guillot set three single-season program records in 1987 by scoring 85 runs, stealing 107 bases and walking 75 times. He holds the program records for runs scored (186), stolen bases (183) and games played (217). He also ranks second in program history in walks with 133.
The 107 steals, accomplished in 60 games, were an NCAA record. The previous mark was 104, held by Central Florida's Tim Barker, who needed 87 games to do it. He stole the last of those bases with a broken left thumb. After stealing his 106th base, the opposing shortstop accidentally stepped on Guillot's hand. Guillot scored the winning run moments later. The next night, Guillot wore a split underneath the thumb and played, scoring three runs and picking up his final stolen base.
“I will always be proud to be a Bronc,” Guillot said. ”Until the day I die.”
After graduating, Guillot played for the USA Baseball Team in the 1987 Pan American games. He hit .300 with a .517 on-base percentage, 11 runs scored and 11 stolen bases while batting leadoff to lead Team USA to a 10-0 start, including a victory over 1984 Olympic Gold Medal winning Japan. This caused the New York Mets to offer Guillot a contract, but he turned them down to continuing playing for his country.
“Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd be up here today,” Guillot said. ”But Coach Al [Ogletree] and Coach Reggie [Treadaway] has so much confidence in me both on and off the field.”
