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
John Carpenter
Inducted in 2014
Outstanding hitter and catcher for the Pecos Eagles as a player
Coached 34 years at Lubbock Coronado, Tuloso Midway, Fabens, Van Horn, Canutillo, El Paso Irvin, El Paso Burges and El Paso Coronado
Coached El Paso Coronado from 1995-2005 leading the T-Birds to 7 playoff appearances and a Regional Quarterfinal berth
From 2000-2005 he also coached “Team Texas” in the Sun Belt Classic played in Oklahoma leading Texas to 3 championships
In 2002, he was honored with the selection to coach the 5A North team in the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All Star game played at Dell Diamond in Round Rock
Served on the baseball Advisory Committee for the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association for 1999 and 2000
Served as Region I Director for the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association from 2000-2002
Inducted posthumously into the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2012
His wife Nancy and sons Casey and Craig accepted his El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Award on October 4, 2014
