| Nancy Stark-Shirley - Player, inducted in 1998 |
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defensive mainstay who patrolled left-center field for her eight year USSSA
career. No one who knew her would try to run on her arm
She was named to two USSSA All-Tournament teams, 1981 in Hutchinson, KS at the USSSA Women's Class A World Tournament and 1982 at the Sheboygan, WI USSSA Women's Class A NIT. Nancy's team never won a USSSA World title (they won the ASA Women's Class A once) but they finished with the top teams five times including two second place finishes; 1979 in Petersburg, VA and 1981 in Hutchison, KS. Her team also finished fourth at the USSSA Women's World Tournament in 1980 in North Carolina. Her teams collected three USSSA Women's Class A State titles in Illinois. She was named best defensive player at the 1982 USSSA NIT at Sunset Park in Geneva, IL. She also played Co-Rec softball as both as outfielder and as a first baseman. Nancy's teams included: Stroh's Lassies, EDS, Precision Erectors and Scotties (Co-Ed).
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because
they knew
she would throw them out if they tried. She was a singles hitter who knew
the value of moving the runners on base along to set the table for the big RBI
hitters in the lineup.
