Inductees
Hillcrest High School and American Legion Baseball
Hillcrest High School opened its doors in 1958. That means 55 high school baseball seasons and 54 American Legion seasons. Those 109 seasons have produced 2,432 wins in 3,797 contests, a .641 winning percentage. Multiple generations of families have played on these teams but only four men have coached them. Dick Birmingham started it all, coaching the Hillcrest High School team for 25 years and the Legion team for 16 seasons. Dave Davis, Byron Hagler and currently Ryan Schaffitzel, have carried on the winning tradition. Hillcrest High School won state championships in 1979 and 1988. The American Legion team won state titles in 1970, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1987 and 2002.