Category: Players
Mike Shenk
Year AB Hits HR Avg Team 1991 Holiday Jack's/Farrell's 1992 35 .669 Taylor Brothers 1993 218 148 68 .679 Taylor Brothers 1994 294 200 89 .680 DJ's Sports/TPS 1995 362 250 121 .691 Lighthouse/Worth 1996 407 295 133 .725 Lighthouse/Worth 1997 383 269 93 .702 Ritch's-Superior 1998 390 286 106 .733 Team TPS 1999 339 235 122 .693 Team Easton 2000 437 323 144 .739 Team TPS 2001 340 239 99 .703 Long Haul/TPS 2002 360 247 88 .686 Long Haul/TPS 2003 - retired Dan Smith/Easton TOTAL 3530 2492 1063 .706
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I want to thank Mike Shenk for his many years of friendship and for teaching me the proper way to play this game. Don’t worry about what YOU do, worry about what your TEAM does. This man honestly had no idea that he had all these accomplishments, the ONLY thing he ever counted was Championships. To this day, he still wears his 2001 Grand Slam Ring he got for playing with Long Haul when they won all four Associations Super National Championships. He told me many times, he would rather wear that instead of any of the Hall of Fame Rings he has. He is humbled by the Accolades and appreciates them, but what he values to this day are the people he played with and the friendships he made while winning Championships. He is a GOOD man and I am honored that we are friends. Thank You Mike Shenk.
Mike Shenk, Ephrata, PA (Third-Base)
Mike Shenk began playing softball after high school as a fast pitch player. He played fast pitch for two years and switched to slow pitch in order to be able to play the game with his friends. In his eleven-year career in the major and super division he batted over 600 every year, hitting over 700 in five of those years. He hit a total of 1,098 home runs in those eleven years. Remember most of those major and super games were played in baseball fields or fields with baseball type fence distances. The stats he compiled for playing only at the highest level in the country was incredible. And one has to remember, he played with and against the best of the best and still compiled these incredible numbers. All the championships he won were at a time when there were consistently between 10-20 Major or Super teams in the country, unlike today, when it is luck if you find 3 Major teams in the whole country. He competed in a hitting demonstration in Detroit at Tigers’ Stadium and hit balls off the Press Box with a couple balls hitting the facing of the right field roof of the stadium. Truly amazing. Mike and his wife Kathy and two children reside in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. He is currently the ASA of Pennsylvania State Slow Pitch Deputy Commissioner and is a great ambassador for this sport in his home state, always saving time to help a young player with batting lessons and even though he is an imposing figure to say the least, still weighing in at a solid 290 lbs of muscle, his “Bulldog” nickname is a far cry from his real personality of a genuine person, great husband, father and loyal friend to those who know him best. He brings an aura of respect and integrity to the whole ASA of Pennsylvania softball program with his presence alone.
Mike was Inducted into the ASA of PA Hall of Fame by Andy Loechner in 2007. He played locally in the state when he started and won the 1987 and 1988 Class-A ASA of PA State Championship with is local team, Farrell’s Maintenance of Lititz, PA. His team finished in the top 7 for the next three years (1989-4th, 1990-5th & 1991-7th) in ASA of PA State Class-Major/Class-A competition. He went to a local tournament in Delaware and was discovered by the late Bill Taylor of Taylor Brothers in Providence, RI and played ASA Major ball for Taylor Brothers for the next 2 years. (1992 and 1993). In 1994, he joined Shen Valley of Virginia and Played at the highest level in the country, ASA Super Softball until his retirement in 2002. He played for some of the best teams of all-time including Shen Valley, Lighthouse, Ritch’s-Superior, Team TPS and arguably the greatest team ever, the 2001 Long Haul/TPS team that compiled an incredible 70-6 Record in Super-Major play that season including winning the Grand Slam title (ASA, NSA, ISA and USSSA world titles), going undefeated in all four Association’s Championship play. Mike Shenk was a 9-time ASA National All-American selection and his teams won the ASA Super National Championship an incredible six (6) times, including four (4) in a row from 1999-2002. He also led teams that won the ASA’s Prestigious Smokey Mountain Classic on three (3) occasions. Mike Shenk’s team never finished less than 4th in the Super Softball Final rankings from 1994-2002. His teams finished in the top-2 for 7 of the 9 years he played the Super level. He was considered the ultimate team player and furthermore -simply – a winner as his career record in Super-major play was 569-172 (77% Winning Pct.). From 1996 through 2001, Mike Shenk was selected to the National Media All-Star teams by Famous Softball writers Jerome Earnest and Gordie Heagle. Here is the official information: (1996, 1st team Utility; 1997, Honorable Mention third baseman; and from 1998 through 2001, 1st team third baseman). He also was selected as the 2nd team – Third-baseman to the 1990’s All-Decade team by Jerome Earnest (behind only Charles Wright). And also fitting, Jerome Earnest selected Mike Shenk to the All-Time All-Century team as an Honorable Mention Third-baseman. (Behind only ASA Hall of Famer Paul Tomasovich and Charles Wright). He is widely regarded one of the top-3 third basemen of all-time and also one of the top-10 left handed hitters of all-time. Including his ASA Championships, he has won over 15 National Championships at the highest level counting all associations. And also including his ASA honors, he has garnered over 22 National All-American/All-World team selections counting all associations, including three (3) National MVP awards plus a Defensive MVP award.
Mike Shenk
Although he started out playing fast pitch, Hall of Fame inductee Mike Shenk made his mark playing major level slow pitch softball from 1992 through 2002, playing for various teams throughout his career. Shenk began playing fast pitch softball after high school and played for two years before switching to slow pitch to play with his friends. During his 11-year career, Shenk has been named All American 22 times and has won 16 National Championships along with a lifetime batting average of.701 and has hit more than 1,500 home runs during his softball career. He batted .700 or higher five times of which his highest batting average was .739 in 2000 which included personal-high 144 homers. In the past years, Shenk had to shorten his softball career because of kidney problems but after receiving a kidney transplant, he is back on the ball field playing 40 & over. In the Super Nationals, Shenk batted .755, (117-for-155), hit 42 homers and drove in 113 RBI. Some of the top slow pitch teams boasted Shenk on their roster including Farrell Maintenance (1987-1989), Taylor Brothers (1990-1992) Shen Valley, Lighthouse (1995-1996), Ritch’s-Superior (1997), Team TPS, Team Easton and Long Haul/TPS in 2001 when the won the “Grand Slam of Softball.” In 2007, Shenk was inducted into the ASA of Pennsylvania Hall of Fame. He played for a local team in 1987 and 1988 and helped it win two ASA of PA state titles. In 1994, he joined Shen Valley and continued to play at the top level of men’s slow pitch until he retired after playing the 2002 season.
ASA Major/Super All America Team Honors (Tournament Stats listed if available):
These are the events where Mike Shenk was named ASA All-American
- 1992 ASA Major Nationals – Taylor Brothers of RI (no stats available)
- 1993 ASA Major Nationals – Taylor Brothers of RI (no stats available)
- 1994 ASA Super Nationals – Shen Velley/TPS of VA (15 RBIs, only available stat)
- 1995 ASA Super Nationals – Lighthouse/Worth of GA (16-22, .727, 3 HRs, 13 RBIs)
- 1996 ASA Super Nationals – Lighthouse/Worth of GA (25-31, .806, 11 HRs, 22 RBIs)
- 1997 ASA Super Nationals – Ritch’s-Superior/TPS of CT (23-32, .719, 7 HRs, 18 RBIs)
- 2000 ASA Super Nationals – Team TPS of KY (30-35, .857, 10 HRs, 20 RBIs)
- 2001 ASA Super Nationals – Long Haul/TPS of MN (10-18, .556, 6 HRs, 18 RBIs)
- 2002 ASA Super Nationals – Long Haul/TPS of MN (13-17, .765, 5 HRs, 7 RBIs)
Available Totals for ASA Super Nationals – (117-155, .755 average, 42 HRs, 113 RBIs)
ASA Major/Super National Championship Results
(also the final team ranking and final overall season record in Super-Major play)
Year – Team Played for – ASA Result Final Standings (Record)
- 1992 – Taylor Brothers, Providence, RI – Major and Super Nationals – 25th -final rank (record unavailable)
- 1993 – Taylor Brothers, Providence, RI – Major and Super Nationals – 18th -final rank – (41-19 Record)
- 1994 – Shen Valley/TPS, Bridgewater, VA – 4th ASA Super Nationals – 4th -final rank – (record unavailable)
- 1995 – Lighthouse/Worth, Stone Mountain, GA – 1st ASA Super Nationals – 2nd -final rank – (56-25 Record)
- 1996 – Lighthouse/Worth, Stone Mountain, GA – 3rd ASA Super Nationals – 2nd -final rank – (60-27 Record)
- 1997 – Ritch’s-Superior/TPS, Windsor Locks, CT – 1st ASA Super Nationals – 1st -final rank – (67-19 Record)
- 1998 – Team TPS, Louisville, KY – 3rd ASA Super Nationals – 1st -final rank – (70-17 Record)
- 1999 – Team Easton, Burlingame, CA – 1st ASA Super Nationals – 2nd -final rank – (56-27 Record)
- 2000 – Team TPS, Louisville, KY – 1st ASA Super Nationals – 1st -final rank – (79-15 Record)
- 2001 – Long Haul/TPS, Albertville, MN – 1st ASA Super Nationals – 1st in final rank – (70-6 Record)
- 2002 – Long Haul/TPS, Albertville, MN – 1st ASA Super Nationals – 3rd in final rank – (70-17 Record)
Mike Shenk is a player who has Hall of Fame numbers including the World Championship Teams he has played on to his batting average. But Mike will be the first to say that none of these accolades would be possible without the team mates he had over his career. Mike has won five NSA World Championship, Runner-up twice and Third twice. While playing NSA from 1993 to 2001, Mike was selected to the All World Team seven times, was World Series MVP once and All World Defensive Player once. During his years playing the NSA Major level, Mike had a batting average of .735 with 52 Homeruns and 112 RBIs. Those who witnessed Mike’s play, all will say he was the best 3rd Baseman to play the game. Mike’s wife Kathleen and their children Derrick and Kristina have stood by his side while he played the game he loves. For years Mike traveled the country but never faltered as being a husband and father. Any NSA umpire that worked a game that Mike played in will attest that he was a true gentleman on and off the field. Due to being unable to attend the Class of 2016 Induction Ceremony, Mike Shenk was inducted into the NSA Sports Hall of Fame in the Player Category on November 2, 2017.
Name – Mike Shenk
Position – Third Base
Year – 2012
Mike Shenk is a 2-time USSSA Major World Series Champion, a 4-time All-World Series Selection, the 1998 World Series MVP and now, a USSSA Hall of Fame member. A third basemen who has been affiliated with the association since 1990, Mike remembers the World Series of 1998 like it was yesterday. “I was playing for TPS and we were told on Saturday that we were part of the leaders bracket playing Sunday morning,” he reminisces, “We headed out to a 7am batting practice for an 8am game and after playing five games in a row, we didn’t step off of that field until 9 at night. We came back and became the 1998 World Series Champions, winning the final game on a walk off walk. I’ll never forget it.” With an impressive career behind him, Mike has made his mark on USSSA history.
Bob Holland, USSSA’s Atlantic Coast Vice President for 30 years running, re-iterates Mike’s accomplishments and athletic talents, “Mike Shenk was the best slow pitch player to come out of Pennsylvania.” Bob adds, “I had the pleasure to watch him grow as a young raw talent, to one of the best that slow pitch has seen in his era.” When asked what it means to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, Mike said “This means everything to me. I was fortunate enough to play for some of the best teams to ever play. Throughout my career, the goal was to be there and give 110% to my team. That’s why it’s hard to go into the Hall of Fame, because without my team this wouldn’t be possible.” His advice to young and aspiring baseball and softball players, “You can never take enough batting practice and always be prepared and there for your teammates.”
TEAM USA
Mike Shenk and Bruce Meade – Honorary Captains for Team USA
Mike Macenko
Mike Macenko is the greatest home run hitter of all-time, he has hit over 6179 in his storied career. He started out his career in Cleveland, OH playing for such teams as Hillcrest Tavern and Nationwide Advertising Services before going to the Pro League for a year and then onto Steele’s Sports. He played for Sunbelt for a year and Ritch’s-Superior for two years before coming back to Steele’s. Macenko retired in 1998, but decided to make a comeback in 1999 playing for R&D/Nike. He has to his credit, the two greatest single seasons in history (1987 and 1988). These records may never be approached again. He has been a 5-time national championship MVP award winner (2 ASA’s, 2 NSA’s and an ISA). To give you an example of how good this man was, here are some seasonal stats of his career. H was named to the All-World teams an incredible 32 times in his career. He is also a member of 4 of the softball association’s Hall of Fames. He was elected in the ISA Hall of Fame in 1997, the NSA Hall of Fame in 1998, the USSSA Hall of Fame in 1999 and the ASA Hall of Fame in 2006. He along with Don Arndt are the only two players in Softball History to hit over 6000 Home Runs.
Year G AB Hits HR RBI Avg Ratio Team 1973 Brook Park Merchants 1974 Brook Park Merchants 1975 Pesano's Restaurant 1976 128 70 14 51 .546 9.14 Hillcrest Tavern (League Only) 1977 162 84 16 74 .519 9.95 Hillcrest Tavern (League Only, 15-20, 6 HR, 15 RBI ASA National) 1978 127 69 21 61 .543 6.05 Hillcrest Tavern (League Only, - 116 Total HR) 1979 105 56 21 62 .533 5.00 Hillcrest Tavern (League Only, 9-11, ASA National - 102 Total HR) 1980 66 47 29 .712 2.28 NSPC-Hillcrest Tavern (2 Tournaments) 1981 102 394 204 87 179 .518 4.28 NSPC-Nationwide Advertising 1982 63 250 110 63 140 .440 3.97 UPSL (PRO) Cleveland Competitors (Regular Season only) 1983 98 455 290 157 319 .637 2.89 Steele's Sports 1984 118 584 368 202 435 .652 2.79 Steele's Sports 1985 186 898 583 315 566 .649 2.85 Steele's Sports 1986 219 1121 798 410 739 .712 2.73 Steele's Sports 1987 350 1940 1444 844 1534 .744 2.30 Steele's Sports 1988 365 2012 1498 830 1667 .745 2.42 Steele's Silver Bullets 1989 230 1118 789 385 882 .706 2.90 Steele's Silver Bullets 1990 231 1044 760 408 899 .728 2.57 Steele's Silver Bullets 1990 77 389 279 162 316 .717 2.40 Steele's Silver Bullets 1991 398 265 137 284 .666 2.91 Sunbelt/Worth 1992 495 320 168 318 .646 2.95 Steele's/Sunbelt 1993 434 302 147 315 .696 2.95 Steele's/Sunbelt 1994 298 198 114 .664 2.61 Ritch's-Superior 1995 345 218 97 .632 3.56 Ritch's-Superior 1996 296 205 101 .693 2.71 Steele's Hit Men 1997 328 236 109 .720 2.79 Steele's/Reda/Reebok 1998 RETIRED 1999 65 46 22 .708 2.95 R&D/Nike 2000 Craig's Hitmen and Budweiser Total 12103 8850 5142 .725 INCOMPLETE - Missing early tournament info. Estimated to have well over 6000 HR, most in softball history.
The Greatest Home Run Hitter of ALL TIME – Mike Macenko
- Voted into the NSA Hall of Fame in 1997 and Inducted on November 11, 1998 in Tunica, Mississippi.
- Voted into the ISA Hall of Fame in 1997 and Inducted on December 4, 1998 in Clearwater, Florida (Charter Member).
- Voted into the USSSA Hall of Fame in 1998 and inducted on November 1999 in Savannah, Georgia.
- Voted into the ASA Hall of Fame in 2006 and inducted on November 8, 2007 in Louisville, Kentucky
- Became only the second player in History to make all FOUR Association’s Hall of Fames.
- Inducted into the State of Ohio ASA Hall Of Fame in 2007 in Columbus, Ohio
- Inducted into the Greater Cleveland Softball Hall of Fame in 2000 in Cleveland, Ohio
- Inducted into the Brunswick, Ohio Sports Hall Of Fame in 2002
- Inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall Of Fame in 2010
- Inducted into the State of Ohio USSSA Hall of Fame in 2012
- Hammered almost 7000 Home Runs in 25 seasons (averages out to about 247 Home Runs per year). – MOST of All Time.
- 1977 ASA Men’s Open National Batting Champion. – Was 15-20, for a .750 Batting Average.
- 1981 National Slow Pitch Conference (NSPC) “HR and RBI King” – Had 46 HRs with 94 RBIs. Selected to First Team All-Conference as a Second Basemen.
- 1986 Started NSA World Series with 21 Straight Hits – Selected as the World Series MVP.
- 1986 Blasted 430 ft. Home Run in Denver’s Mile High Stadium.
- 1987 Crushed a 508-foot Tape Measure Home Run in Las Vegas, NV.
- 1987 Seattle Kingdome “Home Run Contest-King”.
- 1987 Went 172 games in a row with at least one hit.
- 1987 Launched 844 HRs (set NATIONAL RECORD). – Had 1534 RBIs and batted .744.
- 1988 Pounded 830 more HRs in 1988 – Had 1667 RBIs with a .745 Batting Average.
- 1988 ISA World Series “Home Run King” – Was 23-25, .920 Batting Average and 13 HRs.
- 1988 Busted 10 Home Runs in one game (set NATIONAL RECORD).
- 1988 Drove in 1687 runs (RBIs) in one year (set NATIONAL RECORD).
- 1988 Cracked 16 Home Runs in a Doubleheader in West Palm Beach, FL.
- 1988 Cranked 12 Home runs in consecutive at bats on the same tournament.
- 1988 Hit 5 Homers in one game completely out of Jacksonville, FL Minor League Stadium.
- 1989 Olympic Festival “Home Run King” – had 14 HRs in just six games.
- 1990 NSA World Series “Home Run King” – Was 24-29, .828 Batting Average and 16 HRs.
- 1993 ISA World Series “Home Run King” – Was 21-28, .750 Batting Average and 14 HRs.
- 1993 Smoky Mountain Classic “Home Run King” – Had 17 HRs and 33 RBIs.
- 1994 Rocketed two balls on top of the roof in right field at Detroit Tiger’s Stadium and actually hit one ball completely out of the stadium but it was just foul.
- Smoky Mountain Classic Most Valuable Player 1986 – Maryville, Tennessee (22-31, .710, 11 HRs, 20 RBIs)
- Smoky Mountain Classic Most Valuable Player 1987- Maryville, Tennessee (29-34, .853, 21 HRs, 39 RBIs)
- Gateway Classic Most Valuable Player 1984 – St. Louis, Missouri (25-30, .833, 13 HRs, 35 RBIs)
- Gateway Classic Most Valuable Player 1985 – St. Louis, Missouri (20-26, .769, 14 HRs, 32 RBIs)
- Gateway Classic Most Valuable Player 1996 – St. Louis, Missouri (32-36, .889, 14 HRs, 35 RBIs)
- Cleveland Stroh’s Tourney MVP 1979 – Cleveland, Ohio (15-24, .625, 12 HRs, 22 RBIs)
- Coors/Steele’s Classic Most Valuable Player 1985 – Cleveland, Ohio (22-29, .759, 14 HRs, 36 RBIs)
- Coors/Steele’s Classic Most Valuable Player 1990 – Cleveland, Ohio (20-27, .741, 12 HRs, 26 RBIs)
- York, Pennsylvania NSPC Tourney MVP 1981- York, Pennsylvania (10-15, .667, 8 HRs)
- East Detroit, Michigan NSPC Qualifier MVP 1981 – Detroit, Michigan (23-27, .852, 12 HRs, 27 RBIs)
- Cleveland, Ohio NSPC Qualifier 1981 MVP – Willoughby, Ohio (8 HRs)
- Dudley USSSA NIT Classic Most Valuable Player 1987 Petersburg, Virginia
- Tullahoma, Tennessee USSSA NIT MVP 1991 – Tullahoma, Tennessee
- Demarini Classic MVP ASA Qualifier 1995 – Portland, Oregon
- Fort Wayne Classic MVP 1983 – Ft. Wayne, Indiana
- Cincinnati Shootout USSSA NIT 1990 MVP – Cincinnati, Ohio
- East Carolina Classic USSSA NIT MVP 1987 – Wilson, North Carolina
- NSA World Series MVP 1986 – Houston, Texas (27-31, .871, 15 HRs, 24 RBIs) – also the Batting Leader
- ASA Super National Championship MVP 1987- Parma, Ohio (27-36, .750, 12 HRs, 26 RBIs) – also the Batting Leader
- ISA World Series MVP 1987- Greensboro, North Carolina (27-37, .730, 15 HRs, 24 RBIs)
- ASA Super Nationals MVP 1990- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (27-31, .871, 18 HRs, 34 RBIs, 29 Runs)
- NSA World Series MVP 1990 – Cleveland, Ohio (24-29, .828, 16 HRs, 23 RBIs, 21 Runs) – 8 HRs in final game
- When Mike hit 844 HRs, he officially was put into the Guinness Book Of World Records.
- Retired with a lifetime Batting Average of .721
- Retired with over 6000 documented Home Runs. Estimated to be close to 7000.
- Unanimous Selection to All-American/All-World Team 34 times
- National/World Tournament 5 times
- Member of 18 National/World Super/Major Championship teams.
- Led Steele’s to 143 consecutive wins in 1990 season.
- Member of 4 National Softball Hall of Fames.
MIKE MACENKO HALL OF FAME INFORMATION
The first former member of the Steele’s Silver Bullets elected to the ASA National Softball Hall of Fame, Mike Macenko had a slow pitch career that will be difficult to duplicate let alone surpass. During his 26 years, (starting in 1974) Mike (6-foot-3, in excess of 260 pounds) slammed more than 6,000 home runs, earning ASA All-America honors 11 times including two MVP Awards (1987 and 1990). He was an ASA All-American in 1977, 1984-1988, 1990, 1991, 1993-94. Born November 21, 1955 in Brook Park, Ohio, Mike started his career playing for the Brook Park Merchants in 1973 and caught the eye of Pesano’s manager, Dave Neale, in 1975, who saw Mike in a home-run derby in Lakewood, Ohio and asked him to play for a team he was managing in Cleveland. Mike played for Neale’s team, Hillcrest Tavern from 1976-1980, Nationwide Advertising in 1981 and the Cleveland Competitors in 1982 before joining Steele’s in 1983 through 1990. Mike was a member of five ASA national championship teams. In 1991 Mike joined Sunbelt-Worth before going back to Steele’s-Sunbelt in 1991 and playing another season. In 1994-1995 Mike played for Ritch’s-Superior before joining the Steele’s Hit Men in 1996 and 1997. Mike retired in 1998 but playing briefly in 1999 for R&D/Nike before deciding to retire for good after the 2000 season. Mike had some outstanding seasons for Steele’s and his back-to-back seasons in 1987 and 1988 may never be duplicated. In 1987, he smashed 844 homers and drove in 1,534 runs to go along with a .744 batting average. He followed that season with 830 homers and 1,667 RBIs with a .745 batting average. One of only two players (Don Arndt is the other) to hit more than 6,000 homers in a career and between 1983-1997 hit 4,411 and batted .702 (8,227 hits in 11,720 at-bats). In 1986-1987, he was named MVP of the Smoky Mountain Classic, annually the best men’s invitational slow pitch tournament in America. In 1989, when softball made its debut in the U.S. Olympic Festival (first and only time), Mike batted .568 (21-for-37) and led the festival in homers and total bases (69) in leading the East team. During the 1987-88 seasons, Mike put up some impressive numbers: 12 including nine homers in one game (1987); 16 homers in a doubleheader (1988); 4 homers in one inning (twice in 1987); he had 3 homers in an inning 11 times; five hits in one inning (1987); he had four hits in an inning four times; 17 RBI in one game (twice in 1987); 10 RBI in one inning (on a grand slam and two three-run shots in 1987); 5 home runs in one game out of a minor league baseball park; 12 consecutive homers in 1988; had 11 in a row in 1987; 172 games in a row with at least one hit (1987) and 29 hits in a row, including 14 homers (1987); he had 10 or more consecutive hits a total of 29 times. In 1987, Macenko hit a ball into the media parking lot outside the Las Vegas Softball Complex that was measured at 508 feet. During a 1993 exhibition, he hit 16 of 47 pitches over the fence at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium, including a 430-foot blast into right-centerfield. Mike is the 31st slow pitch player elected to the ASA National Softball Hall of Fame.
Name Mike Macenko, Position Male Player, Year 1999
Mike Macenko was inducted into the USSSA Hall of Fame in the Male Player Category. Mike started his career with the USSSA in 1982 with the legendary Steele’s team that crisscrossed the country barnstorming tours in an effort to promote the game of slow pitch softball. He was a feared power hitter with a lifetime batting average of over .600 while batting .541 in USSSA Men’s Major World Series play. In 1987 he set the single season record with an amazing 844 home runs and astounded thousands at Detroit’s Tiger Stadium by hitting a softball out of the stadium during a home run hitting contest. Participating in 17 USSSA Men’s Major World Series, he was a member of the All World Teams at the USSSA Men’s Major World Series in 1989 and again in 1994.
Mike Macenko Player Category, November 1998
Inducted in the NSA Hall of Fame in the Player Category. A native of Brookpark, OH, Mike Macenko is the greatest home run hitter in the history of slow pitch softball. In 27 years of softball, 25 of them in the country’s highest level, Mike hit 7,000 home runs. In 1987 alone, he hit 844 home runs and in 1988 he hit 830, the two greatest seasons by far that any softball player ever enjoyed. A six-foot, three-inch behemoth who tipped the scales at 285 pounds in his playing days, Macenko grew up in Brook Park where he began playing softball in 1973 at the age of 16 with Tom Coyne’s team in the Brook Park Men’s League. Mike joined Steele’s Sports at the age of 18 and continued a 20-year association with teams managed by John and Dave Neale. Steele Sports, a sporting goods firm in Grafton, Ohio, which traveled the country taking on all comers in the ancient tradition of “barnstorming” played more than 100 games a year. In 1986 Sports Illustrated featured them in a story headlined “Men of Steele,” which can be found on Macenko’s web site. He was the most valuable player of five different national tournaments. He was named
Mike Macenko
Mike Macenko was inducted into the ISA Hall of Fame in Player Category in 1998 in Clearwater, Florida. The Cleveland area native had a long and illustrious career at the top level of softball. He played with national softball powerhouses, Steele’s of Brook Park, OH, and Rithc’s-Superior/TPS from Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The “Big Cat” also played one season with Sunbelt of Centerville, Georgia in 1991 when Steele’s did not field a team. Macenko played on 3 ISA World Championship Teams, was named the MVP of the 1987 series and has been named to 6 All-World Teams. He also holds the record for highest batting average in the ISA World Series with a .920 percentage.
Mike Macenko, Induction Year: 2010, Sport: Softball
He is the greatest home run hitter in the history of slow pitch softball. In 27 years of softball, 25 of them in the country’s highest level, Mike Macenko hit 7,000 home runs. Only one other player in the world ever hit as many as 6,000. In 1987 alone, he hit 844 home runs and in 1988 he hit 830, the two greatest seasons by far that any softball player ever enjoyed.
A six-foot, three-inch behemoth who tipped the scales at 285 pounds in his playing days, Macenko grew up in Brook Park where he began playing softball in 1973 at the age of 16 with Tom Coyne’s team in the Brook Park Men’s League. “In my first game, my first four times up, I hit four home runs. As I rounded third base after the fourth home run, Tom Coyne said, ‘You’ve got to sign this.’ It was a contract,” Macenko recalled. Two years later Mike was recruited by John Neale, manager of Number One Lounge, one of the powerhouse teams in the PD-Major League.
“Do you want to come to Pittsburgh with us this weekend to play softball?” Neale said to him. “I’ve got to ask my mother,” said Mike, who was 18 years old. Mike’s mother gave him the green light and Tom Coyne gave him his release and Mike began a 20-year association with teams managed by John and Dave Neale. Fourteen of those years were with Steele Sports, a sporting goods firm in Grafton, Ohio, which traveled the country taking on all comers in the ancient tradition of “barnstorming.” They played more than 100 games a year. In 1986 Sports Illustrated featured them in a story headlined “Men of Steele,” which can be found on Macenko’s web site.
He was the most valuable player of five different national tournaments. He was named to 34 different all-world teams and was inducted into five different softball halls of fame. He lives in Brunswick and sells sporting goods on line.
Inductee Bio
Pos: 2B
Bats: Left – Throws: Right
Years: 1973-2000′s
Teams:
Pesano’s Restaurant, Hillcrest Tavern, Nationwide Advertising,
Cleveland Competitiors (Pro), Steeles Sports
65 National Tournament
18 National Championships
34 All World Selections
All Decade Team 1980′s
Cleveland was the “Softball Capital of the World,” according to Buddy Langdon, a legendary softball player in the 1950s and ’60s and also the man behind the construction of the Greater Cleveland Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame. Cleveland gained that reputation for a reason. “The competition around here was the best in the country,” Macenko said. Cleveland sent whichever team won the city tournament every year to the world tournament. In 1976, ’77, and ’78, Macenko was on what he believed was the best team in the city. But all three years his team failed to qualify for the world tournament. Why? At that time, there was parity in softball, and with all the talent in town, any team could win with a key hit or defensive play at the right time.
Ten Inducted to Inaugural Ohio USSSA Softball Hall of Fame
Columbus, Ohio. Almost 200 family and friends of softball welcomed ten Ohio softball legends as the inaugural members to the newly established Ohio USSSA Softball Hall of Fame.
Ceremonies were held on Sunday, 9 December 2012, at the Embassy Suites – Columbus Airport and all who participated were thrilled to be on hand for the start of this new tradition in Ohio.
Mike Macenko started his career with the USSSA in 1982 with the legendary Steele’s team that crisscrossed the country barnstorming tours in an effort to promote the game of slow pitch softball. He was a feared power hitter who in 1987 he set the single season record with an amazing 844 home runs and astounded thousands at Detroit’s Tiger Stadium by hitting a softball out of the stadium during a home run hitting contest.
Speaking on Mike’s behalf, longtime friend, coach, and business partner, Dennis Helmig of Worth Sports, spoke of Mike’s early days with Steele’s Sports, both as possibly the greatest left-handed hitter he ever saw, but someone who really helped get Steele’s Sports on the softball merchandise map.
For his part, Mike gave many thanks to USSSA, to the many sponsors who have helped along the way, to his family which supported many softball dreams both on and off the field. He admitted to being thankful for having the talent to get paid to play but also admitted that his love for the game outweighed any payments which may have come his way. Although a member of multiple Softball Halls of Fame, he concluded by thanking Ohio USSSA for creating this new tradition right here in Ohio where it all started and where he spent so many years enjoying the game.
Breaking Charles Wright’s record of 503 HRs in a Season. Being Congratulated by his long-time teammate and very close friend, Craig Elliott. The record he set in 1987 of 844 HRs still stands.
Look at their smiles, these two legends felt joy for everything that the other one accomplished in this sport. They were each other’s greatest fan. Between the two of them, they may have won over 5000 games and had at least 10,000 Home Runs total. When they played together, the chances of winning were that good …. Is it any wonder they are smiling? They were VERY close friends.
ASA Softball Hall of Fame
National Softball Hall of Fame Link
Established in 1957 by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA), the National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum is a permanent shrine to the men and women who played the game so well.
The present facility was officially dedicated May 26, 1973 and has since had two additions. The L-shaped, bi-level building houses more than 18,000 square feet of fascinating memorabilia. Photos of national champions, slow pitch and fast pitch records, uniforms of the past and present, action photographs, player profiles, trophies and plaques . . . the history of softball literally unfolds right before your eyes as you walk through the Softball Hall of Fame.
It is also an educational walk as you get a quick lesson on how bats, balls and gloves are made and see equipment from the turn of the century to the present. You can also test your knowledge of the game by participating in one of the question-and-answer game boards displayed in the museum.
Or you can take a brief rest and lean back on one of the authentic bleachers at the miniature ball field and watch softball videos on a television monitor. Each year thousands of visitors from all over the world visit the museum to pay homage to such softball immortals as Harold (Shifty) Gears, the first person inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame; Bertha Tickey, who won 757 games during her career; Don Rardin, one of two people to play on a championship team in both open slow pitch and industrial slow pitch divisions; Joan Joyce, who was named to 18 All-America teams, and Sam Elliott, who won 1,133 games and lost only 87 in 21 years.
Other areas of interest include the Hall of Honor, established in 1976 to acknowledge contributions of non-players in five areas, international exhibits, the men and women in blue, and the State and Metro Halls of Fame honoring players, coaches, managers, sponsors, umpires, commissioners and administrators at the state and metro level.
Be sure to drop by the ASA Research Center and Library to find answers to such questions as “What’s a fungo bat?” and to browse through various softball publications including back copies of the ASA Guide, Rule Book and Umpire Manual plus the official publication of the ASA, USA Softball Magazine (formerly Balls & Strikes Softball), Doctoral dissertations, master’s theses, magazine articles, video cassettes and numerous books and souvenir programs concerning all aspects of America’s Game are also available for reading in the museum library.
A must to see while visiting the museum is the newest exhibit at the National Softball Hall of Fame-the Olympic Gallery.
