John Askins

For too long, the publicity of the sport has come in a two-week window (during the College World Series). And read more

For too long, the publicity of the sport has come in a two-week window (during the College World Series). And now, we're trying to put it in the center stage year round.

I've been involved with college baseball for 30 years, and this is something that's always come up, but nobody's ever read more

I've been involved with college baseball for 30 years, and this is something that's always come up, but nobody's ever acted on it.

This is really very special because it's the first class. I think this is very important for the sport of read more

This is really very special because it's the first class. I think this is very important for the sport of college baseball, and important for their respective universities.

For the first two years we'll probably take 10 because we want to build a nice foundation. After that, we'll read more

For the first two years we'll probably take 10 because we want to build a nice foundation. After that, we'll probably do it more like the major league hall where there is no guaranteed amount.

In talking to the guys elected, several of them were emotional about it. Many of them said this would probably read more

In talking to the guys elected, several of them were emotional about it. Many of them said this would probably be the highest honor they would achieve in their careers.