CLASS OF 2018
DON SCHONE - WATKINS MEMORIAL MIKE YINGER - DELAWARE HAYES
HALL OF FAME DINNER AND BANQUET
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST - ST. CHARLES HIGH SCHOOL
6:00 PM SOCIAL - 7:00 DINNER BANQUET
2018 Hall of Fame Inductees
| CDBCA Hall of Fame 2018 - Program |
Head Coach Don Schone - Watkins Memorial High School
Coach Schone completed his 17th season as the head baseball coach at Watkins Memorial with an overall record of 243-149 (62%winning percentage). He spent one season as the assistant coach before taking over the program in 2001. Don has won several championships over the years building his program into one of the most consistent programs in the area. OCC Championships: 2006 and 2013. LCL: 2014, 2015, 2017. Sectional Championships: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015. District Championships: 2006, 2007, 2015. Regional Championships: 2016
He has had the following players play professionally: Eric Arnett (1st round to Brewers), Rob Sexton (14th round to Red Sox and currently with Arizona), Danny Sexton (free agent with San Diego), Chandler Day (7th round to Washington). Coach has been blessed with others going off to college to continue their baseball careers.
Don has dedicated his time and energy into not only running his own program, but providing significant contributions to the Central District Coaches Association as a board member during the years of 2007-2011. He then served on the state board going through the chairs and becoming the president of the OHSBCA in 2015. He has been a member of the CDBCA from 2001 to present.
Currently, Coach Schone is a teacher, football coach and head varsity baseball coach at Watkins Memorial . His wife (Deanna), two sons Zach and Parker, and Don all reside in Pataskala, Ohio.
What Coach Schone loves most about coaching baseball in the central district is how you need to bring your “A” game each time you play. The coaches in the Central District play and teach the game the right way. Everyone knows that if you can make it out of the districts then your team has a very good chance of making the final four. Coach loves the competition and how close the coaches in this area are.
He is most proud of the respect the Watkins Memorial program has earned over time. He would like to thank his coaching staff during his entire career for doing a great job of teaching the players how to respect the game of baseball. He also appreciates them for helping put Watkins on the map in this area!
On behalf of the Central District Baseball Coaches Association, we welcome and congratulate Coach Don Schone to the HOF in the class of 2018.
Coach Schone completed his 17th season as the head baseball coach at Watkins Memorial with an overall record of 243-149 (62%winning percentage). He spent one season as the assistant coach before taking over the program in 2001. Don has won several championships over the years building his program into one of the most consistent programs in the area. OCC Championships: 2006 and 2013. LCL: 2014, 2015, 2017. Sectional Championships: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015. District Championships: 2006, 2007, 2015. Regional Championships: 2016
He has had the following players play professionally: Eric Arnett (1st round to Brewers), Rob Sexton (14th round to Red Sox and currently with Arizona), Danny Sexton (free agent with San Diego), Chandler Day (7th round to Washington). Coach has been blessed with others going off to college to continue their baseball careers.
Don has dedicated his time and energy into not only running his own program, but providing significant contributions to the Central District Coaches Association as a board member during the years of 2007-2011. He then served on the state board going through the chairs and becoming the president of the OHSBCA in 2015. He has been a member of the CDBCA from 2001 to present.
Currently, Coach Schone is a teacher, football coach and head varsity baseball coach at Watkins Memorial . His wife (Deanna), two sons Zach and Parker, and Don all reside in Pataskala, Ohio.
What Coach Schone loves most about coaching baseball in the central district is how you need to bring your “A” game each time you play. The coaches in the Central District play and teach the game the right way. Everyone knows that if you can make it out of the districts then your team has a very good chance of making the final four. Coach loves the competition and how close the coaches in this area are.
He is most proud of the respect the Watkins Memorial program has earned over time. He would like to thank his coaching staff during his entire career for doing a great job of teaching the players how to respect the game of baseball. He also appreciates them for helping put Watkins on the map in this area!
On behalf of the Central District Baseball Coaches Association, we welcome and congratulate Coach Don Schone to the HOF in the class of 2018.
