Baseball Southern Conference

College of Charleston Inducts Wall of Fame

The College of Charleston inducted its inaugural members into the school's baseball Wall of Fame on Saturday as part of its Fall World Series weekend. Former Cougars Billy Colome, Joey Foxhall, Travis Howell, Monte Lee and Scott Oliver were honored prior to game two on Saturday.

Billy Colome was a middle infielder for the Cougars in 1998 and 1999 playing both second base and shortstop. He had a career batting average of .384 over 112 games and finished with 126 runs scored, 10 homers, 32 doubles, seven triples, 80 RBI and 82 stolen bases. Colome earned All-American honors in 1999 by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and his 29-game hitting streak in 1999 is still the school and Southern Conference record. He earned All-TAAC honors in 1998 and was named to the All-Southern Conference team in 1999.

Joey Foxhall played second base and third base for the Cougars during his career from 1996 to 1999 and was a three-time Academic All-American. Foxhall earned All-TAAC honors in 1998 as a second baseman and All-Southern Conference honors in 1999 as a third baseman. He played in 217 games and hit .313 for his career with 41 doubles, three triples, four homers and 91 RBI. He scored 176 runs, collected 255 hits and stole 43 bases. His two triples in one inning versus Brown on March 13, 1998 is still tied for the most in NCAA history. Foxhall is Charleston's career record holder in games played, at bats, singles and is second in hits and runs scored.

Travis Howell played in 171 games during his career from 1996-99 and sported a .352 batting average. He earned All-Southern Conference honors and Academic All-American honors in 1999. Howell collected 209 hits, scored 162 runs, had 31 doubles, three triples and 27 home runs. He drove in 147 runs, had 102 walks and stole 56 bases during his career. He is tied for first on the school's career home run list and ranks second in RBI and third in runs scored and bases on balls.

Monte Lee played in 206 games batting .333 during his career from 1996 to 1999. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1999, becoming the first position player selected in school history. He earned All-District Academic honors in 1999 and was the first player in school history to belt three homers in a contest when he blasted three home runs at South Carolina in 1999. He had 240 career hits, scored 156 runs, added 50 doubles, six triples, 22 homers, 150 RBI with 88 walks and 66 stolen bases. Lee ranks first on the school's all-time list for RBI, second in doubles and total bases, third in at bats and fourth in runs scored and games played.

Scott Oliver pitched for Charleston from 1996 to 1999 and was drafted in the 8th round by the New York Yankees in 1999. His 24 career wins is the most in school history. He's first on the school's all-time list with 52 games started, complete games with 15, strikeouts with 341 and innings pitched with 341 2/3. Alll total, he made 62 appearances during his career and sported a 24-19 record with two saves and a 4.72 ERA.