MISSOURI A.S.A. HALL OF FAME

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1 MISSOURI A.S.A. HALL OF FAME The Missouri A.S.A. Hall of Fame was instigated in 1986, with initial induction ceremonies held in Springfield in March of Nomination forms are available from each local district commissioner or from the Missouri ASA web site. The nomination deadline is September 15 for induction ceremonies during the Annual Convention the following year. The Missouri ASA Hall of Fame is divided into two categories: and. Minimum requirements for include at least 10 years as an active player with proven ability at the state and national level. For, a minimum of twenty years association with the Missouri A.S.A. is required with demonstrated service through involvement within the framework of the Missouri A.S.A. at the district, state, or higher levels (No inductees) 2014 (Seven Springs Winery, Linn, MO) RAYMOND BABE BROWN, St. Joseph Raymond Brown was a machinist for Quaker Oats plant in St. Joseph for 40 years. Babe was one of the pioneers of fast pitch back in the 1930 s and 40 s. His teams won every state championship from 1935 through Brown was considered one of the best pitchers in his day, and pitched for hometown teams including The Mokin Roosters, Schweins, Beaty s, Quaker Sparkies and the Goetz Brewers. Brown most notably won the 1937 state title game which was a inning game in front of 10,000 fans. He pitched his team to the St. Joseph district championship, a 3-1 victory in 31 innings. It is interesting to note that in both of these games, the losing pitcher was Allen Ace Young, considered to be one of the great pitchers of the day and a former teammate of Babe Brown. ROBERT DAVIS, Savannah Davis has worked with boys fast pitch softball for nearly 30 years and has served as a District Commissioner since He umpired 15 years and coached boys and mens fast pitch teams for 15 years. He first started in softball in 1967 as a young boy who worked at the ball park hanging numbers on the score board. He coached teams that won 14 state championships and at the national level, his teams won four national championships, 4 second place finishes, 3 thirds, 2 fourths and 2 fifths. He has also served at the Boys Fast Pitch State Commissioner for many years. CAROL RINEY, Columbia Riney worked for the Columbia Parks and Recreation Department for just under 30 years, retiring in the spring of She has served in several Central District assignments including deputy district commissioner ( ) and district commissioner ( ) She played softball from a young age, and in local leagues and competitive tournaments from 1985 until She assisted in hosting the 1990 Missouri ASA State Convention and has served on a variety of hearing panels and other administrative duties. KEN KWANTES, Rolla First began playing fast pitch softball in 1963 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and moved to Rolla in the mid 1970 s, playing and coaching softball for a total of 40 seasons. He was first named an ASA deputy district commissioner in 1983 and has served in a variety of positions including At Large Player Representative on the national level for 10 years, District Commissioner, Deputy State Commissioner and has umpired for over 30 years. Kwantes was selected to the National Indicator Fraternity in 2008 and inducted into the Missouri ASA Hall of Blue in He served as tournament director for numerous state tournaments and one national championship. He umpired in four national tournaments and has been assigned as an ASA National Tournament Representative four times. DARRELL LEE HIATTE, Holts Summit Hiatte s coaching career started in 1993, mostly with the Diamond Wildcats. His teams participated in 13 state tournaments, winning four state titles. His teams advanced to four ASA regional tournaments and four national championships. A very high percentage of his players have gone on to play college, and two have played in the College World Series Division I. Darrell Hiatte exemplifies leadership, sportsmanship and knowledge of the sport of softball. While his teams have played in other organizations events, his commitment is to ASA softball.

