Former major league pitcher to be honored

Written by Phil Cerroni

Coppell resident Jack Hobbs will be inducted into the South Jersey Baseball Hall of Fame at Campbell’s Field on Nov. 24. Drafted in 1978 by the Seattle Mariners as a pitcher, Hobbs made it to the big leagues with the Minnesota Twins in 1981.

Hobbs will be inducted along with four others, Joe Davis, Keith Garagozzo, Salem’s Lee Ware and Joe Acquaro.