Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association

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WBCA Coach of the Year • WBCA Assistant of the Year • WBCA Man of the Year • WBCA Players of the Year 
• WBCA Distinguished Service Awards • WBCA College Coach of the Year • WBCA Ethics in Coaching Award • WBCA Media Person of the Year • Ken Kirby Umpire of the Year • Amateur Coach of the Year •  Woman of the Year

• 1976 – John Bartelt – Marion
• 1977 – George Holland – Nekoosa
• 1978 – Fred Peterson – Oconto Falls
• 1979 – Rod Billerbeck – Gibraltor
• 1980 – Frank Thornton – LaCrosse Central
• 1981 – George Holland – Nekoosa
• 1982 – George Holland – Nekoosa
• 1983 – Frank Benevides – Greenfield
• 1984 – Ken Trott – Westby
• 1985 – Tom Konowalski – Milwaukee Tech
• 1986 – Frank Thornton – LaCrosse Central
• 1987 – Mike Dee – LaCrosse Aquinas
• 1988 – Ron Wahoske – Ripon
• 1989 – George Roman – SPASH (Stevens Point)
• 1990 – Tom Bennett – Madison Memorial
• 1991 – Bruce Erickson – Appleton West
• 1992 – Tom Bennett – Madison Memorial
• 1993 – Ron Kading – Potosi
• 1994 – Garry Bahe – Sun Prairie
• 1995 – Bruce Erickson – Appleton West
• 1996 – Steve Tucker – Bangor
• 1997 – Don Williams – Hortonville
• 1998 – Bob Suter – Janesville Craig
• 1999 – Steve Leistico – Waterloo
• 2000 – Marty Paulsen – Fond du Lac Goodrich
• 2001 – Rick Hofeditz – Beloit Turner (spring)
•             Mark Rohde – Brookfield Central (summer)
• 2002 – Mike Zimmerman – Middleton (spring)
•             Doug Gonring – West Bend East (summer)
• 2003 – Pete Barsness – Holmen (spring)
•             Chris Kempf – Ashland (summer)
• 2004 – Mark Simon – D.C. Everest (spring)
•             Jason Kosanke – Waukesha South (summer)
• 2005 – Rob Hamilton – Sun Prairie (spring)
•             Jim Wilkinson – Milwaukee Marquette (summer)
• 2006 – Dan Waters – Osseo-Fairchild (spring)
•             Pat Hansen – Menomonee Falls (summer)
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• 2007 –  Ryan McGinnis – Kimberly (spring)
•              Bill Albrecht – West Bend West (summer)
• 2008 –  Steve Warren – Marathon (spring)
•              Chuck Ihle – West Salem (summer)
• 2009 – Richard Newton II – Madison Edgewood (spring) 
•   Tim O’Driscoll – Arrowhead (summer)
• 2010 – Tom O’Connell – Burlington Catholic Central (spring)
•             Mike Simoens – Bay Port (spring)
•             Chuck Ihle – West Salem (summer) 
• 2011 – Bob Johnson – Eau Claire North (spring)  
•             Scott Holler – Oak Creek (summer) 
• 2012 –  Rob Hamilton – Sun Prairie (spring)
•              Jeff Ryan – Prescott (spring)
•              Jeff Wolf – Germantown (summer)  
• 2013 –  Kip Nordstrom – Lodi (spring)
•              Tom Farina – New Berlin West (summer)
• 2014 –  Greg Fetherston – Jefferson (spring)
•              Butch Cain – Plymouth (summer)
• 2015 – Victor Herbst – Janesville Craig (spring)
•             Mark Weber – Howards Grove (summer)
• 2016 – Phil Janssen – Saint Mary Catholic (spring)
•             Scott Staude – Burlington (spring)
•             Scott Holler – Oak Creek (summer)
• 2017 – Bill Coker – Athens (spring)
•             Ryan McGinnis – Kimberly (spring)
•             Bill Albrecht – West Bend West (summer)
• 2018 – Derrick Standke – Waupun (spring)
•             Kevin Kehoss – Pius XI (summer)
• 2019 – Scott Farmer – Antigo 
• 2020 – none selected due to Covid-19
  
