Brad Hawpe
| YEAR INDUCTED: | 2023 |
| SPORT(S): | Baseball |
| YEARS PLAYED: | 1997-1998 |
Brad Hawpe
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Played 3B for Navarro College Baseball Conference Champions in 1998
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Won the 2000 NCAA National Championship playing outfield for LSU
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Selected in the 11th round of the 2000 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies
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Named a National League All-Star in 2007 after hitting 29 home runs
Hawpe won a UIL Class 4A state title at Saginaw Boswell High School as a first baseman and pitcher in 1995, and an NCAA Championship at LSU as an outfielder in 2000. An 11th-round draft pick in 2000, Hawpe signed with the Colorado Rockies and played there seven of his nine MLB seasons. Hawpe became a National League All-Star and earned MVP votes for a 2007 season in which he hit a carrer-high 29 home runs, 116 runs-batted-in and hit .291. A career .275 batter, Hawpe had four 20-plus homer seasons and finished his career with 124.