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Wedge, Beggs head for MVC Hall of Fame

Former Wichita State catcher Eric Wedge and former university president Don Beggs are among the inductees into the Missouri Valley Conference Athletic Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.

Six people associated with the MVC will be inducted March 3 in St. Louis during the men’s basketball tournament.

Wedge, who works as player development adviser for the Toronto Blue Jays, led the Shockers to the 1989 College World Series title. He earned All-America honors and MVC Player of the Year recognition. Wedge, from Fort Wayne, Ind., played briefly in the major leagues for Boston and Colorado. He managed Cleveland and Seattle.