Former Scott High School and West Virginia State University baseball star Eddie Ballard’s playing days may be more than a half-century behind him, but his legacy continues to live on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ballard, who graduated from Scott in 1967 and WVSU in 1971, was inducted into the Yellowjacket sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 3 as a unanimous selection. He joins Doug Smoot, another former Skyhawk standout, who received the same honor in 2004.<\/p>\n
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