Olympic Games Atlanta– 1996UIC: Merle (USA), Ass’t UIC: Gerry (AUS), Arthur Allsopp (AUS),

The Games of the XXVI Olympiad, Atlanta, USA – 1996Back Ro (L R) Dan Blai (USA Umpi e Liaison) Kath St ahm (USA) L cie Ca michael (Canada) Ken o Kato (Japan) Mike Ho nak (Canada)Back Row (L-R): Dan Blair (USA-Umpire Liaison), Kathy Strahm (USA), Lucie Carmichael (Canada), Kenzo Kato (Japan), Mike Hornak (Canada),

Cliff Stauble (Canada), Julie Johnson (USA,) Geralyn Lindberg (Sweden).Front Row (L-R): Merle Butler (USA-UIC), Rene Sterkenberg (Netherlands), Roberto Peralta (Panama), Alan McAuliffe (Australia), Jeff Hansen (USA),

Emily Alexander (USA), Gerry Howard (Canada-Deputy UIC).

The Games of the XXVII Olympiad, Sydney, Australia – 2000Back Row (L-R): Margo Koskelainen (Australia-Ass’t UIC), Franklin Hermanus (Netherlands Antilles), Mitsutake Ariyama (Japan),

John McAuliffe (Australia) Serge LaFlamme (Canada) Mary DeBruyn (Canada) Jim Lykins (USA) Merle Butler (USA UIC)John McAuliffe (Australia), Serge LaFlamme (Canada), Mary DeBruyn (Canada), Jim Lykins (USA), Merle Butler (USA-UIC). Front Row (L-R): Lisha Xing (China), Marlies Struyve (Netherlands), Kerry Franklin (Australia), Nora May (Puerto Rico),

Antonella Garofalo (Italy), Lisa Rudloff (USA).

The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, Athens, Greece – 2004Back Row (L-R): Merle Butler (USA-UIC), Wayne Saunders (New Zealand), Santos Vasquez (Puerto Rico), Neville Lawrance (Australia),

Pavel Vychodsky (Czech Republic), Yi Yang (China), Vincent Maoeng (South Africa) Henry Pollard (USA-Ass’t UIC)

Front Row (L-R): Leanna Pacini (Canada), Debbie Lauderback (USA), Leilani Okuda (USA), Kelly Hunter (Canada), Mary “Marty” Makar (USA), Haruhi Goto (Japan).

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

International Softball Federation Olympic Crew Fengtai Ball Park, Beijing, China

12 21 August 200812 – 21 August 2008

Left to Right: Bob Stanton, Umpire in Chief (Canada), Traci Stoelting (United States of America), Jia Leiming (China), Nancy Morrison (Canada), Wiremu “Wu” Tamaki (New Zealand), Debbie Grove (Australia), Javier Penarroya (Argentina), Diane Waller (Australia), Rob Veldkamp (Netherlands), Jia Ali (China), Gianluca Magnani (Italy), Lori Bish

(United States of America), Greg Pipher (Canada), Margo Koskelainen, Deputy Umpire in Chief (Australia)

III Women’s World Fastpitch Championship – (Stratford,Connecticut, USA) - 1974 Back row: Mel Neece (USA), Lewis, John (USA), Alfio D’Aprile (ITA), Dick Alexander (USA).

Middle row: Emilio Velasquez (VEN), Vivienne Triplett (AUS), UIC: Tom Mason (USA), Ass’t UIC: Bernie Iassagna (USA), Merrell Ferguson (NZL), Manuel Deperio (PHI)

Front Row: Juan Guzman (PUR) Michael Preece (BER), Fred Rhodie (USA), Rudolph Akins (ISV)Absent: Paul Brown (USA), Merle Butler (USA) Dries de Zwaan (NED), Guy Page (CAN), Hiroshi Shishikura (JPN), Tommy Wang (TPE).

VI Women’s World Fastpitch Championship, Auckland, New Zealand – 1986Back row: UIC - Merle Butler (USA), David England (NZL), John Eagar (NZL), Wayne Saunders (NZL), Bev Graham (CAN), ( ), g ( ), g ( ), y ( ), ( ),

John Wall (NZL), Ass’t UIC - Charlie Phillips (NZL).Middle row: Tommy Wang (TPE), Ron Andrew (NZL), Anne McCammon (NZL), Michael Palmer (NZL), Fritz Simanjuntak (IDA),

Johnny Welton (USA), Michael Mulholland (NZL), Ed Isaac (NZL).Front Row: Elaine Karsten (NZL), Bai Huanwen (CHN), Robert Herewini (NZL), Mamoru Kubota (JPN), Graham McClelland (NZL),

George Parker (NZL), Bert Brebde, (NED).

