Once again, the National College Baseball Hall of Fame induction class made history in 2010 with the inclusion of the first coach from a two-year institution.
Wally Kincaid, who coached at Cerritos College from 1958-77 and from '79-80, was one of 10 men who were inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 1, 2010, as part of a week of celebrations recognizing the past and present greats of college baseball.
The top vote-getter in the 2010 class was Dave Magadan. He spent time at both first base and third base for the University of Alabama from 1981-83. In '83, he was named Baseball America's Player of the Year and won the Golden Spikes Award.
Alan Bannister, who played at Arizona State from 1970 to 1972, was a two-time, first-team All-WAC selection and a .355 career hitter. He helped lead the Sun Devils to the 1972 College World Series title before becoming the No. 1 overall pick by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1973 MLB Draft.
Bob Bennett coached at Fresno State from 1977 to 2002 and recorded 1,300 career wins. He led the Bulldogs to 26 consecutive winning seasons, beginning with his first season. He was named conference Coach of the Year 14 times and in 1988 was named NCAA Coach of the Year. In 2000, he also won the American Baseball Coaches Association's Lefty Gomez Award, which recognizes contributions to the game of baseball.
Eddy Furniss, who played at LSU from 1995 to 1998, won the Dick Howser Trophy in 1998. He finished his career in Baton Rouge as the Southeastern Conference leader in hits, home runs, RBIs, doubles and total bases. In addition to multiple All-America honors, Furniss also was recognized multiple times as an Academic All-American for his work in the classroom. He was a fourth-round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1998.
Don Heinkel, a pitcher at Wichita State from 1979 to 1982, is the winningest pitcher in NCAA Division I history with 51 victories. As a freshman, he threw a seven-inning no-hitter again Illinois. His recorded eight career shutouts and 354 strikeouts with a 2.62 ERA in 467 innings.
Wally Kincaid coached at Cerritos College from 1958 to 1977 and from 1979 to 1980. In his time there, he compiled a 678-163 record and led his teams to 15 conference championships and 51 tournament championships.
Dave Magadan spent time at both first base and third base for the University of Alabama from 1981-1983. In 1983, he was named Baseball America's Player of the Year and won the Golden Spikes Award. During that season, he hit .525 and led the team in hits, doubles, total bases and slugging percentage.
Grandson Peter Drochelman's induction speech
George Sisler, who played at Michigan from 1913 to 1915, led Michigan to a 22-4-1 record in 1913 as a sophomore with a .445 batting average. He hit .451 in his final season as a Wolverine. Despite pitching records not being kept, it is believed that Sisler only suffered three pitching defeats during his college career.
B.J. Surhoff, who played at North Carolina from 1983 to 1985, was the 1985 National Player of the Year and a 1984 Olympian. He still holds the Tar Heel record for career batting average at .392 and is in the top five in program history for hits, runs and steals. In addition to multiple All-American honors, he is one of only two Tar Heels to have his number retired.
Wake Forest Asst. AD Mike Buddie's induction speech
Charles Teague played second baseman at Wake Forest from 1947 to 1950 and became the school's first baseball All-American in 1947. He was the first player named Most Outstanding Player at the College World Series and in 1994 he was named to Baseball America's 1947-1964 College All-Star Team. He compiled a career .335 batting average with 119 runs, 166 hits and 99 RBIs. He also is one of only 11 three-time, first-team All-Americans.
Richard Wortham pitched at Texas from 1973 to 1976 and became the first 50-game winner in NCAA history and remains the second-winningest pitcher in NCAA Division I history. He recorded 12 career shutouts and 481 strikeouts. While at Texas, he was a part of four Southwest Conference titles and was named team MVP in 1975.
