The famous Deeble name and three Williamstown Wolves identities will be among the first names inducted to the Baseball Victoria hall of fame.
Baseball Victoria will host its first hall of fame evening on May 21, where the first lot of inductees will be honoured.
Baseball Victoria chief executive Chet Gray said the inaugural hall of fame presentation will recognise outstanding on-field performances and celebrate Victorian baseball trailblazers who have achieved impressive, inspiring success at the state, national, and international level.
“Our 2025 inductees have made amazing contributions to baseball in Victoria over the years and are very deserving of such recognition. We invite our Victorian baseball community to join us for a fantastic night celebrating the past and sharing excitement in the future.”
There will be 28 inaugural inductees.
Don and Jon Deeble are both to be inducted as a player and manager respectively.
Don, who played for the Sunshine Eagles, played for Victoria and then Australia and was in the first class of the Baseball Australia hall of fame.
Star Weekly is a sponsor of the Sunshine and Western Region Sports Club’s Don Deeble award which recognises him.
Jon is currently the coach of the Melbourne Aces and a director with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He has won six Major Baseball League World Series championships.
Graeme Lloyd and John Viney, who also played for the Sunshine Eagles, are part of the first group inducted.
Three former or current Williamstown Wolves representatives are among those to be recognised
Paul Collins played 256 games for the Wolves, while spending seven years as secretary and two years as president.
Les Flower is to be inducted as an administrator,while Jennie Moloney is the only scorer to be inducted.
