Billy Jackson

Billy Jackson

Male Player Category Bill Jackson played with the premier teams in Greater Cincinnati during the 1970’s and 80’s, including Greater Cincinnati Sports, Bushelman Construction, M. W. Tribble and VIP. Jackson helped lead Greater Cincinnati Sports to a 3rdplace finish in...

Steve “Peanut” Gordon

Steve “Peanut” Gordon

Umpire Category Steve Gordon has been umpiring slow pitch softball for 32 years in all levels of men’s and women’s divisions of play. Steve got his start working for the Eggleston Park Umpire Association, and later officiated for Blue Chip Umpires, then ASA and USA...

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

Male Player Category Jimmy Carter was an aggressive, feared, left-handed hitter with stadium power who hit for both power and average as a 1st baseman, catcher and right fielder. Jimmy held a career .673 batting average in the Conference USSSA, and overall batted .700...

Andy Larkins

Andy Larkins

Special Service Category Andy Larkins and his 16-year-old website, cincysoftball.com, have transformed Greater Cincinnati softball over the past two decades. Along with Andy’s Facebook page, cincysoftball.com has become the number one online resource for Greater...

Jim Freeze

Jim Freeze

Sponsor Category Under the Freeze Concrete banner, Jim Freeze sponsored local teams for over 20 years, including some of the premier Men’s Class B teams in Greater Cincinnati during the 1990’s and early 2000’s. It was a time when teams were required to win a National...

Wayne Rust

Wayne Rust

Umpire Category For 40-plus years, Wayne Rust positioned himself behind many a home plate and shared ballfields with countless players while umpiring over 35,000 games prior to passing away in 2007. Wayne worked as an ASA umpire for Queen City Umpire Association for...

Steve Rogers

Steve Rogers

Senior Player Category Steve Rogers has been playing softball for 49 years and is still going strong in the senior softball circuit. Steve’s resume of teams is extensive, including ASA Open Metro Champion and USSSA B World Champion Queen City Pattern, and two-time ASA...

Carole Baldauf Replogle

Carole Baldauf Replogle

Female Player Category Her managers and coaches and teammates all agree that they could not have asked for a better teammate than Carole “Baldy” Baldauf Replogle. Described as a dependable player and a base-running and defensive specialist in left and right...

Micki O’Donnell

Micki O’Donnell

Senior Player Category From 1967-‘80, Michelle “Micki” O’Donnell played for some of the top women’s major teams in Greater Cincinnati, including 1968 ASA Women’s Open Major National Champion Escue Pontiac, ASA Metro and Regional Champion Cincinnati Cardinals, and the...

John Miller

John Miller

Male Player Category During his 20-year playing career, Johnny Miller was best known for spending the bulk of those two decades batting leadoff and playing left field for EMR. He helped lead his teams to a pair of Major Metro championships (2000 and 2004) and eight...