“With softball now an Olympic sport, it was appropriate to have a room to display the memorabilia and chronicle softball’s long road to Olympic recognition,” said Don Porter, executive director of the ASA.
The room features four-color murals depicting softball’s road to the Olympics along with action pictures of outstanding USA Softball National Team players. In addition, the room includes a 60-inch screen TV and park benches for casual viewing of important Olympic-style events, including the 1994 World Championship in which the USA Softball Women’s National Team captured the gold.
“The opening of the Olympic Gallery is certainly a milestone in the history of softball,” Porter said.
Open year round on weekdays and on weekends from mid-March to October, the Hall of Fame also houses the headquarters of the Amateur Softball Association-USA Softball, the national governing body of amateur softball in the United States.
Conveniently located at the crossroads of America just off I-35 and I-40 in Oklahoma City, the National Softball Hall of Fame is in the same area as the acclaimed Oklahoma City Zoo, the Firefighters Museum, Kirkpatrick Center, Omniplex and Planetarium, the Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Remington Park Racetrack.
So, come on spend a few relaxing hours and tour the sport’s shrine on your next visit to Oklahoma City to find out why softball is the nation’s No. 1 team participant sport and a full-medal sport in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
- *1973 – Myron Reinhardt, Alexandria, KY – Catcher-Outfielder (Shield’s Contractors, Yorkshire Restaurant, Gatliff Auto MVP-1963)
- *1974 – Frank DeLuca, Stratford, CT – Pitcher (Industrial Softball – Avco-Lycoming-Textron)
- 1975 – Donald Rardin, Lexington, KY – Pitcher-Infielder (Gatliff Auto, Yorkshire Restaurant, IBM Industrial MVP-1966)
- 1982 – Bill Cole, Sterling Heights, MI – Third Base (East Side Sports MVP-1962, Michael’s Lounge, Little Caesars)
- *1984 – J.D. McDonald, McAdenville, NC – Shortstop (McAdenville, Pharr Yarn Industrial)
- 1985 – James Galloway, Westbury, NY – Infielder (Musicaro Foods, County Sports, Empire County Astros)
- *1986 – Hal Wiggins, Fort Thomas, KY – Outfielder (Shield’s Contractors, Lang’s Pet Shop, Gatliff Auto Sales)
- *1987 – Carl (Tex) Collins, Detroit, MI – Catcher (Michael’s Lounge, Little Caesars)
- 1988 – Eugene Fisher, Denver, NC – Catcher (Howard’s Furniture/Western Steer)
- *1989 – Raymond (Whitey) Brown, Covington, KY – Third Base (Lang’s Pet Shop, Yorkshire Restaurant, Gatliff Auto Sales)
- 1989 – Mike Gouin, Detroit, MI – Outfielder (Michael’s Lounge, Little Caesars MVP-1970)
- *1989 – Eddie Zolna, Chicago, IL – Pitcher (Dr. Carlucci’s Bobcats 16-inch MVP-1969, 1971, 1973)
- 1990 – Dick Bartel, San Antonio, TX – Outfielder (Ray Carpenter’s, Campbell’s Carpets, Howard’s/Western Steer)
- *1990 – Tom Beall, Monticello, GA – Outfielder (Reed’s Nuts, Howard’s/Western Steer)
- *1990 – Ken Clark, Stratford, CT – Pitcher (Industrial Softball – Sikorsky Aircraft)
- 1992 – Lou Del Mastro, Pittsburgh, PA – Pitcher (Skip Hogan A.C. MVP-1965, Jim’s Sport Shop)
- 1992 – Paul Tomasovich, Pittsburgh, PA – Third Base (Skip Hogan A.C. MVP-1964, Jim’s Sport Shop)
- *1993 – Don Arndt, Sherrills Ford, NC – Pitcher (TWUA, Howard’s Furniture/Western Steer MVP-1972)
- 1993 – Eddie Finnegan, Stratford, CT – Shortstop (Avco/Lycoming/Textron Industrial MVP-1968, 1971)
- *1993 – Steve Loya, Cleveland, OH – Catcher (Swing Inn, Gene’s Sohio, Pyramid Cafe MVP-1975)
- *1994 – Bert Smith, Charlotte, NC – Outfielder (County Sports MVP-1968, Pile Drivers MVP-1971, Howard’s MVP-1973)
- 1994 – Richard Willborn, San Antonio, TX Outfielder (Ray Carpenter’s, Nelson’s, Campbell’s,Howard’s/Western Steer)
- *1996 – Stan Harvey, Gastonia, NC – Outfielder-First Base (Golden Gallons, Howard’s Furniture/Western Steer)
- 1997 – H.T. Waller, Chipley, FL – Second Base (Jo’s Pizza House MVP-1969, Howard’s Furniture)
- 1999 – Bruce Meade, Bradenton, FL – Outfielder-Catcher (Warren’s, Nelson’s MVP-1977, Jerry’s MVP-1982, Elite, Steele’s, Vernon’s)
- 2000 – Bill Gatti, Louisville, KY – Catcher (Jiffy Club, Elite, Marlton Trucking, Ritch’s Major MVP-1989)
- 2000 – Dennis Graser, Waukesha, WI – First Base (Elite, Steele’s, Starpath, Ritch’s-Superior, Spectrum)
- 2001 – Rick Scherr, Sherrills Ford, NC, – Third Base-First Base (Howard’s MVP-1981, 1983, 1984, Superior-Apollo, Ritch’s-Superior)
- 2001 – Don Clatterbough, Mechanicsville, VA, – Outfield (Bradley’s, Blanton’s, Kirk’s/Ritch’s, Starpath)
- 2002 – Ronnie Ford, Jacksonville, FL – Outfielder (Warren Motors MVP-1976, Elite Coating, Jerry’s, Vernon’s ASA Class-A MVP-1990)
- 2007 – Mike Macenko, Brooke Park, OH – Second Base (Hillcrest Tavern, Steele’s Sports MVP-1987, 1990, Sunbelt/Worth, Ritch’s-Superior)
- 2010 – Mike Shenk, Ephrata, PA – Third Base (Taylor Brothers, Shen Valley, Lighthouse, Team TPS, Ritch’s-Superior, Long Haul/TPS)
- 2012 – Jerry King, Maysville, KY – Third Base (DuBoise Chemical, Campbell’s Carpets, Steele’s Sports, Danny’s Drilling)
- *2014 – Craig Elliott, Wadley, AL – Pitcher (Tom’s Foods, Ken Sanders MVP-1978, Elite Coatings, Steele’s Sports MVP-1985, MVP-1986, Stewarts)
- 2015 – John Davide, Centereach, NY – Short Stop (Empire County Sports, Pepsico)
- 2017 – Mark Martin, Orlando, FL (Lawson Auto Parts, Goldman Brothers, Bell Corp, Bell II)
- 2017 – Willie Simpson, Chicago, IL (Bobcats 16-inch MVP-1976, 1977)
- *2018 – Charles Wright, Ellerslie, GA (Ken Sanders, York/Sanders, Elite, Steele’s, Ritch’s Salvage MVP 1989, Ritch’s/Kirks, Ritch’s-Superior MVP 1993, Sunbelt)
- 2018 – Ricky Huggins, Pembroke, GA (Elite Major MVP-1981, Howard’s, Thompsons Class-A MVP-1985, Lighthouse MVP-1998, Vernon’s Major MVP-1992, Shen Valley, JWM Major MVP-1999)
- 2018 – Todd Joerling, New Melle, MO (Steele’s, Bell, Sunbelt, Team Easton MVP-1999, Dan Smith)
- 2019 – Ron Parnell, Highland, CA (Capitol Insulation, Steele’s, Ritch’s-Superior, Team Easton)
- 2019 – Britt Hightower, Houston, TX (Smythe Sox, Ritch’s Salvage, Ritch’s/Kirk’s, Ritch’s-Superior)
- 2019 – Mike Nye, Jacksonville, FL (Warren Motors MVP-1976, York/Sanders, Jerry’s, Vernon’s, Marlton Trucking, Ritch’s Salvage)
- 2020 – Cecil Whitehead, Valdosta, GA (Elite Coatings, Ritch’s/Kirk’s, Ritch’s/Superior)
- 2020 – Curtis Williams, Florida (York Barbell/Ken Sanders, Howard’s/Western Steer, Vernon’s, Lighthouse, Sunbelt)
- 2020 – Doug Roberson, Royal Palm Beach, FL (Steele’s, Superior/Apollo Def-MVP-1990, Ritch’s-Superior, Team TPS, Hague/Resmondo)
- 2020 – Carl Rose, Valdosta, GA (Lighthouse, Sunbelt, Dan Smith, Hague/Resmondo)
ASA Managers/Sponsor/Special/Meritorious
- 1976 William J. Pharr, McAdenville, NC Sponsor – Pharr Yarn Reds
- 1977 * George (Doc) Linnehan, Levittown, NY Manager/Sponsor – County Sports, Empire County Astros
- 1977 Bud Gagel, Louisville, KY Manager – Jiffy Club
- 1977 Bobby Lutz, Denver, NC Manager – Howard’s Furniture
- 1977 * Bob Hoffman, York, PA Owner/Sponsor – York Barbell
- 1982 * Richard Howard, Denver, NC Howard’s Furniture/Western Steer
- 1983 * Percy Hedgecock, Dayton, OR Manager – Satellite Beach Comets
- 1984 Al Brausch, Newport, KY Manager – Gatliff Auto Sales
- 1984 Bill Caye, Pittsburgh, PA Manager – Skip Hogan AC, Jim’s Sport Shop
- 1988 William (Red) Jenkins, McAdenville, NC Sponsor – Pharr Yarn Reds
- 1988 Roy Lombardo, Detroit, MI Manager – East Side Sports, Michael’s Lounge and Little Caesars
- 1989 * Tom Beck, Tidewater, VA Manager – Virginia Beach Piledrivers
- 1990 * Bill Svochak, Detroit, MI Manager – Dee’s Sports Shop/Parks n Recreation
- 1992 Fred and Carl Nothdurft, Detroit, MI Sponsor – Nothdurft Tool & Die
- 1992 Jerry Pendergast, Miami, FL Sponsor – Jerry’s Caterers
- 1994 Woody and Pat Bell, Tampa, FL Sponsor – Bell Corporation
- 1998 * Dave Neale Sr., Brook Park, OH Manager – Hillcrest Tavern, Nationwide Advertising and Steele’s Sports
- 1999 * Bill Plummer III, Syracuse, NY ASA National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum Manager
- 1999 Immor Clyte Franklin Jr., Baltimore, MD Sponsor – Angle Inn
- 2003 Eugene Kwalek, Shelton, CT Manager – Sikorsky Aircraft
- 2007 David “Hank” Bassett, Monticello, KY Manager – T&K/Basset Products, Starpath, Starpath/LeAlCo
- 2009 RB Thomas, Nokesville, VA Manager/Sponsor – Thomas Engineering
- 2011 Gary Tharaldson, Fargo, ND Sponsor – Tharaldson’s
- 2012 Leon Grunalt, Warren, MI Manager – Budweiser, Nothdurft
- 2016 Terry Peterson, Omaha, NE Sponsor – T’s 13
- 2018 John Daniels, Albertville, MN Sponsor – Long Haul Trucking
*Player is deceased.
Slow Pitch Softball Legends & Statistics
Mike Macenko is the greatest home run hitter of all-time, he has hit over 6179 in his storied career. He started out his career in Cleveland, OH playing for such teams as Hillcrest Tavern and Nationwide Advertising Services before going to the Pro League for a year and then onto Steele’s Sports. He played for Sunbelt for a year and Ritch’s-Superior for two years before coming back to Steele’s. Macenko retired in 1998, but decided to make a comeback in 1999 playing for R&D/Nike. He has to his credit, the two greatest single seasons in history (1987 and 1988). These records may never be approached again. He has been a 5-time national championship MVP award winner (2 ASA’s, 2 NSA’s and an ISA). To give you an example of how good this man was, here are some seasonal stats of his career. H was named to the All-World teams an incredible 32 times in his career. He is also a member of 4 of the softball association’s Hall of Fames. He was elected in the ISA Hall of Fame in 1997, the NSA Hall of Fame in 1998, the USSSA Hall of Fame in 1999 and the ASA Hall of Fame in 2006. He along with Don Arndt are the only two players in Softball History to hit over 6000 Home Runs.
Year Gms ABs Hits HRs RBIs Avg. Ratio Team 1975 Pesano's Restaurant 1976 128 70 14 51 .546 9.14 Hillcrest Tavern (League Only) 1977 162 84 16 74 .519 9.95 Hillcrest Tavern (League Only) 1978 127 69 21 61 .543 6.05 Hillcrest Tavern (League Only, 116 Total HRs) 1979 105 56 21 62 .533 5.00 Hillcrest Tavern-Fashion Rite (League Only, 102 Total HRs) 1980 Hillcrest Tavern-Fashion Rite 1981 52 197 102 46 94 .518 4.28 NSPC-Nationwide Advertising (Regular Season only) 1982 63 250 110 63 140 .440 3.97 UPSL (PRO) Cleveland Competitors (Regular Season only) 1983 98 455 290 157 319 .637 2.89 Steele's Sports 1984 118 584 368 202 435 .652 2.79 Steele's Sports 1985 186 898 583 315 566 .649 2.85 Steele's Sports 1986 219 1121 798 410 739 .712 2.73 Steele's Sports 1987 350 1940 1444 844 1534 .744 2.30 Steele's Sports 1988 365 2012 1498 830 1667 .745 2.42 Steele's Silver Bullets 1989 230 1118 789 385 882 .706 2.90 Steele's Silver Bullets 1990 231 1044 760 408 899 .728 2.57 Steele's Silver Bullets (Overall) 1990 77 389 279 162 316 .717 2.40 Steele's Silver Bullets (Tournaments) 1991 398 265 137 284 .666 2.91 Sunbelt/Worth 1992 495 320 168 318 .646 2.95 Steele's/Sunbelt 1993 434 302 147 315 .696 2.95 Steele's/Sunbelt 1994 298 198 114 .664 2.61 Ritch's-Superior 1995 345 218 97 .632 3.56 Ritch's-Superior 1996 274 182 88 .664 3.11 Steele's Hit Men 1997 328 236 109 .720 2.79 Steele's/Reda/Reebok 1998 RETIRED 1999 16 R&D/Nike 2000 Craig's Hitmen and Budweiser Total 12103 8850 5142 .725 INCOMPLETE (Missing early tournament info, Estimated to have over 6000 HRs)
Bruce Meade is probably the most recognized slow pitch player of his generation, He also has many homers in his career, but was known more for his high batting averages. According to reliable sources, he has led the nation in batting an unprecedented 5 times. He started out his career in Florida playing for Copher Brothers and Warren Motors before moving on to Nelson’s Painting. He then went to play for such renowned teams as Dave Carroll’s, Jerry’s Caterers, Elite Coatings, Smythe Sox, Steele’s Sports, Ritch’s-Kirk’s and Starpath. Finally he came back home to play for Vernon’s. Meade has won three MVP awards on the national championship level (2 ASA’s and a USSSA). He has also had some of the greatest single seasons in history. Here are some of the seasonal stats in Bruce Meade’s career. He led the nation in batting five of these years. Meade was named to 25 All-World teams in his long glorious career. This figure will rise each year as he is also piling up many all world honors on the senior circuit these days. Meade is also one of only two players in softball history elected to all four association’s Hall of Fames. He gained election into the USSSA Hall of Fame in 1989, the NSA Hall of Fame in 1992, the ASA Hall of Fame in 1999 and the ISA Hall of fame in 2003. Only one other person has elections into three of the Hall’s (Mike Macenko) and only six other players in the history of this game have even two elections under their belts (Dick Bartel, Don Arndt, Rick Scherr, Bill Gatti, Todd Joerling (3), Mike Shenk, Brett Helmer (3) and the late Dirk Androff).
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1972 Al White Disposal 1973 Manatee County Stars 1974 Manatee County Stars 1975 140 .641 Copher Brothers 1976 131 .711 Warren Motors 1977 622 475 225 .764 Nelson's Painting 1978 175 .720 Nelson's Painting (110 gms) 1979 135 .693 Nelson's Painting and Nelco Mfg. (85 games) 120 1980 230 .757 Dave Carroll Sports (130 games) 1981 636 488 247 .767 Dave Carroll's Skoal Bandits and Jerry's Caterers 1982 308 214 102 .695 Jerry's Caterers 1983 138 .738 Jerry's Caterers 1984 229 .705 Jerry's Caterers 1985 195 .745 Elite Coatings (110 games) 1986 202 .725 Smythe Sox 1987 160 .720 Smythe Sox 1988 110 71 33 .645 Steele's Sports 1989 150 .710 Ken Michael's 1990 185 124 52 .670 Ritch's/Kirks 1991 357 241 131 .675 Starpath 1992 228 153 81 .671 Starpath 1993 227 142 79 .638 Vernon's 1994 67 .641 Vernon's (Semi-retired) Totals 2673 1908 2805 .714 INCOMPLETE - (Estimated to have over 3000 HRs and a Batting Average of .735)
Craig Elliott is considered the greatest player in slow pitch softball history by a lot of people and they wouldn’t be far off by feeling that way. At the end of his career when all was said and done; Craig Elliott made the ASA all-american team from 1977-1987 (11 straight times), he made the USSSA all-world team 6 times between 1981 and 1988, the NSPC all-tournament team 4 times from 1979 through 1983. He was a member of the ISA and NSA national all-tournament team as well. He has also been named the MVP of the Smoky Mountain Classic on three occasions (playing for 3 different teams, 1980 for Jerry’s, 1982 for York-Sanders and 1983 for Elite). In the 1982 classic, Elliott was only 31-39, .795 average with 26 home runs and 48 RBIs. By the way, he did all that in only 6 games. That was the beauty of Craig Elliott, He compiled stats like this that just made people shake their head in amazement. He is a consensus all-time first team player in both the ASA and USSSA.
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1973 35 Valley Merchants (7-16, .438, 5 HRs, 8 RBIs at ASA Nationals) 1974 117 Tom's Foods (75 games) and Valley Merchants (? games) 1975 125 .650 Tom's Foods (? games) and Ken Sander's Ford (80 games) 1976 131 .610 Tom's Foods (91 games) 1977 210 .675 Ken Sander's Ford 1978 197 .700 Ken Sander's Ford 1979 219 .718 Ken Sander's Ford 1980 190 .704 Jerry's Caterers 1981 226 .693 York Barbell/Ken Sander's 1982 193 .717 York Barbell/Ken Sander's 1983 753 576 390 .765 Elite Coatings (145 games) 1984 424 300 217 .708 Elite Coatings 1985 830 554 310 .667 Steele's Sports 1986 810 561 337 .693 Steele's Sports 1987 1559 1101 661 .706 Steele's Sports 1988 1801 1287 751 .715 Steele's Sports 1989 1087 694 382 .633 Steele's Sports 1990 397 272 122 .685 TOTAL 117 62 22 .533 Ritch's-Kirks 280 210 100 .750 Stewart's Lounge (70 games) 1991 Neuse Sand & Gravel and Datom-Argus 1992 AJD/Wilson 1993-94 RETIRED 1995 231 153 76 .619 Steele's Hitmen 1996-99 RETIRED 2000 played locally Craig's Hitmen/Nike Totals 8289 5708 4913 .688 INCOMPLETE
Rick Scherr was named the player of the decade for the 1980’s. And if you look at these stats he compiled for that decade, you’ll see why. He is a USSSA and an ASA Hall of Fame inductee: Scherr was a 10-time ASA All-American, 8-time USSSA All-World Team selection and also won the ISA MVP in 1985. He was selected to the NSPC all tournament team from 1979 through and including 1983. He has won a total of 5 National MVP awards (ASA-1981, 82 and 84), USSSA in 1981 and the aforementioned ISA award in 1985.
Year Gms AB H HR RBI Avg. Ratio Team 1971 67 .619 Tom's Mobile 1972 100 135 .650 Goetz Mobile and Copper Hearth 1973 180 215 .652 Copper Hearth and Slinger Foundry 1974 150 208 .678 Copper Hearth 1975 120 170 .643 Taylor Brothers & (Copper Hearth- USSSA Worlds -4 HRs) 1976 150 175 .680 Taylor Brothers 1977 128 628 459 245 390 .731 2.56 Howard's Furniture 1978 137 570 378 165 356 .663 3.45 Howard's Furniture 1979 143 577 323 150 295 .560 3.85 Howard's Furniture 1980 155 697 488 248 502 .700 2.81 Howard's Furniture 1981 157 704 509 295 583 .723 2.39 Howard's/Western Steer 1982 167 809 573 356 782 .708 2.27 Howard's/Western Steer 1983 140 672 502 314 615 .747 2.14 Howard's/Western Steer 1984 146 630 419 257 548 .665 2.45 Howard's/Western Steer 1985 193 985 749 451 919 .760 2.18 Howard's/Western Steer 1986 146 724 467 295 628 .645 2.45 Howard's/Western Steer 1987 134 603 421 293 523 .698 2.06 Howard's/Western Steer 1988 117 582 438 282 541 .753 2.06 Howard's/Western Steer 1989 96 456 306 194 380 .671 2.35 Superior-Apollo 1990 207 127 68 .614 3.04 Superior-Apollo 1991 234 144 49 .615 4.78 Ritch's-Superior 1992 AJD/Wilson 9078 6303 3549 .694 INCOMPLETE
Note – It is said that Rick Scherr hit a total of 4238 HRs and batted .722 in his career.
Dirk Androff is one player who had the same kind of stats and commanded the same kind of respect as these other greats. There is no telling how his numbers could have stacked up to these giants of the game, but his untimely death in 1997 did nothing but increase his already growing legend status. Androff was named to 23 All-World teams, winning national MVP honors 3 times (91-USSSA, 92-ASA and 95-NSA). He has been inducted to both the ISA and NSA Halls of Fame. Take a look at what he did in his short career:
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. OB% Ratio Team 1986 Budweiser 1987 St. Louis Merchants 1988 339 232 108 .705 - 3.139 Steele's Sports 1989 1178 831 413 .705 - 2.852 Steele's Sports 1990 1007 716 390 .729 - 2.562 Steele's Sports 1991 344 257 124 .747 - 2.774 Ritch's-Superior 1992 377 285 150 .756 - 2.513 Ritch's-Superior 1993 427 320 175 .749 - 2.440 Ritch's-Superior 1994 400 293 166 .733 - 2.409 Ritch's-Superior 1995 425 331 154 .779 - 2.756 Ritch's-Superior 1996 378 284 134 .751 .761 2.820 Ritch's-Superior 1997 425 315 164 .739 .764 2.591 Ritch's-Superior 1998 - passed away over in the off-season Totals 5300 1864 1844 .730
Carl Rose is another legend, before all is said and done, this guy will be one of the best ever. Rose has 20 All-World selections and 2 national MVP honors (USSSA and ISA, both in 1998). The player of the decade for the 1990’s has also put together some amazing stats:
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. OB% Ratio Team BB PA OB 1988 80 Lighthouse 1989 75 Lighthouse 1990 408 290 187 .711 - 2.180 Lighthouse/Worth 408 290 1991 506 380 230 .751 - 2.200 Sunbelt/Worth 506 380 1992 415 309 169 .745 - 2.456 Williams/Worth 415 309 1993 435 308 195 .708 - 2.230 Williams/Worth 435 308 1994 278 200 132 .719 - 2.106 Williams/Worth 278 200 1995 408 281 171 .689 - 2.386 Williams/Worth 408 281 1996 440 296 183 .672 .697 2.404 Lighthouse/Worth 35 475 331 1997 471 350 221 .743 .758 2.131 Lighthouse/Worth 23 494 373 1998 382 278 180 .718 .728 2.122 Lighthouse/Worth 14 396 292 1999 415 278 159 .660 .690 2.610 Dan Smith/Worth 27 442 305 2000 400 281 173 .703 .726 2.312 Dan Smith/Worth 35 435 316 2001 287 177 90 .617 .641 3.189 Dan Smith/Easton 19 306 196 2002 100 56 31 .560 .633 3.290 Hague/Resmondo/Worth 20 120 76 2003 - retired 2155 .715 5118 3657
Here are some other legends of the game that compiled some incredible stats: There are even more guys that aren’t listed here only because stats for them are incomplete or unavailable.
Charles Wright
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1973 Valley Merchants (9-17, .529, 3 HRs, 8 RBIs at ASA Nationals) 1974 Valley Merchants 1975 Ken Sanders' Ford 1976 89 .599 Tom's Foods 1977 223 .679 Ken Sanders' Ford 1978 164 .657 Ken Sanders' Ford 1979 Ken Sanders' Ford 1980 Ken Sanders and Jerry's Caterers 1981 Nationwide Advertising 1982 136 .675 York Barbell/Ken Sanders' Ford 1983 207 .690 Elite Coatings 1984 116 .656 Elite Coatings 1985 145 .662 Elite Coatings 1986 1114 803 503 .721 Steele's Sports (220 gms) 1987 x x x x DNP-Sat out season in dispute with Steele's 1988 Marlton Trucking 1989 140 .740 Ritch's Salvage 1990 263 173 94 .658 Ritch's-Kirks 1991 404 288 130 .713 Ritch's-Superior 1992 395 290 182 .734 Ritch's-Superior 1993 326 240 157 .736 Ritch's-Superior 1994 366 251 141 .686 Ritch's-Superior 1995 332 237 129 .714 Ritch's-Superior 1996 399 297 125 .744 Sunbelt/Easton 1997 190 120 62 .632 Sunbelt/Easton & Memory Lane Total 3789 2699 2733 .713 INCOMPLETE
Don Arndt
Year ABs Runs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1961 40 .500 Howard's Furniture (played locally SP and FP) 1962 90 .570 Howard's Furniture (played locally SP and FP 1963 105 .600 Howard's Furniture (played locally) 1964 100 .706 Howard's Furniture (played locally) 1965 95 .650 Howard's Furniture (played locally) 1966 90 .650 Howard's Furniture (played locally) 1967 119 .665 Howard's Furniture (played locally) -(72-13 85 gms) 1968 157 .650 Howard's Furniture (played locally) 1969 138 .685 Howard's Furniture (103 gms) 1970 342 236 122 .690 Howard's Furniture 2.80 (91 gms) 1971 399 239 255 142 .639 Howard's Furniture 2.81 1972 359 227 238 125 .663 Howard's Furniture 2.87 1973 542 306 338 193 .624 Howard's Furniture 2.81 1974 593 346 367 203 .619 Howard's Furniture 2.92 1975 540 304 335 165 .620 Howard's Furniture 3.27 1976 484 276 306 158 .632 Howard's Furniture 3.06 1977 692 452 279 .653 Howard's Furniture 2.40 1978 541 324 189 .599 Howard's Furniture 2.86 1979 552 325 200 .589 Howard's Furniture 2.76 1980 627 399 244 .636 Howard's/Western Steer 2.57 1981 756 451 244 .597 Howard's/Western Steer 3.01 1982 752 466 253 .620 Howard's/Western Steer 2.97 1983 605 384 146 .635 Howard's/Western Steer 4.14 1984 550 327 162 .595 Howard's/Western Steer 3.39 1985 858 549 309 .640 Howard's/Western Steer 2.78 1986 296 199 107 .672 Howard's/Western Steer 2.84 (just played locally) (10 HRs in one game) 1987 188 121 50 .644 Howard's/Western Steer 3.21 (just played locally) 1988 145 94 39 .648 Howard's/Western Steer 3.81 (just played locally) Total 9821 6166 3330 .627 4264 INCOMPLETE Composite stats for Howard's (1970-1988) - (6166-9821, .627 Avg., 3330 HRs) - also played in local leagues before 1961 - his All Time HR total is approx 5000.
Arndt was also a 19x All State Selection in North Carolina. He was State MVP in 1963, 1968 and 1969 Arndt was also a 12x All Region Selection. He was Regional MVP in 1976
Stan Harvey
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1964 Eclipse Lookout Boiler Shop 1965 Eclipse Lookout Boiler Shop 1966 VFW Rebels 1967 Kobax 1968 145 .615 Kobax 1969 120 .610 Kobax/Golden Gallons 1970 113 .625 Golden Gallons 1971 183 .645 Kobax 1972 150 .640 Card's Carpets 1973 484 307 165 .634 Howard's Furniture 1974 563 342 219 .650 Howard's Furniture 1975 580 340 203 .650 Howard's Furniture 1976 523 335 198 .641 Howard's Furniture & (Little Caesars; 3-11, 1 HR in USSSA Worlds) 1977 644 433 290 .672 Howard's Furniture 1978 224 .667 Howard's Furniture 1979 479 303 150 .642 Howard's Furniture 1980 598 431 282 .721 Howard's/Western Steer 1981 683 458 250 .671 Howard's/Western Steer 1982 245 .667 Howard's/Western Steer 1983 127 Howard's/Western Steer 1984 152 Howard's/Western Steer 1985 320 .690 Howard's/Western Steer 1986 291 190 105 .652 Howard's/Western Steer (just played locally) 1987 85 Howard's/Western Steer (just played locally) Total 4845 3139 3070 .675 INCOMPLETE missing some years, Estimated to have over 4000 HRs
Bill Gatti
Year HR RBI Avg Team 1971 138 266 .650 Jiffy Club 1972 169 306 .655 Jiffy Club 1973 180 320 .645 Jiffy Club 1974 DNP (played professional football - WFL Forida Blazers) 1975 DNP (played professional football - WFL San Antonio Wings) 1976 73 138 .650 Jiffy Club 1977 48 127 .539 Kentucky Bourbons (Pro) 1978 54 132 .584 Kentucky Bourbons (Pro) 1979 20 79 .533 Kentucky Bourbons (Pro) 1980 21 87 .483 Kentucky Bourbons (Pro) 1981 38 99 .622 Kentucky Bourbons (Pro) 1982 56 122 .593 Kentucky Bourbons (Pro) 1983 152 308 .696 Elite Coatings 1984 195 355 .668 Elite Coatings 1985 186 369 .670 Elite Coatings 1986 200 442 .761 Smythe Sox 1987 168 342 .744 Smythe Sox 1988 114 298 .687 Marlton Trucking and Maroadi Transfer 1989 106 281 .702 Ritch's Salvage 1990 19 42 .622 Ritch's-Kirks Total 1937 4076 hit 520 HRs and 980 RBIs in 240 games for Jiffy
HT Waller
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1966 Bondy's Ramblers 1967 108 .586 Bondy's Ramblers (33 in 29 gms) and News-Herald (75) 1968 117 .647 News-Herald (64 in 59 gms) Vernons (28 in 23 gms) Jo's Pizza (25 in 10 gms) Jo's 104-18 1969 141 .641 Jo's Pizza House (117 gms) 96-22 1970 489 386 195 .687 Jo's Pizza House 1971 529 370 225 .699 Jo's Pizza House & Angelo's Steak Pit (Jo's 92-16) 1972 297 195 136 .657 Indian Lakes Pile Drivers (63 HRs) & Angelo's Steak Pit (92-20), 73 HRs 1973 384 263 176 .685 Howard's Furniture 1974 329 203 135 .617 Howard's Furniture 1975 100 .625 Ken Sanders Ford (Part Time) * 1976 299 172 87 .575 Howard's Furniture 1977 526 337 212 .641 Howard's Furniture 1978 113 Howard's Furniture 1979 213 105 49 .493 Howard's Furniture 1980 11 .545 Howard's/Western Steer (Retired) Total 3066 2031 1658 .662 INCOMPLETE - (Estimated to have 2500 HRs)
* (ruled ineligible for Howard's due to ASA residency rule, just played tournaments with Ken Sanders)
Bert Smith
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1963 30 Wall Street Johnnies 1964 45 Wall Street Johnnies & Twin Cities 1965 65 Wall Street Johnnies & Wantagh Hotel 1966 20 County Sports (part time, left for military) 1967 35 Tai-Chung Tigers (Military) 1968 85 .600 County Sports (72-4), hit 54 in 49 games with County, and 31 while he lived in Dover AFB, DE) 1969 50 .615 County Sports (missed 2 months, broken ankle, still traveled from Dover AFB) 1970 130 .625 County Sports & Wall Street Johnnies in several leagues (90 games total) 1971 113 .623 Virginia Beach Pile Drivers (100-22) 1972 400 261 161 .653 Indian Lakes Pile Drivers (92-20) 1973 487 338 218 .694 Howard's Furniture 1974 504 324 185 .643 Howard's Furniture 1975 573 382 231 .667 Howard's Furniture 1976 513 334 180 .651 Howard's Furniture & (Little Caesars- USSSA Worlds;, 5-16, 3 HRs) 1977 58 Jerry's Caterers (Amateur, before going pro) 1977 201 103 53 .512 Detroit Caesars (Professional) 1978 172 91 42 .529 Detroit Caesars (Professional) 1979 8 .341 Detroit Caesars (Professional) - Hurt 1980 58 Multi Flock 1981 90 No.1 Electric and Multi Flock 1982 125 SETA & Gastonia Heating and Air 1983 90 SETA & Gastonia Heating and Air Totals 2477 1639 2072 .662 INCOMPLETE
Gene Fisher
Year ABs Runs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1963 40 Howard's Furniture 1964 45 Howard's Furniture 1965 60 Howard's Furniture 1966 50 Howard's Furniture 1967 62 Howard's Furniture 1968 75? Howard's Furniture 1969 80? Howard's Furniture 1970 325 168 68 .517 Howard's Furniture 1971 469 213 243 98 .555 Howard's Furniture 1972 369 213 234 110 .634 Howard's Furniture 1973 359 175 208 88 .579 Howard's Furniture 1974 516 244 285 132 .552 Howard's Furniture 1975 532 236 288 126 .541 Howard's Furniture 1976 431 218 245 106 .568 Howard's Furniture 1977 554 301 169 .543 Howard's Furniture 1978 492 292 144 .593 Howard's Furniture 1979 333 166 77 .498 Howard's Furniture 1980 322 175 96 .543 Howard's/Western Steer 1981 378 205 89 .542 Howard's/Western Steer 1982 241 147 70 .610 Howard's/Western Steer 1983 247 135 68 .547 Howard's/Western Steer Total* 5537 3092 1439 .558 INCOMPLETE (missing 1963-1969) Estimated to have over 3000 HRs * from 1970-83
Mike Nye
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1970 53 .718 Warren Motors 1971 71 .641 Warren Motors 1972 106 .651 Warren Motors 1973 103 .660 Warren Motors 1974 .680 Warren Motors 1975 .673 Nelson's Painting 1976 424 326 65 .769 Warren Motors (scored 297 Runs, had 216 RBIs, 73 Doubles and 13 Triples) 1977 Nelson's Painting (Amateur, before going Pro) 1977 258 170 36 .659 Detroit Caesars (Pro) 1978 246 161 33 .654 Detroit Caesars (Pro) 1979 179 90 6 .503 Detroit Caesars (Pro) 1980 Jerry's Caterers 1981 .711 York Barbell/Ken Sander's 1982 32 .696 York Barbell/Ken Sander's 1983 .712 Jerry's Caterers 1984 .650 Jerry's Caterers 1985 393 266 17 .676 Steele's Sports 1986 Vernon's 1987 .678 Marlton Trucking 1988 Marlton Trucking and Apollo East Side 1989 Ritch's Salvage 1990 63 89 10 .708 Vernon's 1991 Vernon's & Florida Mulch 40+ (MVP ASA 40+ Nationals) 1992 109 162 9 .673 Vernon's & Florida Mulch 40+ INCOMPLETE - Estimated to have a Career Batting Average of .725 with over 500 HRs.
