National College Baseball Hall of Fame

National College Baseball
Hall of Fame
FounderCollege Baseball Foundation
Location
Websitewww.collegebaseballhall.org

The National College Baseball Hall of Fame is an institution operated by the College Baseball Foundation serving as the central point for the study of the history of college baseball in the United States. In partnership with the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library located on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, the Hall of Fame inducts former collegiate players and coaches who have met selection criteria of distinction. On January 23, 2024, the College Baseball Foundation announced it would open a physical hall of fame in Overland Park, Kansas, in the Museum at Prairiefire.

History

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The College Baseball Foundation was formed in 2004 as a non-profit organization, with the dual aims of continuing the Brooks Wallace Award and creating a national college baseball hall of fame. The inaugural Wallace Award was bestowed in 2004, but the inaugural Hall of Fame induction class was not chosen until 2006. As of 2006, organizers hoped to have a permanent building constructed by 2008.[1] As of January 2013, the Foundation had raised approximately $7 million of the $13 million goal, after receiving a $5 million grant from the Moody Foundation.[2] A ceremonial groundbreaking was held in June 2015 in Lubbock.[3] In April 2017, the Foundation announced that it would no longer pursue constructing a museum in Lubbock.[4]

Inductees

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The 2006 inaugural class for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame consisted of five former coaches and five former players.[5] Annually thereafter, through 2016, additional players and coaches were enshrined.[6] In May 2017, organizers cancelled that year's annual “Night of Champions” induction ceremony.[4]

Key
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Players

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Year Inductee Position(s) University
2006 Will Clark First baseman Mississippi State
Bob Horner Infielder Arizona State
Brooks Kieschnick Outfielder Texas
Pitcher
Dave Winfield Outfielder Minnesota
Pitcher
Robin Ventura Third baseman Oklahoma State
2007 Jim Abbott Pitcher Michigan
Pete Incaviglia Outfielder Oklahoma State
Fred Lynn Outfielder Southern California
John Olerud First baseman Washington State
Pitcher
Phil Stephenson First baseman Wichita State
Derek Tatsuno Pitcher Hawaii
2008 Steve Arlin Pitcher Ohio State
Eddie Bane Pitcher Arizona State
Floyd Bannister Pitcher Arizona State
Neal Heaton Pitcher Miami
Burt Hooton Pitcher Texas
Dick Howser Infielder Florida State
Ben McDonald Pitcher Louisiana State
Greg Swindell Pitcher Texas
2009 Joe Carter Outfielder Wichita State
Darren Dreifort First baseman Wichita State
Pitcher
Kirk Dressendorfer Pitcher Texas
Barry Larkin Shortstop Michigan
Keith Moreland Third baseman Texas
Rafael Palmeiro First baseman Mississippi State
Outfielder
Todd Walker Second baseman Louisiana State
2010 Alan Bannister Shortstop Arizona State
Eddy Furniss First baseman Louisiana State
Don Heinkel Pitcher Wichita State
Dave Magadan First baseman Alabama
Third baseman
B. J. Surhoff Catcher North Carolina
Rich Wortham Pitcher Texas
2011 Terry Francona Outfielder Arizona
Danny Goodwin Catcher Southern
Dick Groat Shortstop Duke
Oddibe McDowell Centerfielder Arizona State
Tim Wallach First baseman Cal State Fullerton
2012 Lou Brock Outfielder Southern
Nomar Garciaparra Shortstop Georgia Tech
Tim Jorgensen Shortstop Wisconsin–Oshkosh
Brad Wilkerson First baseman Florida
Pitcher
2013 Sal Bando Third baseman Arizona State
Tom Borland Pitcher Oklahoma State
Ralph Garr Second baseman Grambling State
Tino Martinez First baseman Tampa
Roy Smalley III Shortstop Southern California
2014 Bill Bordley Pitcher Southern California
Alex Fernandez Pitcher Miami
Miami Dade College
Mike Fiore Outfielder Miami
Mickey Sullivan Outfielder Baylor
2015 Joe Arnold Pitcher Miami-Dade College
Arizona State
Lance Berkman First baseman Rice
Al Holland Pitcher North Carolina A&T
Mike Kelly Outfielder Arizona State
Rick Reichardt Outfielder Wisconsin
Frank Viola Pitcher St. John's
2016 Matt DeSalvo Pitcher Marietta
J. D. Drew Outfielder Florida State
Rick Monday Outfielder Arizona State
Tom Paciorek Outfielder Houston
2019 Dave Chalk Third baseman Texas
Andre Dawson Outfielder Florida A&M
Wally Hood Pitcher University of Southern California
Mark Kotsay Outfielder Cal State Fullerton
Billy Wagner Pitcher Ferrum
2020 Doug Ault First baseman Texas Tech
Pete Barnes Outfielder Southern University
Rick Cerone Catcher Seton Hall
John Deutsch Infielder Montclair State
Gary Gentry Pitcher Arizona State
Jim Gideon Pitcher Texas
Roy Lee Jackson Pitcher Tuskegee
Paul Molitor Infielder Minnesota
Jason Varitek Catcher Georgia Tech
2021 Rusty Adkins Outfielder Clemson
Second baseman
Tom Brennan Lewis
Tim Burzette La Verne
Rich Dauer Cal State San Bernardino
Southern California
Todd Helton Tennessee
Terry Kennedy Florida State
Gregg Olson Auburn
2022 Bill Almon Infielder Brown
Casey Close Michigan
Condredge Holloway Tennessee
Ken Ritter North Central College
Rickie Weeks Southern
2023 Chris Bando Arizona State
Ron Darling Yale
Mike Fuentes Florida State
Alex Gordon Nebraska
Steve Kemp Southern California
Russell Martin Southwestern

