All Rights Reserved. He attended Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA on a baseball scholarship and was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round, the 14th overall selection, in the January 1980 MLB draft. Registration is now open for the 2022 Wisconsin State League Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner. Box 32 Kusick made his major league debut on September 8, 1973, going 0-4 against the White Sox. More than 50 of his former players turned professional, most notably three time All Star Curtis Granderson. He contributed at the plate as well, hitting .282 on the season with three homeruns. After the season, he was claimed by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second round of the MLB expansion draft. After finishing his tour of duty, Terry returned to UNI and earned his teaching degree. P. O. Wuest was an outstanding all-around athlete, and was inducted into Centrals Hall of Excellence in 2005. He even saw some action as a pitcher, appearing in one game with the Blue Jays in 1979. 2007. | Site Map, Green Bay Blue Ribbons, Marshfield Chaparrals, Green Bay Blue Ribbons, Oshkosh Giants, Racine, Green Bay Blue Ribbons, Marshfield Chaparrals, Oshkosh Giants, Green Bay Blue Ribbons, Oshkosh Giants, Sheboygan A's, Beloit Blues, Green Bay Blue Ribbons, Janesville Aces. He was released by the Dodgers in July and claimed on waivers by the Phillies. Saturday, April 1, 2023 The Hall of Fame Committee will induct the following into the Wisconsin State League Hall of Fame: Nick Mitidiero - Lombard . That year he was named coach of the year by the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association. Konetchy, who was only 19 and playing in his first professional season, batted .222 in 106 games for the Pinks, scant evidence of the batting prowess that would lead him to a 15 year MLB career. A cash bar reception will begin at 4:30 PM, followed by dinner at 6 PM and the awards program to follow. Dick attended Aquinas High School, where he played baseball for four years, graduating in 1952. He moved from teaching jobs in Maxwell, IA to Westby, WI, where he began his coaching career, assisting the legendary head football coach Elmo Gulsvig. He enrolled at Aquinas High School, where he continued his high school baseball career. He appeared in 56 games in 1996 and in a career-high 76 games in 1997 when he hit .289 and set career-highs in runs (30), hits (58), doubles (9), RBI (22), walks (35) and on-base percentage (.397). While at Rosemount he also coached football and basketball and was responsible for fundraising that refurbished the baseball field. Super Bowl Table Partner for $10,000 First two rows table location, video thank you and on-stage mention, 8 total VIP passes to Champions Club. Over his career, Kusick appeared in 497 games, batting .235 with a .392 slugging average, 46 home runs, 99 extra base hits, and 171 RBIs. This data comes from two sources. In June of 2009 the university announced plans to cancel the sport, and Terry spearheaded an effort to raise more than $175,000 to save the program. All Rights Reserved. The left-handed Augustine was drafted by the Brewers in the 15th round of the 1974 amateur draft. During that time he managed several professional players, including La Crosse Area Baseball Hall of Famers Chuck Hockenberry and Everett Johnson. Wisconsin State Baseball League 2375 S. 78 St., West Allis, Wi 53219 . Augustine finished his professional career at the AAA level, playing for the top minor league clubs of the Yankees and Orioles in 1985 and 1986 after finishing his Brewers career in 1984. 17:30 22:30. Before he hung up his spikes, he took the Central baseball team to 17 state tournaments, winning twice (1978 and 1986) and finishing second six more times. Baseball Hall of Fame alumni. Buckley Baseball Tours now sponsors 25-30 multi-city tours each summer, guiding as many as 1500 fans a year to stadiums across the country. Damian Miller was born on October 13, 1969 in La Crosse, and grew up in West Salem. His career slugging average of .641 ranks third all-time at UWL. Since retiring from professional baseball, he spent 12 years as head baseball coach at UW-Milwaukee, and for the past nine years he has been calling games for the Brewers on FOX Sports Wisconsin. After retiring in 2002, Servais held the position of roving catching instructor for the Cubs. The Hall of Fame data is found for the years 1920-1948 and the Ashwill data is found from 1904-1919. After retirement he returned to the Coulee region where he lives with his wife Jeanne and their two children. endstream endobj 60 0 obj <. Garry Bahe (Sun Prairie): Bahe was the head coach at Sun Prairie High School for 14 years, after serving 16 seasons as an assistant