Editor’s note: Is there a better known person in the game than Michael White. One of the greatest to ever put on a uniform, and has continued that level of succcess in his NCAA Women’s coaching career. I first saw Michael pitch at the 1989 ISC World Tournament and again at the 2003 Rose Cup Tournament. In ’03, he was coming off of the ISC World title for St. Joe Frontier Casino. A true gentleman and ambassador of the game. Nice to see the ASA honoring him Saturday.
Editor’s note 2: The HOF ceremony is actually in Louiville, not Oklahoma City as reported in the Steve Padilla news article.
Oregon softball coach Mike White will be honored for his accomplishments as a fast-pitch player, when he is inducted into the ASA/USA National Softball Hall of Fame on Saturday in Oklahoma City
White, an accomplished pitcher on the men’s softball circuit, joins Anderson in the 2015 ASA induction class.
After pitching for the national team in his native New Zealand, White became a U.S. citizen in 1994 and played 11 years with Team USA, helping the U.S. claim three silver medals in the Pan American Games and a bronze medal at the International Softball Federation world championship before retiring in 2008.
White also was a three-time national champion and nine-time all-American in the men’s major division of ASA/USA softball. He’s entering his sixth season at Oregon, where he has won three Pac-12 titles and appeared in the Women’s College World Series three times.
“It’s an incredible honor to be inducted into the ASA Hall of Fame,” White said, noting that he will be enshrined alongside Steve Padilla, another standout pitcher from the USA Softball Men’s National Team. “I have a lot of people to thank — past coaches, managers and teammates — who have all made this possible.”
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