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GC to induct 8-member '24 Hall of Fame class

Coach Bosley, 4 former professional baseball players among inductees

Eight former Laker players and coaches will be inducted into the Garrett College Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 19th at 6 p.m. as part of Alumni Weekend.

Five former baseball players – pitchers Mike Johnston, Tobi Stoner, Mark Deutsch, and Ron Kaufman, and Tim Bishop – are among the inductees. Former men's basketball player Mike Saturday, former men's basketball head coach Tom Bosley, and the late women's basketball head coach Thea Garland will also be inducted.

"It's a great class," GC co-Athletic Director Eric Hallenbeck said of the Class of 2024. "Bishop, Deutsch, and Kaufman kind of got the ball going here in baseball. Tom Bosley was a high school legend who's done so much for the community, and Thea was a tireless worker whose players loved her."

The induction dinner will take place in the Edwards Community Aquatic & Recreation Complex (CARC) gymnasium. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased by contacting Hallenbeck (eric.hallenbeck@garretttcollege.edu; 301.387.3331).

The Alumni Weekend activities include an alumni baseball game and a men's basketball team intra-squad scrimmage, both at 11 a.m. on October 19th.

All four former Laker baseball pitchers being inducted played professionally.

Johnston had a 2-2 record with a sterling 1.36 earned-run average in 1998 during his only season with the Lakers. His professional career spanned 10 seasons, nearly all of it in the Pittsburg Pirates organization.

Johnston played in a combined 25 major-league games for the Pirates in 2004 and 2005, finishing with a 0-3 record and 5.70 ERA. He posted a 29-23 minor-league record while pitching in every level of the Pirates' system from Rookie League to Class AAA.

Johnston finished his professional career playing 16 games in the Chicago White Sox organization, split between Class AA and Class AAA, in 2009.

Stoner had a nine-year minor-league baseball career and also played briefly with the New York Mets during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. He finished his major-league career with a 0-1 record and 3.97 ERA in five games.

Stoner had a 38-49 record in the minors with a 4.33 ERA. His best minor-league season was his first in 2006 as he posted a 6-2 record (2.15 ERA) in the Class A short season with the Mets' Brooklyn franchise.

Deutsch, who was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1978, was the top pitcher for the Lakers in 1975 and 1976, helping GC to a 53-14 record. Deutsch went on to play two years for Davis & Elkins College, where he is already in their Hall of Fame.

Deutsch went 4-0 with a 3.18 ERA in 1978 with the Cubs' Gulf Coast League franchise. That same year, he was 6-6 with a 4.64 ERA with the Class AAA Saraperos de Saltillo club in the Mexican League. That was Deutsch's only season in professional ball.

Ron Kaufman helped the Lakers go 27-9 in 1978 before pitching four seasons (1981-1984) in the minors. He finished with a 19-14 record, a 3.72 ERA, and 36 saves.

Kaufman made 147 relief appearances and two starts, with his best season coming in 1982 with Quad Cities of the Class A Midwest League (10-5 record, 3.58 ERA, and 17 saves in 53 appearances).

Tim Bishop, who was the career home run leader when he left Garrett College, is currently fifth all-time in homers at Flagler (St. Augustine, FL) College and was a member of the Saints' 1980s All-Decade Team.

Saturday at one time held GC records for points, rebounds, field goals, single-season points and made free throws. He was Team MVP in both 1974-75 and 1975-76.

Bosley played for the Lakers from 1972 to 1974 and then coached them to a 51-35 record from 1982 to 1985. He went on to coach the Southern Garrett High boys' basketball team for 27 years (1978-82, 1989-2005, and 2014-23), winning four region championships and a Class 1A state title in 2019.

Bosley coached the East team at the 45th McDonald's All-American Game in March 2022.

Garland was Maryland JuCo Coach of the Year in 2005 and guided the Lady Lakers to a region championship and a seventh-place national finish in 2008. That 2008 team, which finished 23-4, also won the Betty Jo Graber NJCAA Sportsmanship Award at the 2008 national tournament.

Nina Garland will be representing her late sister in accepting Thea Garland's Hall of Fame plaque.

Two members of the Class of 2017 – Mike Nagle and Robert "Cat" Whitfield – who were not able to attend previous Hall of Fame inductions will also be recognized.

Nagle played for the Lakers in 1982 and 1983, was all-region and all-state in 1983, and struck out a then-school-record 15 batters in his final postseason start. He was drafted in 1983 in the 25th round by the Atlanta Braves.

Whitfield played in 1975 and 1976, claiming team MVP and defensive player of the year in 1976. He was MVP and all-conference first team at Alderson-Broaddus University in 1977, joining their Hall of Fame in 2005. Drafted in the 21st round by the Baltimore Orioles in 1977, he played six years in the minor leagues.