John Askins

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.

The American Baseball Coaches Association started All-American honors in that year. That was also the first year of the College read more

The American Baseball Coaches Association started All-American honors in that year. That was also the first year of the College World Series.

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.

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.