Bing Devine has been an important figure in professional sports for over 45 years. A native of St. Louis, Devine graduated from University City High School and Washington University before beginning his career in professional sports with the St. Louis Cardinals. Throughout his professional baseball career, he served two stints as Vice President and General… Read more »
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Blake DeWitt
In his first few games in the minor leagues, out in the Rookie ball town of Ogden, Utah, Blake DeWitt quickly realized the reality of the pros: Everybody was somebody back home, and failure would knock on the clubhouse door every day. “There were guys who had better talent than me,” DeWitt said. “I decided… Read more »
2021 Class – Diamond Nine
CLASS of 2021 Mannie DeCastro (Carl Junction High School/Pittsburg State University) Judy Straatmann Hadsall (Washington High School/East Central College/Springfield Slow-Pitch) Gage Jacobs (Bolivar High School/Drury University) Catlin Evans Jones (Pleasant Hope High School/Southwest Baptist University) Alan Mahaffey (Kickapoo High School/Three Rivers Community College/University of Arkansas/Minnesota Twins) Justin McMillin (Hillcrest High School/Missouri State University) Willy Morgan… Read more »
Diamond Council of Columbia
When you look across the ball diamonds in Columbia – those that are filled with players in the Diamond Council – it’s hard not to shake your head in awe. This past spring and summer, there were 1,700 kids on 170 baseball and softball teams. Call it a testament to the council’s great work dating… Read more »
2014 Class – Diamond Nine
CLASS OF 2014 (Inaugural Class) Bruce Long (Southwest Baptist University/Philadelphia Phillies) Greg Carlton (Joplin Parkwood High School) Chris Dufner Brad Beattie Scott Loveland Doug Middleton Charlie Slavens Mike Tennant Jim Winn
2020 Class- Diamond Nine
CLASS of 2020 Heather Anderson – Missouri State University Johnny Eierman – Warsaw High School/Tampa Bay Rays Kelli Wenberg Eierman – Warsaw High School/Park University Bill Fischer – Springfield Cardinals Dallas Hord – Ozark High School/Missouri State University/Miami Marlins Robert Murders – Southwest Baptist University Justin Skinner – Hillcrest High School/Drury University Ryan Vincent –… Read more »
2022 Class – Diamond Nine
CLASS of 2022 Dr. Mark Baker — Webb City High School/Missouri Southern State University Charlie Burt — Truman High School/Ban Johnson League/Missouri State University Tim Clubb — Eureka High School/Missouri State University Mary Stratton-Johnson — Hillcrest High School/Slow-Pitch Softball Jordan Logan — North Callaway High School/Jefferson College/Columbia College Renay Ries Spilker — Blue Springs High… Read more »
2019 Class – Diamond Nine
CLASS OF 2019 Nick Admire (Lebanon High School/University of Missouri) Charissa Fuhr (Kickapoo High School/Iowa State University) Hailee Hendricks Fury (Miller High School/Northwest Missouri State University), Colby Hughes (St. Louis Community College- Meramec/Missouri-St. Louis/Colorado Rockies) Logan Hughes (North Arkansas College/Missouri-St. Louis) Trent Oxenreider (Strafford High School/College of the Ozarks) Joey Rich (A.S.A./USA Softball) Brad Roweton (Bolivar High… Read more »
2018 Class – Diamond Nine
CLASS OF 2018 Clint Anderson (Willard High School, Crowder College & Charleston Southern University baseball) Nolan Fogle (Plato High School baseball & USSSA/ASA/NSA softball) Tina Ruble Helm (Lebanon High School & Southwest Baptist University softball) Jamie Holmes (Republic High School, Crowder College & Columbia College softball) Greg Lindstrom (Glendale High School & University of Missouri baseball),… Read more »
2015 Class – Diamond Nine
Class of 2015 Jack Burrell — Humansville and Southwest Baptist Brad Simmons — Glendale High School and the Kansas City Royals Kelly Snider — Hillcrest High School the Oklahoma Sooners and the Los Angeles Dodgers Barry Short –Mansfield High School, Three Rivers Community College and the New York Mets Jim Lumpe — Glendale High School,… Read more »
2017 Diamond Nine
CLASS OF 2017 Doug Bennett (Hillcrest High School/University of Arkansas/Los Angeles Dodgers) Dan Bishop (Springfield Central High School/Baltimore Orioles/New York Yankees) Jack Funderburk (Southwest Baptist University) Chelsea King Goodin (Strafford High School/Drury University) Kellie Becher Kessler (Missouri State University) Danny Powers (Carl Junction High School/University of Central Missouri/Minnesota Twins) Kyle Rapinchuk (Branson High School/College of… Read more »
2016 Class- Diamond Nine
CLASS OF 2016 Marin Whorton Cooney (Ozark) Sophia Alexander Denning (Strafford/Drury) Bob Detherage (Hillcrest/Royals) Bill Helfrecht (Glendale/Missouri State) Brent Maggard (Sparta/Crowder/Southern Arkansas) Kristen Marshall (Glendale/William Jewell) Troy McMain (Willard) Christian Overstreet (Nixa/Missouri State) Tom Wilson (Bolivar/Detroit Tigers)
Dixon High School Baseball Era 1976-1978
In mid-Missouri, north of I-44 and along a two-laner called Highway 28 that winds past the majestic bluffs of the Gasconade River and the scenic overlooks of the Ozarks’ valleys, there was once a great run in baseball. In fact, one of the best box-office draws in the area were the Dixon High School baseball… Read more »
John Donaldson
He climbed out of the quaint, central Missouri River town of Glasgow and chased his baseball dreams – and perhaps would have become a household name across America had he come of age in a different era. And yet John Donaldson soldiered on. Despite Major League Baseball refusing to employ black ballplayers. Despite the little… Read more »
Dave Duncan
Dave Duncan, who retired after the 2011 campaign, began his career with the Kansas City Athletics in 1963. He made his major league debut on May 6, 1964 at the age of 18, becoming the youngest player in the American League at the time. Duncan’s biggest contribution to baseball came as a pitching coach, the last 16… Read more »
David Eckstein
After the 2004 season, David Eckstein was traded from the Anaheim Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals. In his very first year wearing “the birds on the bat”, the new shortstop solidified the leadoff spot by contributing 185 hits, with 26 doubles and 61 runs batted in. As a member of the 2006 World Series… Read more »