ELECTED: NOVEMBER 2004 INDUCTED: NOVEMBER 2005

JACKSONVILLE, FL ORLANDO, FL

FRANK LATEANO FROM WINDSOR LOCKS, CT HAS BEEN INDUCTED INTO THE USSSA HALL OF FAME IN THE MANAGER CATEGORY.

A USSSA VETERAN SINCE 1984, FRANK’S INTRODUCTION TO THE USSSA WORLD SERIES CAME IN 1987 WHEN HIS TEAM SUPERIOR BOMBAT FINISHED IN 8TH PLACE WITH A RECORD OF 2-2. THE NEXT YEAR SAW FRANK RETURN WITH SUPERIOR-SPALDING AGAIN GOING 2-2 BUT THIS TIME FINISHING IN 6TH PLACE. BY 1989 FRANK HAD IT RIGHT AND HIS SUPERIOR-APOLLO SOFTBALL TEAM SWEPT THE SERIES IN OMAHA (5-0) AND HE WAS NAMED MANAGER OF THAT YEARS ALL WORLD TEAM. THE FOLLOWING YEAR SUPERIOR APOLLO CAME IN SECOND TO RITCH’S-KIRKS FIRST. USING THAT “IF YOU CAN’T BEAT ‘EM, JOIN ‘EM”, 1991 SAW THE POWERHOUSE RITCH’S SUPERIOR EMERGE AND CAPTURE THE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP IN DAYTONA BEACH AND AGAIN IN DAYTONA BEACH IN 1992. IN USSSA WORLD SERIES PLAY RITCH’S SUPERIOR FINISHED 9TH IN 1993, 3RD IN 1994, 6TH IN 1995, 4TH IN 1996, AND 2ND IN 1997. IN 1998 TPS MERGED R-S WITH SHEN VALLEY AND FRANK WON THE WORLD SERIES AGAIN. IN 1999 FRANK WON THE SERIES WITH THE EASTON BACKED R&D TEAM. OVERALL HIS HIGH PROFILE TEAMS PARTICIPATED IN 13 CONSECUTIVE WORLD SERIES FROM 1987-1999.

FRANK SAYS HE IS THINKING ABOUT GETTING BACK INTO SOFTBALL. WE ALL HOPE SO.