2020 College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees

2020 Induction Ceremony

One of the winningest college coaches and one of baseball��s most decorated players highlight the 2020 National College Baseball Hall of Fame induction class.

This year��s class, which was inducted as a part of a virtual College Baseball Night of Champions ceremony Aug. 27, is headlined by three-time All-American Jason Varitek and former coach Jim Morris, who led 13 teams to the College World Series and won two national championships.

��We are happy to recognize another outstanding group,�� said Mike Gustafson, president and CEO of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. ��This class touches so many levels of college baseball.��

The 2020 class consists of 12 inductees, including two coaches in Morris and Cal Poly Pomona and Pepperdine��s John Scolinos. Nine former players also will be inducted, including Georgia Tech��s Varitek, Minnesota��s Paul Molitor, Seton Hall��s Rick Cerone, Texas�� Jim Gideon, Southern University��s Pete Barnes, Arizona State��s Gary Gentry, Tuskegee��s Roy Lee Jackson, Panola and Texas Tech��s Doug Ault and Montclair State��s John Deutsch.

��As the event came together this year, we were reminded of why we honor these greats of college baseball,�� Gustafson said. ��It was great to hear the excitement in their voices and to see the happiness their induction has brought to their families, friends, coaches and college programs.��

Doug Ault
Pete Barnes
Everett Barnes
Rick Cerone
Randy Christal
John Deutsch
Gary Gentry

Jim Gideon
Roy Lee Jackson
Paul Molitor
Jim Morris
John Scolinos
Jason Varitek

Doug Ault - Panola Junior College/Texas Tech, 1969-72

Two-time first-team NJCAA All-American
2-1 record, .403 batting average as a freshman
13-3 record, .406 batting average as sophomore
MVP of the 1969 NJCAA World Series by virtue of his three wins on the mound, .318 batting average and 12 RBIs
MVP of 1969 NJCAA regional
MVP of 1970 NJCAA regional
Pitched 21 innings for two wins on the final day of the 1970 NJCAA regional
Twice led Panola to NJCAA World Series (1969 & 1970)
At Texas Tech in 1972, he was named co-MVP of the Southwest Conference, all-Southwest Conference, all-region and first-team ABCA All-American squad by virtue of his nation-best .475 batting average
Career batting average of .418 remains atop the TTU lists
Played in the Major Leagues with the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays

Pete Barnes - Southern University, 1964-1967

Four-time All-Southwestern Athletic Conference
Two-time first-team NAIA All-American outfielder (1966 & 1967)
As a sophomore in 1965, Barnes finished fourth in the country hitting a robust .506. He also ranked amongst the NAIA leaders in home runs (7) and runs batted in (41).
In 1967, hit .436 with eight doubles and 26 RBIs
Led Southern to the 1966 NAIA World Series, batting .417 with 5 RBIs in four games
Two-time NAIA All-American in football (1965 & 1966)
Drafted in the sixth round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965 �C played linebacker for 11 years, three in the AFL and eight in the NFL

Everett ��Eppy�� Barnes - Player, Coach, Athletic Director and ABCA founding father, 1922-1968

Outstanding player at Colgate �� signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates and played professionally from 1923-1925, including brief Major League stints in Pittsburgh in 1923-24
Returned to Colgate in 1939 to serve as baseball coach and later associate athletic director and athletic director before retiring in 1968
Founding member and the first President of the American Association of College Baseball Coaches (now the ABCA)
Earliest work was to establish a college all-star game (held once in 1946), a college baseball championship (now the College World Series) and the annual selection of All-American teams
Served as president of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), the United States Baseball Federation and the NCAA
Served as board member of the United States Olympic Committee

Rick Cerone - Seton Hall, 1973-1975

ABCA first-team All-American catcher in 1975
Hit 15 home runs with 64 RBIs and a .776 slugging percentage in 1975
Named to All-College World Series team in 1975
Part of back-to-back College World Series appearances in 1974 and 1975
Led the squad in home runs in each of his three years in South Orange
Left SHU as the school's all-time leader in batting average (.363) and home runs (26) and now ranks seventh overall in each category
Drafted seventh overall in the 1975 draft by Cleveland and made his MLB debut later that summer

Randy Christal - Umpire

8 Division I College World Series - Omaha, NE
- 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1996
24 NCAA Division I Regionals
- 1976-2000
3 NCAA Superregionals
- 1998-2000
NAIA World Series - Lubbock, TX
- 1980, 1981
XXIII Olympic Games - Los Angeles, CA
- 1984