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• 1997 – Mark Kohlrusch – New Richmond
•             Jim Wilkinson – Milwaukee Marquette
• 1998 – Pete Raye – Unity
• 1999 – Brian Artac – Merrill
• 2000 – Joe Waite – Cumberland
•             Terry Kieffer – Beaver Dam
• 2001 – Barry Schultz – Riverdale (spring)
•             Jack Uhlenbrauck – Hortonville (spring)
•             Jim Ziegler – Campbellsport (summer)
• 2002 – Jerry Downs – Potosi (spring)
•             Larry Nelson – Ashwaubenon (spring)
•             John Westfall – Marathon (spring)
•             Bob Weber – South Milwaukee (summer)
• 2003 – Darwin “Dip” Dade – Sevastopol (spring)
•             Tom Swittel – Wauwatosa East (summer)
• 2004 – Scott Smith – Beloit Turner (spring)
•             Mark Kohlrusch – New Richmond – (summer)
• 2005 – John Nicolai – Eau Claire Regis (spring)
•             Chuck Ihle – West Salem (summer)
• 2006 – Gary Stoughtenger – Mauston (spring)
•             Ethan Millard – Homestead (summer)
• 2007 – George Hafermann – Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln (spring)
•             Pat Simon – New Holstein (summer)
• 2008 – Tom Krause – Burlington (spring)
•             Steve Maufort – Appleton East (spring)
•             Mark Dobberstein and Pete Kowalski – Pewaukee (summer)
• 2009 – Rick Steffen – Royal (spring)
•             Brad Matzek – Prescott (spring)
•             Jamie Olson – West Salem (summer)
• 2010 – Bill Price – Westosha Central (spring)
•             Jeff Wolf – Nicolet (summer)
• 2011 – Dale Monday – Saint Mary Central (spring)
•             Marc Montez – Waukesha West (summer)
• 2012 – Peter Gumina – Sun Prairie (spring)
•             Warren Smith – Oak Creek (summer)
• 2013 – Mike Schmitt – Waupun (spring)
•             Jack Ward – Wauwatosa West (summer)
• 2014 – Barry Schultz – Riverdale (spring)
•             Mark Bombien – Greendale (summer)
• 2015 – Scott Morrison – Oshkosh West (spring)
•             Henry Teetz – Milwaukee Pius XI (summer)
• 2016 – Pat Reilly – Dodgeville (spring)
•             Chad Dowland – Random Lake (summer)
• 2017 – Mark Peterson – Jefferson (spring)
•             Kyle Sykes – Waukesha North (summer)
• 2018 – Tim Mommaerts – Waunakee (spring)
•             John Strohbusch – Greendale (summer)
• 2019 – Dale Westfall – Athens 

