| Ken Adams - Meritorious Service, inducted in 1999 |
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Ken Adams is the first ever inductee under the Meritorious
Service category. He has carried many titles under the Illinois USSSA
banner. He has been a manager for seventeen years and he sponsored that
team eleven of those seasons. His teams included Papa
His teams have won three state titles, 1987 -14 inch, 1993 - Men's Class B and 1994 - Men's Class B. His 1995 Men's Class B team qualified and played at the USSSA Men's Class B World Tournament with a fourth place finish at the Great Lakes Men's Class B Divisional Tournament that year. His teams have also finished fifth and seventh place at the Great Lakes Men's Class B Divisional Tournaments over the years. Seven times his team has placed in the top four at the Illinois USSSA State Tournament with an overall team record in USSSA competition of 727 and only 331 losses. His two greatest thrills in softball were 1993 when his team, won the Men's Class B State Tournament. "My knees literally buckled with the last out," said Adams. "We had beaten our greatest rival. My mind was in a fog and I was shaking as the teams shook hands after the game."
And in 1995 when his team realized that they had just won a
berth to the USSSA Men's Class B World Tournament after winning the semi-final
game of the losers bracket. Ken took the time to say thank you to all the
individuals who have played on his teams over the years. "It has been fun
and I look forward to having more fun in the future."
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Passero, One Hour
Cleaners and Home un Inn/Easton. He
also was a Illinois USSSA Area
Director (the first named director in the Chicagoland area by Brenda Paulson)
for seven years before being promoted to the newly formed position, Northern
Illinois Regional Director, a title that he held for four years. In 1985
he was named the first winner of the Illinois USSSA State Director Award.
He also umpired for one season.