Lambert, Bogdan Inducted Into Hall of Fame

TROY—The New York State Baseball Hall of Fame held its third annual induction ceremony this past Sunday, November 10 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy. Among the inductees were three of the most successful high school coaches in the area: Bob Bogdan of South Glens Falls High School, Jay Marra of Queensbury High School and Phonsey Lambert of Saratoga Central Catholic High School. The three coaches have combined for 1,372 wins and 18 Sectional Championships. They were inducted along with pro-baseball legends like Ralph Branca, Ed Kranepool, Lou Whitaker, Craig Biggio and the late Pat Simmons of Watervliet, who pitched for the Red Sox in 1928 and once struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in consecutive at-bats. Saratoga Central Catholic’s Dale Long, Jr., who has coached with Lambert since 2005, was also inducted.