2016 Hall of Fame Inductees
Chris Huesman - Dublin Jerome High School/Jonathan Alder High School
Coach Huesman completed his 13th season as the head baseball coach at Dublin Jerome High School. He started the program and been there since the inception of the school. Coach Huesman has been a head coach on the high school level for 18 years racking up 296 career victories. He was OCC Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2013. He was named the Columbus Dispatch Coach of the Year in 2007. He has been named BAC Coach of the Year four times and was a State Champion coach, winning the Division III State Championship, beating Ironton 5-1 in the final in Canton. Coach Huesman’s Jonathan Alder teams had reached the District Finals five times in his seven years there as head coach. Always ranked in the top ten in the State, the Pioneers held school records for wins and became a state powerhouse in baseball, twice being ranked the #1 team in the state. The 1998 team was the schools’ first State Crown. He currently has an overall tournament record of 31-16 (.660 winning percentage).
Coach Huesman also previously coached at Dublin High School and Otterbein University prior to coaching at Jonathan Alder. He then took assistant positions at Dublin Scioto and Dublin Coffman High Schools, respectively. He helped accumulate the toughest pitching staffs in Central Ohio and helped the Irish and Rocks to district and league titles. Coach Huesman also coached competitive travel teams in Central Ohio that have included the Ohio Thunder and the Columbus Big Katz. Both were college showcase 17/18 and under teams that travel an extensive national schedule. The Ohio Thunder team, which he helped coach with Scott Manahan and Harry Caruso, included seven players that saw action in the College World Series and several current players that have represented the USA in the Olympics, some of whom are Cliff Pennington, middle infielder for the Los Angeles Angels, Matt Maloney, pitcher for the Twins, Larry Day, current head hitting instructor for the Cleveland Indians, and Jeff Manship, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. Coach Huesman’s Big Katz team finished 2nd in the Nation with their showing in the NABF National World Series in Nashville. He was Head Coach of the prestigious Ohio Elite U17 and U18 summer travel teams for several years and instrumental in helping begin that organization, earning a National Runner-Up in the NABF Tournament in 2012, while compiling an overall 77-19 overall record.
Coach Huesman has coached several All-Ohio first team selections with one of his players, Donnie Nickey from Jonathan Alder, who played for 8 years for the Tennessee Titans. In 2007, Jason King was the Division I Player of the Year in Ohio, and recently retired Detroit Tiger. In 2010, Jared King was the Division I Player of the Year in Ohio, and is recently retired as a New York Met. Huesman’s son, Aaron, was 1st Team All-Ohio in 2012, and was an A-10 all-conference selection for the Univ. of Dayton. Chris has helped send numerous players to continue their education in college and playing college baseball, 41 currently.
Coach Huesman has served as the Central District Baseball Coaches Association President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, and served on the Board of Directors for the State Baseball Coaches Association as the Senior and Junior Rep for the Central District. He hosted the Central District All-Star Game for years, as well as hosted the Mizuno All-Ohio Series in 2009. He graduated from Otterbein University and is from Portsmouth, Ohio, he has lived in Dublin for the past 26 years with his wife, Lisa, and their three children, Katie, Aaron, and Kylie. He has been a Head Girls Basketball coach
at Jonathan Alder as well as a Defensive Coordinator on a State Playoff football team while at JA. He has volunteered at the Miracle League of Dublin, and currently serves as Dublin Youth Athletics Commissioner. He is also the new Health teacher at Karrer Middle School in Dublin.
Coach Huesman completed his 13th season as the head baseball coach at Dublin Jerome High School. He started the program and been there since the inception of the school. Coach Huesman has been a head coach on the high school level for 18 years racking up 296 career victories. He was OCC Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2013. He was named the Columbus Dispatch Coach of the Year in 2007. He has been named BAC Coach of the Year four times and was a State Champion coach, winning the Division III State Championship, beating Ironton 5-1 in the final in Canton. Coach Huesman’s Jonathan Alder teams had reached the District Finals five times in his seven years there as head coach. Always ranked in the top ten in the State, the Pioneers held school records for wins and became a state powerhouse in baseball, twice being ranked the #1 team in the state. The 1998 team was the schools’ first State Crown. He currently has an overall tournament record of 31-16 (.660 winning percentage).
