Les Wallin

Les WallinLes Wallin
(Baseball, 1983)


This inductee graduated from DHS in 1983. He excelled in Baseball but also played Basketball. It's in baseball that he achieved the greatest success. A starter for three years, he was selected All-FCIAC for two years. He was selected to the All-State team in 1983 as well as the All Daily News Baseball team. The MVP of the team in 1983 he also received the Sportsmanship Award that year. Following graduation he attended the University of New Haven and participated in the College World Series for four years. For two of those years he was selected to the College World Series All Tournament team. He was also All New England for two years. After college he played minor league baseball in the Red Sox organization from 1987-1994. He was a Florida State League All Star in 1992. He was inducted into the University of New Haven Hall of Fame in 2005.