Head Coach Mike Yinger - Delaware Hayes
Coach Yinger completed his seventeenth year coaching career with an overall record of 235-148 (61%winning percentage). He started his career as an assistant at Dublin Scioto (1 year) and his alma mater St. Francis DeSales (1 year) before taking over the program as the head coach. He also coached one year at Ohio Wesleyan University between the time he was the head coach at Delaware Hayes and Worthington Kilbourne. His head coaching career consisted of stops at three different high schools: St. Francis DeSales (4 years), Delaware Hayes (8 years), and Worthington Kilbourne (2 years).
Coach Yinger spent the majority of his head coaching career at Delaware Hayes building that program and facility into his own. During his time there, he built an indoor hitting facility that the program still uses today. Mike’s championships include: 1 CCL championship, 1 OCC championship, two district championships (2002, 2007), and a regional championship in 2002. He was also named coach of the year in the Central District and Agonis Dispatch coach of the year.
Coach Yinger has had four players play professionally during his time leading his three programs: Casey McGrew, Eian Banks, Caleb Wilburn, Jacob Bosiokovic.
Mike has dedicated his time and energy into not only running his own program, but providing significant contributions to the central district coaches association as a board member during the years of 2003-2007. He then served on the state board for a few years following as a representative for our central district and website coordinator for the OHSBCA. He was a member of the CDBCA from 1999-2016.
Coach Yinger stepped away from coaching to become the athletic director of Buckeye Valley High School in 2017. His wife (Maegan), two sons Major (7) and Blaise (4), and Mike all reside in Sunbury, Ohio.
What Coach Yinger loves most about coaching baseball in the central district was the passion for the game within the coaching fraternity. The fact that every day you had to come ready to compete because the guys on the side were going to have their team ready to play. Coach loved being able to look at the other team and know they are going to give their best because they knew his team would be prepared.
On behalf of the Central District Baseball Coaches Association, we welcome and congratulate Coach Mike Yinger to the HOF in the class of 2018.
Coach Yinger completed his seventeenth year coaching career with an overall record of 235-148 (61%winning percentage). He started his career as an assistant at Dublin Scioto (1 year) and his alma mater St. Francis DeSales (1 year) before taking over the program as the head coach. He also coached one year at Ohio Wesleyan University between the time he was the head coach at Delaware Hayes and Worthington Kilbourne. His head coaching career consisted of stops at three different high schools: St. Francis DeSales (4 years), Delaware Hayes (8 years), and Worthington Kilbourne (2 years).
Coach Yinger spent the majority of his head coaching career at Delaware Hayes building that program and facility into his own. During his time there, he built an indoor hitting facility that the program still uses today. Mike’s championships include: 1 CCL championship, 1 OCC championship, two district championships (2002, 2007), and a regional championship in 2002. He was also named coach of the year in the Central District and Agonis Dispatch coach of the year.
Coach Yinger has had four players play professionally during his time leading his three programs: Casey McGrew, Eian Banks, Caleb Wilburn, Jacob Bosiokovic.
Mike has dedicated his time and energy into not only running his own program, but providing significant contributions to the central district coaches association as a board member during the years of 2003-2007. He then served on the state board for a few years following as a representative for our central district and website coordinator for the OHSBCA. He was a member of the CDBCA from 1999-2016.
Coach Yinger stepped away from coaching to become the athletic director of Buckeye Valley High School in 2017. His wife (Maegan), two sons Major (7) and Blaise (4), and Mike all reside in Sunbury, Ohio.
What Coach Yinger loves most about coaching baseball in the central district was the passion for the game within the coaching fraternity. The fact that every day you had to come ready to compete because the guys on the side were going to have their team ready to play. Coach loved being able to look at the other team and know they are going to give their best because they knew his team would be prepared.
On behalf of the Central District Baseball Coaches Association, we welcome and congratulate Coach Mike Yinger to the HOF in the class of 2018.
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
EIGHTEENTH CLASS 0F 2017
TOM NEUBERT, ST. FRANCIS DESALES
GEORGE GILLESPIE, ST. CHARLES
NINETEENTH CLASS OF 2018
DON SCHONE - WATKINS MEMORIAL
MIKE YINGER - DELAWARE HAYES