Coach Huesman also previously coached at Dublin High School and Otterbein University prior to coaching at Jonathan Alder. He then took assistant positions at Dublin Scioto and Dublin Coffman High Schools, respectively. He helped accumulate the toughest pitching staffs in Central Ohio and helped the Irish and Rocks to district and league titles. Coach Huesman also coached competitive travel teams in Central Ohio that have included the Ohio Thunder and the Columbus Big Katz. Both were college showcase 17/18 and under teams that travel an extensive national schedule. The Ohio Thunder team, which he helped coach with Scott Manahan and Harry Caruso, included seven players that saw action in the College World Series and several current players that have represented the USA in the Olympics, some of whom are Cliff Pennington, middle infielder for the Los Angeles Angels, Matt Maloney, pitcher for the Twins, Larry Day, current head hitting instructor for the Cleveland Indians, and Jeff Manship, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. Coach Huesman’s Big Katz team finished 2nd in the Nation with their showing in the NABF National World Series in Nashville. He was Head Coach of the prestigious Ohio Elite U17 and U18 summer travel teams for several years and instrumental in helping begin that organization, earning a National Runner-Up in the NABF Tournament in 2012, while compiling an overall 77-19 overall record.
Coach Huesman has coached several All-Ohio first team selections with one of his players, Donnie Nickey from Jonathan Alder, who played for 8 years for the Tennessee Titans. In 2007, Jason King was the Division I Player of the Year in Ohio, and recently retired Detroit Tiger. In 2010, Jared King was the Division I Player of the Year in Ohio, and is recently retired as a New York Met. Huesman’s son, Aaron, was 1st Team All-Ohio in 2012, and was an A-10 all-conference selection for the Univ. of Dayton. Chris has helped send numerous players to continue their education in college and playing college baseball, 41 currently.
Coach Huesman has served as the Central District Baseball Coaches Association President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, and served on the Board of Directors for the State Baseball Coaches Association as the Senior and Junior Rep for the Central District. He hosted the Central District All-Star Game for years, as well as hosted the Mizuno All-Ohio Series in 2009. He graduated from Otterbein University and is from Portsmouth, Ohio, he has lived in Dublin for the past 26 years with his wife, Lisa, and their three children, Katie, Aaron, and Kylie. He has been a Head Girls Basketball coach
at Jonathan Alder as well as a Defensive Coordinator on a State Playoff football team while at JA. He has volunteered at the Miracle League of Dublin, and currently serves as Dublin Youth Athletics Commissioner. He is also the new Health teacher at Karrer Middle School in Dublin.
Head Coach Tim Broskie Whetstone High School
Coach Broskie has been the head baseball coach at Whetstone high school for 23 years. Coach Broskie has coached high school baseball for 28 years.
Coach Broskie’s record overall is 422 Wins and 185 Losses. His league record is 283 Wins and 38 Losses. He has 10 City League Titles and 14 North Division Titles. 32 Whetstone players have gone on to play college baseball since coach Broskie has been at Whetstone.
Coach Broskie has also been a teacher for 28 years, he is currently a MH teacher at Whetstone. Coach Broskie is married to Elizabeth Broskie they have three son’s Logan 18, Mitchell 14, and Brady 12 all three are very active in sports.
Coach Broskie has been a state poll voter for many years and is also responsible for the Columbus Dispatch poll. He has organized many spring break trips in his years at Whetstone. They have been to Cocoa Beach Florida, the Ripken in Myrtle Beach along with trips to Louisville, Kentucky, Cincinnati and Dayton.
Coach Broskie is very active in the summer months with baseball. He has coached travel baseball for the NCS. Raiders and North Columbus programs for 20 years. His teams have produced countless number of high level baseball players in Central Ohio.
Coach Broskie attended Desales High School and Mifflin High School, he went to Rio Grande College where he played his college baseball.
Coach Broskie has been the head baseball coach at Whetstone high school for 23 years. Coach Broskie has coached high school baseball for 28 years.
Coach Broskie’s record overall is 422 Wins and 185 Losses. His league record is 283 Wins and 38 Losses. He has 10 City League Titles and 14 North Division Titles. 32 Whetstone players have gone on to play college baseball since coach Broskie has been at Whetstone.
