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Heinkel and Dreifort Inducted into Hall of Fame

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Heinkel and Dreifort Inducted into Hall of Fame

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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