EST. 1988 . . . #EL PASO STRONG - Strength in Faith, Strength of Character . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past into our 32nd Year of Existence . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . Nominations for the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 are now Open, Hit the Picture with the Batter at Home Plate titled "Now Accepting Nominations for 2020" to download information and Nomination Forms . . . Our web site has over 1.584 Million views and we thank you . . . For Wednesday the 13th day of November we continue our "Elite 11 Roll Call" on our scrolling marquee: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Son/Father duo Member and Class of 2001 Honoree Jimmy Melendez the star player at Bell Air High School who later as the Coach for Riverside High School earned the distinction of being the winningest High School Coach in El Paso's history, named High School “Coach of the Year” multiple times and led the Rangers to the 2000 Texas High School Final 4 State Semi-Finals; Class of 1999 Honoree Joe “Chito” Dominguez who was a All District selection on Jefferson’s first District Championship squad in 1951, turned down a scholarship at Arizona to play professionally for Bisbee-Douglas in the Arizona-Texas League and Class of 2014 Honoree Joe “Sonny” Parra the hitting star at Ysleta High School who played baseball for about 38 years including play in Semi-Pro and other Leagues with a batting average always over .300 . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Bryan Tambone
Inducted in 2018
4 year Varsity Lettermen for Andress High School Eagles 1989-1992
All City 2nd Team as a Freshman with .395 BA, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 3-1 Pitching Record with 2.70 ERA
All City 1st Team as a Sophomore with .467 BA, 6 HR, 30 RBI, 7-3 Pitching Record with 2.65 ERA
All City MVP as a Junior with .450 BA, 14 HR, 35 RBI, 7-1 Pitching Record with 1.98 ERA
Chosen High School Baseball Player of the Year by the El Paso Times and All City Co-MVP his Senior year with .400 BA, 11 HR, 32 RBI, 10-2 Pitching Record with 2.39 ERA
Chosen to North and South Texas All Star Game in the Houston Astrodome where he pitched a scoreless 9th Inning
Selected to Chevron Showcase Classic All Star Game
Texas State Runner-Up in Little League 18U Division falling one game shy of the Little League World Series in Florida for 18U
2X All WJCAC 3rd Baseman for New Mexico Junior College with .392 BA, 15 HR, 51 RBI, Pitching Record of 6-1 with 3.25 ERA
Played Junior Year at University of Texas at Arlington with .300 BA, 7 HR, Pitching Record 2-1 with 3.26 ERA
Played for Oklahoma City University his Senior year with .310 BA, 6 HR before getting injured going into Regionals and ending his baseball career
Coached Youth baseball for past 10 years
Founded Brayden’s Buddy Non-Profit organization with his wife Claudia whose mission is to donate AED’s (Automated External Defibrillators) and CPR train teachers and staff members to spread awareness of sudden cardiac death – 55 AED’s have been donated to schools to date