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• 2020 Tom Wilson - Saint Norbert/WBCA
• 2019 Jay Buckley - La Crosse
• 2018 Rob Fornasiere - University of Minnesota - Sun Prairie
• 2017 Jeff Bridich - GM Colorado Rockies - Milwaukee 
• 2016 Marty Paulsen - Fond du Lac/WBCA
• 2015 Marcus Hanel - Milwaukee Brewers
• 2014 Mike Jirschele - Clintonville-Kansas City Royals
• 2013 Mark Fuller - Cumberland/WBCA
• 2012 Matt Erickson - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers - Appleton
• 2011 Mark Attanasio - Milwaukee Brewers
• 2010 Steve Schmidt - Madison Mallards
• 2009 Ron Kading - Potosi/WBCA
• 2008 Tim O’Driscoll - Arrowhead
• 2007 Tom Meyer - Milwaukee 
• 2006 Gerry Davis, Bruce Froemming, Tim Tschida - WI MLB Umps
• 2005 John Vodenlich - UW-Whitewater
• 2004 Don Hawkins – Appleton
• 2003 Damian Miller – Chicago Cubs - West Salem
• 2002 Terry Ryan – Minnesota Twins - Janesville
•             Jarrod Washburn – California Angels - Webster
• 2001 Craig Counsell – Arizona Diamondbacks -Whitefish Bay
• 2000 Bob Uecker – Milwaukee Brewers - Milwaukee
• 1999 Gordie Gillespie – Ripon College
• 1998 Rusty Helland – Webster/WBCA
• 1997 Alan “Bud” Selig – Milwaukee Brewers - Milwaukee
• 1996 Mike Dee – University of Minnesota - La Crosse
• 1995 Joe Waite – Cumberland/WBCA
• 1994 Frank McCormick – WIAA
• 1993 Ken Kirby – Edgerton
• 1992 Denny Moyer – Sheboygan
• 1991 Tom O’Connell - Milwaukee Pulaski/WBCA
• 1990 Bob Gifford – Wausau West
• 1989 Mark Fuller – Cumberland/WBCA

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(Through 1993 the “WBCA” and the “United States Baseball Federation” both selected a Wisconsin Player of the Year.)

• 1987 – George Williams – La Crosse Central – USBF 
• 1988 – Dave Borowicz – Milwaukee Tech 
• 1989 – Dean Crueger – SPASH (Stevens Point) – WBCA
•             Jeff Thelen – Janesville Craig – USBF
• 1990 – Jeff Messenger – Marinette – WBCA 
•             James Raminger – Fond du Lac – USBF 
• 1991 – Tim Jorgenson – Luxemburg-Casco – WBCA 
• 1992 – Neil Dussault – Oconomowoc – WBCA
•             Steve Grzeszkiewicz – Franklin – USBF
• 1993 – Francisco Jaramillo – Racine Case – WBCA
•             Mark Ince – Unity – USBF
• 1994 – Andy Thompson – Sun Prairie
•             Matt Erickson – Appleton West
• 1995 – Brad Pautz – Reedsville
• 1996 – A.J. Stoffels – Sauk Prairie
• 1997 – Kurt Vitense – Sun Prairie
• 1998 – Luke Short – Chippewa Falls
• 1999 – Marcellus Dawson – Wauwatosa East
• 2000 – Jay Gagner – Cumberland (spring)
•             Zac Walter – West Bend East (summer)
• 2001 – Ryan Gehring – Burlington Catholic Central (spring)
•             Johnny Meier – West Allis Central (summer)
• 2002 – David Schultz – Westby (spring)
•             Mike Rohde – Brookfield Central (summer)
• 2003 – Ryan Zink – Madison LaFollette (spring)
•             Rob Brockel – Milwaukee Marquette (summer)
• 2004 – Tyler Techlin – Fox Valley Lutheran (spring)
•             Tyler Beranek – Waukesha South (summer)
• 2005 – Korey Feiner – Sun Prairie (spring)
•             Tony Butler – Oak Creek (summer)
• 2006 – Cole Kraft – Menomonie (spring)
•             Ross Hellenbrand – Middleton (spring)
•             Jeff Donovan – Wauwatosa East (summer)
• 2007 – Phil Isaksson – Eau Claire North (spring)
•             Blake Berger – New Richmond (summer)
• 2008 – Brad Schreiber – Kimberly (spring)
•             Paul Hoenecke – West Bend West (summer)
• 2009 – Brad Schreiber – Kimberly (spring)
•             Ryan Schilter – West Bend West (summer)
• 2010 – Bobby Juan – La Crosse Central (spring)
•             Ryan Solberg – Waukesha West (summer)
• 2011 – Tyler Hermann – Eau Claire North (spring)
•             Alex McRae – New Berlin Eisenhower (summer)
• 2012 – Josh Baker – University School (spring)
•             Brian Keller – Germantown (summer)
• 2013 – Scott Schreiber – Kimberly (spring)
•             Austin Jones – Wauwatosa West (summer)
• 2014 – Mitch Stalsberg – Viroqua (spring)
•             Parker Sniatynski – Milwaukee Marquette (summer)
• 2015 – Shane Coker – Athens (spring)
•             Rudy Rott – La Crosse Aquinas (spring)
•             Logan Wonn – Oconomowoc (spring)
•             Doran Turchin – Oak Creek (summer)
• 2016 – Division I – Gavin Lux – Kenosha Indian Trail
•             Division II – Nick Winter – Milwaukee Lutheran
•             Division III – Zach Pronschinske – Arcadia
•                                Ryan Gassner – Marathon
•             Division IV – Jacob Huebsch – Ithaca 
•             Summer – Ty Weber – Menomonee Falls
• 2017 – Division I – Tanner Halverson – Eau Claire North
•             Division II – Peter Brookshaw – Prescott
•             Division III – Matt Osterberg – Coleman 
•             Division IV – Isaac Pape – Independence/Gilmanton
•             Summer – Anthony Schlass – West Bend West
• 2018 – Division I – Jeff Holtz – Hartland Arrowhead
•             Division II – Peter Brookshaw – Prescott
•             Division III – Jack Washburn – Webster
•             Division IV – Seth Coker – Athens
•             Summer – Alex Binelas – Oak Creek
•                              Gino D’Alessio – Pius XI
• 2019 – Division I – Sam Stange – Eau Claire North
•             Division II – Connor Prielipp – Tomah
•             Division III – Marcus Cline – Fall Creek
•             Division IV – Jack Washburn – Webster
•                                    Seth Coker – Athens 
• 2020 – none selected, due to Covid-19

