Marshall University Athletics
Hall of Fame Spotlight: Dave Ramella
9/12/2020 6:56:00 PM | Baseball, General, Big Green Scholarship Foundation
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame Committee announced the 2020 induction class in March, but this weekend's Hall of Fame Weekend festivities were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic and changes to the Marshall football schedule. The Thundering Herd was originally scheduled to host the University of Pittsburgh at Joan C. Edwards Stadium this weekend, but that game was canceled. The Marshall football program is off this weekend.
Marshall Athletics and the Hall of Fame Committee look forward to honoring this induction class at a date to be determined.
This weekend, all nine members of the 2020 class will be spotlighted on HerdZone.com, Marshall's official athletics website.
Next up: Dave Ramella, who played baseball at Marshall from 1976 to 1979.
Ramella played third base for the 1978 Southern Conference championship team that advanced to Marshall's second NCAA Tournament, beating Clemson and Florida State in the process. That Herd team went 11-1 in the SoCon and was ranked 17th in the final Collegiate Baseball newspaper. Ramella played in 136 career games and finished with 76 runs, 111 hits, 146 total bases and a career batting average of .275. He finished his career tied for the school's all-time lead with 24 doubles to go with four triples, one home run, 48 RBI, 15 stolen bases, 74 walks and 10 sacrifice flies or hits. For his career, Ramella's four teams won 88 games, including 29 in league play.
