Hall Of Fame

Marv Abrams

Mon, 31 Aug 2015 21:10:24 GMT

Marv Abrams

Greg Alder

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 03:53:29 GMT

Greg Alder

Don Alexander

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:15:23 GMT

Don Alexander

Bonnie Anderson

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 03:55:14 GMT

Anderson was THE premier umpire in Oregon, the Pacific Northwest and beyond, from 1974-1998. She was a pioneer for women umpires, and a mentor, clinician and teacher to hundreds of men and women throughout the Northwest. Some of her more notable
accomplishments include:

Six ASA national tournaments, including a National Sports Festival and a U.S.Olympic Festival, and being the first woman umpire ever to represent Oregon in a national tournament (and umpire the championship game)
A world tournament as an International Softball Federation (ISF) umpire
29 ASA regional tournaments and 58 ASA state tournaments
20 years in the PAC-10 Conference (now PAC-12) as an NCAA umpire, including 5 championship tournaments (the 1st from the Northwest, male or female, to work a college world series)
9 years as UIC for the State of Oregon
State, Regional, and National ASA Halls of Fame
National Indicator Fraternity

Two words that best describe Anderson are “professional” and “classy.” Her umpire uniform was always spotless: shirt and pants pressed with sharp pleats, cap blocked perfectly, and blindingly-shiny shoes. Anderson was very colorful on the field with her legendary loud voice and total game control, make no mistake. This was somewhat contradictory, since in other areas of her life she was rather timid, but when she stepped on the field, she was in her element. Anderson was not power-hungry, though, and she did not like to eject players. Instead, she preferred to work with them. Once during a game a male player questioned Anderson’s rule interpretation. He got right in her face and said, “Show me where it says that in the rulebook. That can’t be right.” She looked him squarely in the eyes and said, “I AM the rulebook.” And she was. She could quote chapter and verse, and one of her many certificates is from an All-America Umpire School for “Rule Knowledge Expertise (100% and 95%).” Anderson was the best of all those who attended. Always wanting to be better, she attended 4 ASA National Umpire Schools and 2 All-America Umpire Schools, and everyone in the Pacific Northwest got the benefit of what she learned. As a pioneer for women umpires, Anderson felt a lot of pressure. She is quoted in the newspaper as saying, “Deep inside, I knew because of the fact I was a woman, I would have to work 10 times harder than a male official to be accepted as an umpire – not as a woman umpire, but an umpire. I really don’t want to be designated as a woman umpire. I’m no better than my partner out there. It doesn’t matter if they’re male or female, we’re both partners in blue.” She added, “One of the major weaknesses I have is I try to be perfect and when I make an error or feel I’ve messed up, I’m very hard on myself.” Anderson will be remembered for her love of teaching, and she was the finest clinician in Oregon and the Northwest. In the early years she was known for her one-woman clinics, traveling hundreds of miles, staying up half the night with the local UIC discussing philosophy, rules and mechanics, then conducting clinics all day long after a few hours of sleep. With the wealth of knowledge she gained on the field and in the umpiring schools she attended, Anderson founded the ASA Umpire Mechanic Schools in Oregon, as well as the Oregon ASA Umpire Fraternity, and she mentored high school umpires from 1979-1998.

After 25 years of umpiring men, women, high school and children in slow pitch and fast pitch at all levels, Anderson passed away in 2012 at the age of 69. She was inducted into the National Hall of Fame in 2015.

Steve Anthony

Mon, 31 Aug 2015 21:49:10 GMT

For over 42 years, Steve has played a vital role in softball, including player, coach, administrator, tournament director, regional play representative and state commissioner. Steve's first position with ASA was as the Player Representative for Idaho. In 1983 he became the District one Commissioner and in 1986 he was elected the President of Idaho ASA and served a two year term. In 2002 he became the Idaho ASA State Commissioner and presently holds the position in addition to his role as the Pacific Northwest Regional Director. On the nation level, Steve is the current Chairman of the Seniors Committee and has been the tournament director for five national tournaments, eight national qualifiers and over 40 state and regional tournaments. Steve was inducted into the Idaho ASA Hall of Fame in 2005. In addition, Steve has been the Director of the Couer d'Alene Recreation Department for 29 years.

