Hall of Fame Inductees
A four year starter for the Lions baseball team, Joseph Kruemmer finished his career with the highest on-base percentage (.466) of any player in program history and the second highest career batting average at.361. Kruemmer was Lincoln’s University inaugural winner of the Frank “Tick” Coleman Sportsmanship Award in 2009. He ranks amongst Lincoln top five all-time in 14 different statistical categories. Kruemmer holds the top two single season batting averages in program history and was the first Lions players to hit over .400 in two consecutive seasons (.422 in 2007 and .478 in 2008). A versatile player, Kruemmer was a catcher for much of his career but also started games at all four infield positions along pitching his sophomore and junior year.
Kruemmer’s junior year was one of Lincoln’s finest as the catcher/infielder ranked amongst the NCAA national leaders throughout the season, finishing fifth in on-base percentage (.588) and 21st in batting (.478). Kruemmer hit safely in 21 of 24 games and set a school record with a 17-game hitting streak. He also batted .500 with runners in scoring position; (17-for-37), .474 with two outs (9-for-19), .600 with RBI opportunities; .600 when leading off an inning (6-for-10) and was a perfect 1.000 with a runner at third base and less than two outs (4-for-4). Following the conclusion of his career Joe served as an assistant to Head Baseball coach Anthony Pla from 2010-2013.
Joe is currently a special education teacher for the Christina School District in Delaware and a sports performance coach for the Titus Sports academy. He is also the assistant varsity baseball coach at Caravel Academy High School.
