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Commissioners (Under Construction,
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Al Johnson, Chairman, a 1993 hall of
Fame Inductee, has served as Vice - Chairman from 1995 to 2011, and now serves as the Commission's Chairman. Al
played in the Guy Mason, D.C. Sunday Softball and the Prince George's County Leagues for a period of 28 years. Twenty-five
of those years were spent with the Anacostia Satellites where Al played every infield position as well as captained, coached
and managed the Satellites. He has received many awards during his career, including most valuable player and manager
of the year. He was an exceptional infielder and won a number of golden glove awards and had a lifetime batting average
of 275. He was particularly adept at bunting with 2 strikes on him. During Al's career, the Satellites participated
in 11 championship series, winning 6 of these championships. He can best be remembered as a player who was able to complete
at the highest intelligence level. He was a student of the game, a natural leader and the ultimate player. During
his last 3 years, Al was a player/coach for the Beltway Bombers. The Bombers played in two championship tournaments
and was awarded honors from the Beltway League Classic and the Bull Roast Championship Tournament. Among the accolades
Al has received are induction into the Greater Washington Fastpitch Hall of Fame (1993), induction into the DC Sunday League
Fastpitch Hall of Fame (1993), and the Stephens-Lee High School "Wall of Fame," and currently serves as Vice Chairman
of Greater Washington Fastpitch Hall of Fame Commission.
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| J. A. "Doc" DeBenedictis - Vice - Chairman |
J.A. "Doc" DeBenedictis - Vice
Chairman, a 2005 Hall of Fame inductee, has been a commissioner since 1998. Doc is still an active player in local league
play. He also has been head coach at The Academy of The Holy Cross in Kensington Md., Catholic University
of America, Georgetown University, and pitching coach at George Washington University. Has been a sponsor of Kitty Hawk
Softball and The Potomac Drillers. Doc continues to support fastpitch softball by participating in clinics, private lessons
and serving on The Greater Washington Fastpitch Softball Hall of Fame Commission.
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| Kevin Wetmore - Treasurer |
Kevin Wetmore - Treasurer, was
inducted into the Greater Washington Fast Pitch Softball Hall of Fame in 1998, following a 20-year career in fast pitch softball
in the Washington, DC area. He became a commissioner in 1999 and has been the commission’s Treasurer since 2000.
Kevin continues to support fastpitch softball through his activities on the commission and by coaching aspiring
little league players.
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Tom "Dutch" Holland
- Secretary, a 2002 Hall of Fame Inductee, has served on the commission since 2005. Dutch's career
has spanned three decades playing with some of the top area teams. These include Suburban Investigators, P.G. Merchants,
Kitty Hawk Softball, Roos, Roos Masters and Pike Shell. During his career he played in the 1979 A national tournament,
won the Central Atlantic Regional Class A Championships twice, won the DC Metro/State A Championship 9 times and participated
in 3 ASA Master's Tournaments. He continues to support softball by his service to the Hall of Fame Commission.
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