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1993-1994
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2001-2002 Inductees ... 2003-2004
Inductees ... 2005-2006 Inductees
... 2009-2010 Inductees
Posthumous Hall of Fame
At the September 14th, 1992 meeting of the North Star
League, the membership voted unanimously for the league to have its
own Hall of Fame. Six members were selected and awards were first presented
during the 1993 season.
2007 &
2008 Inductees
2008 Inductees
Scott Soltau,
Monticello
Played town team baseball for Monticello and Buffalo
for 21 years. Scott was a lifetime .300 hitter while playing first base,
DH and pitching. Scott was named to the league all-star team 10 times
during his playing career.
Bob Kinsel, Kingston
Played 12 years for Kingston, Waverly, Sauk
Center and Litchfield.
" Pork Chop" Bob was a hard throwing left hander who threw
a blazing fast ball and a sharp breaking curve ball. This led to Bob
averaging 16 strikeouts a game.
Dale Decker, Maple Lake
Dale played baseball for Maple Lake for 24 years.
Dale played first base, third base and did a lot of pitching. Dale was
a two time batting champ, a three time E.R.A champ. MVPitcher three
times and MVPlayer once. Dale was the ultimate team player.
Tom Ditty, Delano
Tom was a complete ball player who could play any
position. Tom was a lifetime .300 hitter along with being a seven time
league all- star pitcher.
2007 Inductees
Roger Ketel, St Michael
Was the manager at St Michael for 16 years. During
his 16 years Roger's team won 6 league championship, 3 Class C region
championships, 5 Class B section championships. In 1996, Roger's team
took 3rd place in the state tournament and in 1997 St Michael won the
Class C state championship.
Grant Ketel, St Michael
Grant was a pitcher for St Michael for 20 years.
During this time Grant was voted the league's Most Valuable Pitcher
7 times. Grant won the league's E.R.A title four times and was league
runner-up in E.R.A titles four times. Grant holds four league records:
Most wins in the regular season with 10, Most career wins in the regular
season with 82, Fewest walks allowed during a season with 2 and Most
consecutive innings pitch without allowing a walk at 42 innings.
Dick Traen, Delano
Dick was a pitcher, catcher and first basemen for
28 years. Dick was the first pitcher to finish the regular season with
an E.R.A. under 1.00 in 1974. After Dick's playing career he served
as league president for 21 years. The league double in the number of
teams during his time as president.
Dale Isaacson, Dassel-Cokato
Dale was an outfielder for 17 years. Dale was a
lifetime .300 hitter and was named on the league all-star team every
year he played. Dale was a very gifted outfielder who not only could
cover his area but had a great throwing arm, throwing many base runners
out who tried to score from third base on a fly ball.
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