Cove Represented at Baseball Hall of Fame in Maryland

On Saturday March 26, 2022, in Frostburg, Md., four baseball players were formally inducted into the Semi-Pro Baseball Hall of Fame. The hall's headquarters is in Evansville, In.

Gene Decker was inducted from the Pen-Mar League in 2018.

Dave Hoenstine, Denny Cowher and Reggie Nevins were inducted in 2020 from the Greater City Baseball League (GCBH)Altoona.

According to Decker, at the banquet, many friendships and rivalries were renewed, memories and games were replayed. Decker described his event as an enjoyable and eventful evening for all who attended.

The guest speaker for this event was Bob Robertson who was the first baseman for the 1971 World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

Cove attendees included Decker and his wife Jeanie, daughters Cheryl Moyer, Sharon Decker and Janet Hartsman; Denny Cowher and wife Nellie; Reggie Nevins and wife Darlene; Dave Hoenstine and sons A.J. and Alex, plus two friends, Buck Harbaugh and Brent Rhodes.

Decker has quite the history. In his earlier days, he played for the city league through the week and the Pen-Mar League on the weekends. Decker also played softball for the State Hospital when not playing baseball. He was a very well-known pitcher.

Decker's daughter Cheryl said weekends and vacations were all spent at games. She and her sister Sharon both became quite the players themselves, doing things that some men could not do, like catching high flying balls.

Reggie Nevins was a Central graduate, Gene Decker was a Roaring Spring graduate, and Dave Hoenstine and Denny Cowher were Claysburg graduates.