From Texas:
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Baseball great Huston Street will be inducted into the Omaha College Baseball Hall of Fame on June 29 in Omaha, Neb., the Hall announced Tuesday. Street, along with Eddie Bane (Arizona State), will be recognized in front of the fans at the 10th annual Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans College Home Run Derby and on ESPN2 during the event’s live broadcast.
Established in 2013 to celebrate college baseball's rich history, the Omaha College Baseball Hall of Fame honors the incredible achievements of the players and coaches on college baseball’s greatest stage, the College World Series. Inductees are voted on by a panel of college baseball experts that includes former players, coaches and national college baseball media members.
Street is the sixth former Texas player or coach to be inducted into the Omaha College Baseball Hall of Fame, following Augie Garrido, Brooks Kieschnick, Cliff Gustafson, Burt Hooton and Keith Moreland.
Street is the all-time College World Series leader in saves with five, and set the single-series record of four in 2002. He was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player as Texas claimed the national championship in 2002. Street and the Longhorns returned to the College World Series in 2003 and 2004, and he would finish his College World Series career with 10 all-time appearances. In his three trips to Omaha, Street surrendered just three earned runs in 16.2 innings pitched, good for a 1.62 ERA. In 2010, he was named to the College World Series Legends Team.
A three-time All-American, Street finished his Texas career with a school-record 41 saves to go along with a 1.31 ERA, which ranks second in Texas history. He was selected with the 40th pick in the 2004 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics, and quickly made his mark on the major league level by winning the 2005 AL Rookie of the Year award. He played 13 seasons in the major leagues, amassing 324 career saves, and was a two-time All-Star.
With a Hall that boasts many of the game’s most-recognizable names, including an inaugural Class of coaches Rod Dedeaux and Augie Garrido, and players Bob Horner, Brooks Kieschnick, Robin Ventura and Dave Winfield, the induction of All-Americans Bane and Street add to an accomplished list of recent inductees. Former college stars Terry Francona, Nomar Garciaparra, Pat Burrell and Fred Lynn have each been honored in recent years.
