Rick Cerone, former Seton Hall catcher and the 1975 seventh overall pick in the Major League Baseball Draft, was virtually inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame Thursday night.
The former two-time All-American is the first Seton Hall player to ever be inducted in the Hall of Fame after being the first Pirate to have his number retired by the University’s baseball program.
When Cerone graduated from Seton Hall, he owned program records for most career doubles, most home runs in a season and career, all-time slugging percentage and RBIs in a season. He also led the program to two straight appearances in the College World Series in 1974 and 1975.