Inductees

• Outstanding football player at Steel Valley HS in Pittsburgh.
• Outstanding football player at Eastern Michigan University.
• Charlie was named First-team All-MAC QB in 1995.
• He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft.
• During his pro career in the NFL he played for 4 years with the Detroit Lions and 11 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• With the Steelers, he earned two Super Bowl rings-Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII.
• He received the Jerome Bettis Award for Humanity and Community Service in 2006.
• He was named the Byron "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year in 2012.
• Batch currently works for KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh as a pre-game analyst for the Steelers as well as a color commentator for their preseason games. In addition, he co-hosts the Steeler Post-Game Show on WDVE Radio.
• As a local philanthropist, Charlie provides significant financial support and effort on behalf of his foundation “Best of The Batch” providing support and programs for children and young adults in Western PA.

• Nicknamed "the Mayor" by his MLB teammates.
• Outstanding baseball player at upper St. Clair HS in Pittsburgh, PA (1998-1992).
• Outstanding baseball player at the University of Richmond, VA (1993-1995).
• As a junior, Casey’s .461 batting average led all Division I players and he was the CAA Player of the Year, Second Team All-American and ECAC Player of the Year won CAA Triple Crown.
• Cleveland Indians drafted Casey with the 53rd overall selection of the 1995 MLB draft.
• During his outstanding Major League Baseball career from 1995 through 2009, Casey played for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, and Boston Red Sox and he was selected for the National League All-Star Team in 1999, 2001, and 2004.
• Received the Hutch Award in 1999 given to the Cincinnati player who personifies the spirit, courage and integrity of former Cincinnati Reds manager Fred Hutchinson.
• Inducted into the University of Richmond, Department of Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.
• Currently, Casey is a prominent broadcaster and commentator for MLB Network.
• As a local philanthropist, Casey provides significant financial support for the Miracle League for children with disabilities in Western PA to play baseball.

Steve Kline was named the IUP baseball program's 14th head coach in June 2021. He enters his fourth season at the helm going into the 2024-25 school year.

Kline was named the 2024 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/ATEC NCAA DII Atlantic Region Coach of the Year in June 2024. The 2024 season saw IUP record back-to-back appearances in the conference tournament for the first time since 2010-2011. The impressive run and turnaround of the program did not stop there as IUP earned an at-large bid in the NCAA Atlantic Region Tournament for the first time since 1990, rolling past West Chester and Charleston (W.Va.) to earn a spot in the NCAA Super Regionals.

Hosting the NCAA Super Regionals against perennial postseason regulars Seton Hill at Dougherty Field, the Crimson Hawks rallied from one game down to secure their first regional championship in program history during the best-of-three series against the Griffins.

IUP dropped its opening game of the 2024 NCAA DII College World Series, falling 2-1 in the program's debut against Point Loma on June 1. Facing elimination throughout, the cardiac Crimson Hawks eliminated top-seeded Central Missouri and offensive juggernaut Point Loma in a rematch against the Sea Lions four days later with a shutout victory. IUP got within one win of a spot in the national championship with a 10-8 victory against defending national champion Angelo State on June 6. The Rams posted a 7-3 win against the Crimson Hawks the following day in an elimination game, the fourth of the DII College World Series for IUP.

Kline helped guide IUP to its deepest run in the PSAC Tournament in over a decade in 2023, finishing with a 25-29 mark. The Hawks landed a trio of student-athletes on the All-PSAC West First Team (Markus Cestra, Harrison Pontoli, Jeremiah Williams), while Cestra picked up three all-region accolades during the season.

IUP swept Gannon in a three-game series at the conclusion of the 2023 regular season, clinching a spot in the conference tournament. From there, Kline and the Hawks dispatched top-seeded and eighth-ranked Millersville by an 8-1 count in the opening round of the conference tournament.

Kline and the Hawks had a big turnaround during his first season at the helm of the program in 2022. IUP recorded an improvement of 25 victories, going 27-22 following a two-win season in 2021. IUP placed three on the All-PSAC West teams, including Markus Cestra (1st), Harrison Pontoli (2nd) and Austin Mueller (2nd).

Kline comes to the Crimson Hawks with 11 years of experience as a Major League pitcher and 15 years as a pitching coach and in player development at a variety of levels of professional baseball.

