The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame released the names of the class of 2014 Sunday afternoon at their annual meeting.
Frederick Cardwell from Regina, Stan Green from Kamsack, Robert Herron who played in North Battleford and Saskatoon, Brian Keegan who played in Moose Jaw and Swift Current, Charlie Meacher from Moose Jaw, Ross Morrison from Unity, Harvey Nybo from Swift Current, Wallace Pruden from Lashburn, Kevin Ritchie from Wilcox, Edwin Rolheiser from Rosetown, Robert Silzer from Saskatoon and F. Lloyd Woolley who played in Regina make up the 13 members of the 30th consecutive induction taking place Aug. 16.
These inductees join the Varjassy family, the 1932-36 Reginal Nationals, the Climax Cardinals and the community of Muenster as members of the class of 2014.
The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame scholarship award will be presented to Douglas Taylor from Regina. Formerly the John Maronuik award, the $200 scholarship is awarded to a baseball player age 12 or younger in order to help develop baseball skills.
Tickets for the event were almost raised to $75. However, the motion was rescinded and the price of tickets stayed at $60.
"We have a lot of people out there that still need to be recommended and nominated for induction," said president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Jane Shury.
The museum is working on improving to the standards set by the Museums Association of Saskatchewan. Shury said the museum has come a long way in terms of bringing the museum up to the necessary level, but the process does not happen overnight.
Recently, a major project for the museum was refreshing the inductee books dating back to the first induction. These books contain information on each person inducted into the hall of fame.
"[If] somebody comes along and says my grandfather was inducted in 1989, I can go right there and show them the stuff," said Shury. "They can sit down and read it. This means an awful lot to the families."
The general meeting also announced plans for events coming up over the course of 2014. One event being planned for the summer is the annual vintage baseball game. It will use the 1879 rules and regulations, as well as including vintage uniforms. The game is in honour of the first baseball game played in Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories on May 31, 1879.
Also in the planning stage is making the biggest baseball bat in Canada to be displayed outside on the east side of the museum. The current largest bat is in Edmonton, Alta. measured at 49 feet. Battleford's bat is planned to be 55 feet long and have a five-foot diameter.
Other events being planned are the fall fundraiser, an "Ears and Beers" night and volunteer recognition in December.
Shury said the planned projects and events will all help improve the status of the museum.
"It's here. It is history and it's time we were proud of our history."