VII Women’s World Fastpitch Championship, Normal, Illinois, USA – 1990Back row: Roger Nichois (USA) liaison, Senga Knupp (USA), Pat Mouchette (BER), Kathy Strahm (USA), Julie Ann Johnson (USA),

Max Pye (CAN) Keith Hazel (CAN) Julio Hellburg Netherland Antilles; William Tripp Jr (USA) Alan McAuliffe (AUS)Max Pye (CAN), Keith Hazel (CAN), Julio Hellburg, Netherland Antilles; William Tripp Jr (USA), Alan McAuliffe (AUS). Middle row: UIC - Merle Butler (USA), Alfredo Martin (PHI), Soji Kato (JPN), A.B. Cloete (ZIM), Walter Diaz (ARG), Edgar Bryson (ARU),

Santos Vazquez (PUR), Waitewell Rigby (BAH), Dave Ratu (NZL), DUIC - Gerry Howard (CAN). Front Row: Hsu-Chi Nan (CPE), Bai Huanwen (CHN), Fritz Simandjuntak (INA), Edward Crane (USA), Giuseppe Laudani (ITA),

Juan Anesio Medina (CUB) Cuba; Jun-Kee Min (KOR). Absent: Marie Koch (USA)

VIII Women’s World Fastpitch Championship, St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada – 1994Top Row: UIC: Merle Butler (USA), Ass’t UIC: Gerry Howard (CAN).

Middle Row (top): Alan McAuliffe (AUS), Bob Hickey (CAN), Cheryl Simmons (USA), Dave Moore (CAN), Don Bracey (CAN), Ed Isaac (NZL), Geralyn LindbergMiddle Row (top): Alan McAuliffe (AUS), Bob Hickey (CAN), Cheryl Simmons (USA), Dave Moore (CAN), Don Bracey (CAN), Ed Isaac (NZL), Geralyn Lindberg (SWE), Gilbert Tobback (BEL), Giuseppe Laudani (ITA), Horace Murdock (USA).

Middle Row (bottom): Jim Barr (CAN), Jim Bradford (CAN), Jim Herbert (CAN), Edgardo Schemel (COL), Jun-Kee Min (KOR), Lucy Carmichael (CAN), Marty Makar (USA), Oscar Ortela (AHO), Pavel Prachar (CZE), Rene Sterkenburg (NED).

Bottom Row: Robert Bourdon (CAN), Robert Dill (BER), Robert Scott (USA), Santos Vasques (PUR), Soji Kato (JPN), Sun Baijie (CHN), Tommy Wang (TPE), Toula Connolly (AUS).

IX Women’s World Fastpitch Championship, Fujinomiya-Shi, Japan - 1998To Row (L to R): Edgardo Schemel (COL), Radomir Tuma (CZE), Neville Lawrence (AUS), Jens M. Jakobsen (DEN), Wen-Ming Lin (TPE),

Franklin Hermanus (AHO), Mary DeBruyn (CAN), ), Bob Bargiacchi (NZL).( ), y y ( ), ), g ( )Middle Row (L to R): Mitsutake Ariyama (JPN), Kazuya Katayama (JPN), Jim Lykins (USA), Kenzo Kato (JPN), Michihiro Komori (JPN), Jun-Kee Min (KOR),

Shizuo Matsushita (JPN), Shao Nian (CHN), Alfonso Olivieri (ITA), Shigeo Kamata (JPN), Eduardo Falcon (VEN).Front Row (L to R): Kerry Franklin (AUS), Leilani Okuda (USA), Ass’t UIC: Maroru Kubota (JPN), UIC: Merle Butler (USA), Ass’t UIC: Gerry Howard (CAN),

Lisa Rudloff (USA), Marlies Struyve (NED), Wilfred Couture (CAN).