Jim Fuller
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1983 Dave Carroll Sports 1984 ? 1985 Smythe Sox 1986 155 .698 Shubin's 1987 100 .713 Marlton Trucking 1988 136 .761 Marlton Trucking, Lighthouse, Howard's and Broken Drum 1989 178 .700 Superior-Apollo 1990 309 237 123 .767 Superior-Apollo 1991 356 259 112 .728 Ritch's-Superior 1992 368 285 157 .775 Ritch's-Superior 1993 364 262 122 .720 Williams/Worth 1994 308 226 108 .734 Williams/Worth 1995 196 122 68 .622 RSH/Deep South/Worth 1996 Pace/TPS Totals 1901 1391 1259 .732
Tom Beall
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1975 Reed's Nuts 1976 Reed's Nuts 1977 144 .660 Reed's Nuts 1978 250 .626 Howard & Carroll 1979 550 355 193 .645 Howard & Carroll and Howard's 1980 143 Howard's/Western Steer 1981 729 490 279 .672 Howard's/Western Steer 1982 751 530 303 .702 Howard's/Western Steer 1983 165 Howard's/Western Steer 1984 105 Howard's/Western Steer Composite stats for Howard's (1979-1984) (1907-2879, .662 Avg., 995 HRs, 2065 RBIs)
Dick Bartel
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1976 Harold's Plaster 1977 Corpus Christi Brick & Lumber 1978 164 .670 Corpus Christi Brick & Lumber 1979 155 .608 Campbell's Carpets 1980 200 .690 Campbell's Carpets 1981 587 403 229 .687 Howard's/Western Steer 1982 117 .682 Howard's/Western Steer 1983 133 Howard's/Western Steer 1984 101 Howard's/Western Steer 1985 85 Stone City Stars Composite stats for Howard's (1981-1984) (.654 Avg., 580 HRs, 1090 RBIs)
Dan Schuck
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1981 New Harford JCs 1982 Dugout Lounge/Globe 1983 North Central BJs 1984 North Central BJs 1985 North Central BJs 1986 806 512 251 .635 Steele's Sports 1987 Marlton Trucking 1988 Marlton Trucking and Larry's Used Cars 1989 Starpath 1990 906 586 233 .647 Steele's Sports 1991 348 231 142 .664 Bell Corp, R&M Metals and Larry's Used Cars 1992 343 236 142 .688 Bell Corp 1993 463 325 199 .702 Bell Corp 1994 420 290 174 .690 Bell Corp 1995 426 299 154 .702 Bell Corp/Sunbelt 1996 421 281 137 .667 Sunbelt/Easton 1997 439 323 153 .736 Sunbelt/Easton 1998 363 239 113 .658 Sunbelt/Easton 1999 333 222 120 .667 Team Easton 2000 387 267 132 .690 Bell/Easton 2001 231 153 56 .662 Dan Smith/Easton 2002 - no info Dan Smith/Easton Totals 5886 3964 2006 .673
Todd Joerling
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1987 51 St. Louis Merchants 1988 50 St. Louis Merchants 1989 416 282 101 .678 Steele's Sports 1990 975 689 351 .707 Steele's Sports 1991 357 240 134 .672 Sunbelt/Worth 1992 372 263 121 .707 Bell Corp 1993 480 318 131 .663 Bell Corp 1994 415 315 146 .759 Bell Corp 1995 413 297 123 .719 Bell Corp/Sunbelt 1996 415 291 130 .701 Sunbelt/Easton 1997 443 335 152 .756 Sunbelt/Easton 1998 396 278 111 .702 Sunbelt/Easton 1999 404 303 115 .750 Team Easton 2000 418 304 118 .727 Bell/Easton 2001 294 200 70 .680 Dan Smith/Easton 2002 344 244 60 .709 Dan Smith/Easton 2003 357 232 43 .651 Dan Smith/Easton 2004 301 220 60 .731 Dan Smith/Easton 2005 209 137 40 .656 Bell Corp/Easton 2006 239 152 47 .636 Bell Corp/Easton 2007 261 179 40 .681 Bell Corp 2008 221 156 34 .706 Jean Shoppe/Easton 2009 235 166 47 .706 Jean Shoppe/Easton 2010 109 76 20 .697 Sinister/Line Drive TOTALS 8074 5677 2214 .703
Johnny McCraw
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1995 199 135 .678 Harrison's Power Flite 1996 378 280 .741 Sunbelt/Easton 1997 310 217 97 .700 Sunbelt/Easton 1998 390 272 92 .697 Sunbelt/Easton 1999 300 210 103 .700 Team Easton 2000 360 272 145 .756 Sunbelt Softball club 2001 289 192 68 .664 Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse 2002 283 185 62 .654 Backman/Dan Smith/Menosse 2003 201 268 50 .750 US Vinyl/Community Access/Z-Wear/Miken 2004 241 184 55 .763 US Vinyl/Meridian/Subway/Z-Wear 2005 232 177 71 .767 Team Combat/Kluever Snap On 2006 179 140 57 .782 Team Combat 2007 282 220 77 .780 Combat/Benfield/Reece/Dalsanders 2008 Dan Smith/Menosse/Combat 2009 Dan Smith/Menosse/Benfield/Combat 2010 Team Combat/Laservision 2011 Team Combat/Laservision/D2E/Supreme 2012 Team Combat/Pacific Headware 2013 Team Combat/Derby Boys & Albicocco/Scene (A) 2014 Team Combat/LBG/Derby Boys 2015 - did not play 2016 - did not play 2017 Tradesmen/Elite (A) 2018 Tradesmen/Lousville Slugger (A) Total 3644 2752 844 .755 INCOMPLETE
Cecil Whitehead
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1981 100 .650 Elite Coatings (18-35, .514, 10 HRs, 21 RBIs - ASA Major) 1982 100 .736 Elite Coatings 1983 150 .680 Elite Coatings 1984 100 .630 Elite Coatings 1985 130 .669 Elite Coatings 1986 187 .720 Smythe Sox 1987 100 .694 Smythe Sox 1988 100 .700 Howard's and Lighthouse 1989 399 257 85 .640 Steele's Sports 1990 274 194 90 .708 Ritch's-Kirk's 1991 362 239 73 .660 Ritch's-Superior 1992 275 171 70 .622 Ritch's-Superior 1993 348 230 116 .661 Ritch's-Superior 1994 332 233 118 .702 Ritch's-Superior 1995 - retired 1996 Thornton Logging (played in ASA Class-A) Totals 1324 1990 1519 .665
Doug Roberson
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1985 215 .640 Zimlinghaus Electric 1986 1018 708 419 .695 Steele's Sports 1987 1773 1240 672 .699 Steele's Sports 1988 1466 1006 512 .686 Steele's Sports 1989 384 260 127 .677 Superior-Apollo 1990 299 208 95 .696 Superior-Apollo 1991 395 244 103 .618 Ritch's-Superior 1992 360 253 111 .703 Ritch's-Superior 1993 390 257 137 .659 Ritch's-Superior 1994 271 190 86 .701 Ritch's-Superior 1995 384 277 140 .721 Ritch's-Superior 1996 352 264 109 .750 Ritch's-Superior 1997 300 230 95 .767 Ritch's-Superior 1998 388 285 107 .735 Team TPS 1999 - retired 2000 Hague/Resmondo (played ASA Supers) Totals 7780 5422 2926 .697
Britt Hightower
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1985 .632 Smythe Sox 1986 Smythe Sox 1987 Smythe Sox 1988 Marlton Trucking and Broken Drum 1989 Ritch's Salvage 1990 261 184 91 .705 Ritch's-Kirks 1991 353 239 105 .677 Ritch's-Superior 1992 415 280 130 .672 Ritch's-Superior 1993 419 293 146 .699 Ritch's-Superior 1994 385 282 172 .732 Ritch's-Superior 1995 422 292 167 .692 Ritch's-Superior 1996 423 325 153 .768 Ritch's-Superior 1997 459 317 136 .691 Ritch's-Superior 1998 423 280 122 .662 Sunbelt/Easton 1999 - no info R&D/Easton (20-27, 9 HRs, 20 RBIs - Smoky) joined team midway 2000 331 245 105 .740 Sunbelt Plastics 2001 383 237 70 .619 Hague/Resmondo 2002 203 141 65 .695 Doc's/Muzuno 2003 2004 15 8 0 .533 Chappel & Sons 2005 - retired Totals 4477 3115 1462 .696
Wendell Rickard
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1990 Lighthouse 1991 Datom-Argus 1992 384 266 169 .693 Datom-Argus 1993 411 281 140 .684 Williams/Worth 1994 237 170 87 .717 Lighthouse/Worth 1995 382 256 148 .670 Lighthouse/Worth 1996 444 349 209 .786 Lighthouse/Worth 1997 458 333 203 .727 Lighthouse/Worth 1998 331 257 151 .776 Lighthouse/Worth 1999 462 343 182 .742 Dan Smith/Worth 2000 425 298 161 .701 Dan Smith/Worth 2001 222 140 83 .631 Dan Smith/Easton 2002 156 79 Budweiser 2003 Budweiser 2004 88 61 30 .693 Kluever Snap-On/BJ Logging Totals 3656 2693 1533 .717
Larry Carter
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg Team 1992 284 190 112 .669 DJ's Sports 1993 465 301 165 .647 Bell Corp 1994 271 113 Labtec/Demarini 1995 246 167 .679 D&D/Demarini 1996 371 261 118 .704 Dan Smith/Easton 1997 330 225 .682 Sunbelt/Dan Smith 1998 JWM/Herb's 1999 357 235 132 .658 JWM/Herb's 2000 434 324 198 .759 Sunnyvale V&F and Budweiser (ASA Supers) 2001 354 231 125 .653 Hague/Resmoondo 2002 233 146 62 .672 Backman/Smith/Menosse 2003 153 160 63 .633 Budweiser/Sunnyvale 2004 7 10 3 .700 Pace Electronics 2005 - Pace Electronics 2006 - Pace Electronics Totals 3053 2057 979 .674 INCOMPLETE
Dewayne Nevitt
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1991 - no info Wildcat Fence 1992 448 304 154 .679 Starpath 1993 281 198 106 .705 Vernon's 1994 392 279 160 .712 Converters/Vernon's 1995 352 237 130 .673 Shen Valley/ Converters/TPS 1996 363 242 139 .663 Ritch's-Superior 1997 454 343 186 .756 Ritch's-Superior 1998 307 217 116 .708 Team TPS 1999 364 256 148 .703 Team TPS 2000 440 334 184 .759 Bell Corp/Easton 2001 287 214 89 .746 Dan Smith/Easton 2002 334 240 126 .719 Dan Smith/Easton 2003 - no info Dan Smith/Easton / Sunnyvale/Worth 2004 - retired Totals 4022 2864 1538 .712 INCOMPLETE
Ricky Huggins
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1981 181 Elite Coatings 1982 100 York Barbell/Ken Sanders 1983 150 Elite Coatings 1984 184 .640 Howard's/Western Steer 1985 431 259 143 .600 Steele's Sports and Thompson's Sporting Goods 1986 157 .650 Vernon's and Ardis Roofing 1987 1423 994 565 .699 Steele's Sports 1988 Lighthouse 1989 Lighthouse 1990 375 263 144 .675 Lighthouse 1991 418 276 116 .660 Sunbelt/Worth 1992 401 265 154 .661 Vernon's 1993 280 195 90 .696 Vernon's 1994 329 215 118 .653 DJ's Sports/TPS 1995 331 220 69 .665 Lighthouse/Worth 1996 444 313 183 .705 Lighthouse/Worth 1997 472 309 147 .655 Lighthouse/Worth 1998 289 189 103 .654 Lighthouse/Worth 1999 JWM/Herb's 2000 Sunbelt (played ASA Supers) TOTALS 5193 3498 2604 .675 INCOMPLETE - (Estimated to have over 3000 HRs)
Greg Fuhrman
Year HRs Avg. Team 1976 80 .625 York Barbell 1977 153 .758 Jerry's Caterers 1978 135 .690 York Barbell 1979 100 .675 Campbell Carpets 1980 135 .710 Campbell Carpets 1981 .727 Jerry's Caterers 1982 .735 Jerry's Caterers 1983 .659 Jerry's Caterers 1984 .636 Steele's Sports 1985 101 .629 Steele's Sports 1986 98 .707 Steele's Sports 1987 .740 Superior Bombat 1988 61 .720 Superior Spaulding 1989 .606 Superior/Apollo 1990 Superior/Apollo
Monty Tucker
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1979 Poindexter Lumber 1980 Williams Painting 1981 Williams Painting 1982 Williams Painting 1983 Williams Painting and Apollo 1984 Williams Painting and Joe Theisman's 1985 92 .688 Zimlinghaus 1986 134 .677 Tire Centers 1987 1253 864 413 .690 Steele's Sports 1988 791 525 226 .663 Steele's Sports 1989 819 563 302 .687 Steele's Sports 1990 889 640 337 .720 Steele's Sports 1991 388 239 157 .616 Sunbelt/Worth 1992 260 160 90 .615 Steele's/Sunbelt 1993 374 248 118 .663 Bell Corp 1994 - no info Steele's/Sunbelt Totals 3239 4774 1869 .678 INCOMPLETE - missing early years, well over 2500 HRs
Dewayne Frizzell
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1987 Pegram's Burger King 1988 Lighthouse 1989 Lighthouse 1990 205 113 61 .551 Lighthouse 1991 Sunbelt/Worth 1992 395 257 116 .650 Vernon's 1993 244 159 74 .652 Vernon's 1994 220 145 79 .659 Lighthouse/Worth 1995 380 264 153 .695 Superior/Southland 1996 363 253 144 .697 Shen Valley/TPS 1997 493 351 173 .712 Shen Valley/TPS 1998 363 264 143 .727 Lighthouse/Worth 1999 366 237 103 .648 Dan Smith/Worth 2000 Sunbelt (played ASA Supers) 2001 L&L Painting 2002 283 176 68 .622 Hague/Resmondo 2003 C&M Sporting Goods Totals 3312 2219 1114 .670
Jason Kendrick
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1992 208 141 55 .678 Datum-Argus 1993 235 134 27 .570 Vernon's 1994 301 214 80 .711 DJ's Sports/TPS 1995 368 232 89 .630 Shen Valley/ Converters/TPS 4.14 1996 410 289 105 .705 Shen Valley/TPS 3.90 1997 446 320 100 .717 Shen Valley/TPS 4.46 1998 418 313 115 .749 Sierra/TPS 3.63 1999 319 223 79 .699 Team TPS 2000 402 282 100 .701 Team TPS 4.02 2001 337 232 81 .688 Long Haul/TPS 2002 318 207 61 .710 Dan Smith/Easton 2003 313 207 60 .661 Dan Smith/Easton 2004 278 202 48 .727 Dan Smith/Easton 2005 304 202 47 .664 Resmondo/Dan Smith 2006 262 183 37 .698 Resmondo-KME Softball 2007 242 189 55 .781 Resmondo Softball 2008- ?? Total 5161 3570 1139 .691 INCOMPLETE
Rusty Bumgardner
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1992 89 57 26 .640 Converters 1993 321 219 105 .682 Converters 1994 391 271 137 .693 Converters/Vernon's 1995 429 294 160 .685 Shen Valley/Converters/TPS 1996 470 347 167 .738 Shen Valley/TPS 1997 546 427 209 .792 Shen Valley/TPS 1998 436 330 161 .758 Team TPS 1999 439 326 144 .743 Team TPS 2000 501 384 203 .766 Team TPS 2001 371 270 117 .728 Long Haul/TPS 2002 422 322 146 .763 Long Haul/TPS 2003 437 320 106 .734 Hague/Resmondo 2004 262 205 80 .782 Resmondo/Taylor 2005 309 231 77 .748 Resmondo/Dan Smith 2006 283 215 70 .760 Resmondo-KME Softball 2007 264 185 73 .701 Resmondo Softball 2008 279 187 71 .670 Dan Smith/Menosse 2009 285 205 69 .719 Dan Smith/Menosse 2010 232 170 49 .733 Team Combat/Laservision 2011 392 278 75 .709 Team Combat/Laservision 2012 322 214 55 .665 Team 454 2013 201 119 22 .592 GTL/Doerflinger 2014 169 119 20 .704 Team Combat TOTAL 7761 5638 2342 .726
Jeff Wallace
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1993 Sporting Edge (Syracuse) 1994 Pace Electronics 1995 Pace Electronics 1996 127 .700 Steele's Hitmen (also New Construction) 1997 398 304 144 .764 SoJern/Specialty Tank/TPS 1998 408 316 149 .776 Team TPS 1999 443 348 156 .786 Team TPS 2000 481 376 195 .782 Team TPS 2001 359 275 129 .766 Long Haul/TPS 2002 410 316 152 .771 Long Haul/TPS 2003 424 315 128 .742 Hague/Resmondo 2004 303 229 98 .756 Resmondo/Taylor 2005 346 255 104 .737 Resmondo/Dan Smith 2006 286 216 97 .755 Resmondo-KME Softball 2007 268 218 81 .813 Resmondo Softball 2008 338 245 73 .725 Resmondo Specialty Tank 2009 308 230 85 .747 Resmondo Specialty Tank 2010 322 226 77 .702 Resmondo Specialty Tank 2011 187 135 44 .722 Resmondo and EWS 2012 85 54 10 .635 TYJA-Suncoast Reebok TOTAL 5386 4038 1849 .750
JC Phelps
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1992 95 .718 New Construction 1993 403 293 142 .727 New Construction 1994 324 238 104 .735 DJ's Sports/TPS 1995 395 276 147 .699 Shen Valley/TPS 1996 457 364 137 .796 Shen Valley/TPS 1997 539 430 172 .798 Shen Valley/TPS 1998 306 232 82 .758 Team TPS 1999 283 218 .770 Team Easton 2000 DNP 2001 DNP 2002 New Construction 2003 366 264 61 .721 Hague/Resmondo 2004 207 151 69 .729 Kluever Snap-On/BJ Logging 2005 156 127 48 .814 McNair/New/TPS & Team Stucco/TPS 2006 222 177 81 .797 Specialty Tank/Stucco/Worth 2007 127 102 38 .803 BW3/Columbus Pipe & Aubrey's/Elite Sports Total 3785 2872 1081 .759 INCOMPLETE
Jeff Hall
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1990 1991 1992 Jenkin's 1993 265 187 76 .706 Converters 1994 - no info Steele's/Sunbelt 1995 312 210 81 .673 Bell Corp/Sunbelt 1996 210 166 .790 Sunbelt/Easton 1997 393 321 118 .817 Sunbelt/Easton 1998 329 247 91 .751 Sunbelt/Easton 1999 334 251 118 .751 Team Easton 2000 417 326 148 .782 Dan Smith/Worth 2001 290 221 89 .762 Dan Smith/Easton 2002 366 287 119 .784 Dan Smith/Easton 2003 379 290 100 .765 Dan Smith/Easton 2004 315 254 122 .806 Dan Smith/Easton 2005 259 181 68 .699 Resmondo/Dan Smith 2006 237 178 82 .751 Specialty Tank/Stucco/Worth 2007 169 131 46 .775 Bell Corp Total 4275 3250 1258 .760 INCOMPLETE
Hank Garris
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1991 Stottler Stagg 1992 Boys of Summer & Bunca Car Wash 1993 393 277 111 .705 Williams/Worth 1994 389 281 157 .722 Bell Corp 1995 384 263 128 .685 Bell Corp/Sunbelt 1996 426 315 145 .739 Sunbelt/Easton 1997 445 326 162 .733 Ritch's-Superior 1998 465 349 196 .752 Team TPS 1999 445 336 188 .755 Team TPS 2000 490 390 228 .796 Team TPS 2001 381 280 150 .735 Long Haul/TPS 2002 425 325 141 .762 Long Haul/TPS 2003 354 246 107 .695 Dan Smith/Easton 2004 312 234 95 .750 Dan Smith/Easton 2005 106 70 25 .660 Resmondo/Smith/Menosse 2006 148 110 33 .743 Specialty Tank/Stucco/Worth 2007 262 199 84 .760 Team Combat/Benfield 2008 184 129 47 .701 Long Haul/Phonemasters 2009 221 178 39 .805 Jean Shoppe/Chaneys 2010 78 54 12 .692 Suncoast Reebok 2011 64 38 4 .594 Suncoast Reebok TOTAL 5972 4400 2052 .737
Mike Shenk
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1991 Holiday Jack's/Farrell's 1992 35 .669 Taylor Brothers 1993 218 148 68 .679 Taylor Brothers 1994 294 200 89 .680 DJ's Sports/TPS 1995 362 250 121 .691 Lighthouse/Worth 1996 407 295 133 .725 Lighthouse/Worth 1997 383 269 93 .702 Ritch's-Superior 1998 390 286 106 .733 Team TPS 1999 339 235 122 .693 Team Easton 2000 437 323 144 .739 Team TPS 2001 340 239 99 .703 Long Haul/TPS 2002 360 247 88 .686 Long Haul/TPS 2003 - retired Dan Smith/Easton TOTAL 3530 2492 1063 .706
Todd Martin
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1991 - no info Neuse Sand & Gravel 1992 236 153 72 .648 Converters & Nanney's 1993 417 281 93 .674 Steele's/Sunbelt 1994 388 265 122 .683 Converters/Vernon's 1995 432 280 130 .648 Shen Valley/ Converters/TPS 1996 437 329 120 .753 Shen Valley/TPS 1997 552 409 183 .741 Shen Valley/TPS 1998 456 332 135 .728 Team TPS 1999 433 320 129 .739 Team TPS 2000 467 350 168 .749 Team TPS 2001 372 268 96 .720 Long Haul/TPS 2002 373 258 100 .692 Long Haul/TPS 2003 386 281 55 .702 Hague/Resmondo 2004 233 155 22 .665 Resmondo/Taylor 2005 257 180 35 .700 Bell Corp/Easton 2006 288 203 55 .705 Resmondo-KME Softball 2007 260 162 36 .623 Resmondo Softball 2008 - ??? Total 5987 4226 1551 .706 INCOMPLETE
Paul Drilling
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1987 Athletic Shop 1988 Bell Corp 1989 Ken Michael's 1990 217 136 22 .627 Ritch's-Kirk's 1991 306 185 31 .605 Ritch's-Superior 1992 294 194 41 .663 Ritch's-Superior 1993 348 238 49 .678 Ritch's-Superior 1994 Ritch's-Superior 1995 215 147 .684 Ritch's-Superior 1996 Ritch's-Superior 1997 349 234 .670 Sierra/TPS 1998 399 262 85 .657 Sierra/TPS 1999 25 .650 Dan Smith/Worth and JWM/Herb's 2000 478 290 43 .607 Long Haul/TPS 2001 246 136 14 .553 Hague/Resmondo Total 2852 1822 310 .639 INCOMPLETE
Ron Parnell
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1983 Capitol Insulation 1984 Capitol Insulation 1985 Capitol Insulation 1986 Capitol Insulation 1987 1567 1060 528 .676 Steele's Sports 1988 1169 743 315 .635 Steele's Sports 1989 1060 737 287 .695 Steele's Sports 1990 329 214 103 .651 Superior-Apollo 1991 347 221 86 .637 Ritch's-Superior 1992 409 280 143 .685 Ritch's-Superior 1993 402 270 137 .672 Ritch's-Superior 1994 354 247 135 .698 Ritch's-Superior 1995 399 271 146 .679 Ritch's-Superior 1996 398 291 144 .731 Ritch's-Superior 1997 415 284 126 .684 Ritch's-Superior 1998 446 305 122 .684 Sierra/TPS 1999 - no info Team Easton (12-18, 4 HRs, 12 RBIs, ISA Super) 2000 Hague/Resmondo (played ASA Supers) Total 7295 4923 2272 .675
Dave Steffen
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1984 Steele's Sports 1985 Lilly Air Systems 1986 123 .689 Shubin's 1987 Marlton Trucking 1988 Marlton Trucking and Apollo East Side 1989 102 .611 Superior-Apollo 1990 299 188 100 .629 Superior-Apollo 1991 347 232 106 .669 Ritch's-Superior 1992 357 251 120 .703 Ritch's-Superior 1993 367 255 140 .695 Ritch's-Superior 1994 271 189 133 .697 Converters/Vernon's 1995 373 247 138 .662 Bell Corp/Sunbelt 1996 389 256 164 .658 Sunbelt/Easton 1997 149 95 41 .638 Sunbelt/Easton Total 2552 1713 1046 .671
Darrell Beeler
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1985 98 CDI 1986 101 CDI 1987 108 .700 Athletic Shop 1988 139 .616 Marlton Trucking and Superior-Spalding 1989 119 .630 Superior-Apollo 1990 325 203 100 .625 Superior-Apollo 1991 353 235 82 .666 Ritch's-Superior 1992 390 254 136 .651 Ritch's-Superior 1993 405 303 163 .748 Ritch's-Superior 1994 375 254 138 .677 Ritch's-Superior 1995 410 283 141 .690 Ritch's-Superior 1996 416 312 144 .750 Ritch's-Superior 1997 408 280 127 .686 Ritch's-Superior 1998 452 324 180 .716 Sierra/TPS 1999 288 202 114 .701 Team Easton 2000 - no info Total 3822 2650 1789 .693 INCOMPLETE
Larry Fredieu
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1987 185 .675 Athletic Shop 1988 462 301 141 .652 Steele's Sports 1989 1107 701 320 .622 Steele's Sports 1990 476 320 166 .676 Steele's Sports and Superior-Apollo 1991 343 219 131 .638 Starpath 1992 335 226 130 .675 Bell Corp 1993 285 203 105 .712 Vernon's 1994 365 264 167 .723 Ritch's-Superior 1995 385 263 179 .683 Ritch's-Superior 1996 386 255 174 .661 Ritch's-Superior 1997 337 220 111 .653 Ritch's-Superior 1998 443 306 186 .690 Sierra/TPS 1999 - no info Team Easton 2000 331 243 127 .734 Sunbelt Plastics 2001 - no info Total 5255 3521 2122 .670 INCOMPLETE
Brett Helmer
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1988 Big Daddy's 1989 Big Daddy's 1990 Big Daddy's 1991 Anderson Builders 1992 Pierce Construction 1993 Pierce Construction/Bob Hall 1994 Pierce Construction/Bryan Oil 1995 Pierce Construction/Midas Touch 1996 Pierce Construction/Midas Touch 1997 337 249 90 .739 SoJern/Specialty Tank/TPS 1998 437 333 155 .763 Hague/Wessell/TPS 1999 413 326 128 .789* Team Easton 2000 444 362 129 .815* Bell Corp./Easton 2001 319 239 98 .749 Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Easton 2002 338 270 93 .799* Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Easton 2003 350 305 112 .741 Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Easton 2004 311 243 99 .781 Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Easton 2005 293 232 91 .792* Bell Corp/Backman/Taylor/Easton 2006 317 248 80 .782 Bell Corp/Taylor/Belcher/Easton & KME/Body Glove/Easton 2007 316 237 80 .750 Bell Corp/Belcher/TAI/Specialty Tank/Easton 2008 - ??? Dan Smith/Menosse 2009 Dan Smith/Menosse 2010 Dan Smith/Menosse Total 3875 3044 1155 .786 INCOMPLETE
Jimmy Powers
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1990 Neuse Sand & Gravel 1991 Neuse Sand & Gravel 1992 520 391 225 .752 Steele's/Sunbelt 1993 330 227 117 .688 Ritch's-Superior 1994 415 328 175 .790 Converters/Vernon's 1995 416 302 140 .726 Shen Valley/ Converters/TPS 1996 492 374 149 .760 Shen Valley/TPS 1997 551 409 157 .742 Shen Valley/TPS 1998 421 312 125 .741 Sunbelt/Easton 1999 282 212 93 .752 Paramount Builders/TPS 2000 325 249 122 .766 Sunbelt 2001 237 182 60 .768 Long Haul/TPS 2002 300 207 64 .690 Long Haul/TPS 2003 Sunbelt/Mizuno Total 4289 3193 1427 .744
Dennis Graser
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1977 146 71 18 .486 Milwaukee Schlitz (Pro) 1978 144 66 19 .458 Milwaukee Schlitz (Pro) 1979 222 108 22 .486 Milwaukee Schlitz (Pro) 1980 273 131 30 .480 Milwaukee Schlitz (Pro) 1981 174 87 26 .500 Milwaukee Schlitz (Pro) 1982 43 Milwaukee Schlitz (Pro) 1983 374 242 105 .647 Steele's Sports 1984 Elite Coatings 1985 565 373 115 .660 Steele's Sports 1986 589 382 105 .649 Steele's Sports 1987 1147 797 230 .695 Steele's Sports 1988 Starpath 1989 .618 Superior-Apollo 1990 302 188 70 .623 Superior-Apollo 1991 355 229 53 .645 Ritch's-Superior 1992 223 155 50 .695 Ritch's-Superior 1993 223 138 33 .619 DJ's Sports/TPS 1994 Spectrum/Easton 1995 218 142 .651 Spectrum/Easton 1996 Spectrum/Easton Total 3996 2646 761 .662 INCOMPLETE
Rick Weiterman
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1977 45 16 2 .356 Milwaukee Schlitz (Pro) 1978 DNP 1979 192 107 9 .557 Milwaukee Schlitz (Pro) 1980 259 132 13 .510 Milwaukee Schlitz (Pro) 1981 Milwaukee Schlitz (Pro) 1982 .514 Milwaukee Schlitz (Pro) 1983 136 83 2 .610 Steele's Sports 1984 .612 Elite Coatings 1985 386 255 7 .660 Steele's Sports 1986 707 469 42 .663 Steele's Sports 1987 659 494 22 .750 Steele's Sports 1988 1099 808 30 .735 Steele's Sports 1989 919 698 24 .760 Steele's Sports 1990 759 565 31 .744 Steele's Sports 1991 117 71 0 .607 Ritch's-Superior 1992 313 229 12 .732 Ritch's-Superior 1993 238 150 15 .630 Ritch's-Superior 1994 273 198 .725 Ritch's-Superior 1995 300 196 .653 Ritch's-Superior 1996 Ritch's-Superior 1997 1 .583 Ritch's-Superior 1998 Team TPS 1999 - retired Total 5906 4216 185 .714 INCOMPLETE
Scott Elliott
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1992 450 301 145 .669 Steele's/Sunbelt 1993 298 217 98 .728 Vernon's 1994 398 283 161 .711 Converters/Vernon's 1995 371 243 130 .655 Shen Valley/ Converters/TPS 1996 379 261 164 .689 Shen Valley/TPS 1997 422 296 144 .701 Sunbelt/Easton 1998 338 240 115 .710 Lighthouse/Worth 1999 296 209 95 .706 Team Easton Total 2952 2050 1052 .694
Tot Powers
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1990 Neuse Sand & Gravel 1991 Neuse Sand & Gravel 1992 360 251 142 .697 Steele's/Sunbelt 1993 361 245 146 .679 Ritch's-Superior 1994 405 291 165 .719 Converters/Vernon's 1995 426 284 133 .667 Shen Valley/ Converters/TPS 1996 406 292 158 .719 Shen Valley/TPS 1997 514 355 167 .691 Shen Valley/TPS 1998 378 273 147 .722 Sunbelt Softball 1999 281 204 91 .726 Paramount Builders/TPS 2000 294 213 86 .724 Sunbelt 2001 ? 2002 Team Ah Total 3425 2408 1235 .703 INCOMPLETE
Steve Craven
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1990 318 212 145 .667 Lighthouse 1991 435 306 193 .703 Sunbelt/Worth 1992 410 279 152 .681 Steele's/Sunbelt 1993 442 316 152 .715 Steele's/Sunbelt 1994 218 136 65 .624 Lighthouse/Worth 1995 385 256 113 .665 Lighthouse/Worth 1996 397 288 141 .725 Lighthouse/Worth 1997 368 243 133 .660 Lighthouse/Worth 1998 44 23 7 .523 Lighthouse/Worth 1999 - no info 2000 305 227 131 .744 Sunbelt Plastics 2001 - no info 2001 - no info 2003 Sunbelt/Mizuno Total 3322 2286 1232 .688 INCOMPLETE
Kenny Carver
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1990 281 197 114 .701 Lighthouse 1991 411 284 175 .691 Sunbelt/Worth 1992 370 241 126 .651 William's/Worth 1993 310 217 120 .700 Alford's/Worth 1994 238 160 90 .624 Lighthouse/Worth 1995 385 243 129 .631 Lighthouse/Worth 1996 352 230 116 .654 Sunbelt/Easton 1997 347 248 138 .715 Sunbelt/Easton 1998 316 218 119 .690 Chase/Easton 1999 - no info 2000 253 153 81 .605 Sunbelt Plastics Total 3263 2191 1208 .671 INCOMPLETE
Bill Blake
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1981 145 Stone City Stars 1982 Stone City Stars 1983 Cable TV 1984 Morgan Boots 1985 197 .668 Howard's/Western Steer 1986 Smythe Sox 1987 .704 Smythe Sox 1988 1571 1124 584 .715 Steele's Sports 1989 814 589 269 .717 Steele's Sports 1990 992 668 347 .673 Steele's Sports 1991 - no info 1992 357 229 103 .641 Bell Corp 1993 - no info 1994 - no info 1995 Williams/Dudley Total 3734 2610 1645 .699 INCOMPLETE
Mike Bolen
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1976 107 Duggan & Duggan 1977 153 .707 Burnette & Associates 1978 174 .695 Burnette & Associates 1979 .708 Dave Carroll Sports 1980 192 .650 Dave Carroll Sports 1981 784 595 333 .759 Dave Carroll Skoal Bandits 1982 68 .678 Jerry's Caterers 1983 122 .691 Jerry's Caterers 1984 145 .645 Jerry's Caterers 1985 690 480 269 .695 Steele's Sports 1986 1007 754 435 .749 Steele's Sports 1987 1429 1033 554 .723 Steele's Sports 1988 .657 Howard's/Western Steer 1989 ? 1990 ? 1991 ? 1992 285 179 79 .628 Daton-Argus Total 4195 3041 2531 .725 INCOMPLETE
James Boyett
Year HRs Avg. Team 1974 84 Tom's Foods 1975 Ken Sander's 1976 125 .600 Tom's Foods 1977 282 .664 Howard & Carroll 1978 303 .671 Howard & Carroll (521-776, 500+ RBIs) 1979 218 .655 Ken Sanders Ford 1980 154 Jerry's Caterers 1981 106 Jerry's Caterers 1982 127 .650 York Barbell/Ken Sanders 1983 Ray's Metal Works Total 1414 INCOMPLETE
Joe Young
Year HRs Avg. Team 1975 145 .639 Lou Ana's Foods 1976 153 .649 Lou Ana's Foods 1977 165 .670 Nelsons Painting 1978 150 .650 Nelsons Painting 1979 214 .714 Nelsons Painting and Nelco Mfg. 1980 337 .716 Steele's Sports (763 RBIs) 1981 110 .655 Jerry's Caterers 1982 38 Lima Steele's (Pro) 1983 104 .605 Garrett's Raiders 1984 Houston Budweiser 1985 Zimlinghaus 1986 294 .697 Steele's Sports 1987 Marlton Trucking Total 1710 INCOMPLETE
Al White
Year HRs Avg. Team 1971 120 .640 Kobax 1972 172 .648 Warren Motors 1973 140 .650 Warren Motors 1974 106 .693 Jerry's Caterers 1975 112 .643 Nelson's Painting 1976 95 .676 Jerry's Caterers 1977 101 .695 Nelson Painting 1978 109 .653 Campbell Carpets 1979 105 .615 American Realty 1980 270 .625 Steele's Sports and Softball City 1981 97 .605 Steele's Sports 1982 ? 1983 Philly Steak-Out, CA Total 1062 INCOMPLETE
Mike Parrott
Year HRs Avg. Team 1977 169 .655 Port City Ford 1978 136 .659 Port City Ford 1979 220 Port City Ford, Nelson's and Dave Carroll's 1980 206 Dave Carroll's Sports 1981 203 .685 Dave Carroll's Sports and Jerry's 1982 Jerry's Caterers 1983 101 Garrett's Raiders Total 1035 INCOMPLETE
Ron Patterson
Year HRs Avg. Team 1968 185 .680 Kobax 1969 82 .631 Golden Gallons 1970 140 .660 Golden Gallons 1971 145 .640 Kobax 1972 158 .630 Card's Carpets 1973 156 .670 Thurman-Bryant 1974 132 .635 Thurman-Bryant 1975 141 .610 Thurman-Bryant 1976 129 .665 Duggan & Duggan 1977 132 .671 Burnett & Associates 1978 130 .698 Burnett & Associates 1979 ? ? Burnett & Carroll Total 1448 INCOMPLETE - (Estimated to have over 2500 HRs)
Denny Hogan
Year ABs Hits HRs Avg. Team 1968 Linn-Corriher 1969 Linn-Corriher 1970 Linn-Corriher 1971 Linn-Corriher 1972 Linn-Corriher 1973 422 218 60 .516 Howard's Furniture 1974 496 288 89 .580 Howard's Furniture 1975 564 351 132 .622 Howard's Furniture 1976 549 326 131 .604 Howard's Furniture & Little Ceasars (USSSA Worlds; 9-16, 4 HRs) 1977 646 408 165 .632 Howard's Furniture 1978 116 .624 Howard's Furniture 1979 .577 Howard's Furniture
Mike Cellura 1976 Capitol Insulation 1977 Capitol Insulation 1978 Campbell's Carpets 1979 Campbell's Carpets 1980 Campbell's Carpets 1981 Capitol Insulation 1982 Howard's/Western Steer 1983 Jerry's Caterers 1984 Jerry's Caterers 1985 Capitol Insulation 1986 Capitol Insulation 1987 Broken Drum Insulation
Detroit Major Metro League Stats
Mike Gouin (Little Caesars) Year Hits Abs Avg HRs RBIs 1972 42 72 .583 ASSL 5 HRs 4 gms 1973 71 150 .473 25 80 1974 .630 1975 .633 1976 124 181 .685 38 118
Tex Collins (Little Caesars) Year Hits Abs Avg HRs RBIs 1972 ASSL 3 HRs 4 gms 1973 61 134 .435 23 64 1974 .585 1975 .566 1976 104 156 .667 37 112
Jim Puckett (Little Caesars) Year Hits Abs Avg HRs RBIs 1972 33 49 .673 ASSL 5 HRs 4 gms 1973 69 121 .570 16 56 1974 .506 1975 .544 1976 71 131 .542 21 55
Bill Cole (Little Caesars) Year Hits Abs Avg HRs RBIs 1972 40 62 .645 1973 27 61 .442 8 23
