UNICO Baseball/Softball Hall of Fame Inductions Set for Nov. 18
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- UNICO will induct five athletes in its Baseball/Softball Hall of Fame on Friday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m.
The 21st induction dinner and ceremony will be held at Berkshire Hills Country Club. Past recipients are encouraged to attend. The five 2016 recipients will join 112 other Berkshire County coaches and players (amateur and professional) who have been inducted over the past 20 years.
These five individuals not only exhibited exceptional athletic skills that were developed through various Berkshire County youth programs, but also have given back to their communities.
The 2016 UNICO Hall of Fame recipients are:
MIKE GLADU
Gladu played four years at Hoosac Valley Regional High School, where he was named to the all-Berkshire County and all-Western Mass teams. He Went on to play at AIC where after his freshman year he signed a contract with the Chicago Cubs.
He has coached at the Little League, Babe Ruth and collegiate level and presently is serving as head coach at MCLA.
LOUIS ORAZIO
Orazio competed in the Pittsfield baseball programs from elementary school through high school.
He coached for 15 years in the Pittsfield Babe Ruth program, winning 13 titles. His teams won 65 consecutive games setting the national Babe Ruth League record and won two state titles. He currently directs the Berkshire Adult Baseball League.
TOM PIA
Pia was a member of the Pittsfield Babe Ruth All-Stars who won two state championships, At Pittsfield High School, he was named to the all-Berkshire, all-Western Mass and all-State teams. He went on to play college ball at the University of Massachusetts.
Pia volunteers as coach in his Connecticut community.
WILLIAM STUMPEK
Stumpek played on the Pittsfield High School 1949 team, batting .316 on a squad that won the state championship.
He went on to play on various amateur and semi-pro Pittsfield teams, one of which won the American Amateur Championship, and he was given a tryout with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Stumpek coached little League and Babe Ruth teams for 10 years and is very active in the Monday Morning Quarterback Club
MADELINE TOMICH
Tomich played softball at Mount Everett for six years, helping the team win the Southern Berkshire League five of those six years.
At Westfield University, she played all four years. Her freshman year, she earned the MASCAC Rookie of the Year Award, and she was named Pitcher of the Year in both her sophomore and junior years.
In her junior year, Tomich ranked 17th nationally among NCAA Division III pitchers, and in her senior year she was selected to the MASCAC all conference team, was ranked eighth nationally in Division III for strikeouts, and set the Westfield State records for most victories and strikeouts.
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