John Deutsch - Montclair State, 1986-1989

First three-time NCAA Division III first-team All-American
1989 Division III National Player of the Year
Left Montclair State as the Division III career home run king with 58 and career RBIs leader with 236
In 1987, led the nation and set an MSU record with 22 home runs and 77 RBIs
Named MVP in the 1987 Division III World Series after leading Montclair State to the national championship

Gary Gentry - Phoenix College/Arizona State, 1965-1967

Named National Player of the Year by The Sporting News in 1967
Struck out 229 batters in 1967, a NCAA single-season record at the time and a total that remains second only to 2007 College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Derek Tatsuno
Finished 1967 with a nation��s best 17-1 record and a 1.14 ERA
In two starts at the 1967 College World Series, he allowed only two earned runs in 23 innings for a miniscule 0.78 ERA. Included in those two starts was a 14-inning complete game win over Stanford in which he struck out 15 and scored the winning run. His other start in Omaha was a complete-game, 7-2 win over Oklahoma State in which he struck out 16. His 31 strikeouts are the second-most in a single CWS.
Twice named first-team All-American (Phoenix College in 1966, ASU in 1967)
All-World Series Tournament teams at Phoenix College in 1965 and Arizona State in 1967)
Led teams to national championship wins at both levels (Phoenix College in 1965, ASU in 1967)

Jim Gideon - Texas, 1973-1975

All-Southwest Conference, first-team All-American and team MVP in 1974 and 1975
First-team Academic All-American in 1975
Led UT to SWC championships from 1973 to 1975
Won 40 games and tossed eight career shutouts
Led Texas to 1975 NCAA College World Series title
Threw a no-hitter against Southern Methodist University in 1975
Combined to throw a two-hitter against Seton Hall in the 1974 CWS
Led the nation in wins in both 1974 and 1975
First-round pick of Texas Rangers in 1975 draft
1974: 19-2, 2.32 ERA (19 wins is tied for second in NCAA record book)
1975: 17-0, 1.80 ERA

Roy Lee Jackson - Tuskegee, 1973-1975

Three-time All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1973, 1974 and 1975
Received honors at both pitcher and DH
22-9 career record with 384 strikeouts, only 64 walks and a 1.51 ERA in 251 innings
In 1975, posted a 0.98 ERA and struck out 160 batters to lead all Division II pitchers
Hit .404 as a sophomore in 1974, then led the team with a .431 average and .718 slugging percentage as a junior in 1975
Pitched parts of 10 season in the Major Leagues with the New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres and Minnesota Twins

Paul Molitor - Minnesota, 1975-1977

Two-time first-team All-American in 1976 (ABCA) and 1977 (Sporting News)
Two-time All-Big Ten in 1976 and 1977
Led the Golden Gophers to the 1977 College World Series
Finished his career with a .350 batting average and had then-school records in runs (112), triples (11), hits (159), home runs (18), total bases (254), RBIs (99) and stolen bases (52)
Led the Gophers to a 77-23 record in his final two seasons
Third overall pick in the 1977 Major League Draft
Inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004

Jim Morris - DeKalb College/Georgia Tech/Miami, 1976-2018

One of only 12 coaches at any level of college baseball to win at least 1,500 games
Led 13 teams to the College World Series
Won national championships in 1999 and 2001 at Miami
National Coach of the Year honors in 1999 and 2001
His teams appeared in the NCAA postseason for 32 consecutive years
Led DeKalb College to the 1977 NJCAA World Series in only the second year of the program��s existence

John Scolinos - Pepperdine/Cal Poly Pomona, 1946-91

Led Pomona to Division II national championships in 1976, 1980 and 1983
Led teams to six California College Athletic Association championships
Division II National Coach of the Year three times
In 1984, became only the third college coach in history to reach 1,000 wins - behind Jack Coffey and Rod Dedeaux - a list which now includes more than 60 coaches
Retired in 1991 with a combined 1,198 victories
Inducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame in 1974

Jason Varitek - Georgia Tech, 1991-1994

Won the 1994 Howser Trophy, Smith Award, Golden Spikes Award and was named National Player of the Year by ABCA, Baseball America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
Only player in college baseball history to be named a unanimous first-team All-American three times
Named Freshman All-American in 1991
ACC Player of the Year in 1993
First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference in 1992, 1993 and 1994
Second-team All-ACC in 1991