Into the Hall....

No, not that Hall. This one:

2009 Central WI Baseball HOF class announced

Included in that class, is the current GM of the Cedar Rapids Kernels.

Jack Roeder is one of four diamond standouts who will be inducted January 21st into the Central Wisconsin Baseball Hall of Fame.

He was the Wausau Timbers General Manager from 1982 through 90 and twice honored as the Midwest League's executive of the year. He's been in the GM chair with the Class A Cedar Rapids Kernels ever since.

Wausau resident Frank Radigan makes the hall as a former minor leaguer with the Detroit Tigers.

John Bauer is an Auburndale graduate and played in the Mets and White Sox organizations.

The late Ed Kardach was a Stevens Point native... was signed by the White Sox and enters the hall for his coaching talent with the American Legion.

The ceremony will be on January 21 at Dale's Weston Lanes in Schofield. Davey Nelson of the Brewers will be the keynote speaker.

There are brief bios on each inductee. Here is Jack's:

Roeder was the General Manager of the Wausau Timbers from 1982-1990. He was voted the Midwest League's Executive of the Year two times in both 1987 and 1992. He was also awarded a symbolic Key to the City of Wausau from Mayor John Robinson on August 27th, 1990, in a pregame ceremony at Athletic Park. Roeder has served as General Manager of the Cedar Rapids Kernels since 1991. The Kernels, a class A-affiliate of the Anaheim Angels, were awarded the John H. Johnson Award in December 2008. The award signifies the top organization in minor league baseball. The Kernels have won the John H. Johnson Award for the Midwest League in both the 2007 and 2008 seasons.