LUBBOCK, Texas - Former Wichita State baseball
All-Americans Don Heinkel and Darren Dreifort were inducted into the National
College Baseball Hall of Fame over the weekend. Darren Dreifort was part
of the 2009 class but deferred his induction until 2010 due to hip surgery.
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. He earned
first team All-America honors and first team Academic All-America honors in
1982. He also earned first team
all-Valley honors three times and was named to the MVC All-Centennial team as a
starting pitcher.
Darren Dreifort, a pitcher
and designated hitter, led WSU to consecutive College World Series appearances
from 1991 to 1993, including appearances in both the 1991 and 1993 final games.
The winner of Golden Spikes and Smith Awards in 1993, he was a two-time
first-team All-American and All-MVC performer. He was the 1993 MVC Pitcher of
the Year and in 2007 he was named to the MVC All-Centennial team as both a
designated hitter and relief pitcher.
The remaining members of the 2010 Hall of Fame class are Dave Magadan, first
baseman/third baseman, Alabama; Alan Bannister, shortstop, Arizona State; Bob
Bennett, coach, Fresno State; Eddy Furniss, first baseman, Louisiana State;
George Sisler, pitcher/outfielder, Michigan; B.J. Surhogg, catcher, North
Carolina; Charles Teague, second baseman, Wake Forest; and Richard Wortham,
pitcher, Texas.
Hall of Fame inductees are chosen based on the votes of more than 110
representatives from coast to coast. Voters include retired and active coaches,
media members and previous inductees. To be eligible for the College Baseball
Hall of Fame ballot, players must have completed one year of competition at a
two-year institution in the CCCAA or NJCAA or a four-year NCAA (Division I, II
or III) or NAIA institution. Ballot-eligible coaches must have retired or be
active and no less than 75 years old.
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