2 2013 (Seven Springs Winery, Linn, MO) LLOYD DUKE, St. Joseph Lloyd Duke s career started in 1943 on a 12U boys team that won the national championship that year. His 15U and 18U teams won several state titles as well. At age 18, he was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals for 1 year. Lloyd played in 12 state championships, seven regionals and later in three 40& Over nationals, including one national title. He played softball for 45 years and umpired for 25 years. His teams included Northside Merchants, Morris Plan, Polsky s and Walnut Products. JAMES V. O DONNELL, Hannibal The O Donnell family has sponsored softball teams since the 1930 s, starting with James O Donnell s father Harold. As the family business grew (O Donnell Funeral Home), so did the sponsorship of softball teams. The O Donnell s men s fast pitch team of the 70 s, 80 s and 90 s was Mr. O Donnell s pride and joy. In later years, he also sponsored women s fast pitch and women s slow pitch teams, as well as boys and girls fast pitch teams. When he sponsored, he went all in, providing complete team uniforms and much more. O Donnell also helped financially with school teams and private teams including many teams in fall and winter sports. O Donnell-sponsored league teams were in nearly every local league. As a committed sponsor, O Donnell never got in the way of the team manager, and he even played in games over the years. O Donnell s men s fast pitch teams success included no less than four state titles. Mr O Donnell passed away from a heart attack in 2003 at age (Seven Springs Winery, Linn, MO) RICHARD GENE BARR, Springfield Gene Barr began pitching fast pitch softball at age 15 in Marshall, Missouri. He quickly moved into the men s fast pitch state scene, in 1958 playing for Sweet Springs and no-hitting the defending state champ from Cape Girardeau. We was promptly picked up to play with Springfield in the Regional Tournament and in 1959 pitched in his first ASA National tournament. His teams played in over a dozen state tournaments, at least ten regional tournaments including five titles, and seven national events. He played with Clearwater Bombers in 1961 but came back to Springfield for the balance of his career. He was inducted into the Springfield ASA Softball Hall of Fame in SCOTT LOVELAND, Springfield Loveland s career spanned nearly 40 years and featured a start with the Empire Bank/Schlitz Bulls famed Junior Boys teams in The Junior team finished second in the ISF World Tournament in Edmonton, Alberta, CA. Loveland played in more than a dozen nationals and played in the 1987 Olympic Sports Festival in Raleigh, NC. His career was mostly in Springfield, but he also played with the Jeff City Jazz in 1992 and Savannh Meierhoffer-Fleeman who were crowned the 1998 Men s Major Fast Pitch National Champions. He played on the national champion 40 & over team in 2002 (Harold s Supermarket) and the 2008 Miller Lite 45 & Over National Champions (Springfield). He was part of the Springfield Sister City team that played in Isesaki, Japan in (Seven Springs Winery, Linn, MO) CLAYTON FLEEMAN, Pleasant Hill Clayton Fleeman has won numerous awards in men s fast pitch, including no less than eight All American selections in Masters Divisions of play and two 2 nd team selections. His 40 and over teams won the 2002 national championship and took 2 nd place in 2000 and His team also won 2 nd place at the 1992 Class B Nationals. MIKE CAVENDER, Jefferson City In a resume too lengthy to list here, Cavender played on three Missouri state champion teams, four regional championship teams and in a total of ten Men s Major Fast Pitch nationals, dating from 1987 to At the 40 & Over level, his teams took the national title in 2002 and 2009 and three runner up finishes. At the 45 & Over his teams won a championship in 2008 and runner up in In the 50 & Over division, his team won the 2008 national championship. He was named to four first team All American awards and two 2 nd team All American. He has coached youth teams from and has conducted numerous instructional clinics for girls ages 9 and above. DON EDWARDS, Jefferson City As a first baseman and outfielder, Edward s career batting average was well over.300. He played at the Major Fast Pitch level for over 15 years and finished as high as 3 rd place at the Men s major Fast Pitch Nationals in He was also selected for the 1987 National Sports Festival. His teams won

3 three national Masters (40O, 45O, 50O) fast pitch championships and four second place finishes. He was named 1 st Team All American four times and 2 nd Team All American twice. MIKE HALLORAN, St. Joseph Mike Halloran began his ASA administrative career in 1989 when he joined the St. Joseph Parks and Recreation Dept. He served as Missouri ASA District Commissioner from and was MASA President from He served as tournament director for more than 35 state tournaments, 5 regional tournaments and 8 National Championships. In addition, he was the tournament director for the Air National Guard National Championships and the NCAA Div II Softball World Series. He worked in numerous projects for the Missouri ASA Board of Directors (Seven Springs Winery, Linn, MO) SPECIAL TEAM INDUCTION: Mid State Oil Men s Slow Pitch Softball Team ( ) For only the second time in Missouri ASA history, a team was honored for its accomplishments. Mid State, sponsored by Jake Schenewerk, won six state men s championships and