Bob Auten (Little Caesars) Year Hits Abs Avg HRs RBIs 1972 32 55 .581 ASSL 2 HRs 4 gms
Joe Gauci (Little Caesars) Year Hits Abs Avg HRs RBIs 1973 46 85 .541 0 33
Gary LaDue (Little Caesars) Year Hits Abs Avg HRs RBIs 1972 ASSL 5 HRs 4 gms 1973 78 120 .650 13 56
Mike Axelson (Little Caesars) Year Hits Abs Avg HRs RBIs 1973 50 74 .676 4 21
Cal Carmen (Dino's Pizza) Year Hits Abs Avg HRs RBIs 1972 44 84 .524 13 43
Doug Gerdes (Snyder's Softball) Year Hits Abs Avg HRs RBIs 1976 103 145 .710 35 109
Top 100 All Time Greatest Slow Pitch Softball Players
If somebody were to ask you who the greatest player of all time was, who would you say? Everybody has their own opinion. Stats and figures don’t lie. Here is a list of the top 100 players in terms of how many “Super-Major” All-World teams they have been selected to over the years along with their national MVP honors and Hall of Fame inductions. Obviously the older players have an edge because today’s great players are not in the Hall of Fame yet, but I’ll keep this updated each year and make changes as they happen. The criteria I used is based on the formula below: Here is the way it ended up and if you look at Jerome Earnest’s all-time team selections and the players he named as the greatest of the past century, this list is pretty close. The list has the player’s name listed along with his total All-World selections by association and MVPs are listed also, along with Player of the Year selections and Hall of Fame inductions:
- All-World/All-American Selection = 1 point
- MVP of a National Championship or Professional World Series = 3 points (Smoky Mountain Classic included)
- National player of the Year selection from Softball Publications = 3 points
- Rookie of the year selection from Softball Publications = 1 point
- National All-Year selection from Softball Publications = 1 point
- National player of the Decade selection from Softball Publications = 4 points
- National All-Decade selection from Softball Publications = 3 points
- National player of the Century selection from Softball Publications = 5 points
- National All-Time All-Pro selection from Softball Publications = 3 points
- National All-Time All-Pro Player from Softball Publications = 4 points
- National All-Century selection from Softball Publications = 4 points
- National All-Century Honorable Mention selection from Softball Publications = 3 points
- National Conference (NSPC, WSL, USSSA) Softball regular Season MVP (player of the whole year) = 3 points
- Professional Softball regular Season MVP (player of the whole year) = 3 points
- National Hall of Fame Induction = 5 points
Note: The All world selections are basically Super/Major selections, Some of these players have even more added to their totals if you count the Class-AA and Class-A Programs. The only reason I couldn’t count them all is because these past lists are so hard to come by. If some information is not listed, please help out by informing me, don’t criticize.
Thanks,
Steve
1. Mike Macenko (97 points)
(22) ASA – Hillcrest (77), Steele’s (84, 85, 86, 87-MVP, 88, 90-MVP, 93),Sunbelt/Worth (91), Ritch’s-Superior (94, 95), HOF-07
(7) USSSA – Steele’s (89), Ritch’s-Superior (94), HOF-99
(17) ISA – Steele’s (85, 87-MVP, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 97),Ritch’s-Superior (95), HOF-97
(18) NSA – Steele’s (86-MVP, 87, 88, 90-MVP, 93, 97), Ritch’s-Superior (94), HOF-98
(2) NSPC – Nationwide Advertising (81), Nationwide Advertising (81- Regular Season All Star)
(1) Pro – Cleveland Competitors (82)
(4) Smoky – Steele’s Sports (86-MVP, 87-MVP)
(1) Southern Softball All Year (81)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Year (90, 93, 94, 97)
(6) Jerome Earnest POY (87, 88)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s, 90’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(5) Jerome Earnest Player of the Century
(30 All Worlds, 7 MVPs, 2 POYs, 1 POC, 4 HOFs)
2. Bruce Meade (87 points)
(22) ASA – Warren’s (76), Nelson’s (77-MVP, 78), Nelco (79), Jerry’s (81, 82-MVP, 83, 84), Elite Coatings (85), Steele’s (88), Vernon’s (93), HOF-99
(17) USSSA – Nelson’s Painting (79), DCS (80), Jerry’s Caterers (82, 83-MVP, 84), Elite Coatings (85), Smythe Sox (86, 87), Starpath (91), HOF-89
(12) ISA – Elite Coatings (1985), Steele’s (88), (5 other times All-World), HOF-2003
(7) NSA – Smythe Sox (87), ( Steele’s (88), HOF-92
(4) NSPC – Nelson’s (79), Jerry’s (82, 83), Smythe Sox (87)
(3) Smoky – Elite Coatings (85-MVP)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(6) Southern Softball All Year (82-POY, 84-POY)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(5) Jerome Earnest Player of the Century
(28 All Worlds, 4 MVPs, 2 POYs, 1 POC, 4 HOFs)
3. Rick Scherr (85 points)
(24) ASA – Howard’s/Western Steer (77, 78, 81-MVP, 82, 83-MVP, 84-MVP, 85, 88-Major), Sup./Apollo (89-Super and 89- Major), HOF-2001
(16) USSSA – Copper Hearth (74-Central), Howard’s (81-MVP, 82, 84, 85, 87, 88), Superior-Apollo (89), HOF-94
(5) ISA – Howard’s/Western Steer (84-MVP, 88)
(6) NSPC – Howard’s (79, 80, 81-Regular Season All Star, 81, 82, 83)
(3) Smoky – Superior-Apollo (89-MVP)
(12) USA Softball POY (81), Southern Softball POY (81, 84), National Slo-Pitch POY (85)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest POD (80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(5) Jerome Earnest Player of the Century
(25 All Worlds, 6 MVPs, 4 POYs, 1 POD, 1 POC, 2 HOFs)
4. Jeff Wallace (82 points)
(11) ASA – SoJern (97), Team TPS (98, 99, 00), Long Haul (01, 02-MVP), Resmondo (03), Benfield (04-M)
(18) USSSA – Long Haul (01), Resmondo/Hague (03-MVP, 04), Resmondo/Dan Smith (05), Resmondo (06, 06-Conference Championships, 06-Regular Season Conference All Star – MVP/POY), HOF-2007
(5) ISA – Long Haul (02), Resmondo/Hague (03-MVP)
(13) NSA – Steele’s (96), Team TPS (98-MVP, 99, 00), Long Haul (01-MVP), Resmondo/Hague (03, 04),
Resmondo/Dan Smith (05), HOF-2004
(3) WSL – Long Haul/TPS (02-All Star), Resmondo/Hague (03-All Star), Blue Martini (06-A)
(6) Smoky – Team TPS (00-MVP), Long Haul/TPS (01-MVP), Resmondo (06-MVP)
(10) Jerome Earnest All Year (96, 97, 98-POY, 99-POY)
(10) Old Scout All Year (00, 01, 02, 03-POY, 04, 05, 06)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(25 All Worlds, 8 MVPs, 4 POYs, 2 HOFs)
5. Charles Wright (80 points)
(18) ASA – Ken Sanders (77), York/Sanders (82), Elite Coatings (83, 84, 85), Steele’s Sports (86), Ritch’s Salvage (89-Super-MVP and 89-Major), Ritch’s/Kirk’s (90), Ritch’s-Superior (92, 93-MVP), Sunbelt/Easton (96)
(6) USSSA – York/Sanders (82), Elite (83, 84), Steele’s (86), Ritch’s-Superior (91, 92)
(20) ISA – Elite (84, 85), Steele’s (88), Ritch’s (89), Ritch’s/Kirk’s (90), Ritch’s-Superior (91-MVP, 92-MVP, 93, 94), HOF-99
(4) NSA – Steele’s (86), Ritch’s-Superior (91, 93, 95)
(3) NSPC – Nationwide Advertising (81- Regular Season All Star), Ken Sander’s (82), Elite (83)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(1) Southern Softball All Year (82)
(9) National Slo-Pitch POY (86), Softball USA POY (93), Slo-Pitch News POY (93)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Year (90, 93, 95)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s, 90’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(5) Jerome Earnest Player of the Century
(33 All Worlds, 4 MVPs, 3 POYs, 1 POC, 1 HOF)
6. Craig Elliott (79 points)
(20) ASA – KSF (77-MVP, 78, 79), Jerry’s (80), York-Sanders (81, 82), Elite (83, 84), Steele’s (85-MVP, 86-MVP, 87)
(10) USSSA – York-Sanders (81, 82), Elite (84-MVP), Steele’s (86, 87, 88)
(1) ISA – Steele’s (87)
(2) NSA – Steele’s (86), Stewart’s (90)
(13) NSPC – Sander’s (79, 81, 82-West MVP, 82-MVP), Elite (83-MVP)
(9) Smoky – Jerry’s (80-MVP), York-Sanders (81-MVP), Elite Coatings (83-MVP)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(7) Southern Softball All-Year (79-POY, 81, 82, 83-POY)
(1) Jerome Earnest All Year (90)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(5) Jerome Earnest Player of the Century
(24 All Worlds, 10 MVPs, 2 POYs)
7. Dirk Androff (76 points)
(11) ASA – Steele’s (89, 90), Ritch’s-Superior (92-MVP, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
(7) USSSA – Ritch’s-Superior (91-MVP, 94, 96, 97)
(11) ISA – Steele’s (89, 90), Ritch’s-Superior (91, 92, 93, 95), HOF-2001
(13) NSA – Steele’s (89, 90), Ritch’s-Superior (91, 92, 95-MVP), HOF-98
(3) Smoky – Ritch-Superior (95-MVP)
(9) Jerome Earnest All-Year (90, 93, 94, 95-POY, 96, 97)
(6) Jerome Earnest POY (89), Slo-Pitch News POY (92)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest POD (80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All-Century
(5) Jerome Earnest Player of the Century
(23All Worlds, 4 MVPs, 3 POYs, 2 HOFs)
8. Rusty Bumgardner (74 points)
(8) ASA – Converters/Vernon’s (94), Shen Valley (95, 96), Shen Valley (97), Team TPS (00), Long Haul (01, 02), Resmondo (03)
(18) USSSA – Converters/TPS (93), Converters/Vernon’s (94), Team TPS (98, 99), Resmondo/Hague (03-MVP), Resmondo (06-MVP, 06-Regular Season Conference All Star), HOF-2006
(4) ISA – Shen Valley (97), Team TPS (00), Long Haul (01, 02)
(13) NSA – Converters/Vernon’s (94), Shen Valley (97-MVP), Team TPS (98, 00), Resmondo (03, 04-MVP), Resmondo/Dan Smith (05)
(6) WSL – Long Haul (02-All Star Team), Long Haul (02-All Star MVP), Resmondo/Hague (03-All Star Team)
Resmondo/Hague (2004-All Star MVP)
(3) Smoky – Shen Valley (97-MVP)
(8) Jerome Earnest All Year (95, 96, 97-POY, 98, 99)
(7) Old Scout All Year (00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(25 All Worlds, 5 MVPs, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
9t. Todd Joerling (73 points)
(11) ASA – Steele’s (90), Bell (94, 95), Sunbelt/Easton (96, 98), Team Easton (99-MVP), Dan Smith (02, 03)
(13) USSSA – Bell Corp (93, 94), Sunbelt (97), Dan Smith (01, 02, 03), Bell Corp (06, 06-Conference Championships) HOF-2005
(20) ISA – Steele’s (89, 90), Bell/Sunbelt/Easton (91, 94, 95, 97-MVP), Team Easton (99), Dan Smith (02-MVP, 03), HOF-2006
(10) NSA – Steele’s (90), Bell/Sunbelt/Easton (93, 94, 00, 04), HOF-2001
(2) WSL – Dan Smith/Easton (03), Dan Smith/Easton (03-All Star)
(7) Jerome Earnest All Year (90, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99)
(3) Old Scout All Year (02, 03, 04)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(31 All Worlds, 3 MVPs, 3 HOFs)
9t. Hank Garris (73 points)
(15) ASA – Williams/Worth (93), Bell (94-MVP, 95), Ritch’s-Superior (97), Sierra/TPS (98), Team TPS (99, 00-MVP), Long Haul/TPS (01, 02), Dan Smith (03)
(9) USSSA – Williams/Worth (93), Bell Corp (94), Ritch’s-Superior (97) Sierra/TPS (98), Team TPS (00), Long Haul (01, 02), Dan Smith (04), Specialty Tank (06-Conference Championships)
(7) ISA – Sunbelt (96), Sierra/TPS (98), Team TPS (00), Long Haul (01, 02), Dan Smith/Easton (03), Specialty Tank (06-A)
(4) NSA – Team TPS (00), Long Haul (01), Dan Smith/Easton (03), Specialty Tank (06-AA)
(3) WSL – Long Haul (02-All Star), Dan Smith/Easton (03-All Star), Dan Smith/Easton (03)
(11) Jerome Earnest All Year (94, 96, 97, 98-POY, 99-POY)
(8) Old Scout All Year (00-POY, 01, 02, 03, 04)
(9) Softball Today POY (98, 99, 00)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(31 All Worlds, 2 MVPs, 6 POYs)
10. Jeff Hall (61 points)
(5) ASA – Bell/Sunbelt (95), Team Easton (99), Dan Smith/Worth (00) Dan Smith/Easton (02, 03)
(21) USSSA – Sunbelt (96, 97, 98), Team Easton (99), Dan Smith (00-MVP, 01, 02, 03, 04), Resmondo/Smith (05), Specialty Tank (06, 06-Conference Championships, 06-Regular Season Conference All Star), HOF-2005
(8) ISA – Bell/Sunbelt/Easton (96-MVP, 97, 98), Dan Smith/Easton (02, 03)
(2) NSA – Sunbelt (98, 04)
(2) WSL – Dan Smith/Easton (02-All Star, 03-All Star)
(7) Jerome Earnest All Year (96, 97-POY, 98, 99)
(10) Old Scout All Year (00, 01, 02, 03, 04-POY, 05, 06)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(24 All Worlds, 2 MVPs, 2 POYs, 1 HOF)
11. Bill Gatti (59 points)
(14) ASA – Jiffy Club (71, 72), Elite (84, 85), Ritch’s Salvage (89-Major-MVP, 89), HOF-2000
(8) USSSA – Elite Coatings (83), Smythe Sox (86, 87), HOF-2001
(1) NSPC – Smythe Sox (87)
(10) Pro – Kentucky Bourbons (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 81-MVP Playoffs, 82)
(3) Robert Brown’s All-Time Pro Team
(4) Robert Brown’s All-Time Pro Player
(9) National Softball POY (72), Pro-APSPL MVP/POY (80), Pro-UPSL MVP/POY (81)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(10 All Worlds, 6 All-Pros, 2 MVP, 3 POYs, 2 HOFs)
12t. Doug Roberson (57 points)
(10) ASA – Zimlinghaus (85-Major), Steele’s (86, 87, 88), Superior/Apollo (89-Super and 89-Major, 90), Ritch’s-Superior (93, 95, 96)
(10) USSSA – Apollo Parking (83-A), Steele’s (87, 88), Superior/Apollo (89), Ritch’s-Superior (96), HOF-2007
(14) ISA – Steele’s (87, 88), Ritch’s-Superior (91, 93, 94, 95-MVP), HOF-2001
(8) NSA – Steele’s (86, 88-MVP), Superior/Apollo (89), Ritch’s-Superior (92), Team TPS (98)
(5) Jerome Earnest All Year (90, 93, 95, 96, 97)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s, 90’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(26 All Worlds, 2 MVPs, 2 HOFs)
12t. Ron Parnell (57 points)
(9) ASA – Capitol Insulation (86-Major), Steele’s (87, 88), Ritch’s-Superior (92, 93, 94, 95, 96), Team Easton (99)
(12) USSSA – Capitol (85), Steele’s (87), Ritch’s-Superior (92, 95, 96, 97), Sierra/TPS (98), HOF-2000
(10) ISA – Steele’s (87, 89), Ritch’s-Superior (91, 94-MVP, 95, 96), Team Easton (99)
(9) NSA – Steele’s (88, 89), Ritch’s-Superior (93, 94-MVP, 95), Dan Smith/Worth (99)
(3) Smoky – Sierra/TPS (98-MVP)
(5) Jerome Earnest All Year (90, 93, 94, 95, 96)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s, 90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(29 All Worlds, 3 MVPs, 1 HOF)
15t. Brett Helmer (56 points)
(7) ASA – SoJern (97), Team Easton (99), Bell Corp (00), Dan Smith (02, 03), AM Las Vegas (05-M), KME/Chaney (06-A)
(11) USSSA – Dan Smith/Easton (01, 02, 03, 04), Bell Corp (05, 06, 06-Conference Championships-MVP, 06-Regular Season Conference All Star), HOF-2007
(6) ISA – So Jern (97), Team Easton (99-MVP), Dan Smith (03)
(4) NSA – Bell Corp/Easton (00), Dan Smith/Easton (01, 04), Bell Corp (05)
(1) WSL – Backman/Dan Smith (03-All Star)
(3) Smoky – Dan Smith (02-MVP)
(6) Jerome Earnest All Year (97, 98, 99-POY)
(7) Old Scout All Year (00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(21 All Worlds, 3 MVPs, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
15t. Cecil Whitehead (56 points)
(8) ASA – Elite (81-Major, 82, 83, 85), Lighthouse (88), Ritch’s-Kirks (90), Ritch’s-Superior (93, 94)
(7) USSSA – Smythe Sox (86, 87), Ritch’s-Kirks (90-MVP), Ritch’s-Superior (92)
(13) ISA – Howard’s/WS (88-MVP), Steele’s (89), Ritch’s/Kirk’s (90), Ritch’s Superior (92, 93), HOF-2007
(11) NSA – Smythe Sox (87-MVP), Sup./Apollo (90), Ritch’s-Superior (91, 92, 93),
(3) NSPC – Elite Coatings (82, 83), Smythe Sox (87)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Year (90-POY)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s, 90’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(25 All Worlds, 3 MVPs, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
17. Jason Kendrick (55 points)
(10) ASA – Datum-Argus (92-M), Vernon’s (93), DJ’s/Shen Valley (94), Shen Valley (95, 96, 97), Sierra/TPS (98), Team TPS (99, 00), Long Haul (01)
(11) USSSA – Sierra/TPS (98), Team TPS (99), Long Haul (01-MVP), Dan Smith (02, 04), Resmondo/Dan Smith (05), Resmondo (06, 06-Regular Season Conference All Star)
(5) ISA – DJ’s/Shen Valley (94), Shen Valley (96), Sierra/TPS (98), Team TPS (00), Long Haul (01)
(5) NSA – DJ’s/Shen Valley (94), Shen Valley (97), Team TPS (00), Long Haul (01), Dan Smith (03)
(6) WSL – Dan Smith/Easton (02-All Star, 03-All Star), Dan Smith (03-MVP Defensive POY)
(3) Softball Today POY (97)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Year (94, 97, 98)
(6) Old Scout All Year (00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(27 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 2 POYs)
18. Todd Martin (51 points)
(7) ASA – Steeles (93), Sierra (97), Team TPS (99, 00), Long Haul (01, 02), Resmondo (03)
(9) USSSA – Converter’s (94), Shen Valley (95, 97), Team TPS (98, 00), Long Haul (01), Resmondo/Hague (03), Resmondo (06, 06-Regular Season Conference All Star)
(8) ISA – Steele’s (93), Shen Valley (96-MVP, 97), Long Haul (01, 02)
(8) NSA – Shen Valley (97), Team TPS (00-MVP, Long Haul (01), Resmondo (03), Resmondo/Dan Smith (05)
(1) WSL – Resmondo/Hague (03-All Star)
(3) Smoky – Resmondo/Hague (03-MVP)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Year (96, 97, 98, 99)
(5) Old Scout All Year (00, 01, 02, 03, 06)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(26 All Worlds, 3 MVPs)
19. Ricky Huggins (50 points)
(23) ASA – Elite (81-Major-MVP, 83), Howard’s/Western Steer (84), Thompson’s (85-Class-A-MVP), Lighthouse/Worth (90, 95,
96, 98-MVP), Vernon’s (92-Major-MVP), Shen Valley (94), JWM/Herb’s (99-Major)
(4) USSSA – Howard’s (84), Steeles (87), Vernons (93), Lighthouse (96)
(12) ISA – Vernons (93), Lighthouse (95), HOF-2005
(1) NSA – Lighthouse (95)
(1) Southern Softball All Year (81)
(2) Jerome Earnest All Year (95, 96)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(18 All Worlds, 4 MVPs, 1 HOF)
20t. Don Arndt (48 points)
(21) ASA – Howard’s Furniture/Western Steer (70, 71, 72-MVP, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 84), HOF-93
(9) USSSA – Howard’s Furniture (78, 79, 82, 83), HOF-87
(4) ISA – Howard’s/Western Steer (85-MVP)
(3) National Softball POY (72)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(18 All Worlds, 2 MVPs, 1 POY, 2 HOFs)
20t. Bert Smith (48 points)
(18) ASA – County Sports (68-MVP, 69), VA Beach Piledrivers (71-MVP), Howard’s Furniture (73-MVP), HOF-94
(5) Pro – Detroit Caesars (77, 78-MVP playoffs)
(3) Robert Brown’s All-Time Pro Team
(3) Smoky – Howard’s Furniture (75-MVP)
(9) National Softball POY (72, 73), Slo-Pitch News POY (75)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (60’s, 70’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(4 All Worlds, 2 All Pros, 5 MVPs, 3 POYs, 1 HOF)
20t. Ron Ford (48 points)
(18) ASA – Warren Motors (76-MVP), Elite (82, 83, 84), Vernon’s (86-Class-A, 88-Class-A, 90-Class-A-MVP), HOF-2002
(2) USSSA – York/Sanders (81), Elite (84)
(3) Pro – Detroit Caesars (77, 78, 79)
(3) Robert Brown’s All-Time Pro Team
(3) Smoky – Elite Coatings (84-MVP)
(5) Southern Southern Softball POY (76), Pro-APSPL MVP/POY (78)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest POD (70’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(9 All Worlds, 3 All Pros, 3 MVP, 2 POYs, 1 POD, 1 HOF)
20t. Carl Rose (48 points)
(9) ASA – Lighthouse (89-Super and Major, 90, 96, 98), Sunbelt/Worth (91), Williams (93), Dan Smith/Worth (00), Hague/Resmondo (01)
(8) USSSA – Sunbelt (91), Williams/Worth (92, 93), Lighthouse/Worth (97-MVP, 98)
(6) ISA – Lighthouse (89, 98-MVP), Dan Smith/Worth (00)
(3) NSA – Lighthouse (95, 96), Dan Smith/Easton (01)
(14) Jerome Earnest All Year (90, 91-POY, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98-POY, 99)
(1) Old Scout All Year (01)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(20 All Worlds, 2 MVPs, 2 POYs)
24t. Britt Hightower (47 points)
(8) ASA – Smythe Sox (85-A), Ritch’s Salvage (89), Ritch’s/Kirk’s (90), Ritch’s-Superior (91, 93, 94, 95, 96)
(10) USSSA – Smythe Sox (86), Ritch’s/Kirk’s (90), Ritch’s-Superior (92, 97), R&D (99), HOF-2003
(8) ISA – Howard’s (88), Ritch’s Salvage (89), Ritch’s-Superior (91, 93, 94, 95), Sunbelt (00), Hague/Resmondo (01)
(5) NSA – Houston Sweepers (89), Ritch’s-Superior (92, 92, 94, 95)
(3) Smoky – Ritch-Superior (94-MVP)
(6) Jerome Earnest All Year (90, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(26 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 1 HOF)
24t. Rick Weiterman (47 points)
(5) ASA – Elite Coatings (84, 85), Steele’s Sports (87), Ritch’s-Superior (92, 93)
(8) USSSA – Steele’s (83, 87, 88-MVP), Ritch’s-Superior (91, 94)
(2) ISA – Steele’s (90), Ritch’s-Superior (94)
(7) NSA – Ritch’s-Superior (92, 94), HOF-98
(7) Pro – Milwaukee Schlitz (79, 79-MVP playoffs, 80, 82)
(3) Pro -APSPL MVP/POY (79)
(3) Robert Brown’s All-Time Pro Team
(2) Jerome Earnest All Year (90, 94)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s, 90’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(15 All Worlds, 3 All Pros, 2 MVPs, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
24t. Mike Nye (47 points)
(11) ASA – Warren Motors (76-MVP), York-Sanders (81, 82), Jerry’s (83), Vernon’s (86-A), Marlton (87-M), Ritch’s (89-M, 89)
(1) USSSA – York/Sanders (82)
(1) ISA – Ritch’s Salvage (89)
(3) NSPC – Ken Sander’s (81- Regular Season All Star), Ken Sander’s (81,), Jerry’s (82)
(7) Pro – Detroit Caesars (77, 77-MVP playoffs, 78, 79)
(3) Robert Brown’s All-Time Pro Team
(6) Slo-Pitch News POY (75), Southern Softball POY (76)
(1) Southern Softball All-Year (82)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest Player of the Decade (70’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(13 All Worlds, 3 All Pros, 2 MVPs, 2 POYs, 1 POD)
27. Jimmy Powers (44 points)
(6) ASA – Steele’s/Sunbelt (92), Ritch’s-Superior (93), Converters/Vernon’s (94), Shen Valley (96), Paramount (99-Major), Long Haul/TPS (01)
(7) USSSA – Converter’s (94-MVP), Shen Valley (95, 96), Long Haul (01)
(7) ISA – Steele’s (1992), Ritch’s-Superior (93), Shen Valley (96), Long Haul (01-MVP)
(8) NSA – Neuse Sand & Gravel (91-Class-AA-MVP), Shen Valley (97), Sunbelt (98, 00), Long Haul (01)
(9) Jerome Earnest All Year (93, 94-POY, 95, 97, 98, 99)
(1) Old Scout All Year (01)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(19 All Worlds, 3 MVPs, 1 POY, 0 HOFs)
28. Wendell Rickard (43 points)
(11) ASA – Lighthouse (90, 94, 95-MVP, 96, 98), Williams/Worth (93), Dan Smith/Worth (00), BJ Logging (04-M)
(8) USSSA – Williams/Worth (93), Lighthouse/Worth (96, 97), Dan Smith (99-MVP, 00)
(3) ISA – Lighthouse (95, 98), Dan Smith/Worth (99)
(3) NSA – Lighthouse (95, 96), Dan Smith/Worth (99)
(1) WSL – Budweiser/Sunnyvale (03-All Star)
(10) Jerome Earnest All Year (94, 95, 96-POY, 97, 98, 99)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(20 All Worlds, 2 MVPs, 1 POY)
29t. Dick Bartel (41 points)
(11) ASA – Ray Carpenter’s (76), Howard’s (80, 81, 82, 83, 84), HOF-90
(13) USSSA – C.C. Brick (78-Central-MVP and 78 World Series), Campbell’s (80), Howard’s/WS (81, 82), HOF-85
(6) NSPC – Howard’s/WS (81- Regular Season All Star), Howard’s/WS (81-MVP, 83)
(1) Southern Softball All-Year (82)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(14 All Worlds, 2 MVPs, 2 HOFs)
29t. Stan Harvey (41 points)
(14) ASA – Golden Gallons (70), Howard’s Furniture/Western Steer (73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84), HOF-95
(5) USSSA – Howard’s/Western Steer (78, 79, 81, 85, 87)
(1) ISA – Howard’s/WS (1988)
(3) NSPC – Howard’s/WS (80, 81), Howard’s/WS (81- Regular Season All Star)
(3) Smoky – Howard’s Furniture (76-MVP)
(3) National Softball POY (74)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(1) Southern Softball All-Year (81)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(18 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
29t. Dave Steffan (41 points)
(9) ASA – Steele’s (84-Major), Lilly Air (85), Shubin’s (86-Major), Superior/Apollo (89-Super and 89-Major, 90), Ritch’s-Superior
(91, 92, 93)
(7) USSSA – Marlton Trucking (87), Superior-Apollo (89, 90), Ritch’s-Superior (92-MVP)
(14) ISA – Ritch’s-Superior (91, 92, 93-MVP), Sunbelt/Easton (95), (2 other times All-World), HOF-2004
(2) NSA – Superior-Apollo (90), Ritch’s-Superior (91)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Year (93, 94, 97)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(19 All Worlds, 2 MVPs, 1 HOF)
32. J.C. Phelps (40 points)
(5) ASA – New Construction (92-M, 02), Shen Valley (96, 97), BJ Logging (04-M)
(5) USSSA – Shen Valley (96, 97), Team Stucco (05-A), Specialty Tank (06, 06-Regular Season Conference All Star)
(6) ISA – Shen Valley (95, 96), New Construction (02-AA, 02), Hague/Resmondo (03), Specialty Tank (06-A)
(7) NSA – Shen Valley (95, 96, 97, Hague/Resmondo (02), BJ Logging (04-AA), Team Stucco (05-AA, 05-A)
(3) WSL – New Construction (02-All Star), Hague/Resmondo (03-All Star), Kleuver/Snap on (04)
(5) Jerome Earnest All Year (93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
(3) Old Scout All Year (04, 05, 06)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(22 All Worlds)
33t. Mike Shenk (39 points)
(9) ASA – Taylor Bros. (92-Major, 93-Major), Shen Valley (94), Lighthouse (95, 96), Ritch’s-Superior (97), Team TPS (00), Long Haul/TPS (01, 02)
(6) USSSA – Team TPS (98-MVP, 00), Team Easton (99)
(1) ISA – Team Easton (99)
(10) NSA – Shen Valley (94), Lighthouse (96-MVP), Ritch’s-Superior (97), Team TPS (98, 00), Team Easton (99), Long Haul (01)
(2) WSL – Long Haul/TPS (02-All Star), Backman/Dan Smith (03-All Star)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Year (96, 97, 98)
(2) Old Scout All Year (00, 01)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(20 All Worlds, 2 MVPs)
33t. Paul Drilling (39 points)
(5) ASA – Ritch’s-Superior (92, 93, 96), Team TPS (00), Hague/Resmondo (01)
(6) USSSA – Ken Michael’s (89), Ritch’s-Kirks (90), Ritch’s-Superior (91, 92), Sierra/TPS (97), Long Haul (00)
(5) ISA – Howard’s (88), Ritch’s-Superior (92, 93, 95), Sierra/TPS (98)
(11) NSA – Athletic Shop (87), Ritch’s-Superior (92-MVP, 93-MVP, 95), Dan Smith/Worth (99)
(5) Jerome Earnest All Year (90, 93, 97, 98, 99)
(1) Old Scout All Year (00)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(21 All Worlds, 2 MVPs)
35. Dewayne Nevitt (38 points)
(13) ASA – Wildcat Fence (91-M), Starpath (92), Vernon’s (93), Converter’s/Vernon’s (94), Shen Valley (95), Ritch’s-Superior (96, 97-MVP), Team TPS (99), Bell Corp/Easton (2000), Dan Smith (02)
(4) USSSA – Vernon’s (93), Converter’s (94), Shen Valley (95), Sunnyvale (03)
(3) ISA – Converters/Vernon’s (94), Dan Smith/Easton (01, 02)
(4) NSA – Shen Valley (95), Ritch’s-Superior (97), Bell Corp/Easton (00, Dan Smith/Easton (01, 02)
(3) Smoky – Ritch-Superior (97-MVP)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Year (94, 95, 99)
(2) Old Scout All Year (01, 02)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(21 All Worlds, 2 MVPs)
36t. Jim Galloway (37 points)
(14) ASA – Musicaro (63, 64), County Sports (66, 67, 68, 69) Empire County Astros (72, 73, 75), HOF-84
(9) National Softball POY (63, 66, 67)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (60’s, 70’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest Player of the Decade (60’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(9 All Worlds, 3 POYs, 1 HOF)
36t. Andy Purcell (37 points)
(4) ASA – Long Haul (01, 02), Resmondo/Hague (03), KME/Chaney (06-A)
(12) USSSA – Sunnyvale (98-A-MVP), Long Haul (01), Resmondo/Hague (03-MVP), Resmondo/Taylor (04), Resmondo/Smith (05)
Resmondo (06)
(1) ISA – Resmondo/Hague (03)
(2) NSA – Long Haul (01), Resmondo/Taylor (04)
(3) WSL – Long Haul/TPS (02-All Star), Resmondo/Hague (03-All Star), Blue Martini (06-A)
(1) Jerome Earnest All Year (99)
(14) Old Scout All Year (01-POY, 03-POY, 04, 05-POY, 06)
(14 All Worlds, 2 MVPs, 3 POYs)
36t. Dan Schuck (37 points)
(5) ASA – Steele’s (86), Starpath (89), Bell (94), Sunbelt/Easton (98), Team Easton (99)
(7) USSSA – Marlton (87), Larry’s Used Cars (91), Bell Corp (93-MVP, 94)
(10) ISA – Steele’s (86) Bell Corp. (92, 94, 95), Sunbelt (97), HOF-2002
(2) NSA – Bell Corp. (95), Sunbelt (97)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Year (93, 94, 95, 97)
(3) Slo-Pitch News POY (94)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(16 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
36t. Darrell Beeler (37 points)
(9) ASA – Athletic Shop (87-Major), Superior/Apollo (89-Major), Ritch’s-Superior (92, 94, 96-MVP), Sierra/TPS (98)
(7) USSSA – Superior-Apollo (89), Ritch’s-Superior (91). HOF-2004
(3) ISA – Ritch’s-Superior (93), Sierra/TPS (98), Team Easton (99)
(5) NSA – Ritch’s-Superior (91-MVP, 94)
(3) Smoky – Ritch-Superior (93-MVP)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Year (93, 95, 96, 98)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(13 All Worlds, 3 MVPs, 1 HOF)
40t. Myron Reinhardt (35 points)
(13) ASA – Shield’s (54), Yorkshire Restaurant (59), Gatliff’s Auto Sales (56, 57, 63-MVP), HOF-73
(9) National Softball POY (53, 54, 57)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (50’s, 60’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest Player of the Decade (50’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(5 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 3 POYs, 1 POD, 1 HOF)
40t. Dal Beggs (35 points)
(6) ASA – Southland (96-M), Lighthouse (97-M), Hague/Resmondo (02, 03), Team Synergy (04-M, 04-AE)
(6) USSSA – Dan Smith (99), Hague/Resmondo (02, 03), Bell Corp (05), Resmondo (06, 06-Regular Season Conference All Star)
(9) ISA – Dan Smith (00-MVP), Hague/Resmondo (02), Team Synergy (04-A-MVP)
(1) NSA – Hague/Resmondo (02)
(6) WSL – Hague/Resmondo (02-All Star), Hague/Resmondo (02-MVP), Hague/Resmondo (03-All Star)
(1) Jerome Earnest All Year (97)
(6) Old Scout All Year (02-POY, 05, 06)
(16 All Worlds, 3 MVPs, 1 POY)
42t. Buddy Slater (34 points)
(4) ASA – Campbell’s (80-MVP)
(18) USSSA – C.C. Brick (78-Central), Nelson’s (79), Campbell’s (80-MVP), Howard’s (81), Elite (85), Smythe (86-87-Mgr), Ritch’s/Kirk’s (90-Mgr), Ritch’s-Superior (91-Mgr, 92-Mgr), HOF-1993
(1) ISA – Ritch’s-Superior (93-Mgr.)
