Ballard, John F.

JOHN BALLAD PLAYED SOFTBALL FROM 1939-1958, A TOTAL OF TWENTY (20) YEARS. HE SERVED FOUR (4) YEARS IN THE ARMED SERVICE, AND IN 1945 HE PLAYED ON THE ARMY ALL-STAR TEAM.

JOHN PLAYED IN SEVEN (7) KENTUCKY STATE ASA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS AND IN FOUR (4) ASA NATIONAL REGIONALS. HE WAS AN EXCELLENT HITTER AND WON FOUR (4 BATTING CHAMPIONSHIPS-THREE IN WOODLAND PARK AND ONE IN THE FRANKFORT CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.

JOHN'S LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE WAS .362 WHICH IS VERY GOOD PLAYING IN FAST PITCH. IN NINETEEN YEARS, HIS FIELDING AVERAGE WAS 995. OVER A TWO-YEAR SEASON AGAINST CLASS "A" PITCHING, HE STRUCK OUT ONLY TWO (2) TIMES. JOHN WAS A GREAT TEAM PLAYER.