Frank Permuy — the man credited with starting the Gaither High School baseball program in 1984 — was among 11 members of the American Baseball Coaches Association’s 2018 Hall of Fame Class.
The formal induction ceremony was on Jan. 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Permuy, who retired in 2014, compiled a 513-276 record in 30 seasons, with 13 district titles and a state runner-up finish. His other coaching stops included Leto High School, Tampa Catholic High School and the University of Tampa.
He becomes just the second prep coach from Florida to be inducted; the other is 1994 inductee Richard Hofman, of Westminster Christian School in Miami.
The 2018 ABCA Hall of Fame class also included former Saint Leo coach John Schaly. Now coaching at Ashland University in Ohio, Schaly spent six years (1992-1997) at Saint Leo, leading the Lions to the Division II playoffs in 1996 and earning Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year honors.
