Charles Teague Inducted into National College Baseball Hall of Fame
2/19/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 19, 2010
LUBBOCK, Texas - Former three-time Wake Forest All-American Charles Teague is part of the 2010 induction class into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, as announced on Thursday in Lubbock.
Teague becomes the first Wake Forest player to be inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame. Other members of the 2010 induction class included Alan Bannister (Arizona State), Bob Bennett (Fresno State), Eddy Furniss (LSU), Don Heinkel (Wichita State), Wally Kincaid (Cerritos College), Dave Magadan (Alabama), George Sisler (Michigan), B.J. Surhoff (North Carolina) and Richard Wortham (Texas.)
A second baseman at Wake from 1947 to 1950, Teague was a three-time, first-team All-American, one of just 11 players in college baseball to accomplish the feat. He became the first Demon Deacon to earn All-America honors in 1947 and repeated the honor in 1949 and 1950. Teague hit .353 in 1947 and led the Deacs to the national championship game when they lost to Texas, 10-3. Despite the runner-up finish, Teague was named the MVP of the national championship tournament.
According to Baseball America, Teague hit .335 during his collegiate career with 495 at-bats, 119 runs, 166 hits, 27 doubles, 13 triples, six home runs and 99 RBIs. A three-time All-Southern Conference pick, Teague was the Southern Conference MVP in 1950 and was named to the league's 75th anniversary team in 1995. Teague was inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
After spending five years in the minor leagues, Teague returned to Wake Forest and served as head coach in 1956. He led the Deacons to a 13-5-1 record that season before entering the sporting goods business, where he operated Teague's Sporting Goods in Greensboro.
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.
The 2010 inductees will be honored on July 1 as part of the College Baseball Foundation's annual celebration of both the past and present of college baseball from July 1 through July 3 in Lubbock.
For more information on the College Baseball Hall of Fame, visit www.collegebaseballfoundation.org.