The American Baseball Coaches Association has announced seven individuals to be inducted to the
ABCA Hall of Fame in January 2022.

The ABCA Hall of Fame Class of 2022 includes:
John Altobelli, Orange Coast College (Calif.)
Dave Barnett, Flagler College (Fla.)
Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina University (S.C.)
David McDonald, Wheeler (Ga.) High School
Marty Miller, Norfolk State University (Va.)
Paul Page, Ohio Dominican University
Marty Paulsen, Fond du Lac (Wis.) High School

The 2022 ABCA Hall of Fame Banquet induction ceremony will be held during the 78th annual ABCA
Convention on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at the Marriott Marquis in Chicago, Illinois. The 2022 ceremony
will also include the induction of the eight-member ABCA Hall of Fame Class of 2021 due to the
cancellation of the in-person 2021 ABCA Convention.

Tickets for the event will be available for purchase online. ABCA members will be able to purchase
tickets through their Convention registration. Those wishing to attend the banquet only will be able to
purchase tickets beginning September 1.

Induction to the ABCA Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by the organization. The ABCA
was founded in 1945 and the Hall of Fame began in 1966.

Paul Page, Ohio Dominican University
Paul Page served 29 seasons as head coach at Ohio Dominican University before retiring in
2016. The winningest coach in school history compiled a career record of 1,007-552-7 (.643)
and ranked among the top 13 in career NAIA wins (864) and fifth in win percentage (.683) prior
to the program transitioning to NCAA status.

Under Page’s leadership, Ohio Dominican won at least 30 games in a season a remarkable 22
times, including 10 seasons of 40 or more wins. His teams played their way into six NAIA
World Series appearances and captured 11 regular season and nine conference tournament
championships.

In his time at Ohio Dominican, Page produced 39 All-Americans and 20 Academic AllAmericans. Under his tutelage, former Panther southpaw Jonathan Sanchez reached the big leagues and helped the San Francisco Giants to the 2010 World Series title.

The five-time conference Coach of the Year and two-time district Coach of the Year also
served as Ohio Dominican’s Athletic Director from 1988-2004. As Athletic Director, Page
initiated several of the athletic department’s fundraisers and helped improve and expand
many of the school’s athletic facilities.

A native of Williamstown, West Virginia, Page graduated from Muskingum College (Ohio) in
1973, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history and was an all-conference catcher.
After his days as a Muskie, Page continued his education at Mississippi State. He coached for
two seasons under ABCA Hall of Fame coach Ron Polk as a graduate assistant before
receiving his master’s degree in health and physical education in 1978.

Page would go on to serve as an assistant coach at Marietta College (Ohio), helping to guide
the program to NCAA Div. III national titles in 1981 and 1983 before taking over at Ohio
Dominican in 1988.