coach.His record as a head coach was 161-115. The cost to attend is $25 per person with reservations due by October 15. The Sheboygan A's are members of the Wisconsin State League and Northeastern Wisconsin Baseball League. Ghelfi spent six more years in professional baseball, including stints in the Indians and Padres systems, before retiring in 1989. During his three seasons (1947-49) he was named to the La Crosse All-Star team three times He also pitched for South Ridge, Bangor and Coon Valley. In between, he and his wife Marilyn raised eight children, he starred on the baseball field, and made a mark on the community that has been commemorated with a baseball field and an apartment building bearing his name. Five times during his career he finished in the top ten in the league in throwing out potential base stealers. The Induction Ceremony will take place on April 1st, 2023, at the Marcus Performing Arts Center in downtown Milwaukee. In 1987 he was the first recipient of the United States Baseball Federation Volunteer Amateur Coach award, and in 2000 he received the WBCA Distinguished Service Award. 1921 was his last season in the majors. That solid performance earned him a promotion back to Quad Cities in 1971, AA Shreveport in 1972, and AAA Salt Lake City in 1973, where he pitched in 1974-75 as well. His career totals included 172 games, a .243 batting average with 10 home runs, 19 doubles, two triples, 104 hits and 62 runs scored. He played varsity baseball all four years at Aquinas, which were the first four years the sport was offered by the school. At the end of his career with the Packers, he led the organization in tackles and was tied for the Packers career record in interceptions by a linebacker. Charles Hockenbery was born December 15, 1950 in La Crosse, WI. After retiring, he returned to the La Crosse area, where he lives today. Sheboygan, WI 53082-0032, 2023 Wisconsin State Baseball League. From 1948-50 he was a standout outfielder for the La Crosse Stars American Legion team. In his only season in the Federal League, Konetchy set career highs in batting average (.314), hits (181), and triples (18), finishing in the Top Five in almost every offensive category while winning his second fielding Triple Crown. On June 28 that year he began an incredible streak, knocking out two singles and a double. During the 1940s and 1950s the local baseball scene was quite active and highly competitive, featuring teams from Camp McCoy that often featured major league players, against whom Henley frequently pitched, and held his own. Picture Captions: OTBA 2021 Hall of Fame Ceremony. In his five seasons with Arizona he hit .269 with 48 homeruns in 467 games, helping them to the 2001 World Series championship. He captained the Fighting Irish baseball team his senior year. 0 Anderson was selected as Packers most valuable defensive player for three consecutive years. Onalaska honored their local hero with Everett Johnson night in 1968. The Wisconsin State Baseball League will induct five into its Hall of Fame next October and an additional inductee gets the honor of being the first to be selected for a new wing of the Hall of Fame. During Buckleys 29 years coaching, Central High School won 20 city championships and made 15 trips to the state tournament, winning two state championships. Registration is now open for the 2022 Wisconsin State League Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner. In 2013, Dee and Granderson teamed up to raise funds for a new baseball facility at UIC. From the time he joined the Packers in 2000 through the end of the 2004 season, Green gained more yards from scrimmage (9,036) and rushing yards (6,848) than any other player in the NFL. Servais played college baseball at Creighton University, where his head coach was former Cubs GM Jim Hendry. In 1911 the Cardinals team was involved in a train wreck on a trip to Boston. During the summers, he switched from coaching to playing. . More than his accomplishments on the field as a player or coach, Boyer is best remembered for the positive impact he had on those around him, especially the hundreds of high school athletes he coached in in his nearly half-century affiliation with La Crescent Lancers baseball. He practiced law with a Madison firm before joining the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department in 2004. In 2017 he was league coach of the year and also selected as the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Mideast Region Coach of the Year. Sheboygan, WI 53082-0032, 2023 Wisconsin State Baseball League. He was instrumental in setting the groundwork for the eventual merger of the WISAA with the public-school Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association in 2000. Hockenbery began his