went to the ASA National Championship four straight years, ( ), finishing as high as 13 th. This team reached a very high level of competition at a time when slow pitch softball was at its zenith and only one classification of play was offered. RAY REINAGEL, Kelso. Reinagel was known for his excellent defensive stills behind the plate. His teams won four state championships in 1988, 89, 90, and 91. He played on two regional champions (1992 & 1996); he was twice named All-American (2003 and 2004) and in 1994 helped the South to a Gold medal in the Olympic Sports Festival in Denver. Overall, in a 29-year career, Reinagel played in thirteen state, five regional and twelve ASA nationals at the major fast pitch level. He has since helped coached girls fast pitch teams in southeast Missouri. MARK NELSON, Springfield. Mark Nelson has worked with ASA softball with the City of Springfield Parks and Recreation Department since He assisted with the operation of the local leagues at first, and later began serving as tournament director. Since 1990, Nelson has overseen over a dozen regional events, fifteen national championships and over forty state tournaments in addition to dozens of local invitational tournaments. He has served on the Missouri ASA Board of Directors since 2003 and on the ASA National Council since (Seven Springs Winery, Linn, MO) DARYL FLINT, St. Joseph. Considered one of the best pitchers in the state in the 50 s and 60 s, Flint played for teams such as Morris Plan and Goetz, as well as Barnes Store (Springfield). His teams won four state titles. He played in one national championship in Indianapolis (1966). DAVID PFEIFFER, Winigan. In a career which began in 1975, Pfeiffer actually played pro baseball, and started at the Men s Major Fast Pitch level in 1980 with Hy-Vee. He played on teams in Jefferson City in and then began a 25-year span with Harold s Supermarket, winning several state championships and advancing to nationals at the Major and 40 & Over Fast Pitch levels. Pfeiffer was All-American once, second team All-American once and third team once at the major level. He won similar awards in the 40 & Over division (The Arena, Cape Girardeau, MO) JERRY BERNET, Pro Tem One of the best players to ever come out of the Springfield area, Bernet played Men s Major Fast Pitch from He played in ten national championships, finished as high as 3 rd place twice, won five Missouri State Championships and seven Mid-America ASA regional tournaments. He was named to an All-American at the 1975 national tournament in Hayward, California. STEVE SCHOTT, Kelso Schott excelled at the highest levels of ASA fast pitch softball. He was a nine-time All- American at Men s Major nationals and was part of three ASA national championship teams. His teams won the Missouri ASA State tile each year from 1988 to He was a silver medalist at the 1995 Pan-American games and was named to the 2004 USA National team. The ASA is the National Governing Body of Softball as named by the United State Congress in the Amateur Sports Act of 1978.

4 CARY FLANAGAN, Cape Girardeau. While inducted under the category, Flanagan was an outstanding ball player as well. Cary was ASA District Commissioner for Southeast District from 1996 until his untimely death in an automobile accident in February of He worked tirelessly with the local Parks and Recreation Department, serving on several committees and in administrative functions. Cary managed and played for Huffman Roofing for more than twenty years and advanced to numerous state tournaments, as well as one regional and two national tournaments (The Resort at Port Arrowhead, Lake Ozark, MO) MARTY ALBERTSON Lancaster. Albertson has a lengthy list of accomplishments over a 23-year career. He participated in ten Missouri ASA state tournaments, twenty ASA National Championships, and was named All- American four times. His teams won two Mid-America ASA Regional Championships, one state championship and he was named to the ISC All World First Team in DOUG MIDDLETON, Blue Springs. Middleton is known as one of the best fast pitch pitchers ever to come out of Missouri. He was a member of USA national Teams in 1992, 96, and 98 and was named the recipient of the Herb Dudley Award for outstanding pitcher at the 1998 ASA Men's Major Fast Pitch National Championship. His teams also won national titles in 1991 and 1992 and he was named first team All-American in 1988 and As a junior player, his teams won four consecutive ASA National Championships. Doug originally comes from Springfield. CHARLEY SLAVENS, Springfield. Mr. Slavens pitched softball for 26 years in Missouri. He was named to seven All-American and four All-Marine teams. He has played in 39 states and eight countries. Charley has been to twelve state championships and over thirty national tournaments. In 1973, he set the record of 660 (including 12 no-hitters and one perfect game). He also had the most strikeouts in one game: 42 (21 inning game, 1975) (February 10, Clarion Hotel, Springfield) TIM BLASI, Ozark. Blasi's softball career includes: four ASA State Championships, three ISC State Championships, three ISC League Championships, 6 ISC World Tournaments. He was named ISC League MVP two times in 1990 and 1994; ASA 1st Team All-American (1993), 3rd Team All-American(1987); 2 nd team All- World (1991); USOC Olympic Festival North Team Member (1994); National1st Team All-American. ROSS DEY, Sedalia. Dey's list