Kline has spent his entire professional coaching career in the San Francisco Giants organization, coaching more than 100 players who would go on to appear in the Major Leagues. He’s won three World Series rings as an organizational coach and has been part of two minor league championship teams.

Kline has been the pitching coach for the Giants Double-A affiliate, the Richmond (Va.) Flying Squirrels, since 2020, while also serving as a member of the staff from 2015-17. He was with the big club in 2019 and also spent time with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats (2018-19), Single-A Augusta (Ga.) GreenJackets 2009-11, 13-14), and Single-A San Jose Giants (2012). Kline got his start in 2008 with the Giants, serving as a roving pitching instructor with the organization.

In addition to his time with the Giants, Kline was New Zealand’s pitching coach for the 2013 World Baseball Classic and was an instructional league pitching instructor in the Dominican Republic from 2008-18.

Current Major Leaguers Kline has coached include:
• Madison Bumgarner, LHP, Arizona
• Luis Castillo, RHP, Cincinnati
• Sam Coonrod, RHP, Philadelphia
• Brandon Crawford, SS, Giants
• Kyle Crick, RHP, Pittsburgh
• Matt Duffy, INF, Cubs
• Adam Duvall, OF, Miami
• Heath Hembree, RHP, Cincinnati
• Stephen Vogt, C, Arizona
• Zack Wheeler, RHP, Philadelphia

Kline’s Major League pitching career spanned from his 1997 debut with the Cleveland Indians to his final game in 2007 with the Giants. The left-hander appeared in 796 games over his 11 seasons with Cleveland, the Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, and San Francisco.

He led the league in appearances for three straight seasons (1999-2001), even earning an MVP vote in 2001 with the Cardinals. At the time of his retirement, his 89 appearances in 2001 were the most in a single season by a left-handed pitcher in MLB history.

Kline is also the only pitcher to appear in a game for seven straight days, he’s one of with 94 pitchers to tally four strikeouts in one inning, and he posted a save on five consecutive days.

He was part of two league championship teams (Cleveland, St. Louis) and pitched for the Cardinals in the 2004 World Series.

Kline was selected in the eighth round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft by Cleveland out of West Virginia University, where he was the Atlantic-10 Pitcher of the Year. Before his MLB debut he would earn two minor league All-Star nods, lead the Buffalo Bisons (AAA) to a minor league championship, and win the 1994 Bob Feller Award as Cleveland’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year.

Kline has hosted or helped coach several camps and clinics over the years from ages 7 thru college and has coached high school football and wrestling.

He has always been extremely active in the community, helping with organizations such as the YMCA, Women in Transition, the Baseball Assistance Team (BATS), Pennsylvania State Police Camp Cadet Summer Program, and the MLB Players Alumni Association, among many others.

Photos: St. Louis Cardinals Archive

• Led Fifth Avenue High School to a PIAA state championship in basketball in 1976.
• Only player in Pitt basketball history to score over 1,000 points & collect 1,000+ rebounds.
• Won the gold medal with Team USA at the Pan Am Games in 1979.
• Drafted by NBA’s Phoenix Suns in 1981.
• Drafted by NFL’s Seattle Seahawks 1982.
• Played defensive end for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts during an impressive NFL career spanning over 13 years.
• Named to University of Pittsburgh’s 1st All-Centennial Basketball Team in 2006.
• Successful career with the University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department for over 25 years.

• 2x All Catholic League Lineman at Cardinal O’Hara High.
• Football scholarship to Syracuse University, 4 year Letterman, 1979-1982.
• All East Honors, 33 consecutive starts as center and team captain.
• Selected by New Jersey Generals, USFL, 1983 player draft.
• Signed as Free Agent for NFL Philadelphia Eagles – Center, 1983-1987.
• NFL Kansas City Chiefs – 1988, New England Patriots -1989.
• 1987 recipient, “Ed Block Courage Award,” voted by Eagle teammates as a model of inspiration, sportsmanship, and courage.

• 8 years, NFL Running Back with: Houston Oilers, San Diego Chargers and NY Giants, 1991-1999.
• 1,00 yards+ rushing, Houston,(1,002) and NY,(1063) with 21 career rushing TD’s and 3 TD’s receiving. 4,300 total career rushing yards.
• 11 years Running Back Coach in NFL, 2009-2019 with Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys.
• NFL Playoffs- 3 years as player in Houston and 3 years as coach in Dallas.
• NCAA Coaching @ Lycoming, 2003-2005; Susquehanna,2006-2007; Rutgers, 2008, and Wisconsin, 2021.
• Penn State, 1987-1990, running back- led team in rushing yards, 1988. Scored game winning TD in 1989 Holiday Bowl vs BYU.
• Williamsport Area High, 1983-1986, 4,300 yds rushing with 74 TD’s.