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1996 – Dr. Tim Twohig – Fond du Lac

            Jim Dimick – St. Olaf College
            Gary Siebold – St. Croix Central
1997 – NA
1998 – Donald “Gus’ Burwell – Madison
            Frank Caliendo – New Berlin West
            Jim Brey – Milwaukee
            Dave Vander Plass – Appleton
1999 – Ron Kading – Potosi
            Lee Dahlberg – Watertown Prep
            John Gurholt – Appleton
            Dave Andrew – Fond du Lac
            Jim Guy Jr. – Cottage Grove
            Tom Carney – Kimberly
2000 – Dick Koehler – Weyerhauser
            Jay Buckley – LaCrosse
            Frank Thornton – LaCrosse
            Ed Krcmar – Ashwaubenon
            Don Hawkins – Appleton
            Robert Anderson – Milwaukee
2001 – Ron Krohn – Madison
            Mike Kaczmarek – Oconto Falls
            Dave Smith – Oconomowoc
            Jeff Beardsley – Elkhorn
            Doug Johnson – West Allis/West Milwaukee
2002 – Pat and Ken Gratz – Monroe
            Terry Schmidt – South Milwaukee
            Jack Frank – Ripon
            Jim Hamilton – Kenosha
2003 – Dave Reith – Burlington Catholic Central
            Paul Roth – Neenah
            Emil Belich – Milwaukee
2004 – Bob Grise – Franklin
            Rusty Helland – Baldwin-Woodville
            Roger Larson – Elkhorn
            Tom Nygaard – Appleton
            Stan Torstenson – Genoa City
2005 – Francis Gorst – Cross Plains
            Jerry Krueger – Oshkosh
            Bud Milroy – Burlington
            George Roman – Stevens Point
            Russ Tibbits – Eau Claire
2006 – Mark Attanasio – Milwaukee Brewers
            Jim Fuhs – Manitowoc
            Charlie Harris – ProLine
            Greg Mueller - Madison 
2007 – Jerry Augustine – UW-Milwaukee
            Tim O’Driscoll – Hartland Arrowhead
            Gary Polczynski – West Allis
2008 – Dick Tomashek & Victor Herbst – Beaver Dam
            Marv Kohlbeck – Pittsville
2009 – Bob Wilcox – Fond du Lac
            John Feldner – McFarland
            Lee Schierkolk – Prairie Farm
            Mike Morris – Unity
            Jerry Guth – Algoma 
2010 – Jim Coenan – La Crosse
            Zach Thiel – La Crosse
            Bill Smith – Minnesota Twins GM
2011 – Dan Langlois – Eau Claire
            Dan Lukes – De Pere Legion/St. Norbert’s College
            Ken Kluck – Hartford
            Eliot Chertek – Menomonee Falls
            Joe Vitcenda – Royall
2012 - Ken Bigler Sr. - Brookfield
           Dallas Eggers - Prescott
2013- Tony Gerharz (Oshkosh West)
          Jim Nonn (Middleton-Cross Plains)
          Larry Villiard (Bruce)
         Robert Wirth (Milwaukee)
2014 - Dick Imrie (Burlington)
           Tom O'Connell (Burlington)
           Bob Vitense (Sun Prairie)