of accomplishments include: two years on the State Fair Community College (Sedalia) Baseball; he led the Central Missouri State University Mules to the MIAA Conference Championship; 2003 Pan Am Games Silver Medal; 2004 ISF Fourth Place World Championship; National Tournament 2 nd Team All Tournament Team; 2005 ASA National Board of Directors; and 2005 ASA Player Selection Committee. RON CLAWSON, Warrensburg. Clawson has had an extensive softball career, which includes participation in men's fast pitch softball for 45 years. His teams played 31 state tournaments, and he played or managed in twenty National tournaments, eight world tournaments, and managed the Bronze medal team in the 1987 Olympic Sports Festival. During the span of Clawson's management career, he had 34 players earn All-American status (February 12, Zeno's, Rolla) MARVIN MURPHY, Maryville. For more than 40 years, Murphy coached youth softball, especially pitchers. Teams such as the Citizen Banksters, Northern Stars and Trojanettes have all benefited from his expertise. He also worked with pitchers from the four state area and his students included two All-Americans. He served as pitching coach for NWMSU in but volunteered his services! KERMIT DANIEL, Monett/Liberty. Daniel's career at the state, regional and national level spans over 30 years and he has been ASA registered He served as UIC for 33 state tournaments, 15 regional tournaments between 1984 and 2003 and attended 11 ASA National Umpire Clinics in Oklahoma City. He has worked the Far East Armed Forces Championship (1976), NCAA women's softball ( ), the MIAA conference ( ) and served as the Mo. Valley Conference Championship UIC in He has umpired in four ASA National

5 Championships and served as National Tournament UIC for eight nationals. He has served as Missouri State Umpire-in-Chief ( ; ), served as a member of the ASA National Council from , is a member of the National Indicator Fraternity (1993) and the ASA Medals Program, Gold level (March 13, Ramada Inn, St. Joseph) SPECIAL TEAM INDUCTION: Meierhoffer/St. Jo Casino Players Softball Team ( ) First time in Missouri ASA history, the accomplishments of this team were inducted into the Hall of Fame. The team's unprecedented run in Men's Major Fast Pitch created so many outstanding statistics, they cannot all be included here. The team was sponsored by Meierhoffer Funeral Home from and the St. Joseph Frontier Casino from The team won the ASA Major Fast Pitch National Title in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2002, finished 5th in 1997 and 1999, and wound up 9th in They won the ISC World in JAMES H. "Lefty" VICKERS, Poplar Bluff/Springfield. In a career spanning 1948 to 1974, Vickers compiled an impressive list of accomplishments, both on the mound and with the bat. His teams played in seven state tournaments and five regionals at a time when very few teams qualified for either. His 1950 Peer Hardware team, Springfield, finished 3rd in the National Softball Congress World Tournament in Phoenix, AZ. BILL R. McKINNEY, St. Joseph. McKinney played softball but was inducted due to his service to the sport. Following an honor laden high school career in track, basketball and football, he went to University of Missouri to play football for the Tigers. At age 10, he had started playing church softball. His Morris Plan men's team won the state championship in 1963 and he went on to play for Walnut Products in the 70's. McKinney served on the St. Joseph Softball Board in the 70's and 80's and served as the St. Joseph Parks and Recreation Director starting in the mid 80's. His total softball career spanned over 50 years. DAVID CARROLL, Maitland. The founder of the Trojanettes softball program in the early 80's, Carroll coached many hundreds of young ball players, expanding the program from a single team to nine teams in all age groups. He is known not just for his ability to teach softball, but to instill leadership skills, dedication, commitment and a desire for goal setting and attainment. He has been called the "glue" that holds the Trojanettes organization together and has volunteer thousands of hours to the betterment of that organization. HARVEY TAYLOR, St. Joseph. A coach of boys' fast pitch teams in northwest Missouri, Taylor has taken numerous teams to state and national championships. His coaching career started in 1970 and his teams have finished well at each national tournament they participated in. His 1988 team won the national 12 & Under championship and other teams finished as high as third (March 15, Best Western Capital Inn Jefferson City) JOHN YOUNGER, St. Joseph. A fast pitch player since 1970, Younger has played in an amazing 34 state tournaments, 15 regionals, and 24 national tournaments. Most of Younger s participation has been at the Major Fast Pitch level, and his participation has included one national title with Frontier Casino in 2001 and a third place finish with Harold s Supermarket in In 1995, he was named First Team All American. He is known for being a pure contact hitter and has given many young players in the St. Joseph area a chance to play by coaching teams for more than fifteen years. Younger played in five ISC World Tournaments and in 1999 at age 50, became the oldest player ever to hit a home run in the ISC World. HERBERT "JUNIOR" WILLIAMS, Springfield. Junior Williams was one of the most versatile players ever to play in Springfield, Missouri. He