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Steven William McFarland
--- born in 1950
in Stockton, California, Steve
was drafted in the 20th round out of Sammamish High School
(Bellevue, WA) by the Pittsburg Pirates.
He went on to play infield for the Pirates’ organization,
from 1968-1977, reaching as high as the AA Eastern League in his
last season. Steve became the assistant coach at California
Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, and took over
as head coach from 1984-1993.
Steve caught the Pilots
organization’s attention when in 1982, he led the Santa Maria
Indians over the Glacier Pilots to capture the NBC World Series
Championship. This was
the first time a California summer league team won the National
Championship. Steve joined forces with the Pilots in 1984 and
coached for 4 straight seasons, through 1987, leading the 1986
team to the Pilots’ 3rd National Championship. He
returned as the head skipper for 2 more seasons in 1993 and
1994. During his time coaching Pilots’ teams, McFarland has
recorded more wins than any other Glacier Pilots’ coach, with
199 wins.
In 1990, he
coached at Hyannis in the Cape Cod League.
Beginning in 1993,
Steve scouted for 3 years in the Florida Marlins organization.
In 1999-2005, Coach McFarland became a Minor League coach, with
the Utica Blue Sox, Lansing Lugnuts, Boise Hawks, and the
Daytona Cubs.
In 2005,
Steve went back to scouting and currently scouts on the Major
League level for the Chicago Cubs. Steve and his wife Kelly have
been married 30 years and have three children, Dustin, Dasey,
and Jamie.
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In 1986, head coach Steve McFarland put
together a determined group of young players who posted a 33-15
record that won the ABL title.
The 1986 team had a talented pitching squad featuring Rob
DeYoung who struck out 54 batters in 38 innings pitched.
The pitching was also led by Derek Stroud who posted a
4-1 record and Fresno State’s Steve Wapnick who led the team
with a 6-0 record.
Offensively, the 1986 team had a
powerful line-up featuring Kent State’s Dave Bettendorf (.327),
catcher out of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and Kosinski Award Winner
Terry Jorgenson as well as Wichita State’s Mark Standifer who
lead the team in home runs with 12.
The team leader was Steve Bates with an impressive .331 batting
average. Bates went
on to win the Most Valuable Player Award at the NBC World
Series. The Pilots
defeated Tulsa, Ft. Smith, Omaha, San Fernando Valley, Madison,
and the Fairbanks Goldpanners to advance to the final game of
the World Series.
The Championship game was a slugfest with the Glacier Pilots
prevailing 11-8 to bring the city of Anchorage its third
National Championship.
The Glacier Pilots’ organization congratulates Coach
McFarland and proudly inducts the men of the 1986 National
Championship team into the Pilots Hall of Fame.
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Mickey
Vaughn Hatcher grew up in Mesa, Arizona, where he
attended Mesa High School. He then attended Mesa Community
College from 1974-76 where he gained All-American honors. He
then transferred to the University of Oklahoma, during the
1976-77 season where he played both football and baseball for
the Sooners. As the starting punter/wide receiver for the #1
Oklahoma Sooners, Mickey participated in the 1977 Fiesta Bowl.
Hatcher was the most valuable players on the 1976 Glacier Pilots
team, leading in 8 offensive categories, including 45 rbi, 19
stolen bases, 16 doubles, 4 triples and was second in batting
with a .365. average. Defensively, he committed the fewest
errors (2) of all starters. He also went on the gain
All-American honors at the National Tournament in Wichita,
Kansas.
Hatcher earned minor-league All-Star honors each of his first
three pro-seasons (1977-79). At age 24, he broke into the
"Big Leagues' on August 3'd, 1979 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Mickey played 12 years in the Major League, appearing six years
with the Dodgers (1979-80, 1987-90) and with the Minnesota Twins
six years (1981-86). While in the Majors, he compiled a .280
career batting average as a first baseman, third baseman and
outfielder. He started for the Dodgers in the 1988 World Series
title over Oakland, batting .368 (7/19) with 2 homeruns and 5
rbi and hit the game-winning homer in the final game. One of
Mickey's most remarkable stats is out of 3,377 career at bats In
the Majors, he only struck out 246 times.
Mickey Hatcher is in his 11th season as the Los Angeles Angels
hitting coach. Under his guidance, the players and team have set
numerous Angels hitting records.
The Anchorage Glacier Pilots welcome Mickey Hatcher as a 2010
inductee into the Hall of
Fame.
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Mickey Hatcher (picture forthcoming) |
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H.A. "RED"
Boucher - after arriving in 1958 "Red" Boucher served
many years in politics, including as Fairbanks Mayor from
1966-70. In 1970 Boucher became Alaska's first elected
lieutenant governor, acting as Gov. Bill Egan's deputy from
1970-74. During this time he travelled across the country
presenting Alaska's views on constructing the trans-Alaska
pipeline He was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives
in 1984 and served three terms.
The sport on which he focused was baseball and Red soon founded
the Alaska Goldpanners who drew its team from Arizona State
University and Southern California players. He managed and he
coached some of the time, and that was the start of Alaska's
summer baseball league. Among the players he coached were Tom
Seaver and other players who went on to play in the Major
leagues.
Along with the team, he took to the NBC World Series in Wichita,
Kansas one year, Red took along an Alaskan black bear as their
mascot and thereafter gave it to the Wichita Zoo. While serving
as the mascot, the bear got loose and chased Red into the
dugout. THAT made headlines! Red Boucher was the stimulus behind
starting the Glacier Pilots down here in Anchorage, and has been
a staunch supporter of local sports, baseball in particular.
In 1999, Red was inducted into the National Baseball Congress
Hall of Fame for his contributions to baseball. Earlier In 2009
Boucher was inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. All
Alaskans owe a debt of gratitude to Red Boucher for his many
contributions to the enjoyment of baseball in our communities.
We warmly welcome, posthumously, HA "Red" Boucher into the
Glacier Pilots 2010 Hall of Fame.
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