This historic class also includes US Olympic Gold Medal Winner and University of Wisconsin (UW) Badgers Legend Gwen Jorgenson, UW Athletic Hall of Fame Member and Milwaukee Bucks Minority owner Ted Kellner and Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer and NFL All-Decade Team Honoree John Anderson. Tickets to Janesville Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner to go on He went 5-4 with a 3.29 ERA, striking out 50 in 63 innings. . George Williams was born in La Crosse on April 22, 1969, and graduated from Central High School in 1987, when he was named the Wisconsin Amateur Baseball Player of the Year. The Induction Ceremony will take place on April 1st, 2023, at the Marcus Performing Arts Center in downtown Milwaukee. He died on May 24, 2008. Keep up to date on everything happening in the Wisconsin State League by following the league online on Facebook,Twitter,andInstagram. Other players of note included veterans John Cahill (who played professionally for 12 years), Lee Hopkins, and Joe Killian (seven years each). Hall of Fame Reboot Offers Bonds, Clemens, Allen Another Shot Thomas Carl Klawitter (born June 24, 1958) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He did not remain out of baseball for long, however. He also helped Team USA win a gold medal in the 1988 Olympics and a silver medal in the 1987 Pan American Games, and earned USA Baseballs Alumni Award in 1994. 1) The Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group put together by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum thanks to a grant provided by Major League Baseball. In 1959 he accepted a position as executive secretary of the Wisconsin Catholic Interscholastic Athletic Association (WCIAA), which later became the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association (WISAA). Marinette partnered with neighboring Menominee, Michigan, playing as the Marinette-Menominee Twins in 1914. Coach Terry was inducted into the State Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1986 and the UWL Wall of Fame in 1994. Box 32 His generous donations have made a major impact at both the Kohl Center and Camp Randall Stadium. He eventually returned to La Crosse, where he continued to play baseball, as well as softball. P. O. The center fielder wore this batting helmet in 1989, when he won his second AL MVP Award after winning one at shortstop in 1982. When the hitting barrage ended, he had collected ten consecutive hits, tying a record set in 1897 that would stand until 1952, and is still the second most consecutive hits in MLB history. 1942 Wisconsin State League | Baseball-Reference.com He was one of the first pitchers to be used in the role of what has now become known as the set-up man, most often entering in the 7th or 8th inning and then giving way to the likes of Hall of Fame closer Rollie Fingers. Ghelfi advanced to the next level as a standout player at Central High School, where he was coached by La Crosse Area Hall of Famers Frank Thornton and Jay Buckley. Dave and Barb Skogen have been married more than fifty years, and have spent much of their working lives as partners in the grocery business. Welcome to the official Facebook Page of the Wisconsin State Baseball League.