Coach Broskie has also been a teacher for 28 years, he is currently a MH teacher at Whetstone. Coach Broskie is married to Elizabeth Broskie they have three son’s Logan 18, Mitchell 14, and Brady 12 all three are very active in sports.
Coach Broskie has been a state poll voter for many years and is also responsible for the Columbus Dispatch poll. He has organized many spring break trips in his years at Whetstone. They have been to Cocoa Beach Florida, the Ripken in Myrtle Beach along with trips to Louisville, Kentucky, Cincinnati and Dayton.
Coach Broskie is very active in the summer months with baseball. He has coached travel baseball for the NCS. Raiders and North Columbus programs for 20 years. His teams have produced countless number of high level baseball players in Central Ohio.
Coach Broskie attended Desales High School and Mifflin High School, he went to Rio Grande College where he played his college baseball.
Central District Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
FIRST CLASS 2000
JOE PALAZZO, BISHOP READY
FRED NOCERA, WHETSTONE
VINCE CHICKERELLA, LINDEN MCKINLEY
JIM GERFEN, MORAL RIDGEDALE
DAVE EWING, WALNUT RIDGE
JIM STAHL, COLUMBUS ACADEMY
RICHARD TERMEER, WORTHINGTON/OHSAA
DICK FINN, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
FRANK COZZE, WORTHINGTON
DAVE KOBLENTZ, COLUMBUS WEST
GEORGE HAMRIC, HAMILTON TOWNSHIP
BILL SADLER, WESTERVILLE SOUTH
JOE NEFF, NEWARK
DON THORP, LAKEWOOD
MARTY KAROW, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
JACK RYAN, BISHOP HARTLEY
DICK FISHBAUGH, OTTERBEIN COLLEGE
SECOND CLASS 2001
JOHN NELSON, FAIRFIELD UNION
DAVE KLONTZ, HEATH
HAROLD BUTT, HILLIARD DAVIDSON
RICHARD MEYER, BUCKEYE VALLEY
ARNOLD “DECK” WEBB, JONATHAN ALDER/DUBLIN COFFMAN
THIRD CLASS 2002
BOB HAEGELE, WESTERVILLE NORTH
LARRY MERCHANT, MARION HARDING
BILL ROGERS, NEWARK
FOURTH CLASS 2003
GARY SMITTLE, GROVEPORT
MIKE MATTHAES, UPPER ARLINGTON
JOE MYERS, UTICA
FIFTH CLASS 2004
SCOTT MANAHAN, BISHOP WATTERSON
TIM SAUNDERS, DUBLIN COFFMAN
RICH HASKINS, WEST JEFFERSON
MARK WILEY, LIBERTY UNION
DAVE PARKHILL, LAKEWOOD
SIXTH CLASS 2005
PHIL CALLAGHAN, DUBLIN SCIOTO
JIM DOUGHERTY, HILLIARD DAVIDSON
DOUG SAVAGE, MOUNT VERNON
JEFF SMITH, CENTENNIAL
SEVENTH CLASS 2006
ED STARLING, MARYSVILLE
MARK APRILE, PICKERINGTON NORTH
EIGHTH CLASS 2007
DARRELL GUESS, LINDEN MCKINLEY
JOHN CANNIZZARO, NEWARK CATHOLIC
NINTH CLASS 2008
RALPH SCHIVONE, UPPER ARLINGTON
JON BENNETT, GRANVILLE
DAVE BARROW, FRANKLIN HEIGHTS
TENTH CLASS 2009
DENNY MARTIN, JOHNSTOWN/UPPER ARLINGTON
DAVE STARLING, REYNOLDSBURG
ELEVENTH CLASS 2010
BOB TALPAS, NEW ALBANY
