VIDEO: WAYNE MYERS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
Wayne Myers was a three-sport athlete at Bridgewater College who made superior contributions to education in the state of Virginia. He was a forward in basketball and pitcher and third baseman on the Eagle baseball diamond. Furthermore, he played on the first B.C. soccer team that was assembled in the fall of 1942, which defeated the University of Virginia twice by 1-0 scores. Myers kicked in the winning goal in the first match and made the assist for the goal in the second game. In baseball, Wayne was a star starting pitcher and also played third base when he wasn't on the mound. He led the team in Runs Batted In during his sophomore year of 1941. He was instrumental in Bridgewater's big win over William & Mary, the Virginia Big Six Champion that season, when he lined a long double to left with two outs in the 11th inning to ice a 4-2 Bridgewater victory. In 1942, Wayne started on the mound against the Norfolk Training Naval Base, and faced Cleveland Indians' Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller. Myers only surrendered five hits and lost 4-0, but three of the runs came on errors in the field. He would go on to post shutouts against Lynchburg and Randolph-Macon, the Virginia Little Six Champion, that year. In the summer of 1942, Myers played for Covington in the Virginia State Semi-Professional Tournament, where he pitched the Premiers to the state title and a berth in the national tournament, where the team advanced to the quarterfinals. Wayne Myers was a three-sport athlete at Bridgewater College who made superior contributions to education in the state of Virginia. He was a forward in basketball and pitcher and third baseman on the Eagle baseball diamond. Furthermore, he played on the first B.C. soccer team that was assembled in the fall of 1942, which defeated the University of Virginia twice by 1-0 scores. Myers kicked in the winning goal in the first match and made the assist for the goal in the second game.
In baseball, Wayne was a star starting pitcher and also played third base when he wasn't on the mound. He led the team in Runs Batted In during his sophomore year of 1941. He was instrumental in Bridgewater's big win over William & Mary, the Virginia Big Six Champion that season, when he lined a long double to left with two outs in the 11th inning to ice a 4-2 Bridgewater victory. In 1942, Wayne started on the mound against the Norfolk Training Naval Base, and faced Cleveland Indians' Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller. Myers only surrendered five hits and lost 4-0, but three of the runs came on errors in the field. He would go on to post shutouts against Lynchburg and Randolph-Macon, the Virginia Little Six Champion, that year. In the summer of 1942, Myers played for Covington in the Virginia State Semi-Professional Tournament, where he pitched the Premiers to the state title and a berth in the national tournament, where the team advanced to the quarterfinals.
Wayne achieved his Bachelors of Arts degree in 1943 and earned his Masters of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1954. He retired after a 41-year career in education, which included teaching Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics for both Monterey and Broadway High Schools. He coached the Monterey High School boys' basketball team to a 58-18 record from 1944-48 and took the Rams to the 1948 Group III State Finals. Wayne went on to a very successful semi-pro baseball career and took Bridgewater to Rockingham Co. Baseball League titles in 1948. He also played several years in the Valley and Massanutten Leagues. Myer's athletic achievement at Bridgewater and elsewhere and his noteworthy contributions to education in Virginia are testimony to his induction into the Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame.
