Oklahoma State University Athletics
Borland Selected For College Baseball Hall Of Fame
April 11, 2013 | Cowboy Baseball
April 11, 2013
LUBBOCK, Texas - Former Oklahoma A&M baseball star Tom Borland will be inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in the Class of 2013, it was announced today.
Borland will become the fourth member of the OSU program to be inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame, joining Robin Ventura (2006), Pete Incaviglia (2007) and Gary Ward (2008).
A native of McAlester, Okla., Borland was a left-handed pitcher for the Aggies from 1953-55. He was the second baseball All-American in Oklahoma State history and was inducted into the Cowboy Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998. He helped lead the Aggies to back-to-back College World Series appearances in 1954 and 1955 and was named the CWS Most Valuable Player in 1955.
During his three seasons in Stillwater, Borland compiled a 19-2 record and 2.63 ERA. His 16 career complete games are tied for sixth on OSU's all-time list, while his 258 strikeouts are tied for eighth.
As a junior in 1954, Borland was 8-1 with a 2.50 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 104 innings pitched, and he topped those numbers the next season when he tossed 10 complete games and went 11-0 with a 2.13 ERA and 143 strikeouts in 117 2/3 innings.
Borland also had a career .253 batting average to go along with a home run, six doubles and 10 RBIs.
Borland signed with the Boston Red Sox in 1955 and pitched in 27 games over two major league seasons (1960-61).
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