BHS Hall of Fame Bios: 1958 Baseball Team

The 1958 baseball team is being inducted into the Berlin Hall of Fame as the first team to receive that recognition. This team was the first at the high school to win a state championship. During the '58 season the team won the Class S state title beating Guilford, 6-4.

The team was coached by Bill Gibney who passed away in 1997 and was part of Berlin High School’s first Hall of Fame class in 2010. The assistant coach was Roy Fabian who was also part of the first Hall of Fame class last year.

The following were members of that team. From the class of 1958: William Seelig, Thomas Gerdis, Lawrence Schoech, Peter Borgo, John Drummond. Class of 1959: Gary Waslewski (inducted 2010), David Dary, William Baretta Jr. Class of 1960: Peter Catalano, David Woodruff, Paul Chant, John David Brunette (deceased). Class of 1961: Dean Boissoneau, Robert Bromage, Ted Swanson, Jim Massirio, R. Jonathan Stansfield, Joseph Annunziata, Edward Giana, and Richard Bighinatti.

The members of the team will be inducted-into the Berlin Hall of Fame on March 20, at the Crown Plaza, Cromwell. For ticket information, contact Marie Siegal at (860) 828-1115 or e-mail mvs7581@yahoo.com.

The Berlin High School Athletic Hall of Fame class this year features: former BHS coaches Al Pelligrinelli and Jim Day, and athletes Robert McCann (Class of 1956), Mauro Gozzo (Class of 1984), Rocky Urso (Class of 1987), Ken Pera (Class of 1989), Monica Early (Class of 1990), Forrest Conoly (Class of 1991), David Swanson (Class of 1991) and Lindsey Pulito (Class of 2000).