How very odd. I assume that it is in Lubbock because somebody, the city or somebody else came up with the money to build it and other more logical places decided to pass. It would have made much more sense to have it in Austin Texas, or Southern California some place...but Lubbock???? __________________________________________________________ April 11, 2006, 11:54PM Lubbock will be home to College Hall 46 greats are among candidates for inaugural class Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Dave Winfield dominated from the mound, Pete Incaviglia became the home run king and Robin Ventura went on a 58-game hitting streak. That was back when they were still wearing their school colors, before they became major league stars. Now, there will be a College Baseball Hall of Fame to honor them, with the announcement set for today. Winfield, Incaviglia and Ventura are among 46 nominees for the hall's inaugural class. The finalists will be announced April 26, followed by an induction ceremony July 4 in Lubbock. "Just like Canton and Cooperstown, sports fans around the nation will begin to turn their attention to Lubbock every summer," said John Askins, chairman and CEO of the College Baseball Foundation, which established the hall. "Different groups have talked about a college baseball hall of fame, but we decided to do something about it," he said. The hall of fame museum will be part of a new baseball stadium complex, which will be built on the campus of Texas Tech and is scheduled to open before the 2008 season. The 22 former players, 12 former coaches and 12 pre-1947 veterans will be voted on strictly because of their college achievements. The list will be pared down through two rounds of voting by an 80-member committee consisting of current and retired head coaches, former players, NCAA commissioners, sports information directors and media. Texas has a strong presence on the list, with former players Brooks Kieschnick and Keith Moreland on the list of eligible players, Cliff Gustafson among the nominated coaches and Billy Disch and Bobby Layne among the pre-1947 candidates. Former Baylor greats Mickey Sullivan and Ted Lyons also made the list. Winfield, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, led Minnesota as a pitcher and outfielder and was chosen the Most Outstanding Player of the 1973 College World Series. Incaviglia was one of college baseball's most feared sluggers, setting the career marks for homers with 100 in just three years at Oklahoma State. His 1985 season is the most impressive offensive performance in college history, with 48 home runs, 143 RBIs, 285 total bases and a 1.140 slugging percentage — all remain as single-season Division I records. Ventura gained national recognition in 1987 with his 58-game hitting streak — still a Division I record — and had a career batting average of .428 at Oklahoma State. COLLEGE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME NOMINEES Players Steve Arlin, Ohio State; Joe Carter, Wichita State; Will Clark, Mississippi State; Neal Heaton, Miami; Bob Horner, Arizona State; Pete Incaviglia, Oklahoma State; Jackie Jensen, California; Brooks Kieschnick, Texas; Barry Larkin, Michigan; Fred Lynn, Southern California; Dave Magadan, Alabama; Paul Molitor, Minnesota; Keith Moreland, Texas; John Olerud, Washington State; Phil Stephenson, Wichita State; Mickey Sullivan, Baylor; B.J. Surhoff, North Carolina; Billy Swift, Maine; Derek Tatsuno, Hawaii; Robin Ventura, Oklahoma State; Tim Wallach, Cal State Fullerton; Dave Winfield, Minnesota. Coaches Skip Bertman, LSU; Bobo Brayton, Washington State; Jim Brock, Arizona State; Rod Dedeaux, Southern California; Bibb Falk, Texas; Ron Fraser, Miami; Cliff Gustafson, Texas; Jerry Kindall, Arizona; Dick Siebert, Minnesota; Gary Ward, Oklahoma State and New Mexico State; Bill Wilhelm, Clemson; Bobby Winkles, Arizona State. Pre-1947 coaches and players Jack Barry, Holy Cross (coach); Owen Carroll, Holy Cross (player); Billy Disch, Texas (coach); Clint Evans, California (coach); Ray Fisher, Michigan (coach); Frankie Frisch, Fordham (player); Lou Gehrig, Columbia (player); Bobby Layne, Texas (player); Ted Lyons, Baylor (player); Christy Mathewson, Bucknell (player); Joe Sewell, Alabama (player); George Sisler, Michigan (player).
Now that I think of it I can't believe it's not going to be in Omaha. If there is one place that is associated with College Baseball it's Omaha Nebraska. They could tie in their activites/awards etc with the CWS and have a great crowd. Terry
:x This is a disgrace. Do you think they forgot a few people? Jackie Robinson UCLA Tommy Seaver USC Reggie Jackson Arizona State Barry Larkin? Are they kidding? At least somebody remembered Gehrig... Now lets see if the "historians" in Lubbock will have any displays to memorialize the shortstop who scored the winning run in the first ever Army-Navy baseball game... Douglas MacArthur.
Yeah the chose a ASU guy and it's Fat Bob Horner, now granted he was a great college baseball player, but Reggie Jackson was even better. Terry
Anything coming out of Lubbock is a joke... just remember that and it will all make sense to you. 8) We don't call it "Lubbutt" for nothing...
O'B is like butter; he's on a roll... Here's another player they forgot. Maybe they figured he was already in too many other Hall of Fames... http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/bio.htm
That's obviously a fake photo. Everyone knows there are NO hills anywhere near Lubbock, and certainly not that much vegetation! 8)