The 18th induction class of the College Baseball Hall of Fame was honored at the Night of Champions presented by Prairiefire on Feb. 12, 2026 in Overland Park, Kan., the home of the College Baseball Hall of Fame. The event took place on the eve of the start of the 2026 college baseball season.
Eligibility for the ballot requires players to be out of college for 15 years and have played at least one year at an NCAA, NAIA or a junior college.
The Hall of Fame will have a physical home inside the Museum at PrairieFire in Overland Park, Kan., just 30 minutes from the Negro League Baseball Museum in downtown Kansas City. The new home is a result of a collaboration with Super Bowl champion and former Texas Tech baseball player Patrick Mahomes.
A fundraising campaign for the construction has been launched. All donations are tax deductible. Visit the College Baseball Foundation website to make a donation.
2025 Inductees
• Gene Ammann P Florida State 1968-70
• Kris Benson P Clemson 1994-96
• Kip Bouknight P South Carolina 1998-2001
• Hubie Brooks SS Mesa College/Arizona State 1976-78
• Gene Hooks 3B Wake Forest 1947-50
• Mike Loynd P Florida State 1984-86
• Mark McGwire 1B/P USC 1982-84
• Phil Nevin 3B Cal State Fullerton 1990-92
• David Price P Vanderbilt 2005-07
• Earl Sanders P/OF Jackson State 1984-86
• Mike Stenhouse OF Harvard 1977-79
• Stephen Strasburg P San Diego State 2007-09
• Joe Thomas P/1B Marietta 1994-97
• Norm DeBriyn Coach Arkansas 1970-2002
• Clint Evans* Coach Cal-Berkeley 1930-54
• Ray Fisher* Coach Michigan 1921-59
• Les Murakami Coach Hawai’i 1968-97
• Ray Tanner Coach NC State/South Carolina 1988-2012
• Jerry Weinstein Coach Sacramento City College 1975-98
• Scott Boras Agent Pacific 1972-74
• Paul Guillie Umpire SEC Coordinator 1990-pres.
* posthumously
Also celebrated at the event will be last year’s honorees:
Brooks Wallace Award: Roch Cholowsky, UCLA
National Pitcher of the Year: Jake Knapp, North Carolina
John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year: Evan Dempsey, Florida Gulf Coast
Skip Bertman Coach of the Year: Brad Neffendorf, LSU Shreveport
Wayne Graham Award for Teaching Excellence: Larry Lee, Cal Poly
Dick Howser Trophy: Alex Lodise, Florida State
Buster Posey Award: Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina
South Carolina Coach Paul Mainieri on Ray Tanner’s induction into the Hall of Fame:
“Ray is one of my favorite people in the world. We didn’t know each other until we competed against each other. Our careers paralleled each other.
“I watched him from a distance, and I always respected him. And then when I became the coach at LSU and he had terrific teams here in Columbia, the competition was really great. It took LSU a while to catch up to South Carolina, but once we did, the games were great.
“I always had such respect for the South Carolina program because I knew how Ray conducted business. A very disciplined team, fundamentally-sound baseball. I like to think we did the same. So he and I hit it off.
“I’m so happy for him. Ray is the most humble, legendary person I know. He doesn’t even like this stuff, like being awarded to Hall-of-Fames, and having fields named after him. I tell him he doesn’t need to be so humble about it. You should enjoy it.”
