CLINTON COUNTY MARINERS BASEBALL

MORRISONVILLE _ Five former Post 20 baseball standouts – Todd Wilkinson, Rob Calkins, Doug Kimbler, Jason Miller and Gus Terry- as well as, the 1969 New York State Championship team, have been selected for induction into the Clinton County Mariners Hall of Fame later this summer.

 

Todd Wilkinson

·         Four-season member of Post 20, 1977-80

·         Team captured District IV title in 1980

·         Four-year member of Plattsburgh High School, 1977-80

·         1980 CVAC Most Valuable Player

·         Charter member of the Plattsburgh High School Hall of Fame

·         Four-time letter winner at North Carolina, 1981-84

·         Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament MVP, 1984

·         Holds ACC Tournament Record for home runs & total bases

·         Earned All-ACC honors in 1984

·         Drafted by Montreal Expos, 1984, 15^th round

·         Montreal Expos Minor League Player of the Month, July 1984

·         Currently the Athletic Director at Barton College in Wilson, NC

·         Compiled 496 wins as Baseball Coach at Barton College

·         Will be inducted into the Barton College Hall of Fame in October

 

Rob Calkins

·         Four-year member of Post 20, 1981-84

·         Selected Team Most Valuable Player in 1983 & 1984

·         Standout at Plattsburgh High School, 1981-84

·         CVAC MVP, 1984

 

Doug Kimbler

·         Three-season member of Post 20, 1985-87

·         Team captured District IV title in 1985

·         Standout at Beekmantown Central School, 1985-87

·         Four-time letter winner at College of St. Rose, 1987-90

·         Inducted into the St. Rose Hall of Fame in 2007

·         First-Team NAIA All-American in 1990, District 31 Player of the Year

·         Ranks in the top-10 all-time: batting average (.364, 6^th), hits (212, 4^th), runs (192, 2^nd), rbi (160, 5^th), doubles (50, 1^st), triples (9, 3^rd), home runs (26, 8^th), walks (108, 5^th), stolen bases (80, 3^rd)

·         Drafted by Detroit Tigers, 1990, 23^rd round

·         Played eight seasons of professional baseball

·         Currently the head baseball coach at New York University

 

Jason Miller

·         Three-season member of Post 20, 1987-89

·         Team captured District IV title in 1989

·         Standout at Plattsburgh High School, 1987-89

·         Hornets captured New York State Championship in 1989

·         Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays, 1989, 42^nd round

·         Four-time letter winner at College of St. Rose, 1991-94

·         Second-Team All-American, 1994, All-ECAC, 1993 & 1994, All-Region, 1992-1994

·         Ranks in the top-10 all-time: Batting average (.421, 1^st), hits (221, 2^nd), runs (145, 8^th), rbi (184, 3^rd), doubles (34, 6^th), home runs (36, 4^th)

·         Drafted by Texas Rangers, 1994, 24^th round

·         Inducted into the St. Rose Hall of Fame in 2008

 

Gus Terry (1994-96)

·         Three-season member of Post 20, 1994-96

·         Team captured District IV titles in 1995 & 1996

·         Standout at Plattsburgh High School, 1994-96

·         Inducted into Plattsburgh High School Hall of Fame, 2013

·         Continued his baseball career at St. Rose, 1997, 99-2001

·         Led St. Rose to Division II World Series in 2000 – named Northeast Regional MVP

·         Earned All-Region 2000, All-Conference in 1999 & 2000

·         Ranks 5^th all-time in wins (24), 3^rd in strikeouts (277)

·         Played professional baseball in Spain

·         Inducted into the St. Rose Hall of Fame in 2014

 

1969 Post 20

·         Team Captured the New York State Championship

·         Team finished 22-4

 

Current members of the Clinton County Mariners Hall of Fame

2012, Harry Demary, Robert Garrow, Gary Butler

2013, Joe Staves, Bill Durnin, Tim O’Connell, Mike St. Louis, Pip LaFountain

2014, Tim McDonough, Jim Shutts, Wally Vanderhoff, Larry Carpenter, Randy Senecal

2015, John Flynn, Mike Flynn, John Hart, John Rock, Mike Rock, Gerald Burdo

2016, Jeff Doorey, John Ireland, Paul O’Connell, Dick Denny, Dale Meron

2017, Jack Daly, Chris King, Stephen Peryea

2018, John Zerrahn, Peter Proctor, Matt Sames, Tom Neale.

 

The ceremony will be held at the West Plattsburgh American Legion August 7th.  Follow the Clinton County Mariners on Facebook or visit www.leaguelineup.com/ccmariners for more information.

 

New York State American Legion State Champions - 1969

New York State American Legion State Runner-Up - 2013

New York State District IV Champions

1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998

2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

 

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