FERRUM, Va. (WDBJ) - With more than 82% of the baseball writers’ vote, Southwest Virginia’s own Billy Wagner has been elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Ferrum College, where Wagner played baseball and football, held a private watch party Tuesday night to celebrate Wagner’s accomplishments and one of the biggest moments of his career.

Great news for Tazewell native and former Ferrum College pitcher Billy Wagner as he cracks the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his 10th and final year on the ballot. Last year, Wagner was 5 votes away from getting into the hall.

Miller School baseball coach Billy Wagner, known to the outside world as the best lefthanded closer in MLB history, is a Baseball Hall of Famer.