XI Women’s World Fastpitch Championship, BEIJING, CHINA - 2006Back Row: Jia Leiming (CHN), Li Zhe (CHN), Gianluca Magnani (ITA), Kenzo Kato (JPN), Vincent Maoeng (RSA), Duncan MacLean (GBR),

Greg Pipher (CAN), Yang Hung-Yueh (TPE), Nicola Olgier (NZL), Pedro Jimenez (VEN). Front Row: UIC-Merle Butler (USA), Traci Stoelting (USA), Liu Juan (CHN), Jai Ali (CHN), Debbie Grove (AUS), Diana Waller (AUS),

Virginia Bats (FRA), Haruhi Goto (JPN), Lori Bish (USA), Jill Tuckey (CAN), Ass’t UIC-Margo Koskelainen (AUS).

XII Women’s World Fastpitch Championship, Caracas, Venuzeula – 2010Back : AUIC - Santos Vasquez (PUR), Mitsutake Ariyama (JPN), UIC - Bob Stanton (CAN), AUIC - Marlies Struyvé (NED), Grant Hood (CAN),

Scott Rindfleish (AUS), Peter Vonk (NED), Roberto Sanchez (DOM), Nicola Ogier (NZL), Darren Sibraa (AUS), Pavel Kaspercik (CZE), Tomislav Ozimec (CRO), Pedro Jimenez (VEN), Christina Drumm (USA), Jeff Sloan (USA), Andrea Marcon (ITA), Javier Penarroya (ARG).

Front: Ana Ruth Chamel (ESA), Maria Teresa Mejia (COL), Marleny Sabogal (COL), Raul Garrido (CUB), Carolien Stadhouders (NED), Bonnie Gostola (CAN).Kneeling: Thabo Dikgale (RSA). Absent: Carlos Falcon (VEN), AUIC - Eduardo Falcon (VEN).

VIII Men’s World Fastpitch Championship, Manilla, Philippines - 1992Back Row: Ass’t UIC: Tommy Wang (TPE), Julio Nazario (PHI), Chen-Chih Pin (TPE), Pavel Prachar (CZE), Robert Kerkman (NED), Ernest Constantino (PHI),

Reynaldo Toledo (PHI), Alfredo Martin (PHI), Franciso Arceo (PHI), Soji Kato (JPN), Jun-Kee Min (KOR), UIC: Rex Brown (USA). Front Row: Gonsalo Gonzales (PHI), Conrado Forcadela (PHI), Yo Po Tee (SIN), Oscar Bulaong (PHI), Ken Culpitt (AUS), Gene Harrison (USA), Guy

Arsseneault (CAN), Wayne Saunders (NZL), Joel Asyari (INA). Armando Angeles (PHI)

IX Men’s World Fastpitch Championship, Midland, MI, USA -1996Back row: Ass’t UIC: Gerry Howard (CAN), Craig Cress (USA), Bob Bargiacchi (NZL), Jens Terkelsen (DEN), Arthur Thompson (BAH),

Walter Diaz (ARG), Jack Sauder (USA), Jun-Kee Min (KOR), Pavel Prachar (CZE), Ed Isaac (NZL), Eduardo Falcon (VEN),Gabe Babineau (CAN),Chris Lee (CAN), John McAuliffe (AUS), UIC: Merle Butler (USA),

Front Row: Kevin Ryan (USA), Nick Cinquanto (USA), Andrew Rindfleish (AUS), Bryan Smith (USA), Louie Alvarez (USA), Ralph Miller (USA), Robert Kerkman (NED), Rick Havercroft (USA), ), Kazuya Katayama (JPN), Liaison: ??

L/R  Top: Santos Vazquez PUR, GianlucaMagnani ITA, Jens Jakobsen DEN, Lou Davis CAN, Frank Omoe CAN. Middle: Bob Stanton (ISF‐DoU) CAN, Armando Jose Rodriguez VEN,Jan Hora CZE, Scott Thomas USA, Keith Kearney USA, Wiremu Tamaki NZL Reinaldo Lanzavecchia ARG, Julie Johnson (ISF‐RCNA) USA, Brian Van Os (NDU) CAN. Bottom: Bob 

Henning CAN, Shigeo Kamata JPN, Gary Skjerven CAN, Leigh Evans AUS, Teboho Vincent Maoeng RSA, Mark McFarlane NZL, Jaun Jose Fajardo MEX.

