Hall of Fame

1980 Shaler Baseball

  • Class
  • Induction
    2008
  • Sport(s)
    Team
It's big when a WPIAL baseball team has a player taken in the first 10 rounds of the major league draft. This team had two players taken in the top nine rounds in 1980 – catcher Doug Maggio and pitcher Wayne Schuckert. Three other players from this team were drafted out of college, a few others played at Division I colleges and another (Ken Karcher) went on to play in the NFL. The team, coached by legendary Jerry Matulevic, finished the season on a 25-game winning streak and won WPIAL and PIAA titles. The Titans won its three WPIAL playoff games by a combined score of 26-1, and five PIAA games by a combined total of 42-15.