professional career later that summer at class A Quad Cities in the Midwest League. He also served as player-manager for the Onalaska Scenics for nearly 20 years, beginning at age 18. By the time he reached high school age he had to drop out and go to work to help support his family. He had spent the previous six seasons in the Texas Rangers front office. He was named Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year in 1997, 2000, and 2001. Len played first base for Centrals state runner-up squad in 1952. In 1990 Hock became the first coach of the Onalaska American Legion baseball team, and remained at the helm for the next ten years. He was signed by the Boston Red Sox in 2001, but an early season elbow injury ended his playing career. Jerry Augustine has done it all when it comes to baseball in his native state of Wisconsin. Following the 2005 season, he was named Senior Director of Player Development for the Texas Rangers. To date the Corrine Zielke Fund has provided a half million dollars to area teams, communities, and schools for baseball equipment and facilities. He sat out the 1953 season and attempted a comeback with Binghamton in 1954, but retired after only five games and a 1-1 record. Merv Henley, raised in Coon Valley, was a standout ballplayer, pitching and playing outfield for local semi-pro teams well into his 40s. The event will take place on Saturday, October 29 at Blue Harbor Resort and Conference Center in Sheboygan, WI. In 1955 he was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals and assigned to their Class D Decatur farm team. She was named to the 1949 All Star team on the strength of her 17- 6 record, which included seven shutouts. The 27-member class for 2022 will be inducted at the WIAC Hall of Fame . The success of Jay Buckley Baseball Tours has attracted competitors, but none has succeeded in dethroning Buckley, which remains the largest, widest ranging, and most successful baseball tour business in the country. Williams made his major league debut in 1995 after parts of five seasons in the minor leagues. He also tied his career-high with three home runs. Playing under manager Jake Aydelotte, the Badgers placed first in the league standings with a record of 51-39. . In 1956 he took a managerial position in Dickinson, South Dakota, but was soured by the fact that the team refused to allow black players on the roster. In 2004 Notre Dame honored him with the Harvey G. Foster Distinguished Alumnus Award. The 2021 campaign will once again feature a 30-game regular season . He was part of a Brewers staff that transformed the team from 90+ losses each year from 1975-77 into division winners in 1981 and a World Series appearance in 1982. After his death in 1975 she returned to work, running the tea shop at Doerflingers. This historic class also includes US Olympic Gold Medal Winner and University of Wisconsin (UW) Badgers Legend Gwen Jorgenson, UW Athletic Hall of Fame Member and Milwaukee Bucks Minority owner Ted Kellner and Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer and NFL All-Decade Team Honoree John Anderson. He played part of 1985 in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins. He worked for the Post Office for 35 years, retiring as Assistant Postmaster in 1971, and served as a La Crosse County Board Supervisor for 24 years. The purpose of the La Crosse Area Baseball Hall of Fame is to recognize the significant impact that baseball has made in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He managed local American Legion and semipro teams for six years before taking over the Western Wisconsin Technical College team. Most recently he was a member of the Minnesota Bandits 65-and-older team that won the 2019 National Division Championship. After spending 2004 with Oakland, Miller joined the Brewers for three years, retiring after the 2007 season. She and Burt returned to Arcadia, where they raised two children and ran a bowling alley. Green is also a four-time Pro Bowl selection. Ted Kellner Ted Kellner was inducted into the UW Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020. He spent two years as assistant baseball coach at Central High School before taking over the head coaching duties, which he held for 30 record-setting years. In 2014 West Salem honored him by dedicating their baseball diamond Damian Miller Field. Gus Burwell - Madison . Mike Dee was born in 1953, and grew up in the Chicago area until his family moved to La Crosse before his senior year in high school. 2023 Copyright & Powered By La Crosse Area Baseball Hall of Fame. All seven teams from 2020 return this summer, including the Addison Braves, Burlington Barons, Greater Green Bay Blue Ribbons, Kenosha Kings, Lombard Orioles, Sheboygan A's and West Allis Nationals.