Queens College Athletics

Louis DeBole ‘60 was a standout member of the Queens College baseball team in the late 1950s. Over his three-year varsity career, DeBole posted an 18-7 record on the hill, the most victories by a three-year player in program history. He was selected the team’s Most Valuable Player twice, and a two-time Knickerbocker Conference All-Star. Over his three-year career, he posted a 1.86 earned run average. He was one of the first Queens College baseball players to become a “major league bonus baby,” signing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1959. In 1958, DeBole threw three consecutive shutouts. He holds the school record for strikeouts in a season with 85, and in 1959 struck out 18 batters vs. Saint Peter’s. DeBole served as a Smithtown Middle School science teacher and baseball coach from 1964-1996. He currently serves as Smithtown Township Recreation Dept. baseball camp director, a position he has held since 1996.