• 7 individual WPIAL swimming titles.
• 6 individual PIAA state titles.
• Pennsylvania State record holder and WPIAL record holder in the 50 and 100 freestyle events.
• 11 time high school All American.
• Ranked number #1 in USA for 100 freestyle in 1988.
• All SEC 4 years at the University of Florida.
• USA National team member in 1991 winning a gold and silver medals at World University games.
• NCAA Champion in the 4×100 freestyle relay.
• Competed in 3 Olympic trials.

• Monessen High School Grad.
• Professional Boxing Career, 1988-2008, with record 52-4-1 and 40 KO’s.
• WBO Light Heavyweight World Champ – 1988-1991, w/ 22 consecutive KO’s and 9 Title defenses.
• 3x Heavyweight World Champion: WBO World Champ, 1992-93, WBA / IBF World Champ, 1994
• IBF World Champ, 1996-97
• Shocked the world by defeating Evander Holyfield, 1994.
• 2024 Inductee into International Boxing Hall of Fame.

• First harness racer to reach 20,000 wins (2022).
• US Harness Racing Driving Champion – 3x, 1999, 2000 & 2004.
• Harness Tracks of America, ”Driver of the Year,” 6x.
• 3x “Breeder Cup” Winner.
• Inducted into US Harness Racing “Hall of Fame,” 2010.
• Major wins at ADIOS, Little Brown Jugette, Glen Garnsey Memorial.

• Mt Alvernia Girls basketball Team Captain and Team MVP in 1983-84 season.
• In 1983 led her undefeated(34-0) Mt Alvernia team to the PIAA Class A State Championship.
• In 1984 was named WPIAL Class A section all star.
• In 1984 was named Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Finest Five” All Star.
• Was named a 1984 National High School Girls basketball All American.
• 1982, 1983, 1984 named AAU All-American.
• Received a full scholarship in 1984 to play basketball for UNLV.
• Team captain for the Lady Running Rebels for two years.
• Member of UNLV woman’s basketball team that won back to back PCAAC championships.
• In 1988 named to second team All Big West Conference.
• First woman to play and coach in the Connie Hawkins Summer basketball league.
• Inducted member of the Pennsylvania Girls Basketball Hall of Fame and the Tick Cloherty Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
• She and her MT. Alvernia team were inducted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame in 2013.

•1936 Olympic Trials; 1936 Mid-Atlantic AAU Champion.
•1937 Mid-Atlantic AAU Distance Swim Junior Championship.
•1938 Championships, 3mile Open AAU & 5 mile USA National.
•1938- set 100 yard Backstroke national championship record, (unbroken for several decades).
•1940 Easton Canal Marathon open water Champion and AAU Champion.

Swin Cash is a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, current Founder/CEO of She’s Got Time, a lifestyle and media company building the first holistic ecosystem for women with careers in sports, and a trailblazer in sports leadership, media, and philanthropy. She recently served as the Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations & Team Development for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Throughout her illustrious playing career, Cash cemented her legacy as one of the most accomplished athletes in women’s basketball. A three-time WNBA champion (2003, 2006, 2010), four-time WNBA All-Star (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011), and two-time WNBA All-Star Game MVP (2009, 2011), she also contributed to the U.S. Women’s National Team’s success, winning two Olympic gold medals (2004, 2012). Her impact on the game was further recognized when she was named one of the WNBA’s Top 20 Most Influential Players.

Beyond the court, Cash has been a dynamic presence in sports media, covering basketball and culture for various nationally broadcast platforms. She is also a dedicated philanthropist, founding Cash for Kids, a non-profit committed to empowering youth through fitness, education, and cultural enrichment.

A respected advocate for social responsibility and civil rights, Cash has worked extensively with the NBA as a Global Ambassador, using her platform to drive meaningful change. Despite her many professional accomplishments, she considers her most cherished roles to be wife to Steve Canal and mother to their two sons, Saint and Syer Cash-Canal.