Harold "Butch" Batt

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 03:49:18 GMT

Fast pitch softball teams have to be strong up the middle. And the Seattle, WA Peterbilt and Pay 'n Pak fast pitch teams certainly didn't have to worry about their strength up the middle, starting with catcher Butch Batt, who played the sport 21 years. Batt earned ASA All-American honors five times, played on two ASA national championship teams (1980 and 1982), participated in 12 ASA nationals, one ISF World Championship, two Pan American Games (1979 and 1983) and three U.S. Olympic Festivals (1978, 1981 and 1983). After retiring as a player, Batt coached for Pay 'n Pak in 1987 and managed the Knoll Lumber Legends to three ASA Master's Championships (1995-1997). Solid defensively and adept at handling pitchers, Batt could swing the bat with authority and was a consistent .290 plus hitter. He was first named an All-American in 1973 when he batted .286 in the national championship for Pay 'n Pak to earn second-team laurels. In 1978, he helped the West Team win the gold in the first National Sports in Colorado Springs, CO, finishing the year with a .305 average with 63 RBIs. The National Sports Festival was later re-named the U.S. Olympic Festival. Batt was again named a second-team All-America in 1979 and batted .280 in the tourney and .289 for the season as his team, Peterbilt Western, finished fifth in the national championship. He also was a member of the first USA Men's team to play in the Pan American Games, but the USA had to settle for a silver medal, losing in 14 innings to Canada, 1-0. In 1980 Peterbilt Western won the national championship and Batt was a second-team All-America for the third time, batting .167 in the tourney and .289 for the season (59-for-204). That year he also was a member of the USA National Team, represented by Midland Michigan's McArdle Pontiac, that won a gold medal in the ISF World Championship in Tacoma, WA, where Batt drove in the USA's first run in the championship game against Canada with a sacrifice fly. Batt smacked two homers, drove in six runs and batted .286 in leading his team to the gold medal in the 1981 National Sports Festival in Syracuse, NY. Batt had one of the best years of his career in 1982 when he was named the MVP in the Men's Major Fast Pitch National Championship in Midland, MI in leading Peterbilt Western to the national title. Batt batted .353 (6-for-17) and drove home six runs and was named the tournament MVP as well as a first-team All-America. It was the second time in the history of the ASA Men's Major Fast Pitch National that a catcher was named the tournament’s most valuable player. Batt also was nominated for the James E. Sullivan Award that year as well as Seattle's outstanding professional/amateur athlete of the year. In 1983, Batt was again named to the USA Pan American team but the USA unfortunately lost again to Canada in the gold medal game. Batt, however, emerged as one of the leading hitters with a .320 average (8-for-25), six RBIs and a pair of home runs. Pay 'n Pak won the gold medal that year in the National Sports Festival in Colorado Springs, CO with Batt batting .294 (5-for-17 with four RBIs and one home run). He also had a fielding percentage of .969 with only one error in 31 chances. Batt is the second Peterbilt Western player elected to the National Softball Hall of Fame. "Butch was a leader," said former Peterbilt and Pay 'n Pak manager Tommy Wagner. "He was an excellent hitter in the clutch, and if we had a close play at the plate, you could always count on Butch in blocking the plate. He was very strong behind the plate and did an excellent job at calling the game." Batt was inducted into the National Hall of Fame in 2002.

Bruce Beard

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 14:30:34 GMT

There are a few things that H.O.F players have in common. Great Talent, Great Teammates and High Character. Bruce checks all these boxes.

Bruce was not flashy or loud or stood out. What he did was shine brightest in the biggest moments. I would say he was a silent assassin. Bruce played a flawless 1st base but did most of his damage at the plate. Bruce hit countless game winning home runs in National Championship games. To say it simply, Bruce was “Clutch”.

Bruce’s humility and never looking for the spotlight stands out. He had a drive and desire to help the team win, and win we did with the H.O.F worthy performance of Bruce Beard. He got clutch hit after clutch hit. Don’t look now, we turned around and did it again in 1986 and he was again Mr. Clutch. If that wasn’t enough, Bruce was MVP in 1987.

He was a super teammate always putting his team first. He wasn’t maybe one of the flashiest/loudest members, but he was certainly one of our leaders. Humble to this day.