I Jr Men’s/Women’s World Fastpitch Championship Edmonton Saskatchawan Canada 1981I Jr. Men s/Women s World Fastpitch Championship, Edmonton, Saskatchawan, Canada - 1981Back Row: Bev Graham (CAN), Wayne King (CAN), Andre Prinz (NED), Stan Hay (CAN), Gerry Howard (CAN).

Middle Row : UIC: Ed Bitz (CAN), Robert Smith (CAN), Walter ”Butch” Ryan (CAN), Vivian Triplett (AUS), Ass’t UIC: Rex Brown (USA). Front Row: Akria Hayashi (JPN), ), Michael Preece (BER), Emanuel Marte Setro (VEN), John Haider (CAN), Oscar Romero (ARG).

IV Jr Women’s World Fastpitch Championship Adelaide, Australia - 1991Back row: Ass’t UIC: Margo Koskelainen (AUS), John McAuliffe (AUS), Sonny Pompilii Jr. (USA), Pieter Vander Ploeg (NED), Andrew Rindfliesh (AUS),

Jun-Kee Min (KOR), Steve Suckling (AUS), Alfonso Olivieri (ITA), Gerry Howard (CAN), Alan McAuliffe (AUS), UIC: Merle Butler (USA).Front row: Ken Culpitt (AUS), Billy Monk (USA), Daphne Tesoriero (NZL), Toula Connonlly (AUS), Patrica Bichel (AUS), Masahide Yoshida (JPN),

Masahide Yoshida (JPN), Hou-Chi Nan (TPE), Shao Nian (CHN).

V Jr Women’s World Fastpitch Championship Normal Il USA – 1995V Jr. Women s World Fastpitch Championship, Normal, Il, USA – 1995Top: UIC:  Gerry Howard (Asst. ISF UIC) CAN, Cheryl Klug USA, Hank Koritkoski USA, Craig  Cress USA, Merle Butler (ISF UIC) USA. Middle:row , Michael  Bessner USA,  Kazuya Katayama JPN, Oscar Dibur ARG, Jun‐Kee Min KOR, Wayne Saunders NZL, Ken Culpitt AUS, Giuseppe Laudani ITA, Bonnie  Anderson USA Charles  Kurtz CAN, 

Cliff Stauble CAN. Bottom: ??, Chen “Jimmy” Kuo‐Hua TWN, Lola  Wheeler USA, Marlies  Struyve NEL, Magdalena (Ms)  Palumbarit PHL, ???

2003 – VII JR. WOMEN’s WORLD (Nanjing, China)UIC:  Merle Butler – 2801 NE 50th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73111 ‐ USAAss’t UIC: ‐ Tommy Wang ‐ #1 Ay Kwo West Rd., Taipei, TAIWAN                     Cole, Judy  –USA, Deng, XIAo Juan – CHINA Softball Association, Dibur, Oscar –ARGENTINA ,Dolejs, Miroslav –– CZECH REPUBLIC,Goto, Haruhi ‐, JAPAN 150 8050Grove, Debbie AUSTRALIA, Hirotani, Miyuki ‐ JAPAN 150 8050, Hunter, Kelly  –, CANADA V2B 6G7, Leiming, Jia – CHINA, Lin, WenMing ‐ %., Taipei, TAIWANMacEwen, John – CANADA, Murphy, Bernadette  –USA, Namngern, Yutthana –‐ THAILAND, Nong Jun‐chuan – CHINA Softball AssociationOgier, Nicola –, NEW ZEALAND, Vonk, Peter –, NEDERLANDS, Xing, Lisha – CHINA Softball Association, Yang Yi ‐ CHINAOgier, Nicola  , NEW ZEALAND, Vonk, Peter  , NEDERLANDS, Xing, Lisha CHINA Softball Association, Yang Yi   CHINA

VIII Jr. Women’s World Fastpitch Championship, Enschede, Netherlands – 2007

Left to Right Standing: Bob Stanton, Deputy Umpire in Chief (Canada), Andrea Marcon (Italy), Mary Sharp (USA), Noreen Atkinson (Canada), Oleg Shelpov (Russia), Debbie Grove (Australia), Shigeo Kamata (Japan), Linda Hoover (USA), Rob Veldkamp (Netherlands), Joyce Bellini (Canada), Niema Mobascheri (Germany), Al Jia (China), Chim Mang-Pan (Chinese Taipei), Sue Itzstein (Australia), Peter Vonk (Netherlands), Liu Juan (China), Merle Butler – Umpire in Chief (USA)