           Mark Weber (Howards Grove)
          Don Williams (Hortonville)
2015 - Brian Artac (Merrill)
           Wayne 'Red' Kastner (Portage)
           Rick Schabowski (Milwaukee)
2016 - John Ball (Somerset)
           Steve Block (Ellsworth)
           Jeff Eberle (Beaver Dam)
           Dennis Kostac (Green Bay)
           Gary 'Rock' Lawrynk (La Crosse)
          Bob Wickman (River Valley)
2017 - Jim Kraus (Janesville)
           John LaCourt (Marinette)
          Roger Mathison (Westby)
          Dale Varsho (Eau Claire)
2018 - Ron Buckli (Eau Claire)
          Ural Jackson (Milwaukee)
          Wayne Kroll (Bonduel)
           Rick Pankow (Hortonville)
2019- James Schmidt and Dan Schumacher (UW-Eau Claire)
          Ron Brinkman (Wild Rose/Fox Valley)
          Jim Hughes (Franklin)
2020- Dennis Gagnier (Prescott)
         Terry Kieffer (Beaver Dam)
         Frank Rear (New Glarus)
         Jack Friess (Cedarburg)
         Rich Schroeder (Waterloo)

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• 1976 – Bill Terry – UW-La Crosse
• 1977 – Jim Johnson – Milton College
• 1978 – Len Vanden Boom – Milwaukee School of Engineering
• 1979 – NA
• 1980 – Russ Tiedemann – UW-Oshkosh
• 1981 – Russ Tiedemann – UW-Oshkosh
• 1982 – NA (Tiedemann, Petrie, or Ken Kulick – UW-Stevens Point)
• 1983 – Terry Petrie – UW-Stout (or Mark Peterson – UW-Whitewater)
• 1984 – Russ Tiedemann – UW-Oshkosh
• 1985 – Russ Tiedemann – UW-Oshkosh
• 1986 – Steve Land – University of Wisconsin
• 1987 – Terry Petrie – UW-Stout
• 1988 – NA
• 1989 – Brian Gillogly – Marian College
• 1990 – Jim Miller – UW-Whitewater
• 1991 – NA
• 1992 – Augie Schmidt – Carthage College
• 1993 – Tom Lechnir – UW-Oshkosh
• 1994 – Tom Lechnir – UW-Oshkosh
• 1995 – Leo Kalinowski – MATC
• 1996 – Leo Kalinowski – MATC
• 1997 – Scott Pritchard – UW-Stevens Point
• 1998 – Mike Stuhr – UW-La Crosse
• 1999 – Jerry Augustine and Scott Doffek – UW-Milwaukee
• 2000 – Jim Miller – UW-Whitewater
• 2001 – Gordie Gillespie – Ripon College
• 2002 – John Weber – Lakeland College
• 2003 – Tom Lechnir – UW-Oshkosh
• 2004 – John Vodenlich – UW-Whitewater
• 2005 – Pat Bloom – UW-Stevens Point
• 2006 – Chris Schwarz – UW-La Crosse
• 2007 – Pat Bloom – UW-Stevens Point
• 2008 – John Vodenlich – UW-Whitewater
• 2009 – Dave DeGeorge – Beloit College
• 2010 – John Vodenlich – UW-Whitewater
• 2011 – Mike Davenport – Madison College
• 2012 – Chris Schwarz – UW-La Crosse
• 2013 – Scott Doffek – UW-Milwaukee
• 2014 – John Vodenlich – UW-Whitewater
• 2015 – Chris Schwarz – UW-La Crosse
• 2016 – Chris Schwarz – UW-La Crosse
• 2017 – Tom Winske – Saint Norbert College
• 2018 – John Vodenlich – UW-Whitewater
• 2019 – Chad Harris – UW-Platteville
• 2020 – none selected, due to Covid-19

