The College Baseball Foundation announced the 11 standouts who will be inducted as part of the College Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2024 class and soon to be honored in Overland Park.
There are seven players, three coaches and an umpire – all who have contributed to college baseball history at the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA levels. Highlighting the 2024 class are Ohio University great and 12-time MLB All-Star Mike Schmidt, University of Texas legend and seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens and Georgia Tech National Collegiate Player of the Year and three-time MLB All-Star Mark Teixeira. The class also includes five additional players, three coaches and a former umpire with storied histories in the college game. Two inductees will be honored posthumously.
The 17th induction class will be honored at the Night of Champions held at the Marriot hotel in Overland Park, Feb. 13, 2025. The event will serve as the ceremonial start to the 2025 college baseball season, which begins Feb. 14, 2025.
Along with the Hall of Fame inductees, the Night of Champions presented by Prairiefire will celebrate the winners of the 2024 College Baseball Foundation awards including Griff O’Ferrall, University of Virginia (Brooks Wallace Award), Hagen Smith, University of Arkansas (National Pitcher of the Year), Jac Caglianone, University of Florida (John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year) and Jeff Willis of LSU-Eunice as winner of the Skip Bertman National Coach of the Year.
“From MLB All-Stars to College World Series legends, the 2024 College Baseball Hall of Fame class includes some of the most decorated players and coaches in the history of college baseball,” says Craig Ramsey, Chair of the College Baseball Foundation Board of Trustees. “It is only fitting, as we prepare for another exciting season of college baseball, we take an opportunity to honor those who have contributed to the storied history of our extraordinary game. We look forward to honoring these greats in Overland Park next February.”
The College Baseball Foundation has partnered with global design firm Populous to design a permanent location of the College Baseball Hall of Fame in Overland Park.
The partnership teams the College Baseball Hall of Fame with global design firms to construct a dynamic showcase for college baseball in a community they both call home.
THE 2024 COLLEGE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS:
- Mike Schmidt, Shortstop, Ohio University, 1969-1971; Roger Clemens, Pitcher, San Jacinto JC, 1981/University of Texas, 1982-1983; Mark Teixeira, Third Base, Georgia Tech University, 1999-2001; Bill Thom, Pitcher, University of Southern California, 1957-1959; Jeff King, Third Base, University of Arkansas, 1984-1986; Woody Hunt, Coach, Cumberland University, 1982-2021; Murray Wall, Pitcher, University of Texas, 1947-1950; Wilbert Ellis, Coach, Grambling State University, 1977-2003; Randy Ross, Shortstop, North Park University, 1981-1984; Jim Paronto, Umpire/Administrator, 1973-2023; Mike Fox, Coach, North Carolina Wesleyan, 1983-1998/University of North Carolina, 1999-2020.