Jim Bedard

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 04:20:21 GMT

Jim Bedard, involved in softball since starting as a player in fastpitch in the Tri-Cities in 1969, has been the Spokane ASA Adult Player Representative since 2001. He began a two-year term as the NW Region 15 Adult Player Representative at the council meeting in which he was inducted. He is the 13^th person from Spokane in the region hall of fame.

During his career he has been involved in three phases of the game – fastpitch, modified pitch and slowpitch – and in each was a player, coach and sponsor, most of the time wearing all three hats at once. He even coached a women’s modified team for a couple of years, with an unbeaten league championship team one year, and a league-champion women’s slowpitch team another year.

League championships and high finishes were commonplace for Bedard’s teams. In one 26-year stretch from 1979 to 2004 his men’s modified teams were either first or second with two undefeated seasons. He added four men’s modified and one coed city championship to that mix, a five-year run of men’s A modified fall league titles and later three league titles in men’s senior slowpitch.

Bedard played in four ASA national championship tournaments – two in men’s modified and one each in men’s 40-and-over modified and men’s senior slowpitch – with a high national finish of fourth. He also coached two of those teams.

He sponsored his first team in 1978 when he owned the Forum Tavern in Spokane Valley, and in recent years with his company Bedard & Associates, which deals in insurance and investments. He's sponsored at least one team in the 35 seasons since.

Bedard continues as a player, coach and sponsor, but his game of choice these days is in the men’s senior slowpitch program in Spokane.

Charles Bendock

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 04:02:23 GMT

Charles Bendock

Lloyd Benson

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 03:43:43 GMT

Lloyd Benson

Bobbie Beyers

Sun, 17 Jan 2016 22:14:49 GMT

Bobbie Beyers

Larry Binney

Sun, 19 Jan 2020 17:23:24 GMT

Born & raised in Klamath Falls. Played Basketball & Baseball. Has coached on the High School level at North Medford High School and at the College Level at Southern Oregon University. Has retired and then asked to come back more times than most of us can remember.

40 years of playing, coaching, umpiring and administration within the Oregon ASA organization.

Larry's accomplishments as a high school coach are well documented. One of the most successful runs in Oregon Fastpitch History. Total Dominance of the Southern Oregon Conference; State Titles; numerous All State Players from his high school squads and a National Coach of the year award.

I think those are well documented, but I would like to share with you comments from a letter from Bill Welch - Former Athletic Director - Roseburg High School.

"Larry was the first coach in the Southern part of the State to recognize the value of building not only his own program, but the fast pitch game as well. He used ASA Softball as his foundation. By moving athletics into ASA from less competitive programs he began to upgrade his players. With Larry's success, other high school programs began looking at the ASA in order to compete with him. Those that hesitated fell behind. As athletic director in a SOC conference school, I watched our program grow and develop. Larry's "Git it done" approach was for all

girls wanting to play softball and not just his. Many of our girls played for Larry during the ASA summer months. Players returning after the summer months, said that not only did Larry help them develop their skills, but he help them build lifetime friendships and they not only played the game, but had fun at doing it".

Larry's Accomplishments are many and we cannot cover them all in the short time we have, but here a just a few:

Player – 29 Years (1967-1995)

First baseman, outfielder: Jackson County Softball Association. Batting Champion 1968. League All Star 6 times - 3 times all state - All Northwest Region in 1990. Played in 5 National Tournaments with the Blitz MFP Team in the A Classification. Oswego, NY – 2nd Place 1980; Redding, CA – 5th Place - 1981; Olympia, WA - 3rd Place – 1986; Las Vegas, NV - 4th place – 1990. Larry actually brought the short game and slapping to the Northwest. At the National Tournament, in Redding, Larry picked up the slapping game and starting teaching his players. His short game was well known in coaching circles and he won with it.

Umpire – (1975 to 1982):

MEP, WFP (And an occasional slowpitch when he had to) Umpired 2 State Fastpitch and one Regional Fastpitch Tournaments.

AŞA Coaching – (1983 to 2000):

His teams were State Champions - 1989, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999. Regional Champions in 1995, 1997, 1999. National Tournament Appearances in 1989 - Sioux Falls, 1993 - Chattanooga, 1995 - Broken Arrow, 1997 - Rockford, IL.

