Gerardo “Jerry” Cuevas
Inducted in 2011
Product of El Paso baseball community from youth through high school
Played youth baseball in Frank Manning League for Joe Gomez
Played secondary and high school baseball for Coach Tom Carillo and Coach John C. Miller
Three year letterman for Coronado High School earning All District and All City honors in 1987 and 1988
Batted .407 his senior year for Thunderbirds with 9 home runs and 30 RBI
Named 1-5A District MVP
Co-Selection of El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame first ever President’s Award in 1988
Played 4 years at Northwood University where he was a member of 2 conference championship teams in 1990 and 1991
Named to NAIA District 4 team as a Senior
During his 4 seasons at Northwood, he batted .320 with 21 home runs and 105 stolen bases
Represented Mexico in international competition
Participated in XVI Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y Del Caribe in 1990-1991 on the Mexican Olympic team
In 1990, he played in Los Juegos de la Solidaridad in Monterrey Nuevo Leon
In 16 games, as a lead off batter he hit .326 with 5 RBI, 6 SB, 1 HR in 16 games
In 15 games as a lead off batter he hit .298 with 8 RBI, 8 SB, 1 HR in 15 games in the X Copa Intercontinental IBA in Barcelona Spain in 1991
In 1994 he signed a one-year contract with the Industriales de Monterrey of the Liga Mexicana
Member El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors
