From the official ISC Fastpitch website:
The International Softball Congress announces the 2025 ISC Hall of Fame inductees for the World Tournament in North Mankato, MN: pitchers Jeremy Manley and Brent Stevenson, administrator Keith Erkenbrack, and Bob Welby Dedication Award recipients Robert (Bob) Otto, Jon Kegel, and the Hill Family.
Jeremy Manley led the Pueblo Bandits to 33 wins, earning three ISC All World First Team honors with his powerful pitching, including 27 strikeouts in a 12-inning game and 37 in a 16-inning game.
Brent Stevenson starred for Decatur ADM in the 1980s, winning 12 consecutive games (1981-1984) and 23 career ISC wins, with All World First Team honors in 1984 and 1985, and Second Team in 1987.
Keith Erkenbrack, with over 50 years in fastpitch, has been a key ISC administrator since 1980, serving as U.S. Vice President and Tournament Director for the growing ISC Legends 50+ division.
Robert (Bob) Otto, a Minnesota native, is a pitcher, photographer, and writer, known for his book “We Play It Fast” and prolific fastpitch coverage in the 1990s and 2000s on Otto in Focus.
Jon Kegel, Fargo, ND, has managed teams for 35 years, winning a 2020 national championship and leading the Kegel Black Knights to multiple state and regional titles.
The Hill Family’s Hill United Chiefs, founded in 2012, supports fastpitch and community sports in Ontario, nearly winning the ISC World Tournament in their debut season.
The induction ceremony will be on the first Sunday of the 2025 ISC World Tournament, July 26-August 2.
Be sure to see our special feature on So Cal’s Bob Otto, pitcher, photographer and writer.
