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| Founder | College Baseball Foundation |
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TheNational College Baseball Hall of Fame is an institution operated by theCollege Baseball Foundation serving as the central point for the study of the history ofcollege baseball in theUnited States. In partnership with the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library located on the campus ofTexas Tech University inLubbock, 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 theMuseum at Prairiefire.
TheCollege Baseball Foundation was formed in 2004 as anon-profit organization, with the dual aims of continuing theBrooks 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 theMoody 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 theNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
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| 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 |
| 2024 | Jim Paronto | NCAA |
| 2025 | Scott Boras | Agent |
| Year | Inductee | Association |
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| 2020 | Randy Christal | NCAA |
| 2021 | Dave Yeast | NCAA |
| 2022 | Jim Garman | NCAA |
| 2023 | C.J. Mitchell | NCAA |
| Tony Thompson | NCAA | |
| 2025 | Paul Guillie | 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 fromNAIA, 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 atHistorically 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 theBrooks Wallace Award winner was announced; the most recent induction ceremony was held in 2016.
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