Reeves, James F.

JAMES REEVES GREATLY PROMOTED AND WAS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SOFT BALL FOR 30 YEARS. BECAUSE OF HIS LOVE FOR FASTPITCH SOFTBALL, HE DROVE FROM LANCASTER TO FRANKFORT FOR TWO YEARS, 1949 - 1950, TO UMPIRE FASTPITCH GAMES FOR THE CAPITAL CITY SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION.

HE SERVED AS COMMISSIONER FOR THE BLUEGRASS BASEBALL LEAGUE FOR A SHORT PERIOD BUT RETURNED TO SOFTBALL WHEN THE JAYCEE RECREATION PARK, WITH SOFTBALL FACILITIES, WAS OPENED IN LANCASTER.

FROM 1961 - 1978, HE SERVED IN A DUAL ROLE AS TOURNAMENT MANAGER AND SCOREKEEPER FOR A FOUR COUNTY AREA DISTRICT AND REGIONAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. JAMES WAS TOURNAMENT MANAGER FOR THE 1984 FASTPITCH STATE TOURNAMENT HELD IN LANCASTER.

HE WAS APPOINTED DEPUTY STATE ASA COMMISSIONER IN 1978.