Bud K. Haidet Athletics Hall of Fame
Hugh Thompson was a baseball standout during his time at UWM.
In fact, Thompson starred on the mound. He pitched in 15 games over two seasons, completing seven of those contests. Thompson posted a 3.43 earned run average and tallied 62 strikeouts in 82 innings.
During his sophomore season, Thompson played first base when he was not pitching and wound up leading the team in hitting and pitching that year.
He was offered a contract to play professional baseball in the Cleveland organization, but turned it down to stay in school. Shortly after that, his reserve unit was activated, halting both his education and his career.
Thompson also excelled academically, earning a spot on the Dean's List at UWM while serving as a member of the Delta Sigma Kappa fraternity. In 2005, he was inducted into the Wisconsin Baseball Hall of Fame.Â