MIKE PENN, WORTHINGTON CHRISTIAN
TWELFTH CLASS 2011
RANDY LEACH, RIVER VALLEY
JIM HABERMEHL, GROVE CITY
THIRTEENTH CLASS 2012
STEVE LITTLE, OLENTANGY
JEFF BOYER, LICKING HEIGHTS
FOURTEENTH CLASS 2013
STEVE GUSSLER, THOMAS WORTHINGTON
MIKE SHADE, GAHANNA LINCOLN
FIFTEENTH CLASS OF 2014
CHRIS KUBBS, MARION PLEASANT
RAY BENJAMIN, ST. CHARLES PREPATORY
SIXTEENTH CLASS OF 2015
CHRIS FUGITT, HILLIARD DARBY
RICHARD “DOC” CARTNAL, GRANVILLE
SEVENTEENTH CLASS OF 2016
CHRIS HUESMAN, DUBLIN JEROME
TIM BROSKIE, WHETSTONE
JOE PALAZZO, BISHOP READY
FRED NOCERA, WHETSTONE
VINCE CHICKERELLA, LINDEN MCKINLEY
JIM GERFEN, MORAL RIDGEDALE
DAVE EWING, WALNUT RIDGE
JIM STAHL, COLUMBUS ACADEMY
RICHARD TERMEER, WORTHINGTON/OHSAA
DICK FINN, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
FRANK COZZE, WORTHINGTON
DAVE KOBLENTZ, COLUMBUS WEST
GEORGE HAMRIC, HAMILTON TOWNSHIP
BILL SADLER, WESTERVILLE SOUTH
JOE NEFF, NEWARK
DON THORP, LAKEWOOD
MARTY KAROW, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
JACK RYAN, BISHOP HARTLEY
DICK FISHBAUGH, OTTERBEIN COLLEGE
SECOND CLASS 2001
JOHN NELSON, FAIRFIELD UNION
DAVE KLONTZ, HEATH
HAROLD BUTT, HILLIARD DAVIDSON
RICHARD MEYER, BUCKEYE VALLEY
ARNOLD “DECK” WEBB, JONATHAN ALDER/DUBLIN COFFMAN
THIRD CLASS 2002
BOB HAEGELE, WESTERVILLE NORTH
LARRY MERCHANT, MARION HARDING
BILL ROGERS, NEWARK
FOURTH CLASS 2003
GARY SMITTLE, GROVEPORT
MIKE MATTHAES, UPPER ARLINGTON
JOE MYERS, UTICA
FIFTH CLASS 2004
SCOTT MANAHAN, BISHOP WATTERSON
TIM SAUNDERS, DUBLIN COFFMAN
RICH HASKINS, WEST JEFFERSON
MARK WILEY, LIBERTY UNION
DAVE PARKHILL, LAKEWOOD
SIXTH CLASS 2005
PHIL CALLAGHAN, DUBLIN SCIOTO
JIM DOUGHERTY, HILLIARD DAVIDSON
DOUG SAVAGE, MOUNT VERNON
JEFF SMITH, CENTENNIAL
SEVENTH CLASS 2006
ED STARLING, MARYSVILLE
MARK APRILE, PICKERINGTON NORTH
EIGHTH CLASS 2007
DARRELL GUESS, LINDEN MCKINLEY
JOHN CANNIZZARO, NEWARK CATHOLIC
NINTH CLASS 2008
RALPH SCHIVONE, UPPER ARLINGTON
JON BENNETT, GRANVILLE
DAVE BARROW, FRANKLIN HEIGHTS
TENTH CLASS 2009
DENNY MARTIN, JOHNSTOWN/UPPER ARLINGTON
DAVE STARLING, REYNOLDSBURG
ELEVENTH CLASS 2010
BOB TALPAS, NEW ALBANY
MIKE PENN, WORTHINGTON CHRISTIAN
TWELFTH CLASS 2011
RANDY LEACH, RIVER VALLEY
JIM HABERMEHL, GROVE CITY
THIRTEENTH CLASS 2012
STEVE LITTLE, OLENTANGY
JEFF BOYER, LICKING HEIGHTS
FOURTEENTH CLASS 2013
STEVE GUSSLER, THOMAS WORTHINGTON
MIKE SHADE, GAHANNA LINCOLN
FIFTEENTH CLASS OF 2014
CHRIS KUBBS, MARION PLEASANT
RAY BENJAMIN, ST. CHARLES PREPATORY
SIXTEENTH CLASS OF 2015
CHRIS FUGITT, HILLIARD DARBY
RICHARD “DOC” CARTNAL, GRANVILLE
SEVENTEENTH CLASS OF 2016
CHRIS HUESMAN, DUBLIN JEROME
TIM BROSKIE, WHETSTONE