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WBCA ETHICS IN COACHING AWARD

Presented to a coach who displays respect, character, integrity, and class as a baseball coach.

• 2014 – Jack Friess – Cedarburg 
•             John Feldner – McFarland 
• 2015 – John Ball – New Richmond
• 2016 – Jerry Downs – Potosi 
•             Mark Zee – Marshfield 
• 2017 – Mark Berquist – Hayward 
•             Bob Gawlitta – Wisconsin Rapids
• 2018 – Ryan McGinnis – Kimberly
•             Ernie Millard – Homestead 
• 2019 – Pete Johnson – Grantsburg 
• 2020 – Chad Janetzke – Greendale Martin Luther

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(Through 1996 this was the “United States Baseball Federation Volunteer Amateur Coach”.)

• 1987 – Jay Buckley – La Crosse
• 1988 – NA 
• 1989 – Dave Emmers – Menasha
• 1990 – Ken Knorr – Appleton 
• 1991 – NA
• 1992 – Jim Santarelli – Kenosha
• 1993 – Bill Woosencraft – Green Bay
• 1994 – Dick Argall – Belmont
• 1995 – John “Hoot” Utnehmer – Sturgeon Bay
• 1996 – Greg Pfarr – Kenosha
• 1997 – Pat Reilly – Dodgeville
•             Larry Nelson – Ashwaubenon 
• 1998 – Don Gray – Cumberland
• 1999 – Steve Dunn – West Allis
• 2000 – Francis Gorst – Cross Plains
•             Ray Sikes – Waukesha
• 2001 – Harv Tomter – Eau Claire
• 2002 – Robert E. Larson – Park Falls
• 2003 – Kirk Gardner and Andy Stack – Waukesha Blazers
• 2004 – Daniel Lukes – DePere
•             Mike Leahy – St. Croix Falls
• 2005 – Jim Huebner – Prescott
•             Rick Pankow – Hortonville 
• 2006 – Jim “Whizzer” White – Oshkosh Legion
• 2007 – Burt Ekern – Chaseburg-Coon Valley Blues
• 2008 – Paul Dimmig – Middleton
•             Shane Jahns – Fond du Lac
• 2009 – Fred Volker – Middleton 
• 2010 – Tom Carney – Kimberly
•             Mike Cullen – Sun Prairie
• 2011 – Tom Magnuson – Wausau 
• 2012 – John Westfall – Marathon 
• 2013 – Jeff Block – UW-Madison Baseball Club
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• 2014 – Bob Hegeholz – Bruce
•             Kent Adler – Madison West
• 2015 – Ron Carpenter – Wausau River Rats
•             Mike Subotich – Wilson Park Little League/Hamilton H.S.
• 2016 – Pete Swanson – Viroqua Legion
• 2017 – Tom Heinrich – Hayward
•             Dan Hunstock – Rhinelander 
• 2018 – Kenny Schmidt – Beaver Dam
•             Phil Weigman – Little Chute 
• 2019 – Joe Juza – Haugen Hornets
•             Rick Riddle – Appleton Legends
• 2020 – Scott Schubring – Wausau
•             Gilly Piotrowski – Milwaukee Pius XI Catholic High School

