LYN MARIE ROSE

ELECTED: NOVEMBER, 1997

MYRTLE BEACH, SC

INDUCTED: NOVEMBER, 1998

SAN DIEGO, CA

LYN ROSE, WOMEN’S NIT 13 TIME MVP AWARDS WINNER AND 26 TIME ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM MEMBER, WAS INDUCTED INTO THE USSSA HALL OF FAME IN THE FEMALE PLAYER CATEGORY.

ROSE, A 42 YEAR OLD CINCINNATI NATIVE, PLAYED THE GAME FOR 23 YEARS, 14 OF THOSE WITH THE USSSA. SHE RECORDED A LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE OF ABOUT .600 AND SHOWED GOOD POWER IN AMASSING 300 CAREER HOME RUNS.

ROSE PLAYED FOR SOME OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WOMEN’S TEAMS EVER, INCLUDING FAMOUS RECIPE, DOLLARETTES, DJ’S LOUNGE, MCGLAUGHLIN OIL, AND SHE PLAYED A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE WITH THREE TIME WORLD CHAMPIONS EMPRESS CHILI. IN WORLD SERIES PLAY FROM 1992-1995, HER BATTING AVERAGES WERE: .615, .590, .630, AND .600. SHE WAS SELECTED TO THE ALL-WORLD TEAMS IN 1987, 1989, AND AGAIN IN 1990.

“WHEN I JOINED THE CLASS “A” DIVISION OF WOMEN’S USSSA SOFTBALL IN 1985…I WAS VERY EXCITED TO BE PLAYING CLASS “A” SOFTBALL, BUT I HAD NO IDEA OF THE TREMENDOUS REWARDS THAT WOULD PREVAIL. I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT TROPHIES OR PLAQUES; I MEAN THE REAL LIFE AWARDS I HAVE ACCUMULATED OVER THE YEARS…PLAYING WITH AND AGAINST SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS AND LEGENDS OF THE GAME…A GOOD SPONSOR (THE KIRADJIEFFS) (WHO) TREATED US ALL LIKE DAUGHTERS…AND WE WERE A FAMILY.”