Head coaches

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Year Inductee University
2006 Skip Bertman Louisiana State
2006 Rod Dedeaux Southern California
2006 Ron Fraser Miami
2006 Cliff Gustafson Texas
2006 Bobby Winkles Arizona State
2007 Chuck Brayton Washington State
2007 Jim Brock Arizona State
2007 Bibb Falk Texas
2007 Jerry Kindall Arizona
2007 Dick Siebert Minnesota
2008 Bob Todd Ohio State
2008 Gary Ward New Mexico State
Oklahoma State
2009 Gordie Gillespie St. Francis
2009 Ron Polk Georgia
Georgia Southern
Mississippi State
2010 Bob Bennett Fresno State
2010 Wally Kincaid Cerritos College
2011 Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Grambling
2011 Bill Wilhelm Clemson
2012 Ed Cheff Lewis–Clark State
2012 Wayne Graham Rice
San Jacinto College
2012 Frank Sancet Arizona
2013 Don Schaly Marietta College
2013 John Winkin Colby College
Husson College
Maine
2014 Demie Mainieri Miami-Dade North Community College
2014 Gene Stephenson Wichita State
2015 Larry Hays Lubbock Christian
Texas Tech
2015 Bill Holowaty Eastern Connecticut
2016 Robert Braddy Jackson State
2016 Augie Garrido San Francisco State
Cal Poly
Cal State Fullerton
Illinois
Texas
2016 Tommy Thomas Valdosta State
2019 Mike Martin Florida State
2019 Lloyd Simmons Seminole State
2020 Jim Morris Georgia Tech
Miami
2020 John Scolinos Pepperdine
Cal Poly Pomona
2021 Robert Lee Southern
2021 Danny Litwhiler Florida State
Michigan State
2021 Mark Marquess Stanford
2021 Frank Vieira New Haven
2022 Roger Cador Southern
2022 Ken Dugan Lipscomb
2022 Andy Lopez Pepperdine
Florida
Arizona
2022 Art Mazmanian Mount San Antonio College
2023 Pat Casey George Fox College
Oregon State
2023 Jack Coffey Fordham
2023 Mike Metheny Southeastern Oklahoma State
2023 Marty Miller Norfolk State

