The Blue Mountain Baseball League Hall of Fame inducted four new members at their 29th annual banquet back in October.

The banquet was held at the Holy Family Sick and Relief Hall, with about 100 guests in attendance.

The Hall of Fame presented their 13th annual Scholar Athlete Award to Aaron Cook, a graduate of Palmerton High School, who is currently continuing his studies at Penn State University.

Also recognized was the 1972 Bethlehem Red Sox championship team, which won 27-of-30 games. They had the league's top pitcher, John Von Thaden, and had 9 BML Hall of Fame member players on the team.

The Hall of Fame Committee, consisting of O.R. Pacchioli, President; Bob Schuster, secretary-treasurer; John Bisco, Jack Kenney, Mike Mihalik, George Pitsilos, Tim Schwartz, Tom Stoudt, Sr., and Paul Zellner is proud to present the 2012 inductees to the Blue Mountain League Hall of Fame:

Lester Dietz

One of the pioneers of the Blue Mountain League, Dietz played for Roseto, West Bangor and Martins Creek among other teams. A fine outfielder who hit well and as a true team leader.

Ted DeLong

DeLong played 11 seasons in the BML for some of the best teams in league history. A perennial all-star first baseman, DeLong hit for consistently high average, driving in countless clutch runs. Playing during the wood era for most of his career, he hit .313 with wood bats.

Scot Engler

Rookie of the year in 1989, home run leader in 2001, 2004, fourth on the all-time BML list with 114 home runs and a .340 average over 17 seasons.

Mike Reenock

When you think of Mike Reenock, you think of hitting. He won a batting title in 1993 with a .523 average, the third highest in league history. He played on three league championship teams: 1988 Orioles, 1992 Northampton and 1994 Northampton.

Eric Reiter

Eric was an RBI machine during his 19-year career with Martins Creek, Hellertown and the MCS Cardinals. A career .373 hitter, Eric drove in 478 runs, and hit 86 home runs. He as the all-league second baseman in 1999 and the all-league DH in 2005.