North Medford HS:

Regional & National Coach of the year – 1998. State Coach of the year 5 times. Conference coach of the year 6 times. Four State championships, 16 times SOC Champions. 20 year coaching record of 471 wins and 103 losses with believe it or not, 1 tie for the State Championship. An overall winning percentage of 88%.

ASA Administrator:

Served as President of the Jackson County Softball Association from 1986 to 1995.

Served as ASA Softball Junior Olympic District 12 Commissioner from 1987 to 2000 where he lost in a close re-election bid to the current District 12 AŞA Commissioner Curt Gould. Larry said that he did not mind losing, but losing to Curt. Larry said that is probably the reason

that Curt nominated me for this honor, he has felt guilty over all these years. Does he forgive him, ah yes!!! Actually Larry retired and recommended Curt for the position, but he likes to give Curt the benefit of doubt!!

To let you know how dominate Larry was in Southern Oregon; we held up a Regional Tournament Game for 30 minutes, in Bend one year, as one of the North Medford ASA coaches swore that Larry had found a loophole in the ASA Playing Rules pertaining to courtesy runners and they had been using it all year. Even after the UIC had pulled out the rule book and read the coach the rule, he still did not believe it he said Larry had God on his side and would never allow something to happen if it was not right. Actually the coach had misinterpreted the rule, but he swore that it was a loophole Larry had found!!

Larry has done so much for the game of softball and for the girls that play our great game. His teams never had to pay to play as he obtained sponsors and helped all of those that needed help.

After his retirement, Larry spent hours working individually with players. When the USA Junior Men's National Team came through on a tour stop, in Medford, Larry went to work with the renovation and preparation of Fagone Field, once the highlight of the Men's Fastpitch League in Medford. Warren Jones said that the tour stop was one of the highlights of the Junior Men's National Team tour stops.

Lori Bish

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 04:31:40 GMT

The words of praise for Lori from those who know her are as impressive
as her 30+ year career- LEADER, PROFESSIONAL, TRUST AND
ADMIRATION OF PLAYERS, COACHES AND UMPIRES, POSITIVE, LISTENS,
NEVER THOUGHT SHE WAS BIGGER THAN THE GAME, AND MENTOR.

Where to begin with an umpire who umpired the 2008 Beijing Olympic
games?

As a USA Softball Umpire she worked the 1992 Women’s Class A
National, 1995 & 1998 18U Gold, 1999 Women’s Major, and 2003
Men’s 23U National. She was the UIC for the 2009 14A National, 2010
Women’s A/B National, and 2015 16 A Western National. She has been
an instructor at the National Umpire School, WBSC Camp as well as a
presenter at the UIC Clinic, Umpire Summit and Blue Convention.

Lori was Seattle’s UIC from 2009-2011, National Indicator Fraternity in
1999, ISF certification in 2000 and earned her Elite in 2006.

Lori umpired in the Pac 10/12 from 1993-2012, NCAA Regionals from
1994-2011, Super Regionals 2005-2011. She umpired the Women’s
College World Series four times.

As an ISF umpire she worked Canada Cup 15 times, International Sports
Invitational in 2005, ISF World Championships in 2006, Olympic
Selection Camp in 2007, Japan Cup 2007, World Cup of Softball in 2008
and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Lori Bish is the BEST of the BEST!

Lloyd Blanusa

Sun, 17 Jan 2016 22:17:03 GMT

Lloyd Blanusa

Ron Boley

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 04:15:34 GMT

Ron was born and raised in Portland. A native Oregonian, Ron graduated from Parkrose High School, in 1964, where he excelled in the classroom and participated in football, basketball, and baseball. In 1968, he graduated from Oregon State University where he also excelled in the classroom as well as on the football field and the baseball diamond. Yes, Ron is a Beaver!!! Ron loves the game of softball, but his true loves are his wife Vickye, whom he met while attending Oregon State, their son Erik who lives in Gig Harbor, WA, with his wife Amanda. Ron and Vickye have four grandchildren, Jake, Hannah, Erika and Luke.