Veteran players (pre-1947 era)

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Year Inductee University
2007 Jack Barry Holy Cross
2007 Lou Gehrig Columbia
2007 Christy Mathewson Bucknell
2007 Joe Sewell Alabama
2008 Billy Disch Texas
2008 Ownie Carroll Holy Cross
2008 Jackie Robinson UCLA
2009 Branch Rickey Michigan
Ohio Wesleyan
2010 George Sisler Michigan
2010 Charlie Teague Wake Forest
2014 William Clarence Matthews Tuskegee Institute
Harvard
2021 Frank Quinn Yale

Executives

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Year Inductee Association
2019 Dennis Poppe NCAA
2020 Everett Barnes American Baseball Coaches Association
2021 Dave Keilitz American Baseball Coaches Association

Umpires

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Year Inductee Association
2020 Randy Christal NCAA
2021 Dave Yeast NCAA
2022 Jim Garman NCAA
2023 C.J. Mitchell NCAA
2023 Tony Thompson NCAA

Induction

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Criteria

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Selection criteria and categorization has changed over time.

The original criteria, established in 2006, allow for recognition of:[7][8]

  • Coaches — eligible after ending their active collegiate career (and not actively coaching a professional baseball team) who have achieved 300 career wins or won at least 65% of their games.
  • Players — eligible five years after their final collegiate season (and not actively playing professional baseball) who competed for at least one year at a four-year institution, and made an All American (post-1947) or All League (pre-1947) team.
  • Teams — of "great achievement" at a four-year institution.

The top ten voter-getters were selected for induction to the Hall of Fame. Veteran and Historical Committees could nominate individuals from the pre-1947 era, however there was no differentiation in how approved nominees were recognized.

In 2009, a small school category was added, "featuring players and coaches from NAIA, NCAA Divisions II and III, and two-year colleges."[9]

In 2011, a Legends and Pioneers Committee was created, "...designed to provide recognition to black pioneers in college baseball and to honor outstanding players and coaches whose careers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities began prior to 1975."[10] Also, nominees would now be required to reach a threshold of votes, rather than automatically inducting the top ten vote-getters.[9]

In 2012, voting was revised with five ballot categories: Vintage Era (pre-1964) players and coaches, small school players, small school coaches, 1964–2001 players, and NCAA Division I coaches.[11]

Ceremony

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The induction ceremony for the inaugural class occurred on July 4, 2006. The “Night of Champions” was usually held the day after the Brooks Wallace Award winner was announced; the most recent induction ceremony was held in 2016.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Winfield leads class of 10 into College Baseball Hall" (July 4, 2006). Associated Press. College Sports (ESPN.com). Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  2. ^ Aaron Fitt (January 8, 2013). "College Baseball Hall Of Fame Receives $5 Million Grant". Baseball America. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  3. ^ "College Hall of Fame breaks ground on museum site". collegebaseballhall.org. June 29, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Williams, Don (May 30, 2017). "College Baseball Hall of Fame cancels annual induction night in Lubbock". lubbockonline.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.. On January 23, 2024, the College Baseball Foundation announced it would open a physical hall of fame in Overland Park, Kansas, in the Prairiefire.
  5. ^ "2006 College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". collegebaseballhall.org. 2006. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". collegebaseballhall.org. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "Criteria - Hall of Fame Enshrinement". collegebaseballfoundation.org. 2006. Archived from the original on May 18, 2006 – via Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ "Minimum Eligibility Requirements - College Baseball Hall of Fame" (PDF). www.collegebaseballfoundation.org. 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2006. Retrieved April 14, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ a b "Voting underway for sixth CHOF class". collegebaseballhall.org. February 8, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  10. ^ "Legends and Pioneers Committee announced". collegebaseballhall.org. January 18, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  11. ^ "Voting underway for seventh Hall of Fame class". collegebaseballhall.org. February 17, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

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