He was inducted into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 JAN REDDINGER Verbanic rejoined the Phillies' organization in his final pro season, 1972, and pitched for triple-A Eugene.Īt 79, Verbanic still lives in Oregon. In all, he pitched 207 innings in 92 major-league appearances and finished with a career record of 12–11. However, he missed the entire 1969 season with arm injuries and was released by the Yankees in 1970. In 1968, he appeared in 40 games (11 starts, 29 relief appearances) and compiled a 6-7 record. In ‘67, he pitched in 28 games (six starts, 22 relief appearances) and compiled a 4-3 record. Verbanic was traded to the New York Yankees in 1967 and spent the next three seasons with the Yankees as a spot starter and reliever. His first win came against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game in which he got out of a bases loaded, no outs situation by getting future Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente to hit into a double play. JOE VERBANICĪfter spending four seasons in the minor leagues, Verbanic was promoted to the Phillies’ major-league roster in midsummer of 1966. national team, she played on teams that won the silver medal at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, gold at the 2014 World Championship and bronze at the 2015 World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympic Games. An education major, she was named ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-American of the Year in 2008. A four-time All-American, she helped the Nittany Lions win national titles in 20. Harmotto Dietzen then moved on to Penn State University where she enjoyed a record-setting career. She was a member of the 2004 USA Women's Junior National Team that won the NORCECA Championship in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and was also selected to the 2005 USA Junior National Team that competed in Ankara, Turkey, at the FIVB Under-20 World Championships. Considered one of the country’s top 15 recruits, she was named the Pennsylvania State Gatorade Player of the Year and earned All-American honors. Earlier this year, Christa Harmotto Dietzen, a 2005 Hopewell graduate, was inducted into the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame for her illustrious career as a volleyball player.ĭuring her three seasons at Hopewell, she helped the Vikings go a perfect 59-0 against WPIAL competition with WPIAL titles each year and a state title in 2004.

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