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| Congratulations goes out to the latest inductees into the MVABL Hall of Fame class of 2011! Four players received the required 60% of the vote. Nine-year veteran Tim Sullivan received the highest percentage of votes at 71%. Astros' rubber-armed righty Tony Walters locked in 67% of the vote. Nine-year veteran pitcher Shawn Schmitt of the Dayton Rangers got 62% of the vote, as did former Rangers and current Redlegs player/coach Jacob Robinson. A well-deserved honor for all!
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Tim is a 1980 graduate of Alter high school. He joined the league in its first year of existence in 1995 as a member of the Dayton Cubs. Sullivan was the Cubs team MVP in '96 when he led the league in batting average and home runs. After two seasons, Tim joined up with the Dayton Mariners and, in 1998, became part of the first father-son duo in the league when his son Kenny played on the team. Tim was a 5-time All-Star, starting at three different positions (2b, CF, 1b). Sullivan played in 5 MABL national championship Fall Classic tournaments in Florida, and was named to the All-Tournament team in 1998. Tim was also league president for one season.
Tim spent two seasons with the Dayton Flames before hanging it up after the 2002 season, hampered by back problems. He made a triumphant return with the Dayton Rangers in 2010 after several spinal surgeries, and now looks forward to taking over the coaching realms of the new Ohio Mariners ballclub starting in 2011. |
As of the end of 2010,
Career .402 hitter (15th all-time)
294 Hits (4th all-time)
214 runs (3rd all-time)
178 RBIs (6th all-time)
73 doubles (3rd all-time)
11 Triples (6th all-time)
40 Home Runs (2nd all-time)
69 Stolen Bases (7th all-time)
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One of the top left-handed pitchers of all-time in the MVABL, Shawn was also one of the few pitchers over the years who also had a strong bat. The 1993 graduate of Fenwick high school joined the Dayton Rangers as a free-agent in 1999 after a stint at Miami University of Middletown. In his first 7 seasons with the Rangers, Schmitt led the team in strikeouts and was the winning pitcher in the franchise's 100th game in 2003.
Shawn left the team in 2005 to pursue a career in education and coaching at the high school ranks in Springboro. Shawn returned to the Rangers in 2009 and didn't skip a beat, going 4-1 on the mound with two shutouts in helping his squad to its first league championship.
Schmitt is a career .380 hitter, and is a 3-time league All-Star. He holds MVABL records in strikouts, complete games, innings thrown, and games pitched. As of the start of 2011, Shawn is one win away from tying the league record in pitching victories. |
As of the end of 2010,
Career .380 hitter (17th all-time)
29 Doubles (19th all-time)
32 Stolen Bases(16th all-time)
30 wins (2nd all-time)
6.03 ERA (13th all-time)
379 innings pitched (most all-time)
80 games pitched (most all-time)
30 complete games (most all-time)
382 strikeouts (most all-time)
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Jacob Robinson is a 2003 graduate of Preble Shawnee high school. Jake joined his brother James on the Dayton Rangers in 2004. Robinson fit right into the pitching rotation immediately and ran off a string of five straight seasons leading the team in wins. A shoulder injury shelved Robinson from pitching in the 2009 season, but his bat, glove, and speed contributed to the Rangers winning the 2009 championship. Jacob formed the Camden Redlegs in 2010, and in leading his team to a 16-12 record during its inaugural season, he was voted as the Coach of the Year by his peers.
Jacob was the 2008 MVABL Cy Young Award winner after going 10-2 on the mound and 2-0 in the postseason. The 10 wins still stands as a single regular season record in the league. Jake is a 3-time league All-Star and earned the Top Defensive Player award in the 2007 game. He is a 2-time All-MVABL 1st-teamer as an outfielder and a pitcher.
Jake is a career .352 hitter and boasts a respectable 4.85 career ERA and a 25-9 regular season record. |
As of the end of 2010,
167 Hits (14th all-time)
160 Runs (5th all-time)
29 Doubles (19th all-time)
10 Triples (8th all-time)
43 Stolen Bases (13th all-time)
4.85 ERA (7th best all-time)
25 Wins (5th all-time)
286 innings pitched (5th all-time)
54 games pitched (6th all-time)
219 strikeouts (8th all-time)
12 complete games (6th all-time)
8th most hits (44) in a single season
39 runs scored is 4th most in a single season
6 triples is tied for 7th most in a single season
4th most innings pitched (93.33) in a season
most wins (10) in a single season
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2011 HALL OF FAME VOTING RESULTS:
(need 60% of the vote to qualify)
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| Player |
Votes |
Percent |
| Tim Sullivan | 15 | 71.43 |
| Tony Walters | 14 | 66.67 |
| Jacob Robinson | 13 | 61.90 |
| Shawn Schmitt | 13 | 61.90 |
| Jason Joyce | 11 | 52.38 |
| Rob Johnson | 10 | 47.62 |
| Rob Hoover | 10 | 47.62 |
| Joe Staten | 9 | 42.86 |
| Mark Franklin | 9 | 42.86 |
| Jason Griffith | 7 | 33.33 |
| Matt Klaus | 7 | 33.333 |
| Jeremey Fruhwirth | 7 | 33.333 |
| Mike Leach | 4 | 19.05 |
| Jeff Fruhwirth | 4 | 19.05 |
| Evan Tennery | 3 | 14.29 |
| Eric Jameson | 3 | 14.29 |
| Toby Stewart | 3 | 14.29 |
| Chaz DeShayes | 3 | 14.29 |
| Mike Flanagan | 3 | 14.29 |
| Brian Duffy | 2 | 9.52 |
| Tom Thygerson | 2 | 9.52 |
| Jeremy Lippincott | 2 | 9.52 |
| Steve Marshall | 1 | 4.76 |
| Rick Anderson | 1 | 4.76 |
| Brian Girard | 1 | 4.76 |
| James Robinson | 1 | 4.76 |
| Steve Louis | 1 | 4.76 |
| Phil Beach | 1 | 4.76 |
| Dustin Vincent | 1 | 4.76 |
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