could play any position, but he is most remembered for being one of the nation s top catchers, working behind the plate for the likes of Roy Burlison, Jack Burkhart, Gene Barr and many others. He had a tremendous throwing arm and few runners stole a base on him. He was also a speedy runner and a great base stealer. Williams played in twelve state tournaments, nine regionals and twenty-one national tournaments, including eight 40 & Over Fast Pitch Nationals and four 45 & Over Nationals. He was named Second Team All American for the Men s Major Fast Pitch Nationals in 1972, 73, and 74. Williams also played in three Boys Fast Pitch Nationals in the 1950 s. DENVER DIXON, Springfield. Dixon s 28 year career including playing time in Iowa and Florida, and his credentials are impressive. His participation includes 14 state tournaments (8 with Missouri teams), eleven regional tournaments (thre with Missouri teams) and 22 nationals (ten with Missouri teams). With Missouri teams,

6 he played in five Men s Major nationals and was named Second Team All America three times. He played in five Men s 40 & Over Fast Pitch Nationals and participated in two National Sports Festivals (1979 and 81). He is the only player ever to play every position during a season for the Clearwater, Florida Bombers. JOE BRYANT, De Soto. Joe Bryant s list of accomplishments with the Missouri A.S.A. is as lengthy as it is varied. He was been a registered umpire every year from He served as a Deputy District Commissioner from 1971 to 1975, District UIC from 1974 to 1976 and was then named District Commissioner in 1976, a position which he still holds. He has umpired in three national tournaments and Tournament Director or UIC for countless youth and adult state tournaments over his 40+ year career. He was been a member of the Missouri A.S.A. Executive Committee (Now Board of Directors), from 1987 to (March 9, Clarion Inn, Springfield) LARRY HALE, Springfield. An outstanding leadoff hitter, Hale had great speed, a knack to get on base and was a threat to steal a base at any time. He played first base and the outfield and his stats include twenty state, twelve regional and fifteen national championships. He also was selected to the US Sports Festival in He was a first team All-American in 1974 & 1975 and his teams won seven state and eight regional titles. SAM POTTER, Springfield. An iron man of fast pitch softball, Potter's career at 3rd base has spanned five decades. His career includes 23 Missouri state tournaments, ten regionals, 23 national championships, one World Tournament in 1959 and the 1979 US Sports Festival. He was named second team All-American in 1966 and 1973 at the Men's Major Fast Pitch level. Six of his twenty-three nationals were at the major level and he has played in nine 40 & Over nationals, five 45 & Over and two 50 & Over nationals. BOB McCLISH, Springfield. Considered one of the greatest hitters ever to play the game, at one time McClish held six records at the Men's Major Fast Pitch level. In 1973 he was the National Championship MVP in Seattle, WA and his Missouri career spanned His career totals included four national, four regional and six state tournaments. Bob did not start playing softball until the age of 30, following a baseball career at the pro and semipro levels. He played in seven National Baseball events in Wichita, KS and was voted All-American in CAROLE MYERS, Springfield. Was a fast pitch and slow pitch player whose career began at age 13. She started at second base and outfielder, but moved to catcher. Her ASA career started in 1964 and includes two women s fast pitch state championships with Foremost. She played with Southwest Missouri State Univ. and helped guide the Lady Bears to a 2 nd place finish in the 1970 Xollege World Series and 3 rd place finishes in 1971 and She is a member of the SMSU Hall of Fame. Myers played professional softball from with the Michigan Travelers, Buffalo Breski's and the St. Louis Hummers. Her slow pitch career was also impressive, with two state, one regional and five national championship appearances, including a 15th place finish in JANICE CRUMPLEY BLUEBAUM, Clever. A Marionville, MO native, "Crump" started in major fast pitch in 1964 and switched to major slow pitch in Her teams won twenty-one state titles and she played in eight regionals; thirteen nationals, finishing as high as 5 th with a Kansas City women's slow pitch team. She began as a left fielder but moved to infield for most of her career. She also served on the Springfield ASA Board for several years. KENNETH WORMSLEY, Cowgill. Well known in northwest Missouri, Wormsley impacted hundreds of softball. His 27year career included work as a coach, team sponsor and team management, mostly with girls and women's fast pitch. his teams have been very competitive and he has helped many players move on to the collegiate level. Because of limited facilities in his hometown of Cowgill, Mr. Wormsley built and maintained his own softball field (No Hall of Fame Inductees) 2000 (March 11, Best Western, Jefferson City) TIM DAVIS, Savannah. At age 26, the youngest inductee into the Hall, Davis played in 13 state and national tournaments, finishing first in the 1994 nationals and taking the batting title with a.628 average. His first base skills earned him one All-American selection and an invitation to the USA-ASA Olympic Festival. Tim died in a boating accident on the Missouri River.