NEIBA - Since 1967

Hall of Fame

Preserving the legacy of the legendary coaches, administrators, and icons who built New England college baseball.

NEIBA New England Intercollegiate Baseball Assn

Inductees by Year

Class of 2026

  • Jack Barry – College of the Holy Cross
  • Mike Connolly– Bowdoin College
  • Bob Whalen– Dartmouth College

Class of 2025

Bob Corradi - Mass. Maritime
Bill Decker - Harvard/Trinity
Matt Noone - Babson
J.O. Christian - UConn
Eddie Pellagrini - Boston College

Class of 2024

Bill Currier - Vermont/Fairfield
Fran O'Brien - M.I.T.
Joe Walsh - Harvard/Suffolk
Jack Vallely - Curry

Class of 2021

Dennis McManus - Plymouth State
Mike Stone - UMass
Frank "Porky" Vieira - New Haven

Class of 2020

Barry Rosen-Merrimack/St. Anselm/Tufts
Neil McPhee - Northeastern
Bob DeFelice - Bentley

Class of 2019

John Casey - Tufts
Ed Flaherty - Southern Maine
Bruce Wheeler - UMass Dartmouth

Class of 2018

Bill Holowaty – Eastern Connecticut State
Bill Thurston - Amherst

Pete Varney – Brandeis

Class of 2017

The Inaugural Class

Archie Allen - Springfield
John "Tinker" Connelly - Northeastern
John Winkin - Maine
Andy Baylock - UConn
Dick Bergquist - UMass
Jack Butterfield - Maine
Jim Stone - UMass-Lowell
Joe Zavattaro - North Adams State

Hall of Fame Process

NEIBA HALL OF FAME CRITERIA

To nominate a person for consideration to the NEIBA Hall of Fame some or all of the following criteria must be met. All nominations will be considered by the NEIBA Hall of Fame Committee.

  1. Has coached and completed at least 15 years of active service within the NEIBA.
  2. Has made professional and personal contributions to the organization (i.e. Served as a committee member, clinician, or held office with the association).
  3. Has contributed significantly to the advancement of College Baseball in New England.
  4. A person of high moral character and ethical standards, who has demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities and excellence throughout his career.
  5. A person inside or outside the association can be considered by exhibiting extraordinary contributions to the betterment of New England College Baseball.
  6. If candidate proceeds further into nomination process a minimum three letters of support may be requested if not submitted with original nomination.
  7. Nominees must be unanimously approved by the Honors Committee (nominees must receive 60% of the vote of the HOF commitee to be selected for induction).