Stan Brzezicki, a member of the Iroquois
High School math faculty as an honors instructor,
and co-chair of the math department, will
be inducted into the National Baseball Coaches
Association’s Hall of Fame at their
convention and clinic on December 3-6th
in Tucson, AZ. Coach Brzezicki is currently
active in the Iroquois baseball program
as an advisor with previous service as an
assistant coach. Prior to joining Iroquois,
Coach Brzezicki was the head coach at Cathedral
Prep winning the Metro League Championship
12 times, and the District 10 title eleven
times.
Coach Brzezicki is being inducted
into the BCA Hall of Fame not only because
of his record as a coach, but also because
he placed 95% of his senior starters in
either the college or professional ranks. Coach
Brzezicki is a founding member of the Baseball
Coaches Association, serving as the District
2 Chair of the BCA Ranking Committee; served
on the BCA Executive Board, and served as
President in 1995. He is a member of the
Pennsylvania High School Baseball Coaches
Association, and served as a an area contact
for the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau
for 25 years before joining the Colorado
Rockies in that same capacity. Coach Brzezicki
was the 1989 High School Master Coach of
the Year by Easton Sports and Collegiate
Baseball for his overall dedication to the
game, and was named as one of eight coaches
in the country to be selected as District
Coach of the Year in both 1996, and 1999,
and was named as the Pennsylvania State
Coach of the Year. In 2001, Coach Brzezicki
was elected to the Erie Metropolitan Sports
Hall of Fame, and in 2008 was elected to
the Cathedral Prep Athletic Hall of Fame.
Criteria
for Baseball Coaches Association (BCA) Hall
of Fame must include being a member of the
BCA for a minimum of 10 years; have been
a High School Baseball Coach for a minimum
of 25 years; have been a Head Varsity Baseball
Coach for a minimum of 20 years; and must
have a winning percentage over .500 as a
Head Varsity Baseball Coach. A nominee must
also have contributed to the BCA in at least
2 of the following areas of which Coach
Brzezicki has completed all: served on a
BCA Committee; been a clinician at a BCA
Convention; written and published an article
in a BCA publication(s); held an office
in the BCA Organization; be a member in
Good Standing with the BCA Organization;
and be a minimum age of 55. |