(1) National Slo-Pitch POY (80)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(12 All Worlds, 2 MVPs, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
42t. Dennis Graser (34 points)
(13) ASA – Elite (84), Steele’s (85, 86, 87), Starpath (88), Superior/Apollo (89-Major, 90), Ritch’s-Superior (91), HOF-2000
(6) USSSA- Steele’s (83), Elite Coatings (84), Superior-Apollo (90), Ritch’s-Superior (92), Spectrum/Easton (94, 95)
(1) NSA – Steele’s (86)
(4) Pro – Milwaukee Schlitz (79, 80, 81, 82)
(3) Robert Brown’s All-Time Pro Team
(1) Jerome Earnest All Year (90)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(15 All Worlds, 4 All Pros, 1 HOF)
42t. Curtis Williams (34 points)
(11) ASA – Jerry’s (77), York-Sanders (82), Howard’s (83, 84, 85, 88-Major), Lighthouse (90-Major), Vernon’s (92-Major), Williams/Dudley (95-Super and Major), Sunbelt Plastics (2000)
(4) USSSA – Howard’s (84, 86, 88), Vernon’s (91)
(1) ISA – Sunbelt (2000)
(1) NSA – Vernon’s (93)
(1) NSPC – York-Sanders (82)
(3) Smoky- York-Sanders (82-MVP)
(9) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s, 90’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(18 All Worlds, 1 MVP)
42t. Greg Fuhrman (34 points)
(9) ASA – York Barbell’s (76, 78), Jerry’s Caterers (77, 82, 83, 84), Campbell’s (79), Steele’s (85), Superior/Apollo (88-M)
(8) USSSA – Campbell’s Carpets (80), Jerry’s (81, 82-MVP, 84), Superior-Apollo (89)
(4) NSPC – Campbell’s Carpets (80), Jerry’s (81- Regular Season All Star), Jerry’s (82, 83)
(3) Smoky – Campbell’s Carpets (79-MVP)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(18 All Worlds, 2 MVPs)
46. Dewayne Frizzell (33 points)
(10) ASA – Lighthouse (88, 89-Super and 89-Major, 98), Vernon’s (92-Major, 93), Shen Valley (96), Dan Smith/Worth (99), Sunbelt (00), Hague/Resmondo (02)
(6) USSSA – Shen Valley (96-MVP, 97), Hague/Resmondo (02)
(3) ISA – Shen Valley (96), Dan Smith/Worth (99), Sunbelt (00)
(5) NSA – Superior-Southland (97-AA-MVP), Shen Valley (97)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Year (95, 96, 97)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(18 All Worlds, 2 MVPs)
47t. H.T. Waller (32 points)
(12) ASA – Jo’s Pizza (68, 69-MVP), Howard’s (73, 78), HOF-97
(9) National Softball POY (68, 69, 71)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (60’s, 70’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(4 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 3 POYs, 1 HOF)
47t. Denny Jones (32 points)
(8) ASA – Campbell’s (78-MVP, 79), Steele’s (81), Jerry’s, (83, 84)
(10) USSSA – Campbell’s (79), York/Sanders (82), Jerry’s (83), Capitol (85), Sox (90-A), HOF-2005
(2) NSPC – Campbell’s (80), Jerry’s (83)
(3) Smoky – Howard & Carroll (77-MVP)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century
(12 All Worlds, 2 MVPs, 1 HOF)
49t. Mike Cellura (30 points)
(4) ASA – Campbell’s (78, 79), Jerry’s (82, 83)
(13) USSSA – Capitol (77-West-MVP and 77), Campbell’s (80), Jerry’s (83), D’s (95-Class-AA), HOF-88
(7) NSPC – Campbell’s (79, 80-MVP), Howard’s (81), Capitol (87)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(13 All Worlds, 2 MVPs, 1 HOF)
49t. Clyde Guy (30 points)
(5) ASA – Howard’s (82, 83, 84, 85), Superior/Apollo (89-Major)
(12) USSSA – Poindexter (79), Howard’s/Western Steer (84,85), Superior/Apollo (89-MVP), HOF-98
(2) ISA – Howard’s (84, 85)
(1) NSPC – York-Sanders (82)
(3) Jerome Earnest POY (89)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(12 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
51t. Mike Gouin (29 points)
(12) ASA – Michael’s (66, 67), Caesar’s (70-MVP, 73), HOF-89
(3) National Softball POY (70)
(2) Pro – Detroit Caesars (77, 78)
(3) Robert Brown’s All-Time Pro Team
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (60’s, 70’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(4 All Worlds, 2 All Pros, 1 MVP, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
52t. Paul Tomasovich (28 points)
(13) ASA – Skip Hogan (60, 62, 63, 64-MVP, 65), HOF-92
(5) USSSA – Jim’s Sport Shop (68, 69-MVP)
(3) National Softball POY (64)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (60’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(7 All Worlds, 2 MVPs, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
53t. Scott Brown (27 points)
(2) ASA – Dan Smith (02, 03)
(8) USSSA – Long Haul/Hendu’s (99), POVs (01-MVP-AA), Dan Smith (03), Resmondo/Dan Smith (05), Team Combat (06-Regular Season Conference All Star)
(1) ISA – Dan Smith (02)
(2) NSA – Dan Smith (02), Resmondo/Dan Smith (05)
(5) WSL – Dan Smith (03-All Star), Dan Smith (03-MVP-M)
(3) Smoky – Bell Corp (05-MVP)
(6) Old Scout All Year (01, 02-ROY, 03, 05, 06)
(11 All Worlds, 3 MVPs)
53t. Scott Striebel (26 points)
(2) ASA – Hague/Resmodo (01), Resmondo/Hague (03)
(8) USSSA – Hague/Resmodo (01), Resmondo/Taylor (04), Resmondo/Smith/Menosse (05-MVP), Resmondo (06, 06-Regular Season Conference All Star)
(2) ISA – Lighthouse (98), Dan Smith/Worth (99)
(2) NSA – Dan Smith/Worth (99), Resmondo/Hague (03)
(1) WSL – Hague/Resmodo (02)
(2) Jerome Earnest All Year (96, 99)
(6) Old Scout All Year (01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(11 All Worlds, 1 MVP)
55t. Larry Fredieu (25 points)
(5) ASA – Starpath (91), Vernon’s (93), Ritch’s-Superior (94, 96), Team Easton (99)
(3) USSSA – Starpath (91), Vernon’s (93), Sunbelt (00)
(3) ISA – Vernon’s (93), Ritch’s-Superior (95), Sierra/TPS (98)
(3) NSA – Athletic Shop (87), Ritch’s-Superior (95), Sierra/TPS (98)
(5) Jerome Earnest All Year (93, 94, 95, 96, 98)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(14 All Worlds)
55t. Jim Fuller (25 points)
(3) ASA – Shubin’s (86-M), Superior-Apollo (89), Ritch’s-Superior (91)
(3) USSSA – Marlton Trucking (87), Superior-Apollo (90), Ritch’s-Superior (91)
(1) ISA – Ritch’s-Superior (92)
(3) NSA – Superior-Apollo (89, 90), Ritch’s-Superior (91)
(6) Jerome Earnest All Year (92-POY, 93, 94)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s, 90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(10 All Worlds, 1 POY)
55t. Doug Brown (25 points)
(2) ASA – Jerry’s (83, 84)
(12) USSSA – Jerry’s, Elite (85), Smythe Sox (86-MVP, 87), AJD (90-AA), HOF-96
(3) ISA – Elite (85), Starpath (90), AJ’s/Worth (97)
(1) NSA – Smythe Sox (87)
(1) Jerome Earnest All Year (97)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(10 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 1 HOF)
55t. “Mighty” Joe Young (25 points)
(6) ASA – Nelco (79-MVP), Jerry’s (81), Steele’s (86)
(2) USSSA – Nelson’s (79), Garrett’s Raiders (83-A)
(4) NSPC – Nelson’s (79-MVP)
(1) Pro- Lima Steele’s (82)
(1) USA Softball POY (80)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(6 All Worlds, 1 All Pro, 2 MVPs, 1 POY)
59t. Lou DelMastro (24 points)
(12) ASA – Skip Hogan A.C. (62, 63, 64, 65-MVP), HOF-92
(2) USSSA – Jim’s Sport Shop (68, 69)
(3) National Softball POY (65)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (60’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(6 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
59t. Bill Blake (24 points)
(2) ASA – Steele’s (88), Williams/Worth (95)
(5) USSSA – Smythe Sox (87-MVP), Steele’s (88)
(4) ISA – Howard’s/WS (85), Smythe (87), Steele’s (88, 90)
(3) NSA – Smythe Sox (87), Steele’s (88, 89)
(4) NSPC – Smythe Sox (87-MVP)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(12 All Worlds, 2 MVPs)
59t. Steve Loya (24 points)
(12) ASA – Swing Inn (66), Gene’s Sohio (69), Gene-Angelos (71), Pyramid Cafe (75-MVP), HOF-93
(3) National Softball POY (71)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (60’s, 70’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(4 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
59t. Randall Boone (24 points)
(4) ASA – Team TPS (00), Long Haul/TPS (01, 02), Dan Smith (03)
(3) USSSA – Shen Valley (97), Team TPS (00), Resmondo (04)
(1) ISA – Shen Valley (94)
(2) NSA – Team TPS (98), Resmondo (2004)
(2) WSL – Long Haul/TPS (02-All Star), Hague/Resmondo (03-All Star)
(3) Smoky- Team TPS (99-MVP)
(2) Jerome Earnest All Year (97, 99)
(1) Old Scout All Year (02)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(10 All Worlds, 1 MVP)
59t. Doug Kissane (24 points)
(6) ASA – Taylor Bros (92-Major), Steele’s (96), Ritch’s-Superior (97), Team TPS (98, 99), Dan Smith (00)
(4) USSSA – Steele’s (95, 96), Team TPS (98), Dan Smith (00)
(1) ISA – Dan Smith (00)
(2) NSA – Ritch’s-Superior (97), Team TPS (98)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Year (95, 96, 97, 98)
(1) Old Scout All Year (00)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(13 All Worlds)
59t. Randy Kortokrax (24 points)
(4) ASA – Steele’s (96), R&D/Easton (99), Hague/Resmondo (01), Resmondo/Hague (03)
(2) USSSA – R&D/Grover (97), Hague/Resmondo (02)
(2) ISA – Steele’s (93), Hague/Resmondo (01)
(6) NSA – Steele’s (93, 97, 98), R&D/Easton (99), Hague/Resmondo (01, 02)
(1) WSL – Hague/Resmondo (02)
(5) Jerome Earnest All Year (93, 94, 97, 98, 99)
(1) Old Scout All Year (02)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(15 All Worlds)
65t. Rick Wheeler (23 points)
(1) ASA – Jerry’s Caterers (84)
(14) USSSA – Capitol (82-Class-A, 83), Elite (85-MVP), Smythe (87), Ken Michaels (89), Ritch’s-Kirk’s (90), HOF-95
(2) ISA – Elite (85), Howard’s (88)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(9 All Worlds, 1 MVP,1 HOF)
65t. Dennis Rulli (23 points)
(5) ASA – JWM/Herb’s (99), Hague/Resmondo (02), Chase/Reece (M-02), Dan Smith/Backman (03), KME/Chaney (06-A)
(5) USSSA – Chase/Reece (02), Dan Smith/Backman (03), Bell Corp (06, 06-Conference Championships, 06- Regular Season Conference All Star)
(4) NSA – Chase/Reece (AA-02-MVP)
(2) Jerome Earnest All Year (97, 99)
(7) Old Scout All Year (00, 02, 05, 06-POY)
(10 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 1 POY)
65t. Greg Whitlock (23 points)
(5) ASA – Steele’s (85, 86), Starpath (88, 91), Ritch’s Salvage (89-Major)
(2) USSSA – Ritch’s-Kirks (90), Starpath (91)
(2) ISA – Ritch’s (89), Ritch’s-Kirks (90)
(1) NSPC – Smythe Sox (87)
(3) Pro – Kentucky Bourbons (81, 81, 82)
(3) Robert Brown’s All-Time Pro Team
(1) Jerome Earnest All Year (90)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(10 All Worlds, 3 All Pros)
65t. Johnny McCraw (23 points)
(3) ASA – Sunbelt (96), Backman/Dan Smith (02), U.S. Vinyl (03)
(4) USSSA – Team Easton (99), Backman/Dan Smith (02), U.S. Vinyl (04), Team Combat (06-Regular Season Conference All Star)
(6) ISA – Sunbelt (96, 97, 98), Dan Smith/Backman (01), Backman/Dan Smith (02), U.S. Vinyl (ISA-AA-03)
(4) NSA – Sunbelt (97, 98), U.S. Vinyl (03, 04)
(1) Jerome Earnest All Year (96)
(2) Old Scout All Year (00, 06)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(16 All Worlds)
65t. Monty Tucker (23 points)
(6) ASA – Zimglinghaus (85-Major), Steele’s (90-MVP, 92)
(1) USSSA – Tirecenters (86)
(2) ISA – Steele’s (90), Sunbelt/Worth (91)
(4) NSA – Steele’s (89-MVP)
(1) Jerome Earnest All Year (90)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80;s 90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(7 All Worlds, 2 MVPs)
70t. Tex Collins (22 points)
(9) ASA – Michael’s (67, 69), Caesar’s (71, 73), HOF-87
(3) National Softball POY (67)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (60’s, 70’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(4 All Worlds, 0 MVPs, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
70t. Richard Wilborn (22 points)
(12) ASA – Ray Carpenter’s (77), Campbell’s Carpets (80), Howard’s (82, 83, 84, 86), Broken Drum (88), HOF-94
(3) USSSA – Nelson’s (79), Howard’s (81), Hinson Capitols (90)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(10 All Worlds, 1 HOF)
70t. Shane Dubose (22 points)
(1) ASA – Dan Smith/Backman (03)
(5) USSSA – Dan Smith (96), Sunbelt (98), Hague/Resmondo (99), Backman/Dan Smith (02), Dan Smith/Backman (03)
(6) ISA – Sunbelt (97), Budweiser/Summerlein (AA-01), Backman/Dan Smith (02-MVP)
(1) NSA – Backman/Dan Smith (02)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Year (95, 96, 97, 99)
(2) Old Scout All Year (01, 02)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(10 All Worlds, 1 MVP)
70t. Greg Cannedy (22 points)
(6) ASA – DJ’s (92), Bell Corp (93, 94, 95), Ritch’s-Superior (97), Sierra/TPS (98)
(5) USSSA – America Realty (87-A), Budweiser (89-AA), Bell Corp (93), Dan Smith (96), Ritch’s-Superior (97)
(2) NSA – Bell Corp (93), Ritch’s-Superior (97)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Year (95, 96, 97)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(13 All Worlds)
74t. Bill Cole (21 points)
(12) ASA – East Side (62-MVP), Caesar’s (69, 70, 71), HOF-82
(3) National Softball POY (62)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (60’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(4 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
74t. Tot Powers (21 points)
(4) ASA – Ritch’s-Superior (93), Shen Valley (96), Sunbelt (98, 00)
(1) USSSA – Shen Valley (96)
(2) ISA – Shen Valley (95, 96)
(2) NSA – Converters/Vernon’s (94), Shen Valley (96)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Year (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(9 All Worlds)
74t. Bryson Baker (21 points)
(1) ASA- Resmondo/Hague (03)
(6) USSSA- Pov’s/Walser (AA-01), Resmondo/Hague (03), Resmondo/Taylor (04), , Resmondo (06, 06- Conference Championships, 06-Regular Season Conference All Star)
(6) NSA- POV’s (01-AA), Resmondo/Hague (03-MVP), Resmondo/Smith/Menosse (05)
(1) WSL- Hague/Resmondo (02)
(3) Smoky- Resmondo/Taylor (04-MVP)
(4) Old Scout All Year (02, 03, 05, 06)
(9 All Worlds, 2 MVPs)
77t. Tom Beall (20 points)
(11) ASA – Reed’s Nuts (76-A), Howard’s (79, 80, 81, 82, 83), HOF-90
(2) USSSA- Howard’s (81, 82)
(2) NSPC – Howard’s (79, 80)
(2) Southern Softball All Year (81, 82)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(10 All Worlds, 1 HOF)
77t. Russell Bradley (20 points)
(6) ASA – Carolina A’s (76-A), Campbell’s (78, 79), Howard’s (81, 83, 84)
(2) USSSA – Campbell’s (79), Howard’s (81)
(2) NSPC – Howard’s (81-Regular Season All-Star, 83)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s, 80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(9 All Worlds)
77t. Steve Craven (20 points)
(11) ASA – Lighthouse (89, 89-M, 95, 96), Sunbelt/Worth (91-MVP), Steele’s (92, 93), Sunbelt (00)
(1) USSSA – Lighthouse (97)
(2) ISA – Steele’s/Sunbelt (92), Lighthouse/Worth (96)
(1) NSA – Steele’s (93)
(2) Jerome Earnest All Year (93, 97)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(12 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 0 POYs, 0 HOFs)
77t. Don DeDonatis Jr. (20 points)
(1) ASA – Mountain Top (A-W-02)
(13) USSSA – Mountain Top (02), Mountain Top (03), Dan Smith/Backman (04-MVP, 05), Bell Corp (06, 06-Conference Championships, 06- Regular Season Conference All Star-Def POY)
(2) NSA – Mountain Top (AA-03), Dan Smith/Backman (05)
(4) Old Scout All Year (03, 04, 05, 06)
(8 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 1 POY)
81t. Walt Wherry (19 points)
(7) ASA – Keeneland (54), Lang’s (55), Boone’s Bar (58), Yorkshire (59-MVP)
(6) National Softball POY (55, 59)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (50’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(4 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 2 POY)
81t. Mike Parrott (19 points)
(2) ASA – Port City Ford (77), Jerry’s Caterers (82)
(3) USSSA – Dave Carroll Sports (81), Jerry’s Caterers (82), Garrett’s Raiders (83)
(7) NSPC – Nelson’s (79), Jerry’s (82, 82-Atlantic-MVP), Smythe Sox (87)
(1) Southern Softball All-Year (82)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(9 All Worlds, 1 MVP)
81t. Phil Higgins (19 points)
(1) ASA – Lilly Air Systems (84-Major)
(3) USSSA – Copper Hearth (75), Snyder’s (76), Joe Blacks (90-AA)
(5) Pro – Milwaukee Sclitz (77, 78, 79, 80, 82)
(3) Robert Brown’s All-Time Pro Team
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(4 All Worlds, 5 All-Pros)
83t. Mike Bolen (18 points)
(5) ASA – Jerry’s (82, 83, 84), Steele’s (86), Howard’s, (88-Major)
(4) USSSA – DCS (80), Jerry’s (83), Steeles (87), Howard’s (88)
(1) NSA – Steele’s (86)
(2) NSPC – Jerry’s (82, 83)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(11 All Worlds)
83t. Howie Krause (18 points)
(5) ASA – Hague/Resmondo (01), Resmondo/Hague (03-MVP)
(4) USSSA – Hague/R&D (95), Wessell (98), Hague/Resmondo (99), Resmondo/Smith/Menosse (05)
(2) ISA – Hague/Resmondo (02), Resmondo/Hague (03)
(3) NSA – Hague/Resmondo (02), Resmondo/Taylor (04), Resmondo/Smith/Menosse (05)
(1) Jerome Earnest All Year (98)
(3) Old Scout All Year (00, 03, 06)
(11 All Worlds, 1 MVP)
83t. John Mello (18 points)
(5) ASA – Riverside/RAM (95), Shen Valley (96), Team TPS (99), Long Haul (01, 02)
(1) USSSA – Shen Valley (96)
(5) ISA – Shen Valley (96), Long Haul (01-MVP)
(1) NSA – Long Haul (01)
(2) Jerome Earnest All Year (98, 99)
(1) Old Scout All Year (01)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(9 All Worlds, 1 MVP)
83t. Scott Elliott (18 points)
(2) ASA – Steele’s/Sunbelt (92), Shen Valley (96)
(3) USSSA – Converters/Vernon’s (94), Shen Valley (95), Sunbelt/Easton (97)
(2) ISA – Shen Valley (95), Sunbelt/Easton (97)
(2) NSA – Shen Valley (95, 96)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Year (93, 94, 97)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(9 All Worlds)
83t. Greg Harding (18 points)
(5) ASA – Taylor Brothers (93-Major), Bell (94), Sunbelt (98), Team Easton (99), Team Mizuno (01)
(1) USSSA – Sunbelt (98)
(2) ISA – Sunbelt/Easton (97), Team Easton (99)
(1) NSA – Sunbelt (98)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Year (95, 96, 97)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(9 All Worlds)
83t. Albert Davis (18 points)
(4) ASA – Shen Valley (96, 97), Hague/Resmondo (01, 02)
(1) ISA – Team Easton (99)
(3) NSA – Shen Valley (96), Team Easton (99), Hague/Resmondo (01)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Year (97, 98, 99)
(1) Old Scout All Year (01)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(8 All Worlds)
83t. Chic Downing (18 points)
(3) ASA – Fliteline (77), Steele’s (81), Atkins-Coors (90-Major)
(4) USSSA – Nelson’s (79-MVP)
(1) NSPC – Nelson’s (79)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s 80’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(5 All Worlds, 1 MVP)
91t. Hal Wiggins (17 points)
(8) ASA – Lang’s (56), Gatliff’s (61, 63), HOF-86
(3) National Softball POY (56)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (50’s, 60’s)
(3 All Worlds, 1 POY, 1 HOF)
91t. Rick Pinto (17 points)
(11) USSSA – Snyder’s Softball (75, 76-MVP, 77), 97-HOF
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(3 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 1 HOF)
91t. Herman Rathman (17 points)
(4) ASA- Nelson’s (77, 78), Steele’s (81), TMI (82-Major)
(1) NSPC- Steele’s (80)
(3) Wirt Gammon All Year (77-POY)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s 80’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(5 All Worlds, 1 POY)
91t. James Washington (17 points)
(5) ASA- Jerry’s (74, 77, 81, 82, 83)
(1) USSSA- Jerry’s (82)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(1) Southern Softball All-Year (82)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s 80’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(6 All Worlds)
91t. Steve Williams (17 points)
(5) ASA- American Reality (79), Campbell’s (80), Howard’s (83), Elite (84, 85)
(3) USSSA- Campbell’s (80), Howard’s/Western Steer (86, 88)
(1) NSPC- Elite (83)
(1) Southern Softball All-Year (82)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (80’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(9 All Worlds)
96. Don Clatterbough (16 points)
(11) ASA- Bradley’s (84-Major), Blanton’s (86-Major, 87-Major), Kirk’s-Ritch’s (88-Major), Starpath (89-Major, 89), HOF-2001
(2) USSSA- Wiliams Painting (83-A), Blanton’s (86)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(8 All Worlds, 1 HOF)
97t. Jim Mortl (15 points)
(12) USSSA- Milw. Elec, (69), Accurate (70-East, 71-East, 71-World Series-MVP), HOF-80
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (60’s)
(4 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 1 HOF)
97t. Gene Fisher (15 points)
(9) ASA- Howard’s Furniture (73, 74, 75, 78), HOF-88
(3) Smoky – Howard’s Furniture (74-MVP)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(4 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 1 HOF)
97t. Bill Pollack (15 points)
(6) ASA- York-Sanders (82), Elite Coatings (83, 84, 85), Imlay Real Estate (86-Major), DeBacco Brothers (90-Major)
(3) USSSA- York-Sanders (82), Elite Coatings (83, 84)
(1) ISA- Elite (85)
(5) NSPC- York-Sanders (82-East-MVP, 82)
(11 All Worlds, 1 MVPs)
97t. Rick Baker (15 points)
(4) ASA- Mercer’s/K&G (M-01-MVP)
(3) USSSA- Dan Smith/Backman (03, 04), Bell Corp (06-Conference Championships)
(6) NSA- Mercer’s/K&G (01, A-01-MVP), Dan Smith/Backman (03)
(2) Old Scout All Year (04, 05)
(7 All Worlds, 2 MVPs)
HONORABLE MENTION
101. Cal Carmen (14 points)
(11) USSSA- Dino’s (72-East-MVP, 73-East), Mazzola (77), HOF-94
(3 All Worlds, 1 MVPs, 0 POYs, 1 HOF)
101. Al White (14 points)
(4) ASA- Warren’s (72), Jerry’s (74), Nelson’s (77), Steele’s (81)
(1) USSSA- Steele’s (80)
(1) NSPC- Steele’s (80)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(6 All Worlds)
101. Phil White (14 points)
(2) ASA- Bell (94), Sunbelt (96)
(2) USSSA- Bell (93, 95)
(2) ISA – Bell (93, 95)
(2) Jerome Earnest All Year (93, 95)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(6 All Worlds)
104. Dennis Hogan (13 points)
(1) ASA- Howard’s (79)
(5) USSSA- Little Caesar’s (76), Howard’s (78-MVP)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(3 All Worlds, 1 MVP)
104. Doug Gerdes (13 points)
(8) USSSA- Snyder’s (73-E, 75-MVP, 76), Ford-Industrial (76, 88)
(2) Pro- Detroit Caesars (77, 78)
(3) Robert Brown’s All-Time Pro Team
(5 All Worlds, 2 All Pros, 1 MVP)
104. Charles Pierce (13 points)
(1) ASA- Campbell’s (79)
(9) USSSA- BAM (72-W, 73-MVP, 75-W-MVP)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s)
(4 All Worlds, 2 MVPs)
104. Rick Trudeau (13 points)
(2) USSSA- Snyder’s (76, 77)
(1) NSPC- Snyder’s (81-Regular Season All Star)
(1) Pro- Detroit Caesars (79)
(3) Robert Brown’s All-Time Pro Team
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(3 All Worlds, 1 All Pro)
104. Ken Carver (13 points)
(5) ASA- Lighthouse (88, 88-Major, 89-Major, 90, 95)
(2) ISA – Lighthouse (92, 94)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Year (93, 94, 97)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(7 All Worlds)
104. Derek Oliver (13 points)
(4) ASA- Steele’s (93), Convertors/Vernon’s (94), Paramount (99, 01-A-E)
(2) ISA- Steele’s (93), Paramount (01-A)
(1) NSA – Shen Valley (95)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Year (93, 94, 97)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(7 All Worlds)
104. Ron Patterson (12 points)
(2) ASA- Golden Gallons (70), Thurman Bryant (74)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (60’s, 70’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(2 All Worlds)
111. Tom White (12 points)
(4) ASA- DeBacco Brothers (90-Major), Tri-Gems (94), So Jern’s (96), Gas Heaven (97-Major)
(2) Jerome Earnest All Year (97, 98)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (90’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(4 All Worlds)
111. Dennis Pierce (12 points)
(11) ASA- Riverside (93-Major, 94-Major-MVP, 95-Major-MVP), Southland (96), Long Haul (2000-Major)
(1) Jerome Earnest All Year (97)
(5 All Worlds, 2 MVPs)
111. Rich Plante (12 points)
(6) ASA- Capital (86-Major), Marlton (87-Major), Superior-Spalding (88-Major), Superior/Apollo (89-Major, 90), Starpath (92)
(4) USSSA- Price Ent. (84-A), Marlton (87), Superior/Apollo (89), Williams/Finke (91)
