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.
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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]
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]
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
Year | Inductee | Position(s) | University |
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2006 | Will Clark | First baseman | Mississippi State |
2006 | Bob Horner | Infielder | Arizona State |
2006 | Brooks Kieschnick | Outfielder | Texas |
Pitcher | |||
2006 | Dave Winfield | Outfielder | Minnesota |
Pitcher | |||
2006 | Robin Ventura | Third baseman | Oklahoma State |
2007 | Jim Abbott | Pitcher | Michigan |
2007 | Pete Incaviglia | Outfielder | Oklahoma State |
2007 | Fred Lynn | Outfielder | Southern California |
2007 | John Olerud | First baseman | Washington State |
Pitcher | |||
2007 | Phil Stephenson | First baseman | Wichita State |
2007 | Derek Tatsuno | Pitcher | Hawaii |
2008 | Steve Arlin | Pitcher | Ohio State |
2008 | Eddie Bane | Pitcher | Arizona State |
2008 | Floyd Bannister | Pitcher | Arizona State |
2008 | Neal Heaton | Pitcher | Miami |
2008 | Burt Hooton | Pitcher | Texas |
2008 | Dick Howser | Infielder | Florida State |
2008 | Ben McDonald | Pitcher | Louisiana State |
2008 | Greg Swindell | Pitcher | Texas |
2009 | Joe Carter | Outfielder | Wichita State |
2009 | Darren Dreifort | First baseman | Wichita State |
Pitcher | |||
2009 | Kirk Dressendorfer | Pitcher | Texas |
2009 | Barry Larkin | Shortstop | Michigan |
2009 | Keith Moreland | Third baseman | Texas |
2009 | Rafael Palmeiro | First baseman | Mississippi State |
Outfielder | |||
2009 | Todd Walker | Second baseman | Louisiana State |
2010 | Alan Bannister | Shortstop | Arizona State |
2010 | Eddy Furniss | First baseman | Louisiana State |
2010 | Don Heinkel | Pitcher | Wichita State |
2010 | Dave Magadan | First baseman | Alabama |
Third baseman | |||
2010 | B. J. Surhoff | Catcher | North Carolina |
2010 | Rich Wortham | Pitcher | Texas |
2011 | Terry Francona | Outfielder | Arizona |
2011 | Danny Goodwin | Catcher | Southern |
2011 | Dick Groat | Shortstop | Duke |
2011 | Oddibe McDowell | Centerfielder | Arizona State |
2011 | Tim Wallach | First baseman | Cal State Fullerton |
2012 | Lou Brock | Outfielder | Southern |
2012 | Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop | Georgia Tech |
2012 | Tim Jorgensen | Shortstop | Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
2012 | Brad Wilkerson | First baseman | Florida |
Pitcher | |||
2013 | Sal Bando | Third baseman | Arizona State |
2013 | Tom Borland | Pitcher | Oklahoma State |
2013 | Ralph Garr | Second baseman | Grambling State |
2013 | Tino Martinez | First baseman | Tampa |
2013 | Roy Smalley III | Shortstop | Southern California |
2014 | Bill Bordley | Pitcher | Southern California |
2014 | Alex Fernandez | Pitcher | Miami |
Miami Dade College | |||
2014 | Mike Fiore | Outfielder | Miami |
2014 | Mickey Sullivan | Outfielder | Baylor |
2015 | Joe Arnold | Pitcher | Miami-Dade College |
Arizona State | |||
2015 | Lance Berkman | First baseman | Rice |
2015 | Al Holland | Pitcher | North Carolina A&T |
2015 | Mike Kelly | Outfielder | Arizona State |
2015 | Rick Reichardt | Outfielder | Wisconsin |
2015 | Frank Viola | Pitcher | St. John's |
2016 | Matt DeSalvo | Pitcher | Marietta |
2016 | J. D. Drew | Outfielder | Florida State |
2016 | Rick Monday | Outfielder | Arizona State |
2016 | Tom Paciorek | Outfielder | Houston |
2019 | Dave Chalk | Third baseman | Texas |
2019 | Andre Dawson | Outfielder | Florida A&M |
2019 | Wally Hood | Pitcher | University of Southern California |
2019 | Mark Kotsay | Outfielder | Cal State Fullerton |
2019 | Billy Wagner | Pitcher | Ferrum |
2020 | Doug Ault | First baseman | Texas Tech |
2020 | Pete Barnes | Outfielder | Southern University |
2020 | Rick Cerone | Catcher | Seton Hall |
2020 | John Deutsch | Infielder | Montclair State |
2020 | Gary Gentry | Pitcher | Arizona State |
2020 | Jim Gideon | Pitcher | Texas |
2020 | Roy Lee Jackson | Pitcher | Tuskegee |
2020 | Paul Molitor | Infielder | Minnesota |
2020 | Jason Varitek | Catcher | Georgia Tech |
2021 | Rusty Adkins | Clemson | |
2021 | Tom Brennan | Lewis | |
2021 | Tim Burzette | La Verne | |
2021 | Rich Dauer | Cal State San Bernardino | |
Southern California | |||
2021 | Todd Helton | Tennessee | |
2021 | Terry Kennedy | Florida State | |
2021 | Gregg Olson | Auburn | |
Year | Inductee | University |
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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 |
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 |
Year | Inductee | University |
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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 |
Year | Inductee | Association |
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2019 | Dennis Poppe | NCAA |
2020 | Everett Barnes | American Baseball Coaches Association |
2021 | Dave Keilitz | American Baseball Coaches Association |
Year | Inductee | Association |
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2020 | Randy Christal | NCAA |
2021 | Dave Yeast | NCAA |
Selection criteria and categorization has changed over time.
The original criteria, established in 2006, allow for recognition of:[7][8]
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]
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.