Kneeling: Thabo Dikgale (South Africa), Julio Rodriguez (Venuezula), Jose A Chaparro Santiago (Puerto Rico), Javier Penarroya (Argentina), Bo-Frederick Haga (Switzerland), Wiremu “Wu” Tamaki (New Zealand)

I Jr Men’s/Women’s World Fastpitch Championship Edmonton Saskatchawan Canada 1981I Jr. Men s/Women s World Fastpitch Championship, Edmonton, Saskatchawan, Canada - 1981Back Row: Bev Graham (CAN), Wayne King (CAN), Andre Prinz (NED), Stan Hay (CAN), Gerry Howard (CAN).

Middle Row : UIC: Ed Bitz (CAN), Robert Smith (CAN), Walter ”Butch” Ryan (CAN), Vivian Triplett (AUS), Ass’t UIC: Rex Brown (USA). Front Row: Akria Hayashi (JPN), ), Michael Preece (BER), Emanuel Marte Setro (VEN), John Haider (CAN), Oscar Romero (ARG).

II Jr. Men’s/Women’s World Fastpitch Championship, Fargo, North Dakota, USA - 1985Back row: L R Timms (Liaision) Ko Van de Wateringen (NED) John Eagar (NZL) Ed Bitz (CAN) Kenzi Daikoku (JPN) Ron Ballantyne (USA)Back row: L.R.Timms (Liaision) , Ko Van de Wateringen (NED), John Eagar (NZL), Ed Bitz (CAN), Kenzi Daikoku (JPN), Ron Ballantyne (USA),

Lyle Joe McWilliams (USA), UIC: Merle Butler (USA), Ass’t UIC: Bev Graham (CAN).

Front Row: Jack Sauder (USA), Michael Palmer (AUS), ??, ??, George Rayment (CAN), ??,Muo Cheng (TPE), ??, Kevin Morrison (USA),

Sadao Higashimura (JPN), David McIntosh (BAH), Watewell Rigby (BAH), Edward Storr (BAH), Tsuneo Suzuki (JPN).

III Jr. Men’s World Fastpitch Championship, Prince Edward Island, Canada - 1989Top Row: Ass’t UIC: Gerry Howard (CAN), Wayne Brown (CAN), Jose Perez (MEX), Kevin Morrison (USA),

Ron Sanchez (USA), Paul Bryan (CAN), Wayne Matheson (CAN), UIC: Merle Butler (USA)Bottom Row: Ed Reimer (CAN), Nick Ianiero (CAN), Muo Cheng (TPE), David Hollett (CAN), Wayne Arthurs (NZL), Kazuya Katayama (JPN).

IV Jr Men’s World Fastpitch Championship Auckland New Zealand 1993IV Jr. Men s World Fastpitch Championship, Auckland, New Zealand - 1993Top Row: Ray Samuel (NZL), Wayne Saunders (NZL), Steve Suckling (AUS), Segismundo Font (ARG), Ed Isaac (NZL),

Bob Henning (CAN), John McAuliffe (AUS), Tony Walsh (USA), David Ratu (NZL). Bottom Row: Bob Bargiacchi (NZL), Ass’t UIC: Charlie Phillips (NZL), UIC: Merle Butler (USA), Liaison: Keith Dare (NZL) ), Kenzo Kato (JPN).

VIII Jr. Men’s World Fastpitch Championship -Whitehorse, Canada - 2008p p p ,Top Row: Darren Sibraa (AUS), UIC: Bob Stanton (CAN), Jose (Gabby) Hernandez (PUR), Jose Mendez (VEN), Brian McRae (CAN), Ashley Mmakola (RSA), Grant Hood (CAN), Lance Brown (NZL), Edward Ford (BAH), Mitch Zuk (CAN), Tomislav Ozimec (CRO), Greg Pohl (USA), Ass’t UIC: Julie Johnson (USA)

Bottom Row: Cerefino Espinoza (MEX), Scott Rindfleish (AUS), Reinaldo Lanzavecchia (ARG), Glen Nalepa (NZL), Lloyd Poirier (CAN), Trostoslav (Rusty) Vedlich (CZE), Mitsutake Ariyama (JPN)