(2) NSA- Superior/Apollo (89, 90)
(12 All Worlds)
114. Ray Fleetwood (11 points)
(4) ASA- Warren’s (76, 77), Howard’s (79, 80)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(3) Southern Softball All Year (76-POY)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(11 All Worlds)
114. Harold Kelley (11 points)
(5) ASA- Dave Carroll Sports (79), Jerry’s (80, 81, 82), Zimlinghaus (85-Major)
(3) USSSA- Nelson’s (79), Jerry’s (81, 83)
(2) NSPC- Jerry’s (81, 81-Regular Season All Star)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(9 All Worlds)
116. James Boyette (10 points)
(2) ASA- Jerry’s (80), Steele’s (81)
(1) USSSA- Howard & Carroll (78)
(1) Wirt Gammon All Year (77)
(3) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (70’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(3 All Worlds)
116. Dennis Myers (10 points)
(2) ASA- Howard’s (82), Cable TV (84)
(6) USSSA- Capitol Insulation (78-W-MVP, 80), JR Roofing (83-A)
(2) NSPC- Campbell’s (80), Shimer’s (81-Regular Season All Star)
(6 All Worlds, 1 MVP)
118. Braxton Speller (9 points)
(9) USSSA- Snyder’s (77), Fisher Brody (80-Indistrial), Miller (83-Class-A, 84), HOF-92
(4 All Worlds, 1 HOF)
Some ASA Industrial Softball guys with decent point totals are listed here:
Mark Trembley (29 points)
(28) ASA Industrial – Sikorsky (82-MVP, 84, 85, 88, 90-MVP, 94-MVP, 95-MVP, 98, 99, 2000, 02-MVP, 03, 04, 07)
(14 All Worlds, 5 MVPs)
Ed Finnegan (28 points)
(19) ASA Industrial – AVCO-Lycoming (64, 65, 68-MVP, 69, 71-MVP, 86-A, 88-A), NE Sports – (Open -74), HOF-93
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (60’s 70’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(8 All Worlds, 2 MVPs, 1 HOF)
Don Rardin (25 points)
(12) ASA Industrial – Gatliff’s Auto Sales (Open -56, 59), Yorshire Rest. (Open-60), IBM (66-MVP), HOF-75
(3) National Softball POY (58)
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (50’s, 60’s)
(4) Jerome Earnest All Century
(4 All Worlds, 1 MVP, 1 HOF)
J.D. McDonald (24 points)
(15) ASA Industrial – McAdenville -(Open -56, 57); Pharr Yarn (61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 69, 72, 74). HOF-84
(6) Jerome Earnest All-Decade (50’s, 60’s)
(3) Jerome Earnest All Century Honorable Mention
(10 All Worlds, 1 HOF)
Jeff Toni (22 points)
(22) ASA Industrial – Ray’s (Open-94), Sikorsky (97-MVP, 98-MVP, 99, 2000-MVP, 01, 02, 03, 04-MVP, 05)
(10 All Worlds, 4 MVPs)
Bob Kownacki (21 points)
(21) ASA Industrial – Sikorsky (84, 85, 86, 87-MVP, 88, 93-MVP, 95, 96-MVP, 98, 99, 01, 04)
(12 All Worlds, 3 MVPs)
Tom DeBernardo (19 points)
(19) ASA Industrial – Sikorsky (92-MVP, 93-MVP, 97, 98, 99, 2000-MVP, 01, 03, 04, 05)
(10 All Worlds, 3 MVPs)
Bob Hurd (13 points)
(13) ASA Industrial – Sikorsky (67, 68, 70-MVP, 73, 74, ??, ??, 79, ??, 82)
(10 All Worlds, 1 MVP)
Ken Clark (8 points)
(8) ASA Industrial – Sikorsky (68, 69, 70), HOF-90
(3 All Worlds, 1 HOF)
Frank DeLuca (7 points)
(7) ASA Industrial – AVCO-Lycoming (68, 69), HOF-74
(2 All Worlds, 1 HOF)
Some ASA Sixteen Softball guys with decent point totals are listed here:
Ed Zolna (25 points)
(25) ASA 16 Inch Softball – Dr. Carlucci’s Bobcats (11 All America selections, 69-MVP, 71-MVP, 73, MVP), HOF-89
(11 All Worlds, 3 MVPs, 1 HOF)
Note: If I missed anybody or left out a year or two, it was purely accidental, please just correct me – thanks, Steve
National Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fames
Players of Slow Pitch Teams and their Hall of Fame information
ASA
1973 * Myron Reinhardt, Alexandria, KY Catcher-Outfielder (Shield's Contractors, Yorkshire Restaurant, Gatliff Auto MVP-1963) 1974 * Frank DeLuca, Stratford, CT Pitcher (Industrial Softball - Avco-Lycoming-Textron) 1975 Donald Rardin, Lexington, KY Pitcher-Infielder (Gatliff Auto, Yorkshire Restaurant, IBM Industrial MVP-1966) 1982 Bill Cole, Sterling Heights, MI Third Base (East Side Sports MVP-1962, Michael's Lounge, Little Caesars) 1984 * J.D. McDonald, McAdenville, NC Shortstop (McAdenville, Pharr Yarn Industrial ) 1985 James Galloway, Westbury, NY Infielder (Musicaro Foods, County Sports, Empire County Astros) 1986 * Hal Wiggins, Fort Thomas, KY Outfielder (Shield's Contractors, Lang's Pet Shop, Gatliff Auto Sales) 1987 * Carl (Tex) Collins, Detroit, MI Catcher (Michael's Lounge, Little Caesars) 1988 Eugene Fisher, Denver, NC Catcher (Howard's Furniture/Western Steer) 1989 * Raymond (Whitey) Brown, Covington, KY Third Base (Lang's Pet Shop, Yorkshire Restaurant, Gatliff Auto Sales) 1989 Mike Gouin, Detroit, MI Outfielder (Michael's Lounge, Little Caesars MVP-1970) 1989 * Eddie Zolna, Chicago, IL Pitcher (Dr. Carlucci's Bobcats 16-inch MVP-1969, 1971, 1973) 1990 Dick Bartel, San Antonio, TX Outfielder (Ray Carpenter's, Campbell's Carpets, Howard's/Western Steer) 1990 * Tom Beall, Monticello, GA Outfielder (Reed's Nuts, Howard's/Western Steer) 1990 * Ken Clark, Stratford, CT Pitcher (Industrial Softball - Sikorsky Aircraft) 1992 Lou Del Mastro, Pittsburgh, PA Pitcher (Skip Hogan A.C. MVP-1965, Jim's Sport Shop) 1992 Paul Tomasovich, Pittsburgh, PA Third Base (Skip Hogan A.C. MVP-1964, Jim's Sport Shop) 1993 * Don Arndt, Sherrills Ford, NC Pitcher (TWUA, Howard's Furniture/Western Steer MVP-1972) 1993 Eddie Finnegan, Stratford, CT Shortstop (Avco/Lycoming/Textron Industrial MVP-1968, 1971) 1993 * Steve Loya, Cleveland, OH Catcher (Swing Inn, Gene's Sohio, Pyramid Cafe MVP-1975) 1994 * Bert Smith, Charlotte, NC Outfielder (County Sports MVP-1968, Pile Drivers MVP-1971, Howard's MVP-1973) 1994 Richard Willborn, San Antonio, TX Outfielder (Ray Carpenter's, Nelson's, Campbell's,Howard's/Western Steer) 1996 * Stan Harvey, Gastonia, NC Outfielder-First Base (Golden Gallons, Howard's Furniture/Western Steer) 1997 H.T. Waller, Chipley, FL Second Base (Jo's Pizza House MVP-1969, Howard's Furniture) 1999 Bruce Meade, Bradenton, FL Outfielder-Catcher (Warren's, Nelson's MVP-1977, Jerry's MVP-1982, Elite, Steele's, Vernon's) 2000 Bill Gatti, Louisville, KY Catcher (Jiffy Club, Elite, Marlton Trucking, Ritch's Major MVP-1989) 2000 Dennis Graser, Waukesha, WI First Base (Elite, Steele's, Starpath, Ritch's-Superior, Spectrum) 2001 Rick Scherr, Sherrills Ford, NC, Third Base-First Base (Howard's MVP-1981, 1983, 1984, Superior-Apollo, Ritch's-Superior) 2001 Don Clatterbough, Mechanicsville, VA, Outfield (Bradley's, Blanton's, Kirk's/Ritch's, Starpath) 2002 Ronnie Ford, Jacksonville, FL Outfielder (Warren Motors MVP-1976, Elite Coating, Jerry's, Vernon's ASA Class-A MVP-1990) 2007 Mike Macenko, Brooke Park, OH Second Base (Hillcrest Tavern, Steele's Sports MVP-1987, 1990, Sunbelt/Worth, Ritch's-Superior) 2010 Mike Shenk, Ephrata, PA Third Base (Taylor Brothers, Shen Valley, Lighthouse, Team TPS, Ritch's-Superior, Long Haul/TPS) 2012 Jerry King, Maysville, KY Third Base (DuBoise Chemical, Campbell's Carpets, Steele's Sports, Danny's Drilling) 2014 * Craig Elliott, Wadley, AL Pitcher (Tom's Foods, Ken Sanders MVP-1978, Elite Coatings, Steele's Sports MVP-1985, MVP-1986, Stewarts) 2015 John Davide, Centereach, NY Short Stop (Empire County Sports, Pepsico) 2017 Mark Martin, FL 2017 Willie Simpson, Chicago, IL 2018 Charles Wright, Georgia 2018 Ricky Huggins, Georgia 2018 Todd Joerling, Missouri
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USSSA
1980 Jim Mortl, Milwaukee, WS Second Base (Milwaukee Electric, Accurate Welding MVP-1971, Marasco's, Transport Oil) 1981 Frank Taccone, Rochester, NY Pitcher (Pace Electronics, Mazzola Castle) 1982 * Elby Bushong, Phoenix, AZ Utility (BAM, Kerr-Copperstate, J&R Roofing, Capitol Insulation) 1983 Glenn Eichelberger, Rochester, NY Outfielder-Catcher (Pace Electronics, Mazzola Castle) 1984 Cal Carmen, Detroit, MI First Base (Dino's Pizza East MVP-1972, Uniroyal, Mazzola Castle) 1985 Dick Bartel, San Antonio, TX Outfielder (C.C. Brick Central MVP-1978, Campbell's, Howard's) 1985 Ron Whittleton, North Hollywood, CA Manager-Pitcher (Capitol Insulatio West MVP-1980) 1986 Joe Seymour, Roanoke Rapids, NC Infielder (Poindexter Lumber, Candyman Bombers, Lenoir Tire) 1987 * Don Arndt, Sherrills Ford, NC Pitcher (Howard's Furniture/Western Steer) 1988 Mike Cellura, Panorama City, CA Outfielder (Capitol West MVP-1977, Campbell's, Howard's, Jerry's) 1989 Bruce Meade, Bradenton, FL Outfielder-Catcher (Nelson's, Dave Carroll, Jerry's MVP-1983, Elite, Smythe Sox, Starpath) 1990 Dennis (Tippy) Larsen, Action, MA Pitcher (Played Class-C Softball in Massachusetts) 1991 Andy Santillo, Rochester, NY Shortstop (Mazzola Castle) 1992 Braxton Speller, Sharpsburg, NC Catcher (Snyder's Softball Club, Miller High Life) 1993 Buddy Slater, Bulverde, TX Pitcher-Manager (Nelson's, Campbell's MVP-1980, Howard's, Elite, Smythe, Ritch's-Superior) 1994 Rick Scherr, Denver, NC First Base (Slinger, Taylor Brothers, Howard's MVP-1981, Superior/Apollo, Ritch's-Superior) 1995 Rick Wheeler, Ontario, CA Outfielder (Capitol, Elite MVP-1985, Smythe Sox, Ken Michael's, Ritch's) 1996 Doug Brown, Greer, SC Infielder (Dave Carroll's, Jerry's, Elite, Smythe Sox MVP-1986) 1997 Rick Pinto, Dearborn, MI Pitcher (Snyder's Softball Club MVP-1976) 1998 Clyde Guy, North Carolina Outfielder (Poindexter, Howard's, Superior-Apollo MVP-1989) 1999 Mike Macenko, Brooke Park, OH Second Base (Steele's Sports, Ritch's-Superior) 2000 Ron Parnell, Highland, CA Shortstop (Capitol Insulation, Steele's Sports Def-MVP-1987, Ritch's-Superior) 2001 Bill Gatti, Louisville, KY Catcher (Elite Coatings, Smythe Sox) 2002 Chuck Maiorana, Macomb, MI Shortstop (Nikki's Lounge, Miller, Coors Light, Sunset, Bunca, Nothdurft, Mountain Top) 2003 Britt Hightower, Katy, TX Outfield (Smythe Sox, Ritch's, Ritch's-Superior, Sunbelt, Long Haul) 2004 Darrell Beeler, Tulsa, OK Second Base (Superior/Apollo, Ritch's-Superior, Sierra/TPS) 2005 Todd Joerling, Defiance, MO Shortstop (Bell Corp, Sunbelt, Dan Smith, Jean Shoppe) 2005 Denny Jones, Clayton, CA Outfield (Campbell's Carpets, York Barbell/Ken Sanders, Jerry's, Capitol Insulation) 2006 Jeff Hall, Gastonia, NC Infield (Bell/Easton, Sunbelt, Dan Smith/Menosse/Backman MVP-2000) 2006 Rusty Bumgardner, Kings Mountain, NC Second Base (Converter's, Team TPS, Long Haul/TPS, Resmondo Off-MVP-2006, MVP-2006) 2006 Bob Louria, Dearborn, MI Pitcher (Southwest Fabricators, Bunca, People's Choice TV-Glass, Sunset Technologies) 2007 Doug Roberson, West Palm Beach, FL Outfielder (Steele's Sports, Superior/Apollo, Ritch's-Superior) 2007 Jeff Wallace, Phoenix, NY First Base (Steele's, Team TPS, Long Haul, Resmondo MVP-2003) 2007 Brett Helmer, Cicero, NY First Base (Wessell, Team Easton, Dan Smith, Bell Corp Off-MVP-2006, Smash It Off-MVP-2016) 2008 Todd Martin, Stoneville, NC Infielder (Converters, Shen Valley, Team TPS, Resmondo) 2008 Jason Kendrick, Naples, FL Outfielder (Sierra, Team TPS, Long Haul MVP-2001, Dan Smith Off-MVP-2002, Resmondo) 2008 Rick Weiterman, West Bend, WI Pitcher (Steele's Sports MVP-1988, Ritch's-Superior) 2009 Don Clatterbough, Mechanicsville, VA Outfielder (Bradley's, Blanton's, Kirk's/Ritch's, Starpath) 2009 Andy Purcell, Naples, FL Pitcher (Sunnyvale Valve, Long Haul/TPS, Resmondo MVP-2003, 2009, 2012, 2014, Def-MVP-2011) 2009 Dennis Rulli, Moor Park, CA Shortstop (Long Haul Def-MVP-2000, Chase/Reece Def-MVP-2002, Bell Corp, Resmondo MVP-2009) 2010 Hank Garris, Naples, FL Catcher (Bell Corp, Ritch’s/Superior, Team TPS Off-MVP-2000, Dan Smith Off-MVP-2004) 2010 Howie Krause, Concord, OH First Base (Hague, Wessell/Hague, Hague/Resmondo, Resmondo/Smith, Resmondo) 2010 Johnny McCraw, Lake Wylie, SC Outfielder (Team Easton, Dan Smith MVP-2008, U.S. Vinyl, Team Combat) 2010 * JC Phelps, Russell Springs, KY Catcher (Shen Valley, Kluever, Team Stucco, New Construction, Specialty Tank) 2011 * Craig Elliott, Wadley, AL Pitcher (Ken Sanders Ford, York Barbell-Ken Sanders, Elite Coatings MVP-1984, Steele's, Stewarts) 2011 Dal Beggs, Haines City, FL Infielder (Dan Smith, Long Haul, Hague/Resmondo, Bell Corp, Resmondo) 2011 Jimmy Powers, Gaston, NC Pitcher (Converter's MVP-1994, Steele's, Shen Valley, Sunbelt, Ritch's-Superior, Long Haul, Resmondo) 2012 * Charles Wright, Columbus, GA Third Base (Ken Sanders, York-Sanders, Elite, Steele's, Ritch's, Ritch's/Kirk's, Ritch's-Superior, Sunbelt) 2012 Mike Shenk, Ephrata, PA Third Base (Shen Valley, Lighthouse, Ritch’s-Superior, Team TPS MVP-1998, Team Easton, Long Haul) 2012 Dave Steffen, Flat Rock, MI Catcher (Steels's, Shubin's, Superior/Apollo, Ritch’s-Superior MVP-1992, Sunbelt) 2012 Billy Messina, Simi Valley, CA, Pitcher (Dan Smith, Chase, US Vinyl, AM/Las Vegas, Benfield, KME/Chaney's, Long Haul, Combat, Laservision) 2013 Larry Carter, Oklahoma City, OK Outfielder (D's Alliance, JMW, Labtec/Demarini, Sunnyvale Valve, Hague/Resmondo, Dan Smith) 2013 Tim Cocco, Cincinnati, OH Outfielder (Bell Corp Off-MVP-2005, Hague/Resmondo, Chase/Reece MVP-2002, Sunnyvale, Jean Shoppe, Reds, Combat) 2013 Scott Striebel, Brooklyn Park, MN Outfielder (Resmondo Def-MVP-2004, MVP-2005, Long Haul) 2014 * Dirk Androff, Naples, FL First Base (Steele's, Ritch's-Superior MVP-1991) 2014 Bob Hughes, Jonesboro, AR Outfielder (Chase, Sunbelt, Alesium, Benfield, Bell Corp, Resmondo) 2014 Carl Rose, Valdosta, GA Second Base (Lighthouse MVP-1997, Sunbelt, Williams/Worth Def-MVP-1992, Dan Smith, Hague/Resmondo) 2015 Bryson Baker, Woodland, CA Infielder (Resmondo -Conference MVP-2011, Laservision -Conference Championship Off MVP-2014, Smash It) 2015 Wendell Rickard, Baton Rouge, LA Catcher (Williams/Worth, Lighthouse, Dan Smith MVP-1999) 2016 Don Dedonatis III, Kissimmee, FL Shortstop (Mountain Top, Dan Smith MVP-2004, Resmondo MVP-2010, Def-MVP-2005, Def-MVP-2007, Def-MVP-2012) 2016 Billy Joe "BJ" Fulk, King, NC Outfielder (AM/Las Vegas, Specialty Tank, Bell Corp, Long Haul, Resmondo MVP-2011, Off-MVP-2012) 2017 Scott Nastaly, Canton, MI Pitcher (Maroadi "A" MVP-2000, Dan Smith) 2017 Scott Brown, Coon Rapids, MN Catcher (Pov's/Walser Chevy "AA" MVP-2001, Dan Smith, Bell Corp. Team Combat Off-MVP-2007) 2017 Scott Kirby, Destin, FL Outfielder (Bell Corp, Laservision MVP-2012, Smash It MVP-2015) 2018 Victor Cordova, CA (Pov's/Walser Chevy "AA" MVP-2001, Dan Smith, Bell Corp. Team Combat Off-MVP-2007) 2018 John Keigley Pitcher (Bell Corp, Laservision MVP-2012, Smash It MVP-2015)
Click here to go to the Official USSSA Hall of Fame Web Site and read about all it’s members
NSA
1992 Bruce Meade, Bradenton, FL Outfielder-Catcher (Smythe Sox, Starpath/LeAlCo) 1998 * Dirk Androff, Naples, FL First Base (Steele's, Ritch's-Superior MVP-1995) 1998 Mike Macenko, Brooke Park, OH Second Base (Steele's MVP-1986, 1990, Ritch's-Superior) 1998 Rick Weiterman, West Bend, WI Pitcher (Steele's, Ritch's-Superior) 2001 Todd Joerling, Defiance, MO Shortstop (Steele's, Bell Corp., Sunbelt, Dan Smith) 2002 Jay Huffstickler, Charlotte, NC (Played Class-C Softball in North Carolina) 2004 Jeff Wallace, Phoenix, NY First Base (Steele's, Team TPS MVP-1998, Long Haul MVP-2001, Resmondo/Taylor Brothers) 2010 Mike Jackson, Gadsden, AL (Played Class-C Softball in Alabama and also Senior Softball) 2011 Brett Helmer, Cicero, NY Second Base (Bell Corp, Dan Smith, Sports PT, Bubba's) 2012 Charles Smith, Rochester, NY Pitcher (Fast Pitch Softball) 2015 Jerry Jones, Atlanta, GA (Senior Softball) 2016 Mike Shenk, Ephrata, PA Third Base (Shen Valley, Lighthouse MVP 1996, Ritch's-Superior, Team TPS, Team Easton, Long Haul) 2016 Phil Hardy, KY
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ISA
1998 Mike Macenko, Brooke Park, OH Second Base (Steele's Sports MVP-1987, Ritch's-Superior, 9x ISA All World) 1999 * Charles Wright, Columbus, GA Third Base (Elite ODPA-88, Steele's, Ritch's-Superior MVP-1991, MVP-1992, ODPA-93, 10x ISA All-World) 2000 * Jerome Earnest, Panama City, FL Softball Writer (First writer to cover Slow Pitch Softball on the National Level) 2001 * Dirk Androff, Naples, FL First Base (Steele's Sports, Ritch's-Superior, 6x ISA All-World) 2001 Doug Roberson, West Palm Beach, FL Outfielder (Steele's Sports ODPA-1987, Superior/Apollo, Ritch's-Superior MVP-1995, 6x ISA All World) 2002 Dan Schuck, Sioux City, IA Outfielder (Steele's Sports, Bell Corp., Sunbelt, Team Easton, 5x ISA All World) 2003 Bruce Meade, Bradenton, FL Outfielder-Catcher (Elite Coatings, Smythe Sox, Steele's, Starpath/LeAlCo, 7x ISA All World) 2004 Dave Steffan, Flat Rock, MI Catcher (Ritch's-Superior MVP-1993, Sunbelt/Easton, 7x All World) 2005 Ricky Huggins, Savannah, GA Pitcher/Infielder (Lighthouse MVP-1990-AA, Steele's Sports, Vernon's, 7x All World) 2006 Todd Joerling, Defiance, MO Shortstop (Steele's ODPA-90, Bell Corp., Sunbelt MVP-97, Team Easton (OOPA-99), Dan Smith MVP-02, 10x ISA All World) 2007 Cecil Whitehead, Valdosta, GA Outfield (Smythe Sox, Howard's MVP-1988, Steele's, Ritch's-Kirk's, Ritch's-Superior, 6x ISA All World) 2008 Brian Arnold, Auburndale, FL Pitcher (see note below) (Doc's, Florida Heat 02-MVP-AA, 02-MVP-A, Suncoast, Aubrey's, Specialty Tank, 10x ISA All World) (has won 1 Major, 3-AAA, 5-A, 3-B, 2-Winter, and 4 Masters titles in his career) 2009 * Craig Elliott, Wadley, AL Pitcher (Steele's Sports, 1x ISA All World) 2010 Rick Scherr, Denver, NC First Base (Howard's/Western Steer MVP-1984, Superior/Apollo, 2x ISA All World) 2011 Dal Beggs, Haines City, FL Infielder (Dan Smith MVP-2000, Hague/Resmondo, Team Synergy MVP-A-2004, 6x ISA All World) 2012 Brett Helmer, Cicero, NY Second Base (SoJern, Team Easton MVP-1999, Dan Smith/Backman OOPA-02, 4x ISA All World) 2013 Billy Messina, Simi Valley, CA Pitcher (Dan Smith, Chase/Reece, ISA Class-A/AA teams, 4x ISA All World) 2014 Curtis Nave, Sanibel, FL (Florida Heat, ISA Class-A/AA teams, 3x ISA All World) 2014 Bobby Davis, Tampa, FL (Played all over the country and world - has won 54 National titles and - 3x ISA All World) 2015 Bill Blake, San Antonio, TX Catcher (Howard's/Western Steer, Smythe Sox, Steele's Sports, 4x ISA All World) 2015 Rusty Bumgardner, Kings Mountain, NC Second Base (Converters, Shen Valley, Team TPS, Long Haul, , 4x ISA All World) 2016 * Dewayne Nevitt ( 2016 Monty Tucker
Click here to go to the Official ISA Hall of Fame Web Site and read about all it’s members
WSL
2015 Rusty Bumgardner, Kings Mountain, NC Second Base (Converters, Shen Valley, Team TPS, Long Haul) 2016 Dal Beggs 2017 Jason Kendrick
3 or more Hall of Fame Inductions (Organization-Year Inducted)
Bruce Meade USSSA-1989 NSA-1992 ASA-1999 ISA-2003 Mike Macenko ISA-1997 NSA-1998 USSSA-1999 ASA-2007 Todd Joerling NSA-2001 USSSA-2005 ISA-2006 ASA-2016 Rick Scherr USSSA-1994 ASA-2001 ISA-2009 Brett Helmer USSSA-2007 ISA-2010 NSA-2011 Dirk Androff * NSA-1998 ISA-2001 USSSA-2014 Craig Elliott * USSSA-2009 ISA-2011 ASA-2015 Mike Shenk ASA-2010 USSSA-2012 NSA-2016 Rusty Bumgardner USSSA-2016 WSL-2015 ISA-2015 Charles Wright * ISA-1999 USSSA-2012 ASA-2018 Dal Beggs USSSA-2011 ISA-2011 WSL-2016
* Deceased
Managers, Coaches, Sponsors of Slow Pitch Teams and their Hall of Fame information
ASA
ASA Managers 1977 * George (Doc) Linnehan, Levittown, NY County Sports and Empire County Astros 1977 Bud Gagel, Louisville, KY Jiffy Club 1977 Bobby Lutz, Denver, NC Howard’s Furniture 1984 Al Brausch, Newport, KY Gatliff Auto Sales 1984 Bill Caye, Pittsburgh, PA Skip Hogan AC, Jim’s Sport Shop 1988 William (Red) Jenkins, McAdenville, NC Pharr Yarn Reds 1988 Roy Lombardo, Detroit, MI East Side Sporting Goods, Michael’s Lounge and Little Caesars 1998 Dave Neale Sr., Brook Park, OH Hillcrest Tavern, Nationwide Advertising and Steele’s Sports Silver Bullets 2003 Eugene Kwalek, Shelton, CT Sikorsky Aircraft (Industrial) 2007 David "Hank" Bassett, Monticello, KY T&K/Bassett Products, Starpath, Starpath/LeAlCo
ASA Meritorious Service Category 1977 * Bob Hoffman, York, PA York Barbell (Owner and Sponsor) 1983 * Percy Hedgecock, Dayton, OR Satellite Beach Comets (Manager) 1989 Tom Beck, Tidewater, VA Virginia Beach Piledrivers (Manager) 1990 * Bill Svochak, Detroit, MI Dee’s Sports Shop/Parks n Recreation (Industrial) 1999 Bill Plummer III, Syracuse, NY ASA National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum Manager
ASA Sponsor Category 1976 William J. Pharr, McAdenville, NC Pharr Yarn Reds 1982 * Richard Howard, Denver, NC Howard’s Furniture/Western Steer 1992 Fred and Carl Nothdurft, Detroit, MI Nothdurft Tool & Die (Masters) 1992 Jerry Pendergast, Miami, FL Jerry’s Caterers 1993 Harry (Robbie) Robinson, Portland, OR Many teams in the Metro Portland Area 1994 Woody and Pat Bell, Tampa, FL Bell Corp. 1999 Immor Clyte Franklin Jr., Baltimore, MD Angle Inn
USSSA
USSSA Managers 1979 * Jim Snyder, Novi, MI Snyder's Softball Club 1981 Gary Vitto, Warren, MI Dino's Pizza, Uniroyal 1985 Ron Whittleton, North Hollywood, CA Capitol Insulation 1988 Joe Nucci, Rochester, NY Pace Electronics, Mazzola-Castle 1991 * Leroy (Dick) Hoover, Louisville, KY Knights of St. John (3B Coach) 1997 Dave Neale Sr., Brook Park, OH Nationwide Advertising, Steele's Sports Silver Bullets 2000 Dan Smith, San Jose, CA Dan Smith Plastering, Smith/Backman/Menosse/Easton 2000 Randy Gorrell Jr., Canyon Lake, TX Campbell's Carpets, Howard's Western Steer, Ritch's-Superior 2002 Ed Menosse, El Cerrito, CA Bay Area Merchants (BAM), Campbell's Carpets and Smith/Backman/Menosse/Easton 2004 Jackie Hayes, Milword, VA Lighthouse/Worth, Dan Smith/Worth 2005 Frank Lateano, Windsor-Locks, CT Superior/Apollo, Ritch's-Superior/TPS 2007 Tom Formosa, San Jose, CA Classic Glass 2008 Lou Calvisi, Warren, MI Sunset Technologies 2008 Eugene Williams, Rochester, NY Pace Electronics
2009 - Jeff Miller, Atlanta, GA (Manager) Action Awards/TPS Mixed 2009 - John Rector, Kissimmee, FL (Manager) Resmondo Softball 2010 - Chuck Drewicz, Canton, MI (Manager) Women Softball- Lady Blue, UPI and UPI-Kinder 2011 - Frank Webb (Manager) - Resmondo Softball 2011 - Larry Quartuccio (Manager) 2011 - Jeff Hague (Manager) 2013 - Cecil Alford (NC) manager
USSSA Special Category 1988 * Richard Howard, Denver, NC Howard’s Furniture/Western Steer (Sponsor) 1994 Donald Webster, Chatsworth, CA Capitol Insulation and Broken Drum (Sponsor) 2004 Andy Joel, Richmond, VA AJD (Sponsor) 2005 Woody Bell, Tampa, FL Bell Corp. (Sponsor) 2006 Tom Kehoe, Rochester, NY Pace Electronics (Sponsor) 2006 David "Hank" Basset, Monticello, KY T&K/Basset Products, Starpath, Starpath/LeAlCo (Sponsor and Manager) 2007 Dennis Helmig, Grafton, OH Steele's Sports (Founder, Player and Manager)
USSSA Sponsor Category 2007 * Bill Taylor, Providence, RI Riverside/Taylor, Shen Valley/Taylor, Resmondo/Taylor, Bell Corp./Taylor 2008 Travis Resmondo, Auburndale, FL Resmondo Softball
2010 - Greg Blackburn, McKenzie, TN (Sponsor) Jean Shoppe 2011 - Don Cooper (Sponsor) - Combat 2013 - Robert Parrish (MO) sponsor 2014 - Coy Honeycut, SC (Sponsor) 2014 - Chris Walker, AK (Sponsor)
ISA
ISA Managers 2000 Cecil Alford, Stone Mountain, GA Lighthouse Softball 2003 N.C. Ryals, Gainesville, FL W.W. Gay 2006 Dave Neale Sr., Brook Park, OH Steele's Sports Silver Bullets
NSA
NSA Managers 1995 Dave Neale Sr., Brook Park, OH Steele's Sports Silver Bullets 1997 Gerald Parrish, Frankfort, KY Manager, Parrish Lumber (Class-B) 2007 John Dobernick, Lansing, MI Manager, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local #333 (Industrial) 2008 Robert "Red" Moore, Duckworth, KY Manager, Reds Boys
NSA Meritorious Service Category 2007 David "Hank" Basset, Monticello, KY T&K/Basset Products, Starpath, Starpath/LeAlCo (Sponsor and Manager)
Multiple Hall of Fame Inductions (Organization-Year Inducted)
Dave Neale Sr. * NSA-1995 USSSA-1997 ASA-1998 ISA-2006 David "Hank" Bassett USSSA-2006 ASA-2007 NSA-2007 Richard Howard * ASA-1982 USSSA-1988 Woody Bell ASA-1994 USSSA-2005
National Individual Stat Leaders
Note: Since 1990, only stats in official NITs or National Tournaments counted.
