The Kenosha Softball Hall of Fame committee announced the Class of 2023 on Friday (April 21).
The induction ceremony will be at Lincoln Park on Sunday, July 16, just prior to the championship games of the Rotary Softball Tournament.
Selected for their excellence in play and contributions to softball in Kenosha, the inductees include:
Players
- Bob Arneson
- Joy Day-Mueller
- Tito Gonzalez
- Dale Horton, Fastpitch
- Cindy Rosko
- Rich Rosko
- Ron Schuler
- Jim Schweitzer, Fastpitch
- Craig Stewart
- Carmen Vite
Umpire
- Bob Hale
Sponsor
- Coins
Contributor
- Greg Feivor
Previous inductees to the Kenosha Softball Hall of Fame include:
Class of 2012
Players
- George Georno – Senior Inductee
- Harry Kraft – Senior Inductee
- Bill Pecnick – Senior Inductee
- Jack Rice – Senior Inductee
- John Rommelfanger – Senior Inductee
- Joe Rosko – Senior Inductee
- Jack Tracy – Senior Inductee
- Mario Bonofiglio
- Denny DeLoria
- Mark Hackbarth
- Cheryl Hanks
- Tom Keating
- Dick Laba
- Chuck Lange
- Nick Perrine
- Gary “Wizard” Petersen
- Joyce Westerman
Contributor
- Fred Bistrick
Sponsor
- Domenick & Amelia Tirabassi and Family
Umpire
- George Chromcick
Class of 2013
Players
- Don “Shadow” Richards – Senior Inductee
- Bill Ricker – Senior Inductee
- Richie Trotta – Senior Inductee
- Kris Allison
- Richie Baumgarten
- Tom Blaziewske
- Vince Bonofiglio
- Bill Johnson
- Howie Latshaw
- Bruce “Hollywood” Meyers
- Dee Simon
- Gene Willems
- Jack Zimmerman
Contributor/Sponsor
- Sam “Finney” Perry
Umpire
- Ernie Pascucci
Class of 2014
Players
- Cheri Kloster Christiansen
- Jeff Clark
- Vinnie Lia
- Paulette Spitzer
- Jimmy Tirabassi
- Ed Van Tine
- Roger Wermeling
Contributors
- Leon Rosko
- Paul Vagnoni
Sponsor
- Bob Strang
Umpire
- Ron Soulek
Class of 2015
Players
- LaRoi “Sticks” Fulmer – Senior Inductee
- Pete Bruneo
- Nick Guarascio
- Cindy Herr
- Sam Nigro
- Jerry Reeves
- Dan Wade
Contributor
- Keith Bosman
Sponsor
- Tom Sorensen
Umpire
- Dick Cairo
Class of 2016
Players
- Dixie Knudson – Senior Inductee
- Louis Armstrong
- Tom Jaehne
- Leila Mercado
- Alex Nigro
- Ken Pflugrad
- Larry Weiss
Sponsor
- Dave Hamelink
Contributors
- Tom Anderson Sr.
- Franz Vigansky
Umpire
- Jerry Herrick
Umpire/Sponsor/Contributor
- Dawn Raabe
Class of 2017
Players
- Russ Guarascio
- Gregg Hansen
- Gordie Hess
- Matt Montemurro
- Sam Scherr
- Rocky Tirabassi
- Larry Tostrud
Contributors
- Archie and Millie Lowman
Sponsor
- Joe Santiloni
Class of 2018
Players
- Gary Schmidt – Fastpitch
- Mike Molinaro – Senior Inductee
- Jim Brown
- Rick Flocker
- Mark Gascoigne
- Yvette Honey
- Carmen Pillizzi
- Rich Salisbury
- Ron Zeith
Sponsor
- Jerry Kurth
Contributor
- Djuana Latshaw
Umpire
- George Becker
Class of 2019
Players
- Brad “Chilly” Breiling
- Dan McGonegle
- Doug Spitzer
- Glenn Marescalco
- Steve “Blade” Hess
- Tanya Bertog McGonegle
- Kevin McGinn – Fastpitch
- Butch Schultz – Fastpitch
- Clarence “Kyce” Bosman – Senior Inductee
- George Bosman – Senior Inductee
Sponsor
- Doug Stanich
Contributor
- Al Gajdos
Umpire
- Joe Bentz
Class of 2020
- No inductees, pandemic
Class of 2021
Players
- Jack Soderberg – Fastpitch
- Ron Grunseth – Fastpitch
- Liz Sipple
- Brenda Van Cuick
- Larry Keating
- Paul Cox
- Ronnie Clark
- Jeff Gascoigne
- Greg Czarnecki
- Bill Griffiths
- Tom Beth
- John Pitts
- Randy Piwoni
- Russ Guerra
Sponsors
- Vern Ekern
- John Wavro
Umpire
- Terry Lannoye
Contributors
- Jeff Barsuli
- Bob Piff
- Griff Parry
Class of 2022
Players
- Richie Edwards – Fastpitch
- Gail Ekern
- Jim Barrett
- Joe Gianeselli
- Dan Llanas
- Brian McGonegle
- Paul Umscheid
Contributor
- Ernie Soto
Umpire
- Shorty Sauceda
Sponsor
- Jerry Rasmussen (Brat Stop)
