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Five past greats have been selected as members of the 2022 induction class for the South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame.
The new inductees include former Aberdeen standout Jay Kusler of Sioux Falls, Chris Brown of Brandon, Ron Baker of Sioux Falls, Gary Kortan of Tabor and the late Warren Scherschligt of Lesterville.
The group will be honored on Saturday, Aug. 6 during the 2022 state tournament at Mitchell and during a hall of fame banquet planned for Saturday, Nov. 5 in Tabor. More details on the banquet will be finalized later.
Here are the biographies of the new inductees:
Jay Kusler
The Aberdeen native was a four-year letter winner in both basketball and baseball at Northern State University before enjoying a stellar 22-year amateur baseball career as a talented left-handed hitter and infielder-pitcher for teams in Aberdeen and Redfield.
He played in Aberdeen for 16 years (1990-2002 and 2008-2010), serving as the team's manager for eight of 
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