Baseball’s Mike Stenhouse ’80 Elected into College Baseball Hall of Fame
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University baseball alumnus Mike Stenhouse ’80, a two-time All-American and three-time All-Ivy selection for the Crimson, has earned induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame, the College Baseball Foundation announced on Monday.
During his time at Harvard, Stenhouse earned All-America accolades twice, including First Team All-America in 1978, and All-Ivy honors three times, including First Team All-Ivy laurels in 1978 and 1979. A 2003 inductee into the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame, he played three seasons for the Crimson from 1977-79 and still holds the school records for career batting average (.422) and career triples (12).
Stenhouse won the Charles H. Blair Batting Title in Ivy Games after hitting .500 in conference play in 1978, set the school record for single-season batting average (.475) in 1977, and claimed the school record for single-season triples (six) in 1979.
The 26th overall pick in the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft, Stenhouse went on to play in the MLB from 1982-86, competing for the Montreal Expos (1982-84), Minnesota Twins (1985), and Boston Red Sox (1986).
The 18th induction class will be honored at the 2026 Night of Champions presented by Prairiefire on February 12, 2026 in Overland Park, Kansas, the home of the College Baseball Hall of Fame. The event will serve as the ceremonial start to the 2026 college baseball season, which begins on February 13, 2026.
