National College Baseball Hall of Fame

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 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."Winfield leads class of 10 into College Baseball Hall" (July 4, 2006). Associated Press. College Sports (ESPN.com). Retrieved 2010-08-19. 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. A ceremonial groundbreaking was held in June 2015 in Lubbock. In April 2017, the Foundation announced that it would no longer pursue constructing a museum in Lubbock.. On January 23, 2024, the College Baseball Foundation announced it would open a physical hall of fame in Overland Park, Kansas, in the Prairiefire.

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

Players Year Inductee Position(s) University 2006 First baseman Mississippi State Infielder Arizona State OutfielderTexas Pitcher Outfielder Minnesota Pitcher Third baseman Oklahoma State 2007 Pitcher Michigan Outfielder Oklahoma State Outfielder Southern California First baseman Washington State Pitcher First baseman Wichita State Pitcher Hawaii 2008 Pitcher Ohio State Pitcher Arizona State Pitcher Arizona State Pitcher Miami Pitcher Texas Infielder Florida State Pitcher Louisiana State Pitcher Texas 2009 Outfielder Wichita State First baseman Wichita State Pitcher Pitcher Texas Shortstop Michigan Third baseman Texas First baseman Mississippi State Outfielder Second baseman Louisiana State 2010 Shortstop Arizona State First baseman Louisiana State Pitcher Wichita State First baseman Alabama Third baseman Catcher North Carolina Pitcher Texas 2011 Outfielder Arizona Catcher Southern Shortstop Duke Centerfielder Arizona State First baseman Cal State Fullerton 2012 Outfielder Southern Shortstop Georgia Tech Shortstop Wisconsin–Oshkosh First baseman Florida Pitcher 2013 Third baseman Arizona State Pitcher Oklahoma State Second baseman Grambling State First baseman Tampa Shortstop Southern California 2014 Pitcher Southern California Pitcher Miami Miami Dade College Outfielder Miami Outfielder Baylor 2015 Pitcher Miami Dade College Arizona State First baseman Rice Pitcher North Carolina A&T Outfielder Arizona State Outfielder Wisconsin Pitcher St. John's2016 Pitcher Marietta Outfielder Florida State Outfielder Arizona State Outfielder Houston2019 Third baseman Texas Outfielder Florida A&M Pitcher Southern California Outfielder Cal State Fullerton Pitcher Ferrum2020 First baseman Texas Tech Outfielder Southern Catcher Seton Hall Infielder Montclair State Pitcher Arizona State Pitcher Texas Pitcher Tuskegee Infielder Minnesota Catcher Georgia Tech2021 OutfielderClemson Second baseman Lewis La Verne Cal State San Bernardino Southern California Tennessee Florida State Auburn2022 Infielder Brown Michigan Tennessee North Central Southern2023 Catcher Arizona State Pitcher Yale Outfielder Outfielder Florida State Third baseman Nebraska Outfielder Southern California Pitcher Southwestern2024 Pitcher San Jacinto North Texas Third baseman Arkansas Shortstop North Park Shortstop Ohio Third baseman Georgia Tech Pitcher Southern California Pitcher Texas2025 Pitcher Florida State Pitcher Clemson Pitcher South Carolina Shortstop Mesa College Arizona State Third baseman Wake Forest Pitcher Florida State First baseman Southern California Pitcher Third baseman Cal State Fullerton Pitcher Vanderbilt Pitcher Jackson State Outfielder Harvard Pitcher San Diego State Pitcher Marietta College First baseman2026 Pitcher South Carolina Outfielder Arizona State Pitcher Mississippi State Outfielder Jackson State Pitcher USC PitcherFlorida A&M Outfielder Pitcher Fresno State Pitcher Southern California Third baseman Texas A&M First baseman Stanford Pitcher LSU Catcher Florida State Infielder Indiana Outfielder Arizona Pitcher Texas Pitcher USC

Head coaches Year Inductee University 2006 Louisiana State Southern California Miami Texas Arizona State 2007 Washington State Arizona State Texas Arizona Minnesota 2008 New Mexico State Oklahoma State 2009 St. FrancisGeorgiaGeorgia SouthernMississippi State 2010 Fresno State Cerritos College 2011 Grambling Clemson 2012 Lewis–Clark State Rice San Jacinto College Arizona 2013 Marietta College Colby College Husson College Maine 2014 Miami-Dade North Community College Wichita State 2015 Lubbock Christian Texas Tech Eastern Connecticut 2016 Jackson State San Francisco State Cal Poly Cal State Fullerton Illinois Texas Valdosta State 2019 Florida State Seminole State 2020 Georgia Tech Miami Pepperdine Cal Poly Pomona 2021 Southern Florida State Michigan State Stanford New Haven 2022 Southern Lipscomb Pepperdine Florida Arizona Mount San Antonio College 2023 George Fox College Oregon State Fordham Southeastern Oklahoma State Norfolk State 2024 Grambling State North Carolina Wesleyan North Carolina Cumberland2025 Arkansas California Middlebury Michigan Hawaii North Carolina State South Carolina Sacramento City2026 Kent State Georgia Tech Florida Southern

Veteran players (pre-1947 era) YearInducteeUniversity 2007 Holy Cross Columbia Bucknell Alabama 2008 Texas Holy Cross UCLA 2009 Michigan Ohio Wesleyan 2010 Michigan Wake Forest2014 Tuskegee Institute Harvard 2021 Yale

Executives Year Inductee Association 2019 NCAA 2020 American Baseball Coaches Association 2021 American Baseball Coaches Association 2024 NCAA 2025 Agent 2026 Contributor

Umpires Year Inductee Association 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2019 2020 2021 NCAA 2022 NCAA 2023 NCAA NCAA 2025 NCAA 2026 NCAA NCAA

Induction

Criteria Selection criteria and categorization has changed over time.

The original criteria, established in 2006, allow for recognition of:

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."

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." Also, nominees would now be required to reach a threshold of votes, rather than automatically inducting the top ten vote-getters.

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.

Ceremony 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.

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