2026 El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class – Banquet Aug 2, 2026

June 4, 2026

Images Courtesy of The EP Baseball Hall of Fame

El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2026 Induction will be held Sunday August 2, 2026 @ the Wyndham Hotel.

Hospitality Hour starts at 1:37 PM MST and program starts at 2:17 PM MST;

For More information visit https://elpasobaseballhalloffame.org/

Armando Romero Jr.

All District Pitcher – Andress High School
Player with Inaugural EPCC Tejanos Squad
Coached Burges High School to 2 District Championships & 3 Bi-District Championships
Coached Bel Air High School to 3 Bi-District Championships & 1 Area Championship
2019 High School Coach of the Year

Eugene Geno Forti

Del Valle High School All District, All City and All State Selection
4-Year Varsity Letterman as a Pitcher, 1996 High School Player of the Year
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 1996
Played for White Sox in Gulf Coast Rookie League
Played in Northeast League for 3 seasons with multiple organizations
Head Injury by Line Drive ended his pitching career

Guillermo “Willie” Romo

3-Sport All District and All Academic Student-Athlete Honoree at Del Valle High School
Coached Montwood High School to 4 District Championships
Coached Montwood High School to 5 Bi-District Championships
Coached Montwood High School to 2 Area Championships
254 Wins as High School Head Coach
2017 High School Coach of the Year

John R. Beard

2-Sport All District Selection at Burges High School
2X All-District & 2X All City Selection in Baseball
Coached Burges High School to 2 Bi-District Championships
Started program and Coached El Dorado High School to 1 Bi-District Championship
Coached Del Valle High School to 2 District & 3 Bi-District Championships & 1 Area Championship
2013 & 2022 High School Coach of the Year – 380 Wins as Head Coach

Jose “Beto” Romo

Riverside High School 4-year All District Player
High School District MVP & All State Selection
2000 Pitcher on Final 4 State Semi-Finalist
Drafted by the Texas Rangers 2001
All-Conference Midland Junior College
Pitched & Crimson Scholar at New Mexico State

El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Proudly begins to unveil our Annual Award Selections:

2026 Nemo Herrera High School Coach of the Year – Jesse Muñoz Americas High School (current career win total 566) who led his Trailblazers to the District 2-5A Championship, Bi-District Champions, Area Champions and Regional Semi-Finals Champions and advanced to the Texas High School Elite 8 Regional Finals,