Bill Played from 1969-1984 and Was Called the Fastest Man in Softball by Many Sportswriters

Bill Stewart

·  Bill played from 1969-1984 and was called the ‘fastest man in softball’ by many sportswriters.

·  A 1962 graduate of Linden McKinley, he completed his college work at Ohio State 1969. Bill joined the Aurora Seals the day after school closed.

·  He pitched for a fast pitch team, which won the city title and finished second in the state.

·  In 1967 he helped the Aurora Seamasters to the National Championship, at Springfield, Missouri, batting .371.

·  In 1968 Bill played center field for the World Champion Seamasters and set a new record batting average of .522

·  Bill played for the Poughkeepsie Brewers from 1970 – 1974. Picked up by the Poughkeepsie Brewers for the 1970 Nationals, Bill helped the team to a pair of wins before being eliminated.

·  In 1980, Bill played for the ASA National Champion Peterbilt Western, hitting four home runs in the tournament.

·  Also in 1980, playing for the World Champion McArdale Cardila team from Michigan, Bill scored the winning run in the championship game against Canada.

·  Bill played on three ASA National Championship teams. In 1967 with Aurora, 1980 with Peterbilt Western and in 1982 with Peterbilt.

·  Bill is the only player selected for First Team All-American honors seven times. In 1967-Aurora, 1970-Poughkeepsie, 1975-Pay-n-Pal, 1977, 1980, 1982-Peterbilt Western and in 1983 again with Pay-n-Pak.

·  By the age of 24, Bill had played on a National Championship team, a World Championship team, had made an All-American team and set a world tournament record batting average of .522.

·  He was voted Most Valuable Player 24 times in various tournaments.