Archive for April, 2007

NEIBA Annual HOF Banquet

What: The Northeast Indiana Baseball Association Annual Hall of Fame Banquet
When: Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 6:30PM
Where: History Center Museum (302 E. Berry Street)

Tickets can be purchased any time before May 28:

  • From any NEIBA Board Member
  • By mail: NEIBA; PO Box 40224; Fort Wayne, IN 46804
  • TJ’s Sports Cards (2843 East State Blvd.)
  • Sports Center Inc. (5633 Coventry Ln)
  • Kelly’s Awards (110 N. Lynn St.; Bryan, OH)

Join us for a wonderful event as we induct some of our local greats into the NEIBA Hall of Fame. The Keynote Speaker will be Mike Nutter – General Manager of the Fort Wayne Wizards! This year’s honorees include David Doster, June Pappas and Dave Bischoff. Also receiving awards will be Kent Hormann and Leo Ochoa.

Your 2007 Fort Wayne Wizards

The 2007 Fort Wayne Wizards Opening Day roster is available over at Scout.com (and MadFriars.com).

As noted:

Featured in the group are starters Aaron Breit and Drew Miller, two pitchers ranked among MadFriars.com top 20, and outfielder Cedric Hunter – ranked third by MadFriars.com.

Ten players drafted by the Padres in last year’s June Amateur Draft are heading to Fort Wayne and nine players who donned a Wizards uniform in 2006 are also part of the roster for the new season.

UPDATE: The Wizards have posted this information on their website too. They have some further details on the players and coaches that may be of interest.

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