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Charleston Baseball Hall of Fame Releases 2012 Candidates

Published on July 10, 2012 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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CHARLESTON, SC - The Charleston Baseball Hall of Fame's advisory committee has released the candidates for their Class of 2012, and enshrinement will be conducted by local fans' voting.

Official ballots will be at Riley Park beginning on Wednesday, July 11 and on-line voting will also be available via a link posted at http://www.ballotbin.com/voterReg.php?b35616 .

Voting will conclude on Friday, Aug. 3 and on Friday, Aug. 10, the top three individuals with the most votes will be inducted prior to the RiverDogs' game against the Hagerstown Suns.

The Charleston Baseball Hall of Fame is coordinated and operated by the Charleston RiverDogs. An advisory committee consisting of knowledgeable and local volunteers was created to come up with the names as potential nominees. The Hall of Fame is located inside Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.

The finalists, in alphabetical order, for the Class of 2012 include:

- *Pete Ayoub*: A native who attended Clemson on a baseball scholarship and who was a three-year starter; led team in batting as a sophomore with a .349 average and in RBI as a senior; selected as the First-Team All-ACC second baseman as a senior; career .318 batting average; returned to North Charleston High to coach and led his baseball teams to three consecutive SC State Championships in 1965, 1966, and 1967 (this was the first time any team had won three consecutive baseball championships in South Carolina); served as Assistant Executive Director of the South Carolina High School League from 1980-86 and Executive Director of the SC High School League from 1986 until his retirement in 1998. - *Tim Cook:* Middleton High grad who pitched at Newberry ('77-'80); records include most wins/season (11) shutouts/season and career, and strikeouts/season; named All-State and NAIA 1st Team All-America in '77; played on the USA World Cup Team winning a silver medal and played in the '77 NAIA World Series; drafted in the 5th round by the Brewers ('80); reached AAA for the Brewers and Padres; member of the Newberry Athletic Hall of Fame. - *Kiki Cuyler*: A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame (1968) who played for the minor league Charleston Pals in 1922 (131 games) at Hampton Park; was an outfielder for 18 seasons (1921-38) with the Pirates, Cubs, Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers; burst into the Pirates lineup in '24, batting .354 as a rookie and the next year led the NL in triples (26), and runs (144), batted .357 while leading the Pirates to the World Series against Walter "Big Train" Johnson and the Senators; the next year he led the NL in runs (113) and stolen bases (35); traded to the Cubs, he continued to be a star over the next 71/2 seasons, hitting over .300 five times, and helping them to the '29 and '33 World Series; named a starting outfielder on the NL's All-Star team (the second to be held); career totals were 1,879 games, 2,299 hits, 1,305 runs, 128 home runs, 1,065 RBI, 328 stolen bases and a .321 career average, hitting over .300 10 times (topping at .360 in 1929); deceased.

- *Gettys Glaze*: James Island native who was a standout on The Citadel's 1990 College World Series team; one of the few players ever to pitch and catch in the same game of the CWS; was a 15th round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox in 1992; inducted in 2007 as a member of The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame; - *Tom Hatley*: Longtime (24 years) James Island High baseball coach led the Trojans to AAA state titles in 1994 and 1996 (Lower state champs in '99); nine region championships; also served as an assistant coach to Citadel coach Chal Port (1981-83, 89-91); continues to coach at James Island Charter High where he has more than 453 wins; overall state coach of the year (1996 & '99); Class coach of the year twice and twice the Class AAA coach of the year; past president of SC High School Baseball Coaches Association. - *Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr*.: Currently in his 10th term as Charleston's mayor; one of the Lowcountry's best promoters of baseball; spearheaded the building of Riley Park; enshrined in the South Atlantic League Hall of Fame in 2012. - *John Rhodes:* Native Charlestonian who coached high school baseball at Wando and Bishop England; served as a scout for the Cincinnati Reds; guided several local American Legion teams to state championships; best known as the director and coach of the Diamond Devils, a nationally-recognized travel baseball program he founded in 1999; his teams have won seven national championship and included six first round draft picks in Drew Meyer, Matt Campbell, Daniel Bard, Matt Wieters, Justin Smoak and Reese Havens; more than 300 players participate on the DI level and 50 drafted; member of the Continental Amateur Baseball Association Hall of Fame.

- *Britt Reames:* A hard-throwing right-hander who finished his Citadel career with an 18-7 record and 2.03 ERA; native of Hanahan; after his senior season, was second in school history with 296 career strikeouts, having established the mark for strikeouts in a season (135 in '94) and game (18, vs. Marshall in '95 during the SoCon Tournament); a two-time All-SoCon performer (first team in '95; second team in '94); in '94 he had the best league ERA (2.16) and in '95 was tops in the league in strikeouts per 9 innings (11.3); played on two SoCon Tournament championship teams; drafted in the 17th round by the Cardinals and in 2000 pitched for them in the NLDS against Atlanta and the NLCS against New York; played six years in the majors for the Cardinals, Expos, Athletics and Pirates; inducted in The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.

Last year's class was comprised of Bill Ackerman, Roberto Alomar and Mike Kimbrell. The 2010 Class included Lee Glaze, Fred Jordan, D.K. Walters and Kenny Wilkinson while the 2009 group included John Dodds, Jr., W.S. "Bull" Durham, Donald Morillo and Doug Pounder. The Class of 2008 featured Richard Wieters, Danny Jones, Charlie Smith and Bryce Florie while the Class of 2007 included the 1955 Cannon Street YMCA team and The Citadel's 1990 College World Series team, Anthony Jenkins and Modie Risher. Ty Cline, Mike Cook, Gary McJunkin and Coach Chal Port comprised the Hall of Fame's Class of 2006. It marked the first time that amateurs and teams were considered for induction.

In the Hall of Fame's inaugural year in 2003, James Island's Gorman Thomas and Holly Hill's Willie Randolph were enshrined as the first members. David Cone was inducted in 2004 and John Candelaria received the nod in 2005.

*CHARLESTON BASEBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES*

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2011 - Bill Ackerman

Roberto Alomar

Mike Kimbrell

2010 - Lee Glaze

Fred Jordan

D.K. Walters

Kenny Wilkinson

2009 - John Dodds, Jr.

W.S. "Bull" Durham

Donald Morillo

Doug Pounder

2008 - Bryce Florie

Danny Jones

Charley Smith

Richard Wieters

2007 - 1955 Cannon Street YMCA All-Star Team

1990 Citadel World Series Team

Anthony Jenkins

Modie Risher

2006 - Ty Cline

Mike Cook

Gary McJunkin

Chal Port

2005 - John Candelaria

2004 - David Cone

2003 - Willie Randolph

Gorman Thomas

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