Home Runs – (Official Leaders listed from 1968, earlier leaders by word of mouth or Media Articles)
Year | Name, Team | Home Runs |
1953 | Myron Reinhardt, Shields Contractors | 46 |
1954 | Myron Reinhardt, Shields Contractors | 51 |
1955 | John Drees, Waldeck Tavern | . |
1956 | Ron Annotico, Sheffield Bronze | . |
1957 | Myron Reinhardt, Gatliff Auto Sales | . |
1958 | Ron Annotico, Sheffield Bronze | . |
1959 | Walt Wherry, Yorkshire Restaurant | . |
1960 | Ron Annotico, Sheffield Bronze | . |
1961 | Harry Phillips, Wilsman’s Trucking | . |
1962 | John Stone, Enterprise Bar | . |
1963 | Lou Russo, Musicaro Foods | . |
1964 | Paul Tomasovich, Skip Hogan AC | . |
1965 | John Stone, Cactus Club | . |
1966 | Jim Galloway, County Sports | . |
1967 | Tex Collins, Little Caesars | . |
1968 | H.T. Waller, Jo’s Pizza | 216 |
Ron Patterson, Golden Gallons | 185 | |
1969 | H.T. Waller, Jo’s Pizza | 219 |
Jim Galloway, County Sports | 200 | |
1970 | H.T. Waller, Jo’s Pizza | 195 |
Bert Smith, County Sports | 130 | |
Ron Patterson, Golden Gallons | 125 | |
1971 | H.T. Waller, Jo’s Pizza | 225 |
Stan Harvey, Kobax | 183 | |
Ron Patterson, Kobax | 145 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 142 | |
Ben Hogan, Kobax | 138 | |
Bert Smith, VA Beach Pile Drivers | 113 | |
Bill Gatti, Jiffy Club | 104 | |
Charlie White, Kobax | 103 | |
Johnny Dollar, Piledrivers | 76 | |
1972 | Bert Smith, VA Beach Pile Drivers | 217 |
H.T. Waller, VA Beach Pile Drivers | 201 | |
John Silmon, Taylor Brothers | 171 | |
Bill Gatti, Jiffy Club | 169 | |
Ron Patterson, Card’s Carpets | 158 | |
Stan Harvey, Card’s Carpets | 150 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 150 | |
Al White, Warren Motors | 145 | |
Gene Fisher, Howard’s Furniture | 110 | |
1973 | Rick Scherr, Copper Hearth | 225 |
Bert Smith, Howard’s Furniture | 218 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 193 | |
Bill Gatti, Jiffy Club | 167 | |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 166 | |
John Silmon, Taylor Brothers | 165 | |
H.T. Waller, Howard’s Furniture | 163 | |
Ron Patterson, Thurman Bryant | 156 | |
Jim Galloway, Empire County Astros | 106 | |
1974 | Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 219 |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 203 | |
John Silmon, Taylor Brothers | 194 | |
Bert Smith, Howard’s Furniture | 148 | |
Gene Fisher, Howard’s Furniture | 132 | |
Ron Patterson, Thurman Bryant | 132 | |
Ronnie Ford, Manatee County All-Stars | 124 | |
H.T. Waller, Howard’s Furniture | 109 | |
1975 | Bert Smith, Howard’s Furniture | 231 |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 203 | |
John Silmon, Taylor Brothers | 190 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 165 | |
Larry Kelly, Taylor Brothers | 160 | |
Rick Scherr, Taylor Brothers | 150 | |
Ron Ford, Copher Brothers | 147 | |
Ron Patterson, Duggan & Duggan | 141 | |
Ray Fleetwood, Copher Brothers | 141 | |
Bruce Meade, Copher Brothers | 140 | |
Denny Hogan, Howard’s Furniture | 132 | |
Ken Mitchem, Taylor Brothers | 129 | |
Gene Fisher, Howard’s Furniture | 126 | |
1976 | Rick Scherr, Taylor Brothers | 201 |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 197 | |
Buck Buchannan, Pharr Yarn | 189 | |
John Silmon, Taylor Brothers | 181 | |
Bert Smith, Howard’s Furniture | 177 | |
Ray Fleetwood, Warren Motors | 177 | |
John Spadaccino, Trenton Bicentennials | 172 | |
Ken Mitchem, Taylor Brothers | 171 | |
Micky McCarty, Taylor Brothers | 160 | |
Ron Ford, Warren Motors | 160 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 158 | |
Bruce Meade, Warren Motors | 131 | |
Ron Patterson, Duggan & Duggan | 129 | |
1977 | Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 290 |
James Boyett, Howard & Carroll | 282 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 279 | |
Denny Jones, Howard & Carroll | 261 | |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s Furniture | 245 | |
Herman Rathman, Nelson’s Painting | 244 | |
Bruce Meade, Nelson’s Painting | 225 | |
Charles Wright, Ken Sander’s Ford | 223 | |
H.T. Waller, Howard’s Furniture | 212 | |
Craig Elliott, Ken Sander’s | 210 | |
Micky Morrison, Howard & Carroll | 202 | |
Joey Raby, Howard & Carroll | 201 | |
Gene Jones, Howard & Carroll | 200 | |
Steve Howard, Howard’s Furniture | 199 | |
Tony Cloniger, Howard’s Furniture | 195 | |
1978 | James Boyett, Howard & Carroll | 303 |
Tom Beall, Howard & Carroll | 250 | |
Gene Jones, Howard & Carroll | 241 | |
Mike Mobley, Howard & Carroll | 209 | |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 208 | |
Micky Morrison, Howard & Carroll | 200 | |
Craig Elliott, Ken Sander’s | 197 | |
Joey Raby, Howard & Carroll | 192 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 189 | |
Mike Parrott, Port City Ford | 188 | |
Roger Mayo, Ken Sander’s | 185 | |
Lloyd Allanson, Paul Johnson | 182 | |
Lacy Brumley, Sullivan Stars | 175 | |
Bruce Meade, Nelson’s Painting | 175 | |
Mike Bolen, Burnett & Associates | 174 | |
Don Clatterbaugh, Howard & Carroll | 174 | |
Larry Ellis, Trenton Capitols | 170 | |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s Furniture | 165 | |
1979 | Mike Parrott, Port City Ford | 220 |
Craig Elliott, Ken Sander’s Ford | 219 | |
James Boyett, Ken Sander’s Ford | 218 | |
Joe Young, Nelson’s/Nelco | 214 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 191 | |
Harold Kelley, Ken Sander’s Ford | 188 | |
Tom Beall, Howard’s and Dave Carroll | 184 | |
John Hale, Frierson’s | 178 | |
Rick Hasty, Steele’s Sports | 174 | |
Dale Mayo, Ken Sander’s Ford | 174 | |
Bill Pollack, Trenton Capitols | 168 | |
Dick Bartel, Campbell’s Carpets | 155 | |
John Geckle, Steele’s Sports | 155 | |
Bob Brindamour, Shimers | 153 | |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 150 | |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s Furniture | 150 | |
Bruce Meade, Nelson’s/Nelco | 136 | |
1980 | Joe Young, Steele’s Sports | 337 |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s/Western Steer | 282 | |
Al White, Steele’s Sports | 270 | |
John Geckle, Steele’s Sports | 249 | |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 248 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s/Western Steer | 244 | |
Bruce Meade, Dave Carroll Sports | 207 | |
Mike Parrott, Dave Carroll Sports | 206 | |
Don Clatterbaugh, Steele’s Sports | 205 | |
Tim Haley, Steele’s Sports | 204 | |
Dick Bartel, Campbell’s Carpets | 200 | |
Denny Jones, Campbell’s Carpets | 199 | |
Craig Elliott, Jerry’s Caterers | 181 | |
Ronnie Ford, Jerry’s Caterers | 160 | |
James Boyett, Jerry’s Caterers | 154 | |
Tom Beall, Howard’s/Western Steer | 143 | |
1981 | Mike Bolen, Dave Carroll Skoal Bandits | 333 |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 295 | |
Tom Beall, Howard’s/Western Steer | 279 | |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s/Western Steer | 250 | |
Bruce Meade, Dave Carroll’s & Jerry’s | 247 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s/Western Steer | 244 | |
Dick Bartel, Howard’s/Western Steer | 229 | |
Craig Elliott, York/Ken Sander’s | 226 | |
Clyde Guy, Dave Carroll Skoal Bandits | 201 | |
Ron Ford, York/Ken Sander’s | 200 | |
Mark Cauley, Elite Coatings | 183 | |
Ricky Huggins, Elite Coatings | 181 | |
1982 | Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 356 |
Tom Beall, Howard’s/Western Steer | 303 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s/Western Steer | 253 | |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s/Western Steer | 245 | |
Craig Elliott, York/Ken Sander’s | 193 | |
Bill Pollock, York/Ken Sander’s | 161 | |
Charles Wright, York/Ken Sander’s | 136 | |
James Boyett, York/Ken Sander’s | 127 | |
Clyde Guy, York/Ken Sander’s | 118 | |
Dick Bartel, Howard’s/Western Steer | 117 | |
Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers | 102 | |
Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings | 100 | |
1983 | Craig Elliott, Elite Coatings | 390 |
Fred Trice, Elite Coatings | 334 | |
Bill Pollack, Elite Coatings | 319 | |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 314 | |
Mark Hierlmeier, Dan’s Sports | 225 | |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s Sports | 157 | |
Bill Gatti, Elite Coatings | 152 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s/Western Steer | 146 | |
Rick Wheeler, Capitol Insulation | 140 | |
Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers | 138 | |
Dana Andry, Steele’s Sports | 137 | |
1984 | Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 257 |
Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers | 229 | |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s Sports | 202 | |
Bill Gatti, Elite Coatings | 195 | |
1985 | Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 451 |
Tim Rhinehart, Howard’s/Western Steer | 409 | |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s/Western Steer | 320 | |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s Sports | 315 | |
Craig Elliot, Steele’s Sports | 310 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s/Western Steer | 309 | |
Darrell Misenheimer, Howard’s/W-S | 285 | |
Mike Bolen, Steele’s Sports | 269 | |
Tim White, Howard’s/Western Steer | 250 | |
Clyde Guy, Howard’s/Western Steer | 224 | |
Bruce Meade, Elite Coatings | 200 | |
Bill Blake, Howard’s/Western Steer | 197 | |
Bill Gatti, Elite Coatings | 186 | |
1986 | Charles Wright, Steele’s Sports | 503 |
Mike Bolen, Steele’s Sports | 435 | |
Doug Roberson, Steele’s Sports | 419 | |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s Sports | 410 | |
Craig Elliott, Steele’s Sports | 337 | |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 295 | |
Joe Young, Steele’s Sports | 294 | |
Dan Griffen, Steele’s Sports | 286 | |
Dan Schuck, Steele’s Sports | 251 | |
Ken Loeri, Steele’s Sports | 241 | |
Bill Gatti, Smythe Sox | 192 | |
Darrell Misenheimer, Howard’s/W-S | 159 | |
Tim White, Howard’s/Western Steer | 147 | |
Joey Raby, Howard’s/Western Steer | 139 | |
Freddie Trice, Howard’s/Western Steer | 132 | |
Tim Rhinehart, Howard’s/Western Steer | 129 | |
1987 | Mike Macenko, Steele’s Sports | 844 |
Scott Virkus, Steele’s Sports | 680 | |
Doug Roberson, Steele’s Sports | 672 | |
Craig Elliott, Steele’s Sports | 661 | |
Ricky Huggins, Steele’s Sports | 565 | |
Mike Bolen, Steele’s Sports | 554 | |
Ron Parnell, Steele’s Sports | 528 | |
Ken Dain, Steele’s Sports | 506 | |
Monty Tucker, Steele’s Sports | 413 | |
Jeff Stamps, Steele’s Sports | 390 | |
Rich Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 293 | |
Fred Trice, Steele’s Sports | 266 | |
Bill Gatti, Smythe Sox | 168 | |
Jim Fuller, Marlton Trucking | 125 | |
1988 | Mike Macenko, Steele’s | 830 |
Craig Elliott, Steele’s | 751 | |
Scott Virkus, Steele’s | 605 | |
Bill Blake, Steele’s | 584 | |
Ken Loeri, Steele’s | 526 | |
Doug Roberson, Steele’s | 512 | |
Kan Dain, Steele’s | 405 | |
Ernie Montgomery, Steele’s | 373 | |
Ron Parnell, Steele’s | 315 | |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 282 | |
Dave Johnson, Starpath | 128 | |
Jim Fuller, Marlton Trucking | 125 | |
Bill Gatti, Marlton Trucking | 114 | |
1989 | Dirk Androff, Steele’s | 413 |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s | 385 | |
Craig Elliott, Steele’s | 382 | |
Larry Friedieu, Steele’s | 320 | |
Monty Tucker, Steele’s | 302 | |
Scott Virkus, Steele’s | 282 | |
Greg Schulte, Steele’s | 275 | |
Bill Blake, Steele’s | 269 | |
Ken Loeri, Steele’s | 241 | |
Rick Scherr, Superior-Apollo | 194 | |
Bill Gatti, Ritch’s Salvage | 170 | |
1990 | Carl Rose, Lighthouse/Sunbelt | 187 |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s (408 total) | 162 | |
Dirk Androff, Steele’s (390 total) | 155 | |
Steve Craven, Lighthouse/Sunbelt | 145 | |
Ricky Huggins, Lighthouse/Sunbelt | 144 | |
Jim Fuller, Superior/Apollo | 123 | |
Todd Joerling, Steele’s (351 total) | 119 | |
Bill Blake, Steele’s (347 total) | 117 | |
Kerry Everett, Lighthouse/Sunbelt | 117 | |
Dave Johnson, Starpath | 117 | |
Kenny Carver, Lighthouse/Sunbelt | 114 | |
Monty Tucker, Steele’s (337 total) | 113 | |
Ron Parnell, Superior/Apollo | 103 | |
Greg Schulte, Steele’s (313 total) | 102 | |
Darrell Beeler, Superior/Apollo | 100 | |
Dave Steffen, Superior-Apollo | 100 | |
1991 | Carl Rose, Sunbelt/Worth | 230 |
Steve Craven, Sunbelt/Worth | 193 | |
Ken Carver, Sunbelt/Worth | 175 | |
Monty Tucker, Sunbelt/Worth | 157 | |
Greg Schulte, Sunbelt/Worth | 157 | |
Dan Schuck, Bell Corp. | 142 | |
Mike Macenko, Sunbelt/Worth | 137 | |
Todd Joerling, Sunbelt/Worth | 134 | |
Bruce Meade, Starpath | 131 | |
Larry Fredieu, Starpath | 131 | |
Charles Wright, Ritch’s-Superior | 130 | |
Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior | 124 | |
Jim Fuller, Ritch’s-Superior | 112 | |
Ricky Huggins, Sunbelt/Worth | 106 | |
Dave Steffen, Ritch’s-Superior | 106 | |
Britt Hightower, Ritch’s-Superior | 105 | |
Doug Roberson, Ritch’s-Superior | 103 | |
1992 | Jimmy Powers, Steele’s/Sunbelt | 225 |
Charles Wright, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 182 | |
Carl Rose, Williams/Worth | 169 | |
Wendell Rickard, Williams/Worth | 169 | |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s/Sunbelt | 168 | |
Jim Fuller, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 157 | |
Doug Berfeld, Spectrum/Easton | 157 | |
Dewayne Nevitt, Starpath | 154 | |
Ricky Huggins, Vernon’s | 154 | |
Kerry Everett, Steele’s/Sunbelt | 153 | |
Steve Craven, Steele’s/Sunbelt | 152 | |
Phil White, Nanney’s | 151 | |
Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 150 | |
Scott Elliott, Steele’s/Sunbelt | 145 | |
Ron Parnell, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 143 | |
Dan Schuck, Bell Corp. | 142 | |
Tot Powers, Steele’s/Sunbelt | 142 | |
Darrell Beeler, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 136 | |
Larry Fredieu, Bell Corp. | 130 | |
Britt Hightower, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 130 | |
1993 | Dan Schuck, Bell Corp. | 199 |
Carl Rose, Williams/Worth | 195 | |
Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 175 | |
Larry Carter, Bell Corp. | 165 | |
Darrell Beeler, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 163 | |
Monty McCrory, Astros | 161 | |
Charles Wright, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 157 | |
Steve Craven, Steele’s/Sunbelt | 152 | |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s/Sunbelt | 147 | |
Tot Powers, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 146 | |
Britt Hightower, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 146 | |
Kim Seaman, Bell Corp. | 146 | |
Kerry Everett, Bell Corp. | 143 | |
Dave Allen, Worth/Astros | 143 | |
JC Phelps, New Construction | 142 | |
Jeff Arnold, Bell Corp. | 142 | |
Wendall Rickard, Williams/Worth | 140 | |
Dave Steffen, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 140 | |
1994 | Jimmy Powers, Converters/Vernons | 175 |
Dan Schuck, Bell Corp/Easton | 174 | |
Britt Hightower, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 172 | |
Larry Fredieu, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 167 | |
Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 166 | |
Tot Powers, Converters/Vernons | 165 | |
Scott Elliott, Converters/ Vernons | 161 | |
Dewayne Nevitt, Converters/ Vernons | 160 | |
Hank Garris, Bell Corp. | 157 | |
Todd Joerling, Bell Corp. | 146 | |
Derek Oliver, Converters/ Vernons | 142 | |
Charles Wright, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 141 | |
Darrell Beeler, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 138 | |
Ron Parnell, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 135 | |
Dave Steffen, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 133 | |
Carl Rose, Williams/Worth | 132 | |
Sylvin Little, Southland (215 total) | — | |
1995 | Larry Friedieu, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 179 |
Carl Rose, Williams/Worth | 171 | |
Britt Hightower, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 167 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Shen V./Converters | 160 | |
Dan Schuck, Bell/Sunbelt/Easton | 154 | |
Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 154 | |
Dewayne Frizzell, Superior/Southland | 153 | |
Wendall Rickard, Lighthouse/Worth | 148 | |
JC Phelps, Shen Valley/Converters | 147 | |
Ron Parnell, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 146 | |
Tim Williamson, Superior/Southland | 146 | |
Darrell Beeler, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 141 | |
Doug Roberson, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 140 | |
Jimmy Powers, Shen Valley/Converters | 140 | |
Deve Steffen, Bell/Sunbelt/Easton | 134 | |
Tot Powers, Shen Valley/Converters | 133 | |
1996 | Wendall Rickard, Lighthouse/Worth | 209 |
Ricky Huggins, Lighthouse/Worth | 183 | |
Carl Rose, Lighthouse/Worth | 183 | |
Larry Fredieu, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 174 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Shen Valley/TPS | 167 | |
Scott Elliott, Shen Valley/TPS | 164 | |
Dave Steffen, Sunbelt/Easton | 164 | |
Tot Powers, Shen Valley/TPS | 158 | |
Al Davis, Shen Valley/TPS | 155 | |
Britt Hightower, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 153 | |
Jimmy Powers, Shen Velley/TPS | 149 | |
Hank Garris, Sunbelt/Easton | 145 | |
Dewayne Frizzell, Shen Velley/TPS | 144 | |
Ron Parnell, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 144 | |
Darrell Beeler, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 144 | |
Steve Craven, Lighthouse/Worth | 141 | |
Randall Boone, Lighthouse/Worth | 137 | |
JC Phelps, Shen Velley/TPS | 137 | |
Dan Schuck, Sunbelt/Easton | 137 | |
Dewyane Nevitt, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 135 | |
Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 134 | |
1997 | Carl Rose, Lighthouse/Worth | 221 |
Rusty Bumgartner, Shen Valley/TPS | 209 | |
Wendall Rickard, Lighthouse/Worth | 203 | |
Dewayne Nevitt, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 186 | |
Todd Martin, Shen Valley/TPS | 183 | |
JC Phelps, Shen Valley/TPS | 172 | |
Randall Boone, Shen Valley/TPS | 170 | |
Jeff Wallace, So Jern/Specialty Tank | 165 | |
Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 164 | |
Hank Garris, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 162 | |
Todd Joerling, Sunbelt/Easton | 152 | |
Robbie Ergle, Lighthouse/Worth | 147 | |
Ricky Huggins, Lighthouse/Worth | 147 | |
Jeff Wallace, So Jern/Specialty Tank | 144 | |
Scott Elliott, Sunbelt/Easton | 144 | |
Ken Carver, Sunbelt/Easton | 138 | |
Sterlin Ibrom, Lighthouse/Worth | 138 | |
Britt Hightower, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 138 | |
1998 | Hank Garris, Sierra/TPS | 196 |
Larry Fredieu, Sierra/TPS | 186 | |
Darrell Beeler, Sierra/TPS | 180 | |
Carl Rose, Lighthouse/Worth | 180 | |
Tom White, Wessell/Hague/So Jern | 163 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Team TPS | 161 | |
Brett Helmer, Wessell/Hague/So Jern | 155 | |
Wendall Rickard, Lighthouse/Worth | 151 | |
Doug Kissane, Team TPS | 150 | |
Jeff Wallace, Team TPS | 149 | |
Tot Powers, Sunbelt/Dan Smith | 147 | |
Hoaie Krause, Wessell/Hague/So Jern | 147 | |
Kerry Everett, Sunbelt/Dan Smith | 145 | |
Dewayne Frizzell, Lighthouse/Worth | 143 | |
Todd Martin, Team TPS | 135 | |
Randy Kortokrax, Steele’s/R&D | 134 | |
Randall Boone, Team TPS | 134 | |
Mark Creson, Sierra/TPS | 126 | |
Jimmy Powers, Sunbelt/Dan Smith | 125 | |
1999 | Hank Garris, Team TPS | 188 |
Wendall Rickard, Dan Smith//Worth | 182 | |
Carl Rose, Dan Smith//Worth | 159 | |
Jeff Wallace, Team TPS | 156 | |
Dewayne Nevitt, Team TPS | 148 | |
Lonnie Fox, R&D/Easton | 148 | |
Jim Devine, R&D/Easton | 144 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Team TPS | 144 | |
Rod Hughes, R&D/Easton | 141 | |
Randy Kortokrax, R&D/Easton | 139 | |
Randall Boone, Team TPS | 136 | |
Larry Carter, JWM/Herb’s | 132 | |
Tom WHite, Dan Smith//Worth | 131 | |
David Hood, R&D/Easton | 129 | |
Todd Martin, Team TPS | 129 | |
John Mello, Team TPS | 128 | |
Brett Helmner, Team Easton | 128 | |
Mike Shenk, Team Easton | 122 | |
2000 | Hank Garris, Team TPS | 228 |
Rusty Bumgardner, Team TPS | 203 | |
Larry Carter, Sunnyvale Valve/Easton | 198 | |
Jeff Wallace, Team TPS | 195 | |
Dewayne Nevitt, Ball Corp/Easton | 184 | |
Carl Rose, Dan Smith/Worth | 173 | |
Todd Martin, Team TPS | 168 | |
Jeff Ott, Long Haul/TPS | 162 | |
Wendall Rickard, Dan Smith/Worth | 161 | |
Jeff Hall, Dan Smith/Worth | 148 | |
Rod Hughes, Long Haul/TPS | 147 | |
Johnnie McCraw, Sunbelt Softball Club | 145 | |
Mike Shenk, Team TPS | 144 | |
Randy Kortokrax, BellCorp/Easton | 140 | |
Randall Boone, Team TPS | 140 | |
Derrick Williams, Sunnyvale V&F/Easton | 140 | |
Alex Lavorico, Long Haul/TPS | 136 | |
Paul Brannon, Hague/Resmondo/TPS | 135 | |
Dan Schuck, BellCorp/Easton | 132 | |
Steve Craven, Sunbelt Softball Club | 131 | |
2001 | Hank Garris, Long Haul/TPS | 150 |
Jeff Wallace, Long Haul/TPS | 129 | |
Larry Carter, Hague/Resmondo/TPS | 125 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Long Haul/TPS | 117 | |
Paul Brannon, Hague/Resmondo/TPS | 112 | |
Mike Shenk, Long Haul/TPS | 99 | |
Brett Helmer, Smith/Backman/Menosse | 98 | |
Todd Martin, Long Haul/TPS | 96 | |
Jerold Smith , Budweiser/Summerlin | 96 | |
Randy Kortokrax, Hague/Resmondo/TPS | 95 | |
Alex Lavarico, Pov’s/Walser/Reebok | 95 | |
Scott King, Budweiser/Summerlin | 94 | |
Carl Rose, Hague/Resmondo | 90 | |
Scott Brown, Pov’s/Walser/Reebok | 89 | |
Dewayne Nevitt, Smith/Backman/Menosse | 89 | |
Jeff Hall, Smith/Backman/Menosse | 89 | |
Howie Krause, Hague/Resmondo | 84 | |
Wendell Rickard, Smith/Backman/Menosse | 83 | |
Derrick Williams, Aftershock | 82 | |
Dennis Mendoza, Hague/Resmondo | 81 | |
Jason Kendrick, Long Haul/TPS | 81 | |
2002 | Jeff Wallace, Long Haul/TPS | 152 |
Rusty Bumgardner, Long Haul/TPS | 146 | |
Hank Garris, Long Haul/TPS | 141 | |
Dewayne Nevitt, Backman/Smith/Easton | 126 | |
Jeff Hall, Backman/Smith/Easton | 119 | |
Derrick Williams, Budweiser/Worth | 116 | |
Randy Kortokrax, Hague/Resmondo/Worth | 111 | |
Dal Beggs, Hague/Resmondo/Worth | 102 | |
Todd Martin, Long Haul/TPS | 100 | |
Brett Helmer, Backman/Smith/Easton | 93 | |
Scott King, Long Haul/TPS | 90 | |
Scott Striebel, Hague/Resmondo/Worth | 89 | |
Mike Shenk, Long Haul/TPS | 88 | |
Jeff Smith, Budweiser | 88 | |
Bryson Baker, Hague/Resmondo/Worth | 88 | |
Ray Cowart, Mid-South | 86 | |
Randell Boone, Long Haul/TPS | 86 | |
Tim Cocco, Chase/Reece/Roosters | 85 | |
Jeff Ott, Long Haul/TPS | 83 | |
Howie Krause, Hague/Resmondo/Worth | 80 | |
2003 | Jeff Wallace, Resmondo/Hague | 128 |
RJ Howerton, US Vinyl/Miken | 127 | |
Howie Krause, Resmondo/Hague | 116 | |
Brett Helmer, Backman/Dan Smith | 112 | |
Bryson Baker, Resmondo/Hague | 109 | |
Hank Garris, Resmondo/Hague | 107 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Resmondo/Hague | 106 | |
Jeff Hall, Backman/Dan Smith | 100 | |
Scott Brown, Backman/Dan Smith | 89 | |
Ronnie James, US Vinyl/Miken | 87 | |
Brandon Murray, US Vinyl/Miken | 86 | |
Dal Beggs, Resmondo/Hague | 75 | |
Tim Cocco, Budweiser/Sunnyvale | 74 | |
Bob Woldyk, US Vinyl/Miken | 72 | |
Ray Cowart, US Vinyl/Miken | 70 | |
Dennis Shrum, US Vinyl/Miken | 69 | |
Kelly Hartman, US Vinyl/Miken | 66 | |
Jeff Ott, US Vinyl/Miken | 63 | |
Larry Carter, Budweiser/Sunnyvale | 63 | |
JC Phelps, Resmondo/Hague | 61 | |
2004 | Jeff Hall, Dan Smith/Backman | 122 |
Bob Woldyk, US Vinyl | 113 | |
Brett Helmer, Dan Smith/Backman | 99 | |
Jeff Wallace, Resmondo/Taylor | 98 | |
Hank Garris, Dan Smith/Backmann | 95 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Resmondo/Taylor | 80 | |
RJ Howerton, US Vinyl | 80 | |
Kenny Briggs, Benfield/Alesium | 79 | |
Alex Lavorico, Benfield/Alesium | 77 | |
Scott Brown, Dan Smith/Backman | 76 | |
Tim Cocco Bell, Corp/Docs/Easton | 71 | |
John Glidewell, Dan Smith/Backman | 70 | |
JC Phelps, Kluever/B&J Logging | 69 | |
Jim Devine, Resmondo/Taylor | 67 | |
Chris Butler, US Vinyl | 66 | |
Randell Boone, Resmondo/Taylor | 65 | |
Ray Cowart, US Vinyl | 65 | |
BJ Fulk, Benfield/Alesium | 65 | |
JD Genter, US Vinyl | 64 | |
Bryson Baker, Resmondo/Taylor | 63 | |
2005 | Jeff Wallace, Resmondo/Smith | 104 |
Brett Helmer, Bell Corp/Backman | 91 | |
Tim Cocco, Bell Corp/Backman | 86 | |
Bryson Baker, Resmondo/Smith | 80 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Resmondo/Smith | 77 | |
RJ Howerton, Team Combat/Kluever | 76 | |
Dal Beggs, Bell Corp/Backman | 74 | |
John McCraw, Team Combat/Kluever | 71 | |
Tim Mattox, Team Stucco/TPS | 69 | |
Jeff Hall, Resmondo/Smith | 68 | |
Howie Krause, Resmondo/Smith | 67 | |
Shaun Ballard, Berardi’s/LTP | 65 | |
Scott Brown, Bell Corp/Backman | 63 | |
Brian Rainwater, Resmondo/Smith | 59 | |
Scott Striebel, Resmondo/Smith | 59 | |
2006 | Jeff Wallace, Resmondo-KME | 97 |
Jeff Hall, Specialty Tank | 82 | |
Tim Cocco, Bell Corp | 81 | |
JC Phelps, Specialty Tank | 81 | |
Brett Helmer, Bell Corp | 80 | |
Denny Crine, Benfield | 79 | |
Scott Kirby, Bell Corp | 74 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Resmondo-KME | 70 | |
Vince Bisbee, Bell Corp | 69 | |
Greg Connell, Specialty Tank | 69 | |
Shane Hatfield, Benfield | 66 | |
Greg Hartwick, Benfield | 65 | |
BJ Fulk, Benfield | 64 | |
Brian Justice, Benfield | 64 | |
Bryson Baker, Resmondo-KME | 63 | |
Dal Beggs, Resmondo-KME | 63 | |
2007 | BJ Fulk, Bell Corp | 92 |
Hank Garris, Team Combat/Benfield | 84 | |
Jeff Wallace, Remondo Softball | 81 | |
Brett Helmer, Bell Corp | 80 | |
Bryson Baker, Remondo Softball | 78 | |
Johnny McCraw, Team Combat/Benfield | 77 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Remondo Softball | 73 | |
Scott Brown, Team Combat/Benfield | 69 | |
Jamie Gordon, Jean Shoppe | 66 | |
Tim Cocco, Bell Corp | 65 | |
Howie Krause, Remondo Softball | 61 | |
Brian Rainwater, Remondo Softball | 59 | |
Brian Wegman, Bell Corp | 56 | |
Jason Kendrick, Remondo Softball | 55 | |
Scott Kirby, Bell Corp | 54 |
Batting Average/On-Base Percentage
(Official Leaders listed from 1968, earlier leaders by word of mouth or Media Articles)
*From 1996, The Batting Leader was Determined by On-Base Percentage
Year | Name, Team | Average |
1953 | Myron Reinhardt, Shields Contractors | 0.592 |
1954 | Myron Reinhardt, Shields Contractors | . |
1955 | Gene Dittoe, Lang’s Pet Shop | . |
1956 | Hal Wiggins, Lang’s Pet Shop | . |
1957 | Myron Reinhardt, Gatliff Auto Sales | . |
1958 | Don Rardin, Boone’s Bar | 0.625 |
1959 | Don Rardin, Yorkshire Restaurant | 0.648 |
1960 | Don Rardin, Yorkshire Restaurant | 0.618 |
1961 | Steve Massong, Hamilton Tailors | . |
1962 | Steve Massong, Johnnie’s Car Wash | . |
1963 | Oscar Steadman, Musicaro Foods | . |
1964 | Steve Massong, Tom Sweeney’s | . |
1965 | Don Rardin, IBM | 0.680 |
1966 | Don Rardin, IBM | 0.617 |
1967 | Linwood Strickland, Indian Lakes | 0.740 |
Don Rardin, IBM | 0.603 | |
1968 | Steve Loya, Gene’s Sunoco | 0.643 |
1969 | Luther Ates, Jo’s Pizza | 0.718 |
1970 | Steve Loya, Gene’s Sohio | .758 (set record) |
HT Waller, Jo’s Pizza | 0.697 | |
