Lake Zurich’s Fillipp, “Flip” to her friends, became the first Illinois player to ever be elected to the National USSSA Hall of Fame back in 1993.  A left-handed power hitter who hits with authority to all fields with over 200 career homeruns and a .650 batting average.  Flip was also the homerun leader at the 1985 Women's Class "A" World in Concord, CA.

Flip was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame at the College of Lake County in 1994 where he excelled in three sports -volleyball, basketball & softball.  She also participated in the 1990 historical Goodwill Tour to the Soviet Union.

Flip's past teams include Lady Blue, Cannon Illusions, I.M.S.L., Hub Chrysler/South, Steele Sports, E.D.S., Lakers, Precision Erecting and Salem Hawks. She currently has two World Series rings to her credit.

Flip started playing in the USSSA program in 1979 as a pitcher/catcher.  She's pitched one no-hit game.  four one-hit games and compiled a 244-53 win-loss record and a 21-4 win-loss record in World Tournaments.

Selected to numerous All-Tournaments teams in the Women's and Mixed NITs All-State teams, and Most Valuable Player in the Wisconsin State Tournament and the Classic Eight Ladies League, Flip's "claim to fame" would be her title of "Goodwill Ambassador" for the Illinois program as well as National Representative.

She has assisted Mildred Burrell, Girl's Youth National Director, conducting National Youth Clinics throughout the country the past several years.

Flip also received the Richard Pollack Memorial DeBeer Sportswoman of the Year in the player category in 1987.