Banquet

Come join us at our 65th Annual Reading Hot Stover’s Banquet at the Double Tree by Hilton in Reading on January 21,2027. The ticket cost is $85 per person if ordered and paid for by December 20, then increasing to $95. The online cost is $95. Purchase your tickets today!

Buy your tickets online by clicking the link below:

https://form.jotform.com/213026404909148

Check payment and mailed Click on the link below:

https://readinghotstoversbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/banquet-ticket-form.docx

Online purchase Click on the link below:

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Become a member of the Reading Hot Stovers and a get a $10 discount on your banquet ticket and enjoy the other membership benefits. Click on the link below:

https://readinghotstoversbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/membership-form.docx

Banquet Speakers:

Dave Stewart

• Played 17 years in the majors for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays.
• 4 time 20 game winner in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990
• 3 time World Series winner and the 1989 World Series MVP
• 1990 Roberto Clemente Award winner
• In 1988, he pitched 14 complete games and 275 innings
• Former pitching coach and assistant GM for multiple MLB teams and GM for the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Currently part of a group for an expansion team in Nashville
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Stewart_(baseball)
• https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stewada01.shtml

Milt Thompson

• Played 13 years in the majors for the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies
• A member of the 1993 World Series team
• Coached for the Reading Phillies in 1998 and 1999
• The hitting coach for the 2008 Phillies World Series team
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milt_Thompson_(baseball)
• https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thompmi02.shtml

2026 Scholarship Winners

Chris Bergstrom, Kutztown, Penn State Schulkill Campus, Charles Flannery American Legion Scholarship

Cooper Burr , Muhlenberg, Penn State Schulkill Campus, Randy Gumpert Scholarship

Gryffin Cappellano, Oley Valley, Lackawanna College, Robert Hinrichs Scholarship

Nicholas DeBalco, Oley Valley, East Stroudsburg University, Bert Moore Scholarship

David Garcia Jr., Reading High, Drexel University, Paul “Cooter” Jones Scholarship

Dylan Gough, Hamburg, Penn State Schulkill Campus, Merrill E. Renninger Scholarship

Kaylee Jablonski, Muhlenburg, Misericordia University, Ruth Hartman Scholarship

Cole Moody, Muhlenberg, Northampton Community College, Reading Hot Stovers Leagcy Fund Scholarship

Gavin Moody, Muhlenberg, Penn State Schulkill Campus, Reading Hot Stovers Scholarship

Kylie Schoedler, Wyomissing, Northampton Community College, Jake Ryan Scholarship

Gavin Moody, Boyertown, West Chester University, Gabelsville Athletic Association Scholarship

2025 Individual and Team Award Winners

64th Annual Banquet on January 15, 2026

Banquet Speakers:

Doug Glanville

• Played in the major leagues from 1996 to 2004 with the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers
• Consultant with Baseball Factory, a high-school player development program, and writes guest columns for The New York Times and ESPN.com on baseball and sports.
• Baseball Color Analyst for ESPN
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Glanville
• https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/glanvdo01.shtml

Von Hayes

Played in the major leagues from 1981 to 1992 with the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies and California Angels and an All-Star in 1989

Nicknamed “Five-for-One” for the trade from the Indians to the Phillies coined by Pete Rose

The first player to hit 2 home runs in the first inning of a single game

Former minor league manager after his playing career ended

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Hayes#:~:text=Von%20Francis%20Hayes%20(born%20August,a%20minor%20league%20baseball%20manager.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hayesvo01.shtml

Bob Dernier

• Played centerfield for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs from 1980 to 1989
• Gold Glove winner in 1984
• Played the 1980 season in Reading
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dernier
• https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dernibo01.shtml

Past Banquet Speakers:

Click to access reading-hot-stovers-banquet-past-speakers.pdf

• Watch our YouTube channel and enjoy past speakers and banquets.

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2025 Scholarship Winners

Alex Trevena, Conrad Weiser, Kent State, Reading Hot Stovers Scholarship

Ethan Weiler, Muhlenberg, Wiedner University Reading Hot Stovers Robert Hinrich’s Scholarship

Cole Lavin, Wilson, Charles Flannery American Legion Scholarship

2025 Individual and Team Award Winners

Berks County PIAA Baseball Coach of the Year Chris Hole Governor Mifflin

Berks County PIAA Softball Coach of the Year Jim Campbell, Wyomissing