Hall of Fame

Tommy Sandoval

Tommy Sandoval

  • Class
    1970
  • Induction
    2015
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball
Sandoval, inducted posthumously, pitched for the Broncs from 1967-70, and ranks ninth in program history in career wins (20) and innings pitched (242.1), and 11th in strikeouts (193). He picked up the only road win against Texas in program history, 2-1 in 10 innings in game two of the 1968 NCAA District Championships. Sandoval went 4-4 with a 2.77 ERA, striking out 44 while allowing 40 hits and 21 walks in 52 innings in 1968. He followed that up by going 5-3 with a 1.27 ERA, striking out 68 while allowing 48 hits and 28 walks in 64 innings in 1969.
 
"Tommy would have been very grateful to be here with the other inductees," Sandoval's widow, Mary Hernandez, said. "I want to think Coach Al Ogletree for everything. Tommy loved him."
 
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