Mike Gouin, Little Caesars | 0.685 | |
1971 | Steve Loya, Gene-Angelos | 0.746 |
Bill Gatti, Jiffy Club | 0.650 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 0.639 | |
Tom Louria, Snyder’s | 0.639 | |
Johnny Dollar, Va. Beach Piledrivers | 0.638 | |
Bert Smith, VA. Beach Piledrivers | 0.623 | |
HT Waller, Jo’s Pizza | 0.610 | |
1972 | Larry Sheppard, Gonzales Mexican Foods | 0.710 |
Jim Galloway, Empire County Astros | 0.690 | |
Tom Louria, Snyder’s | 0.677 | |
Jim Puckett Little Caesars | 0.673 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 0.663 | |
Bill Gatti, Jiffy Club | 0.655 | |
Bill Cole, Little Caesars | 0.645 | |
Bert Smith, Indian Lakes Piledrivers | 0.630 | |
HT Waller Indian Lakes Piledrivers | 0.595 | |
1973 | Bert Smith, Howard’s Furniture | 0.694 |
HT Waller, Howard’s Furniture | 0.664 | |
Mike Gouin, Little Caesars | 0.654 | |
Rick Scherr, Copper Hearth | 0.652 | |
Gary LaDue, Little Caesars | 0.650 | |
Bill Gatti, Jiffy Club | 0.645 | |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 0.634 | |
1974 | Doug Hommell, Levittown Legion | 0.703 |
Al White, Jerry’s Caterers | 0.683 | |
Phil Higgins, Copper Hearth | 0.689 | |
Rick Scherr, Copper Hearth | 0.678 | |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 0.650 | |
James Washington, Jerry’s Caterers | 0.644 | |
Al White, Jerry’s Caterers | 0.636 | |
Mike Gouin, Little Caesars | 0.630 | |
1975 | Mike Nye, Nelson’s Painting | 0.673 |
Bert Smith, Howard’s Furniture | 0.667 | |
Ray Fleetwood, Copher Brothers | 0.663 | |
Ron Ford Copher Brothers | 0.650 | |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 0.650 | |
Rick Scherr, Taylor Brothers | 0.643 | |
Bruce Meade, Copher Brothers | 0.641 | |
Mike Gouin, Little Caesars | 0.633 | |
Phil Higgins, Copper Hearth | 0.628 | |
Denny Hogan, Howard’s Furniture | 0.622 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 0.620 | |
1976 | Mike Nye, Warren Motors | .769 (set record) |
Bruce Meade, Warren Motors | 0.711 | |
Ron Ford, Warren Motors | 0.707 | |
Doug Gerdes, Snyder’s | 0.701 | |
Ray Fleetwood, Warren Motors | 0.683 | |
Buck Buchanan, Pharr Yarn | 0.683 | |
Rick Scherr, Taylor Brothers | 0.680 | |
Al White, Jerry’s Caterers | 0.676 | |
Tex Collins, Little Caesars | 0.667 | |
Bert Smith, Howard’s Furniture | 0.662 | |
Mickey McCarty, Taylor Brothers | 0.660 | |
Frank Sorrells, Jerry’s Caterers | 0.657 | |
Bill Gatti, Jiffy Club | 0.650 | |
Phil Higgins, Copper Hearth | 0.650 | |
1977 | Bruce Meade, Nelson’s Painting | 0.764 |
Mike Parrott, Port City Ford | 0.760 | |
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Caterers | 0.758 | |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s Furniture | 0.731 | |
Mike Bolen, Burnette & Associates | 0.707 | |
Chic Downing, Fliteline | 0.700 | |
Dan Clatterbaugh, Dave Carroll Sports | 0.685 | |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 0.680 | |
Charles Wright, Ken Sander’s Ford | 0.679 | |
Craig Elliott, Ken Sander’s Ford | 0.675 | |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 0.655 | |
HT Waller, Howard’s Furniture | 0.652 | |
Denny Hogan, Howard’s Furniture | 0.642 | |
1978 | Bruce Meade, Nelson’s Painting | 0.720 |
Elby Bushong, Capitol Insulation | 0.708 | |
Craig Elliott, Ken Sander’s Ford | 0.700 | |
Greg Fuhrman, York Barbells | 0.700 | |
Mike Bolen, Burnette & Associates | 0.695 | |
Bill Ferguson, Nelson,s Painting | 0.680 | |
James Boyett, Howard & Carroll | 0.671 | |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 0.667 | |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s Furniture | 0.663 | |
Charles Wright, Ken Sander’s Ford | 0.657 | |
1979 | Craig Elliott, Ken Sander’s Ford | 0.718 |
Joe Young, Nelson’s Ptg./Nelco Mfg. | 0.709 | |
Mike Bolen, Dave Carroll Sports | 0.708 | |
Bruce Meade, Nelson’s Ptg./Nelco Mfg. | 0.693 | |
John Hale, Frierson’s | 0.692 | |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 0.642 | |
1980 | Bruce Meade, Dave Carroll Sports | 0.757 |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s/Western Steer | 0.721 | |
Joe Young, Steele’s Sports | 0.716 | |
Craig Elliott, Jerry’s Caterers | 0.701 | |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 0.700 | |
Greg Fuhrman, Campbell’s Carpets | 0.700 | |
James Boyett, Ken Sander’s Ford | 0.655 | |
Harold Kelley, Ken Sander’s Ford | 0.648 | |
1981 | Bruce Meade, Dave Carroll & Jerry’s | 0.767 |
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Caterers | 0.727 | |
Cecil Whitehead, Elite Coatings | 0.726 | |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 0.723 | |
Mike Nye, York Barbell/Ken Sander’s | 0.711 | |
1982 | Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 0.708 |
Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers | 0.705 | |
Tom Beall, Howard’s/Western Steer | 0.702 | |
Bill Pollock, York/Ken Sander’s | 0.698 | |
Craig Elliott, York/Ken Sander’s | 0.697 | |
Mike Nye, York Barbell/Ken Sander’s | 0.692 | |
1983 | Craig Elliott, Elite Coatings | 0.765 |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 0.747 | |
Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers | 0.738 | |
Mike Nye, Jerry’s Caterers | 0.712 | |
Bill Gatti, Elite Coatings | 0.696 | |
Mike Bolen, Jerry’s Caterers | 0.691 | |
1984 | Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers | 0.696 |
Bill Gatti, Elite Coatings | 0.668 | |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 0.665 | |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s Sports | 0.652 | |
Mike Nye, Jerry’s Caterers | 0.650 | |
1985 | Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 0.760 |
Bruce Meade, Elite Coatings | 0.746 | |
Mike Bolen, Steele’s Sports | 0.695 | |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s/Western Steer | 0.690 | |
Mike Nye, Steele’s Sports | 0.676 | |
Bill Gatti, Elite Coatings | 0.670 | |
1986 | Bill Gatti, Smythe Sox | 0.761 |
Mike Bolen, Steele’s Sports | 0.749 | |
Charles Wright, Steele’s Sports | 0.721 | |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s Sports | 0.712 | |
Bruce Meade, Smythe Sox | 0.711 | |
Greg Fuhrman, Steele’s Sports | 0.706 | |
1987 | Rick Weiterman, Steele’s Sports | 0.750 |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s Sports | 0.744 | |
Bill Gatti, Smythe Sox | 0.744 | |
Mike Bolen, Steele’s Sports | 0.723 | |
Bruce Meade, Smythe Sox | 0.720 | |
Craig Elliott, Steele’s Sports | 0.706 | |
Jim Fuller, Marlton Trucking | 0.700 | |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 0.698 | |
1988 | Jim Fuller, Marlton Trucking | 0.761 |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 0.753 | |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s | 0.745 | |
Rick Weiterman, Steele’s | 0.735 | |
Craig Elliott, Steele’s | 0.715 | |
Dirk Androff, Steele’s | 0.705 | |
Bill Gatti, Marlton Trucking | 0.688 | |
1989 | Rick Weiterman, Steele’s | 0.760 |
Bill Blake, Steele’s | 0.719 | |
Bruce Meade, Ken Michael’s | 0.710 | |
Clyde Guy, Superior-Apollo | 0.709 | |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s | 0.706 | |
Dirk Androff, Steele’s | 0.705 | |
Jim Fuller, Superior-Apollo | 0.700 | |
1990 | Jim Fuller, Superior-Apollo | 0.767 |
Mike Parrott, Hinson Capitols | 0.752 | |
Dirk Androff, Steele’s | 0.729 | |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s | 0.717 | |
Monty Tucker, Steele’s | 0.714 | |
Carl Rose, Lighthouse/Sunbelt | 0.711 | |
Cecil Whitehead, Ritch’s-Kirks | 0.708 | |
Britt Hightower, Ritch’s-Kirks | 0.705 | |
Kenny Carver, Lighthouse/Sunbelt | 0.701 | |
1991 | Carl Rose, Sunbelt/Worth | 0.751 |
Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.747 | |
Jim Fuller, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.728 | |
Charles Wright, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.713 | |
Steve Craven, Steele’s/Sunbelt | 0.703 | |
Ken Carver, Steele’s/Sunbelt | 0.691 | |
Britt Hightower, Ritch’s-Superior | 0.680 | |
Darrell Beeler, Ritch’s-Superior | 0.677 | |
Bruce Meade, Starpath | 0.675 | |
Bruce Meade, Starpath | 0.675 | |
Todd Joerling, Sunbelt/Worth | 0.672 | |
Dave Steffen, Ritch’s-Superior | 0.669 | |
Dan Schuck, Bell Corp. | 0.664 | |
Cecil Whitehead, Ritch’s-Superior | 0.664 | |
1992 | Jim Fuller, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | .774 (set record) |
Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.756 | |
Jimmy Powers, Steels’s/Sunbelt | 0.752 | |
Phil White, Nanney’s | 0.746 | |
Carl Rose, Williams/Worth | 0.745 | |
Derek Oliver, Converters | 0.743 | |
Charles Wright, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.734 | |
Sylvin Little, Nanney’s | 0.733 | |
Rick Weiterman, Ritch’s-Superior | 0.732 | |
Danny Williams, Steele’s/Sunbelt | 0.727 | |
Kenny Pruit, Nanney’s | 0.720 | |
Doug Berfeldt, Spectrum/Easton | 0.715 | |
Curtis WIlliams, Vernon’s | 0.712 | |
Todd Joerling, Bell Corp | 0.707 | |
Dave Steffen, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.703 | |
Doug Roberson, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.703 | |
1993 | Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.749 |
Darrell Beeler, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.748 | |
Charles Wright, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.736 | |
Chris Gambrill, Moulton Furniture | 0.733 | |
Scott Elliott, Steele’s/Sunbelt | 0.728 | |
Derek Jones, Alford’s/Worth | 0.728 | |
JC Phelps, New Construction | 0.727 | |
Phil White, Bell Corp. | 0.721 | |
Jim Fuller, Williams/Worth | 0.720 | |
Russ Earnest, Back Porch | 0.720 | |
Derek Oliver, Steele’s/Sunbelt | 0.720 | |
Scott Flood, DJ’s | 0.719 | |
Freddie Johnson, Moulton Furniture | 0.717 | |
Steve Craven, Steele’s/Sunbelt | 0.715 | |
Bud Weathers, Century Glass | 0.714 | |
Larry Fredieu, Vernon’s | 0.714 | |
Carl Rose, Williams/Worth | 0.708 | |
Jeff Hall, Converters | 0.706 | |
1994 | Jimmy Powers, Converters/Vernons | .790 (set record) |
Tom White, Charlie’s Tuna | 0.760 | |
Todd Joerling, Bell Corp./Easton | 0.759 | |
Jacques Miller, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.756 | |
Derek Oliver, Converters/Vernon’s | 0.736 | |
J.C. Phelps, Shen Valley/DJ’s | 0.735 | |
Jim Fuller, Williams/Worth | 0.734 | |
Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.733 | |
Britt Hightower, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.732 | |
Sterlin Ibrom, Williams/Worth | 0.730 | |
Dale Sensenig, DJ’s Sports | 0.728 | |
Robbie Ergle, DJ’s Sports | 0.726 | |
Rick Weiterman, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.725 | |
Larry Fredieu, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.723 | |
Hank Garris, Bell Corp./Easton | 0.722 | |
Joe Spadifino, DJ’s Sports | 0.721 | |
Tot Powers, Converters/Vernons | 0.719 | |
Carl Rose, Williams/Worth | 0.719 | |
1995 | Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.779 |
Shane DuBose, Tri-Gems/Easton | 0.776 | |
Jimmy Powers, Shen Valley/Converters | 0.726 | |
Brad Stiles, Lighthouse/Worth | 0.726 | |
Doug Roberson, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.721 | |
Phil Jobe, Superior/Southland | 0.720 | |
Todd Joerling, Bell/Sunbelt | 0.719 | |
Mark Martin, RSH/Deep South | 0.719 | |
Ed Starcher, Bell/Sunbelt | 0.716 | |
Bob Fischer, Tri-Gem’s/Easton | 0.716 | |
Charles Wright, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 0.714 | |
Mike Jackson, Riverside/RAM | 0.712 | |
Sterlin Ibrom, Lighthouse/Worth | 0.710 | |
Dan Schuck, Bell/Sunbelt | 0.702 | |
JC Phelps, Shen Valley/Converters | 0.699 | |
Dewayne Frizzell, Superior/Southland | 0.695 | |
Derek Jones, Lighthouse/Worth | 0.693 | |
Dale Walters, D&D Thoroughbreds | 0.693 |
ON BASE PERCENTAGE LEADERS
Year | Name, Team | On-Base % | Average |
1996 | J.C. Phelps, Shen Valley/TPS | 0.796 (set record) | 0.767 |
Roy Eppley, Herrin/Dudley | 0.792 | 0.761 | |
Jeff Hall, Sunbelt/Easton | 0.790 | 0.766 | |
Wendall Rickard, Lighthouse/Worth | 0.786 | 0.759 | |
Al Davis, Shen Valley/TPS | 0.771 | 0.743 | |
Derek Jones, Lighthouse/Worth | 0.770 | 0.732 | |
Britt Hightower, Ritch’s-Superior | 0.768 | 0.751 | |
Jeff Vargo, Whips/Instant Landscaping | 0.766 | 0.768 | |
Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior | 0.761 | 0.751 | |
Jimmy Powers, Shen Valley/TPS | 0.760 | 0.724 | |
Todd Martin, Shen Valley/TPS | 0.753 | 0.744 | |
Darrell Beeler, Ritch’s-Superior | 0.750 | 0.724 | |
Doug Roberson, Ritch’s-Superior | 0.750 | 0.732 | |
Charles Wright, Sunbelt/Easton | 0.744 | 0.728 | |
1997 | Jeff Hall, Sunbelt/Easton | 0.817 (set record) | 0.807 (set record) |
J.C. Phelps, Shen Valley/TPS | 0.798 | 0.764 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Shen Valley/TPS | 0.782 | 0.763 | |
Brad Stiles, Lighthouse/Worth | 0.781 | 0.755 | |
Shane Dubose, Sunbelt/Dan Smith | 0.772 | 0.736 | |
Doug Roberson, Ritch’s-Superior | 0.767 | 0.721 | |
Jeff Wallace, So Jern/Specialty Tank | 0.764 | 0.745 | |
Dirk Androff, Ritch’s-Superior | 0.763 | 0.741 | |
Bobby Gilbert, Sunbelt/Easton | 0.758 | 0.738 | |
Carl Rose, Lighthouse/Worth | 0.758 | 0.743 | |
Todd Joerling, Sunbelt/Easton | 0.756 | 0.731 | |
Dewayne Nevitt, Ritch’s-Superior | 0.756 | 0.728 | |
1998 | Wendall Rickard, Lighthouse/Worth | 0.776 | 0.749 |
Jeff Wallace, Team TPS | 0.776 | 0.753 | |
Tom White, Wessell/Hague/So Jern | 0.773 | 0.753 | |
Brett Helmer, Wessell/Hague/So Jern | 0.763 | 0.728 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Team TPS | 0.758 | 0.725 | |
JC Phelps, Team TPS | 0.758 | 0.726 | |
Hank Garris, Sierra/TPS | 0.751 | 0.744 | |
Jeff Hall, Sunbelt/Easton | 0.751 | 0.739 | |
Jason Kendrick, Sierra/TPS | 0.749 | 0.738 | |
Jimmy Powers, Sunbelt/Easton | 0.741 | 0.713 | |
Shane Dubose, Sunbelt/Easton | 0.739 | 0.729 | |
Doug Roberson, Team TPS | 0.735 | 0.716 | |
1999 | Brett Helmer, Team Easton | 0.789 | 0.758 |
Jeff Wallace, Team TPS | 0.786 | 0.765 | |
JC Phelps, Team Easton | 0.770 | 0.741 | |
Derek Oliver, Paramount Builders/TPS | 0.769 | 0.758 | |
Jeff Smith, JWM/Herb’s/TPS | 0.766 | 0.740 | |
Jimmy Devine, R&D/Easton | 0.756 | 0.759 | |
Keith Brockman, R&D/Easton | 0.755 | 0.709 | |
Hank Garris, Team TPS | 0.755 | 0.732 | |
Randall Boone, Team TPS | 0.753 | 0.706 | |
Jimmy Powers, Paramount Builders | 0.752 | 0.708 | |
Jeff Hall, Team Easton | 0.751 | 0.720 | |
Todd Joerling, Team Easton | 0.750 | 0.715 | |
2000 | Brett Helmer, Bell Corp/Easton | 0.815 | 0.775 |
Hank Garris, Team TPS | 0.796 | 0.775 | |
Jeff Wallace, Team TPS | 0.782 | 0.757 | |
Derek Oliver, Sunbelt Softball Club | 0.782 | 0.754 | |
Jeff Hall, Dan Smith/Worth | 0.782 | 0.749 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Team TPS | 0.766 | 0.742 | |
Jimmy Powers, Sunbelt Softball Club | 0.766 | 0.743 | |
Dewayne Nevitt, BellCorp/Easton | 0.759 | 0.736 | |
Dennis Rulli, Long Haul/TPS | 0.759 | 0.740 | |
Johnnie McCraw, Sunbelt Softball Club | 0.756 | 0.741 | |
2001 | Ray Cowart, Aftershock/Easton | 0.775 | 0.735 |
Todd Volkers, Pov’s/Walser/Reebok | 0.770 | 0.726 | |
Jimmy Powers, Long Haul/TPS | 0.768 | 0.730 | |
Jeff Wallace, Long Haul/TPS | 0.766 | 0.738 | |
Jeff Hall, Smith/Backman/Menosse | 0.762 | 0.728 | |
Shane Dubose, Budweiser/Summerlin | 0.756 | 0.725 | |
Brett Helmer, Smith/Backman/Menosse | 0.749 | 0.713 | |
Dewayne Nevitt, Smith/Backman/Menosse | 0.746 | 0.723 | |
Jerold Smith, Budweiser/Summerlin | 0.744 | 0.722 | |
Hank Garris, Long Haul/TPS | 0.735 | 0.718 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Long Haul/TPS | 0.728 | 0.705 | |
2002 | Brett Helmer, Backman/Smith/Easton | 0.799 | 0.762 |
Jeff Hall, Backman/Smith/Easton | 0.784 | 0.744 | |
John Glidewell, Mountain Top/TPS | 0.779 | 0.722 | |
Jeff Wallace, Long Haul/TPS | 0.771 | 0.740 | |
Jeff Smith, Budweiser/Worth | 0.765 | 0.732 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Long Haul/TPS | 0.763 | 0.731 | |
Jerold Smith, Budweiser/Worth | 0.763 | 0.724 | |
Hank Garris, Long Haul/TPS | 0.762 | 0.714 | |
Wes Campbell, Backman/Smith/Easton | 0.749 | 0.741 | |
Todd Thomas, Twin States | 0.740 | 0.652 | |
Ray Cowart, Mid-South | 0.737 | 0.718 | |
2003 | Don DeDonatis, Mountain Top/TPS | 0.787 | ? |
Jeff Hall, Backman/Dan Smith | 0.765 | ? | |
Jeff Wallace, Resmondo/Hague | 0.742 | ? | |
Brett Helmer, Backman/Dan Smith | 0.741 | ? | |
John McCraw, US Vinyl/Miken | 0.740 | ? | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Resmondo/Hague | 0.734 | ? | |
Bryson Baker, Resmondo/Hague | 0.729 | ? | |
B.J. Fulk, Alesium/Reece | 0.728 | ? | |
Kris O’Hara, Alesium/Reece | 0.727 | ? | |
JC Phelps, Resmondo/Hague | 0.721 | ? | |
2004 | Jeff Hall, Dan Smith/Backman | 0.806 | 0.779 |
Rusty Bumgardner, Resmondo/Taylor | 0.782 | 0.737 | |
Brett Helmer, Dan Smith/Backman | 0.781 | 0.750 | |
John McCraw, US Vinyl | 0.763 | 0.751 | |
Tom Ellis, Watanabe/New/ | 0.760 | 0.746 | |
John Glidewell, Dan Smith/Backman | 0.757 | 0.712 | |
Jeff Wallace, Resmondo/Taylor | 0.756 | 0.725 | |
Tim Cocco, Bell Corp/Docs | 0.755 | 0.752 | |
Hank Garris, Dan Smith/Backman | 0.750 | 0.715 | |
Tim Linson, Creative Stucco/TPS | 0.747 | 0.708 | |
2005 | JC Phelps, McNair/New & Team Stucco | 0.816 | 0.803 |
Brett Helmer, Bell Corp/Backman | 0.792 | 0.750 | |
Shaun Ballard, Berardi’s/LTP | 0.781 | 0.781 | |
Shawn Harkins, Berardi’s/LTP | 0.770 | 0.780 | |
John McCraw, Team Combat/Kluever | 0.767 | 0.739 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Resmondo/Smith | 0.748 | 0.717 | |
Ryan Robbins, Team Stucco/TPS | 0.744 | 0.691 | |
Brian May, Watanabe/Kattus | 0.743 | 0.719 | |
Brian Higgenbotham, Team Combat | 0.738 | 0.708 | |
Jeff Wallace, Resmondo/Smith | 0.737 | 0.707 | |
2006 | Tom Thompson, Watanabe/Kattus | 0.853 (set record) | 0.830 (set record) |
Scott Brown, Team Combat | 0.804 | 0.773 | |
JC Phelps, Specialty Tank | 0.797 | 0.785 | |
Brett Helmer, Bell Corp & KME | 0.782 | 0.744 | |
Johnny McCraw, Team Combat | 0.782 | 0.739 | |
Harold Crozier, Pace/TPS | 0.760 | 0.726 | |
Rusty Bumgardner, Resmondo-KME | 0.760 | 0.712 | |
Brian Wegman, Benfield | 0.760 | 0.702 | |
Jeff Wallace, Resmondo-KME | 0.755 | 0.739 | |
Dennis Rulli, Bell Corp & KME | 0.751 | 0.716 | |
Jeff Hall, Specialty Tank | 0.751 | 0.712 | |
2007 | Jeff Wallace, Remondo Softball | 0.813 | 0.789 |
JC Phelps, BW3/Columbus Pipe | 0.803 | 0.771 | |
Jason Kendrick, Remondo Softball | 0.781 | 0.725 | |
Johnny McCraw, Team Combat/Benfield | 0.780 | 0.753 | |
Jeff Hall, Bell Corp | 0.755 | 0.723 | |
Brian Wegman, Bell Corp | 0.766 | 0.731 | |
Hank Garris, Team Combat/Benfield | 0.760 | 0.731 | |
Kris O’Hara, Chaney/Easton | 0.757 | 0.699 | |
Rhodney Donaldson, Scene/Jolt | 0.757 | 0.757 | |
Brett Helmer, Bell Corp | 0.750 | 0.697 |
Home Run Frequency – (Official Leaders listed from 1969)
Year | Name, Team | HR Frequency |
1969 | Steve Loya, Gene’s Sunoco | 2.410 |
1970 | HT Waller, Jo’s Pizza | ? |
1971 | HT Waller, Jo’s Pizza | 2.35 (set record) |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 2.810 | |
1972 | Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 2.870 |
HT Waller, VA Beach Piledrivers | 2.880 | |
1973 | Bert Smith, Howard’s Furniture | 2.23 (set record) |
HT Waller, Howard’s Furniture | 2.360 | |
1974 | Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 2.570 |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 2.930 | |
1975 | Bert Smith, Howard’s Furniture | 2.400 |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 2.860 | |
1976 | Ray Fleetwood, Warren Motors | 2.390 |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 2.590 | |
Bert Smith, Howard’s Furniture | 2.810 | |
1977 | Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture | 2.11 (set record) |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 2.300 | |
HT Waller, Howard’s Furniture | 2.320 | |
1978 | James Boyett, Howard & Carroll | 2.560 |
Tom Beall, Howard & Carroll | ? | |
Gene Jones, Howard & Carroll | ? | |
1979 | Tom Beall, Howard’s Furniture | 2.640 |
Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture | 2.890 | |
Joe Young, Nelson’s/Nelco | ? | |
1980 | Stan Harvey, Howard’s/Western Steer | 2.120 |
Joe Young, Steele’s Sports | ? | |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 2.810 | |
1981 | Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 2.390 |
Dick Bartel, Howard’s/Western Steer | 2.560 | |
Stan Harvey, Howard’s/Western Steer | 2.730 | |
1982 | Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 2.270 |
Tom Beall, Howard’s/Western Steer | 2.490 | |
Bruce Meade, jerry’s Caterers | ? | |
1983 | Craig Elliott, Elite Coatings | 1.93 (set record) |
Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 2.140 | |
Bill Pollack, Elite Coatings | ? | |
1984 | Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 2.450 |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s Sports | 2.790 | |
Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers | ? | |
1985 | Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 2.180 |
Mike Bolen, Steele’s Sports | 2.570 | |
Craig Elliott, Steele’s Sports | 2.680 | |
1986 | Charles Wright, Steele’s Sports | 2.210 |
Mike Bolen, Steele’s Sports | 2.310 | |
Craig Elliott, Steele’s Sports | 2.400 | |
1987 | Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 2.060 |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s Sports | 2.300 | |
Craig Elliott, Steele’s Sports | 2.360 | |
1988 | Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer | 2.060 |
Craig Elliott, Steele’s Silver Bullets | 2.390 | |
Mike Macenko, Steele’s Silver Bullets | 2.420 | |
1989 | Rick Scherr, Superior-Apollo | 2.350 |
Monty Tucker, Steele’s Silver Bullets | 2.710 | |
Craig Elliott, Steele’s Silver Bullets | 2.840 | |
1990 | Carl Rose, Lighthouse/Sunbelt | 2.180 |
Steve Craven, Lighthouse/Sunbelt | 2.190 | |
Dirk Androff, Steele’s Silver Bullets | 2.390 | |
1991 | Carl Rose, Sunbelt/Worth | 2.200 |
Steve Craven, Sunbelt/Worth | 2.250 | |
Kenny Carver, Sunbelt/Worth | 2.350 | |
1992 | Charles Wright, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 2.040 |
Jim Fuller, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 2.210 | |
Dan Schuck, Bell Corp. | 2.270 | |
1993 | Charles Wright, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 2.080 |
Carl Rose, Williams/Worth | 2.230 | |
Dan Schuck, Bell Corp. | 2.330 | |
1994 | Dave Steffen, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 2.038 |
Carl Rose, Williams/Worth | 2.106 | |
Larry Fredieu, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 2.186 | |
1995 | Larry Fredieu, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 2.151 |
Dale Walters, D&D/Demarini | 2.358 | |
Carl Rose, Lighthouse/Worth | 2.386 | |
1996 | Wendell Rickard, Lighthouse/Worth | 1.885 (set record) |
Dale Aughey, Herrin/Dudley | 2.088 | |
Larry Fredieu, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 2.218 | |
1997 | Wendell Rickard, Lighthouse/Worth | 2.064 |
Carl Rose, Lighthouse/Worth | 2.131 | |
Dewayne Nevitt, Ritch’s-Superior/TPS | 2.194 | |
1998 | Carl Rose, Lighthouse/Worth | 2.122 |
Wendell Rickard, Lighthouse/Worth | 2.192 | |
Hank Garris, Sierra/TPS | 2.372 | |
1999 | Jeff Ott, Sunnyvale Valve/TPS | 2.158 |
Hank Garris, Team TPS | 2.160 | |
Wendell Rickard, Dan Smith/Worth | 2.286 | |
2000 | Hank Garris, Team TPS | 1.947 |
Larry Carter, Sunnyvale Valve/Easton | 2.020 | |
Dewayne Nevitt, Bell Corp/Easton | 2.185 | |
2001 | Hank Garris, Long Haul/TPS | 2.387 |
Wendell Rickard, Smith/Backman/Menosse | 2.422 | |
Jeff Wallace, Long Haul/TPS | 2.543 | |
2002 | Jeff Wallace, Long Haul/TPS | 2.375 |
Dewayne Nevitt, Backman/Smith/Easton | 2.397 | |
Hank Garris, Long Haul/TPS | 2.504 | |
2003 | Jeff Wallace, Hague/Resmondo | ? |
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2004 | Jeff Hall Dan Smith/Backman | 2.262 |
Rusty Bumgardner Resmondo/Taylor | 2.713 | |
Jeff Wallace Resmondo/Taylor | 2.745 | |
2005 | Tom Thompson, Watanabe/Kattus | 2.563 |
Tim Cocco, Bell Corp/Backman | 2.628 | |
Brett Helmer, Bell Corp/Backman | 2.681 | |
2006 | Tom Thompson, Watanabe/Kattus | 1.913 |
RJ Howerton, Team Combat | 2.579 | |
JC Phelps, Specialty Tank/Worth | 2.580 | |
2007 | Hank Garris, Team Combat/Benfield | 2.786 |
JC Phelps, BW3/Columbus Pipe | 2.868 | |
Jeff Wallace, Remondo Softball | 2.926 |
Danny Basso
Softball legend Danny Basso has passed away. He played for many years with Nelson’s Painting Service.
Daniel Carl “Danny” Basso, aka “Papa D”, died unexpectedly in San Angelo, Texas at the age of 66 years old with his loving wife by his side.
Danny is survived by his wife May Basso; children Chris Basso and wife Laura, Jennifer Matthews and husband Chris, Stephanie Cravens and husband David; grandchildren Collin Cravens, Kendall Cravens, Cooper Matthews, Jillian Matthews, and Piper Gatlin; sister Susie Hutchinson of Pearland, Texas, and brothers Mike Basso of Pearland, Texas, and James Whitfield of Rowlett, Texas, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Steve and Mary Pat Schifani, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends.He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Constance and James Basso of Pearland, Texas.
Danny was born on April 9, 1952 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky to Constance and James Basso. He graduated from Mt. Carmel High school in 1970, followed by three and a half years at the University of Houston. He married Alicia Cotrone in 1974. Over the next several years they welcomed Chris and Jennifer in to the world and began raising their family in Houston, Texas. In 1995, Danny married May Schifani and later moved to League City, Texas in 2005. His children remember Danny as the “rock” of the family who supported and guided them throughout their lives and always encouraged them to pursue their dreams. His grandchildren will always remember Papa D as the gentle giant and prankster that he was, and will miss him dearly.
Danny was a great baseball player and later professional softball player. Beginning in 1975 and over the course of the next 10 years, Danny played for many different teams across the largest professional softball leagues around while traveling throughout the United States. After retiring from softball, Danny began his long and successful career as a sporting goods salesman, where he formed many lifelong friendships, ending his career with Barcelona. He was a dedicated and selfless family man who loved his kids and grandkids more than words can describe. He was an avid outdoorsman; enjoying golf, hunting and fishing with his family and friends, and always loved and talked about the beautiful Texas hill country.
A celebration of life followed by rosary service is scheduled for 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, October 22, 2018 at Mary Queen Catholic Church, 606 Cedarwood Dr., Friendswood, Texas. A funeral mass is scheduled for 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Mary Queen Catholic Church with Rev. Sibi Kunninu, M.S. officiating, with a reception to follow. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Danny’s life.
The family would like to thank all of our friends and family for your prayers, support, and help throughout this tragic time.
Condolences can be sent to the Basso family in care of Jeter Memorial Funeral Home at www.jeterfuneralhome.com.