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• 1984 – Don Friday – Stevens Point
• 1985 – Randy Allen – WIAA
• 1986 – Craig Handel – Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
• 1987 – Jeff Potrykus – Milwaukee Journal
• 1988 – NA 
• 1989 – Dwayne Mosley – WQOW-TV, Eau Claire
• 1990 – Bob Lamb – LaCrosse Tribune
• 1991 – NA
• 1992 – Dave Wedeward – Janesville Gazette
• 1993 – Tim Harty – Green Bay News Chronicle
• 1994 – Gary Clausius – Fond du Lac Reporter
• 1995 – Mark Stewart – Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel
•             Dennis Semrau – Madison Capital Times
• 1996 – Lee Fensin – Waukesha Freeman
•             Bob Samuelson – Edgerton Reporter
•             Mark Massoglia – Antigo Daily Journal
• 1997 – Dick Bender – Hayward
• 1998 – Chad Michaels – WDOR, Sturgeon Bay
• 1999 – Todd Hansen – Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel
• 2000 – Kurt Mayer – WXCE, Amery
• 2001 – Steven L. Tietz – CNI Newspapers
• 2002 – Gregg Hagen – Hagen Sports Network
•             Bob Dohr – WBKV, West Bend
• 2003 – Jody Korch – Marinette Star Eagle
•             Dave Newman – New Richmond News
• 2004 – Dave Boehler – Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel
• 2005 – Greg Bender – WQPC/WPRE, Prairie du Chien
•             Dan VanderPas – Appleton Post Crescent
•             Andy Horschak & Jeff Zampanti – Kenosha News
• 2006 – Burke Griffin – WFRV TV5 – Green Bay
• 2007 – Gary Gilbertson – WVRQ – Viroqua
•             Brad Preder & Tim Muma – “Inside the Park” – Time Warner
•                      Sports
• 2008 – Bob Bradovich – WAQW-TV – Eau Claire
•             Gene Dilisio – WDLB AM & WOSQ FM – Marshfield
•             Gary McKenzie – Dodgeville Chronicle
• 2009 – Doug Whiteley – Fond du Lac Reporter
•             Nick Zizzo – Wisconsin State Journal
•             Aaron Wilberding – “Preps On The Net”
• 2010 – Judy Steffes – “Preps On The Net”
•             Dennis Semrau – Wisconsin State Journal
• 2011 – Peter Jackel – Racine Journal Times
• 2012 – Dave Boehler – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
•             Lee Lawrenz – Kewaunee County News
• 2013 – Ricardo Arguello – Appleton Post Crescent
• 2014 – Justin Hull – WSCO Radio
•             Dan Mike – Waukesha Freeman
• 2015 – Joe Niese – author – Chippewa Falls
• 2016 – Mike McGivern – 105.7 FM “The Fan” – Milwaukee
•             Karl Raymond – Sun Prairie Star
• 2017 – J.R. Radcliffe – Now News Group
•             J.P. Schaller – Monroe County Herald
• 2018 – Phil Nee – WRCO Radio – Richland Center
•             Steve Winterhack – FM 103.3 WFDL – Waupun 
• 2019 – Mike & Pat Reilly – Dodgeville Chronicle
•             Chuck Delsman – Waukesha Freeman
• 2020 – Mike McGivern – 105.7 FM – “The WBCA Show”
•             Andy Sroka – Prep Baseball Report

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(Prior to 1997, this was known simply as the “Umpire of the Year”. After the death of Ken Kirby the award was renamed in his honor.)

