'Humbled' Keilitz Takes His Place Alongside State Baseball Legends

Legendary CMU baseball coach Dave Keilitz (right) and his wife Sue stand with Keilitz's Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame plaque on Saturday at Cooley Law School Stadium in Lansing.Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com

LANSING, Mich. – A fitting honor for a tremendous baseball man.

And an even better gentleman.

Central Michigan legend Dave Keilitz was inducted into the Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday night in a ceremony during the Lansing Lugnuts baseball game with the Bowling Green Hot Rods at Cooley Law School Stadium.

Keilitz’s plaque was unveiled in the hall, which is located above left and center field at the stadium. He was inducted along with Kalamazoo native Derek Jeter, and the two…