Bobby Wright
Inducted: 00/00/0000

Bobby Wright has been an active member of ECSA since 1989 as an upper division player that has played every position on the field above average, coached teams to winning/placing within their respective divisions, served on several ECSA Boards, and participated as an umpire as well.

Bobby has been a member of several ECSA league wining teams - 1st place in 2003 with the Pounders, 1999 with the Rainiers, 1998 and 1997 with Seawolf; 2nd place finishes with Tramps in 2002, 1994, 1995, and 1996 with The Cuff and 1992 with Honda. Cascade Cup victories include 1st place with R-Place in 1993, 2nd place finishes in 1997 with Seawolf, 1994, 1995, and 1996 with The Cuff, 1992 with Honda, and 1991 with R-Place: 3rd place finishes in 1998 with Seawolf.

Other ECSA tournament winning teams within NAGAAA that Bobby participated in include- including most notably 3 R-Place 1st Place championships in the San Diego Autumn Classic, 1990, 1992, and 1993 and the Chicago MSA Senior Cup in 2003.

He was also a member of the Rein Fire Ranch Rainiers (short stop) during their 2003 NAGAAA World Series 4th place finish. (This was 15 years after his starting year in the ECSA) He was a member of the Honda GameCocks during the 1992 NAGAAA World Series 3rd Place team. In the 1994 and 1995 NAGAAA World Series, he was a member of the Seattle B Team representatives that NAGAAA chose to move up to play in the A Division for the World Series tournaments in Nashville and Seattle.

Bobby has also represented the ECSA in regional and local tournaments in Vancouver, Wa., Olympia, Wa., Mt Vernon Wa., Portland, and San Francisco, as well as Seattle.

Bobby has been a member of the Honda Gamecocks team winning the championship title in Palm Springs in 1992 and 3rd place with R-Place in 1993. Bobby has been a member of the R-Place team winning 1st place in the San Francisco Golden Bear Classic in 1993 and winning 2nd place in 1992 with the Honda Gamecocks. Bobby has been a member of teams taking 2nd place in the Vancouver, BC, Canada Pacific Cup in 1993 with R-Place and 1997 with Thumpers. He also participated in the 3rd place Rainiers team in the 2003 San Diego Autumn Classic.

He has been actively involved with all the ECSA divisions including coordination with the ECSA Women's Division on various topics over the past several years.

Coached at all levels of the ECSA Open Division A, B, C, C Rec and D.

Significant coaching achievements include:

Taking the Changes CHAOS! (1999) team from a 0-27 team and turning it around to win a league championship in one season. (also had 3rd place finishes in the Pac Cup 2000 and Cascade Cup 2000)
Helping a team full of brand new players in the C Rec Division, Thunder (2000), and leading them to an ECSA 2nd place finish their first season. (This was in conjunction with coaching a C team in the same year.) This team also went on to place 2nd in the 2001 Cascade Cup in Portland, OR under the guidance of Bobby Wright.
Bobby was the first member of ECSA to coach two teams in one season (2000) - and the first person within ECSA to be associated with winning two ECSA league division titles in the same year (1999) - one as a player - with the Rainiers, and the other as a coach - Changes CHAOS!.
Coaching the Timberline Tramps team (2002) from last place to a GSWS berth in the ECSA B division in his year with them as a Player/Coach. (Also garnered 7th place finish at the Gay Softball World Series B Division.)
Coaching the Seawolf Pack in the 1996 NAGAAA World Series in Minneapolis in 1996 to finish within the top ten teams in the A Division

ECSA Coach of the Year 1999

ECSA All-Star - Outfield (1996)

Served as the ECSA League Secretary twice under Commissioners Nick Bacetich and Pete Somerville

Served as the ECSA League A/B Assistant Commissioner under Mike Farris and Terry Egger

Bobby worked with existing board (including Mike Farris and Dug Wehage) in 1999 to create a new division. (C Recreational -which was then re-named to D) Bobby then assisted the existing ECSA Commissioner, Mike Farris, with a draft, which, was presented and later adopted to add the D division to NAGAAA (that division not only actively participates in our league and nationally - but has garnered GSWS berths as well.) Bobby was instrumental in convincing other city commissioners that creating a NAGAAA sanctioned D Division would expand the experience and charter under which the GSWS was created. Bobby was also instrumental in developing the guidelines of the GSWS questionnaire to the applicable level of play and linking them to the rating system for the various levels of play within NAGAAA. Bobby participated in several NAGAAA World Series meetings at his own time and expense to help accomplish these ends. This serves as a document that connects the current 27 NAGAAA rating questions with one another to help facilitate protests and accurate player ratings both locally and nationally.

In 2003 Bobby served as a liaison for the Emerald City Classic and the SMSUA to provide a staff of umpires and a UIC.

Other Qualifications:

Bobby demonstrates a great deal of leadership whether it is defending a protest at the NAGAAA World Series or actively teaching new players the skills of the game of softball. More than once Bobby has been out in the Seattle rain and off season, helping new players improve their skills.

Bobby is an accomplished softball player whom is nationally recognized for his athletic skills and warm friendships within NAGAAA. He has been a pick up player on many pick up teams across the country, including most recently the 40 and over Windy City Senior Championship team.

In addition to playing and coaching the sport, Bobby is a seasoned veteran at umpiring the game of softball. During his first year as an ASA umpire (2000) he was named the Seattle Metro Softball Umpire Association Rookie Umpire of the Year. In 2003 he won the Scheduler's Award for SMSUA. His integrity and ability to remain fair and consistent during his umpiring duties has landed him invitations to several west coast and nationally attended tournaments.

Bobby has helped out teams in hardship situations and is readily available to help teams with practices or small group instruction/consultation on the game of softball.