• 1984 – Chico Ruiz
• 1985 – Ken Kirby – Edgerton
• 1986 – Frank Chalupa – Oshkosh 
• 1987 – Ted Harris - Viroqua
• 1988 – NA 
• 1989 – Jerry Olm – Appleton
• 1990 – Tom Sorenson – Nekoosa
• 1991 – NA
• 1992 – Ron Meister – Marshall
• 1993 – John Fueling – Cambridge
• 1994 – Bill Gipp – Spooner
• 1995 – Paul Dengel – Milwaukee
•             Tim McIntyre – Darlington
•             Dave Hoffman – Menomonie
• 1996 – Paul Eckert – West Allis
• 1997 – Gary Kalkopf – West Allis
• 1998 – Dan Hoffman – River Falls
• 1999 – Jerry Chepil – Ladysmith
• 2000 – Lee Button – Neenah
• 2001 – Gil Jelinek – Monroe
•             Joe Jilek – Greenwood
• 2002 – Kirk Kaul – Hustisford
• 2003 – Arvo Britten – Wausau
• 2004 – Ty Rogers – Cameron
•             Pete Jaskulski – Franklin
• 2005 – Ron Brinkman – Appleton
• 2006 – Steve Sevals – Rice Lake
• 2007 – Dale Parr – Bloomer
•             Ron Krohn – Verona 
• 2008 – Tom Barth – La Crosse
•             Louie Eisenman – Wausau 
• 2009 – Dennis Semph – Sheboygan Falls
• 2010 – Rodney Davis – Sharon
•             Ron Quirk – Racine  
• 2011 – Paul Feldhausen – Muskego
•             Eric Harmon – Baldwin 
• 2012 – Mike Breed – Cameron
• 2013 – Toby Formiller – Neenah
•             Gary Koy – Wausau 
• 2014 – Mike Gardon – Peshtigo  
• 2015 – Derek Freeman – Nekoosa
•             Kevin Grossoehme – Milwaukee 
• 2016 – John Laudon – Black River Falls
•             Dann Shutter – Tomah 
• 2017 – Tom Kammerude – Blanchardville
•             Al Mathy – Marinette 
• 2018 – Gary Kalkopf – West Allis
•             Ed Kratcha – Muscoda 
• 2019 – Zac Campbell – River Falls
•             Trent Haldiman – Waterloo 
• 2020 – none selected, due to Covid-19

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(Through 1996 this was the “United States Baseball Federation Amateur Baseball Woman of the Year”.)

1987 – Jackie Wilson – Milwaukee
1988 – NA 
1989 – Vivian Brezovar – Cedarburg
1990 – NA
1991 – Dorothy Frank – Ripon (Dorothy also received the 
            “National Amateur Baseball Woman of the Year” award
1992 – Mary Hirn – Milwaukee
1993 – Mary Jobe – Cumberland
1994 – Mary Lin Wershofen – Holmen
1995 – Kristine Held – Whitewater
1996 – Donna Moyer – Sheboygan
1997 – Joan Spillner – Montello
1998 – Cari Shartner – Sturgeon Bay
1999 – Ica Boylen – Seneca
2000 – Sue Riddle – DePere
2001 – Dawn Roth – Neenah
2002 – Patty Blaskowski – Cumberland
2003 – Joan Hawkins – Appleton
2004 – Paula Villiard – Bruce
2005 – Bev Ball – New Richmond
            Rae Ann Wegner – Watertown 
2006 – Rachel Waite – Hillsdale
2007 – Mary Rogers – Cumberland
2008 – Shelly Birling – Menasha 
2009 – Pam Bombien – Franklin
            Kathryn Heimerl – Dodgeville 
2010 – Michelle Burgert – Oshkosh
2011--Cheryl Brooks-Rosholt
2012-- Sandra Galewski-South Milwaukee

This award was discontinued after 2012.

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