Ron started his career in Parks & Recreation right after graduating from Oregon State. In 1969, Ron went to work for the City of Portland Parks & Recreation Department. He started at the bottom as Recreation Leader and quickly worked his way up the ladder as a Recreation Instructor at the Level I and then the Level II classifications before finally reaching the top as the Sports Supervisor for the Portland Park & Recreation Department.

Ron was appointed Portland Metro ASA Commissioner in 1982. Prior to that, he had served under previous Portland Metro Commissioners, Charlie Walker, Bill Owens, and Paul Keenan. This had given him the opportunity to meet and get to know several of the other Northwest Region ASA Commissioners.

Ron’s involvement in ASA has been huge. He has served on numerous committees on the National ASA Council. He has represented ASA as the ASA Rep at several National Championship Tournaments. He has served as chairperson for the Region 15 Adult ASA Classification Committee since its inception and has also served as both assistant chairperson and chairperson of the National ASA Classification Committee.

Ed Bomber

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:42:19 GMT

Ed Bomber

Jeff Borrer

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 04:03:07 GMT

Jeff Borrer

Bill Boyer

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 04:03:55 GMT

One of five former Pay 'n Pak players in the National Softball Hall of Fame, Boyer was as exciting a player as there was during the 1980s and 1990s with his outstanding speed on the base paths and his hustling outfield play. His all-out, full throttle type of play helped teams win seven ASA Major Fast Pitch National Championships between 1983-and 1995. Pay'n Pak of Seattle won in 1985-1987 and Penn Corp of Sioux City, IA won in 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1993. In the process, the 6-foot-1, 175-pound Boyer (nicknamed The Whip) earned ASA All-American honors seven times: four first team, one second team and two third team. In 1989, in addition to being a first-team All-American, Boyer was named tournament MVP. Boyer played in at least 10 ASA national champions and had a .261 batting average. Three times Boyer played in ISF World Championships (1988, 1992 and 1996) and had a .465 batting average with 46 hits in 99 at-bats, driving in 14 runs and scoring 35. He played in his only Pan American Games in 1995 in Parana, Argentina and batted .306 as the USA came up short against Canada in the gold medal game losing 2-1. Seven times Boyer played in the U.S. Olympic Festival and had a .338 batting average with 49 hits in 145 at-bats. His five homers in the 1993 Festival in San Antonio, TX is a Festival record. Besides Pay 'n Pak and Penn Corp, Boyer also played for National Health Care Discount, Ski Tavern, Colonial Cedar and the Gateway 2000 Soos before retiring after the 1996 season. In 1986, he received the Inspirational Chapman Award from the Seattle Softball Hall of Fame and four years later was inducted. Boyer is a graduate of Auburn, WA High School where he starred in football, basketball and baseball. He resides in Sumner, WA and was born June 10, 1960 in Renton, WA. Boyer was inducted into the National Hall of Fame in 2003.

Malcolm Boyles

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 04:16:29 GMT

Malcolm began his ASA umpire career in 1976 when he joined the Seattle Metro Softball Association. His masterful leadership skills were quickly recognized and he was elected to the SMSUA Board in 1977. He served in various board positions until 2006. He was appointed Seattle Metro UIC in 1994 and served in that position, twice, between 1994 and 2006.

In 1993, Malcolm received his National Indicator Fraternity designation and also became a member of the ASA Umpire Medals Program. In 2004, Malcolm earned his ASA Elite Umpire status.

Malcolm was a member of the PAC-10 softball umpire staff from 1993-2007. From 2008 until present, Malcolm is serving as an evaluator of umpires for the PAC-12 Conference. In 2008, Malcolm was appointed to the elite position of ASA Deputy Supervisor for the ASA Western Territory.

Rex Brown

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 03:31:46 GMT

Brown was the Washington State UIC from 1972-1981 and served on the ASA National Umpire staff from 1981 until 1993. He umpired in five ASA national championships and two ISF World Championships. Brown served as the UIC at two U.S. Olympic Festivals (1982, 1986), and 12 ASA adult and Junior Olympic nationals. He conducted numerous clinics overseas and was ISF certified in 1978. He was born October 7, 1923 in Charleston, WA, and passed away January 12 2009 at the age of 85. Brown was inducted into the National Hall of Fame in 1988.