Bobby Olah

Male Player - Presented by John Hickey

Bob Olah played USSSA softball for 15 years. He played on such teams as Pepe’s Construction, Beloli Heating, Undercover wear, Pace Electron-ics, Team 898/CTUSSSA, Checking/Worth, SoJern/Specialty Tank, TPS/Checking/Brien Oil, Steele’s Hitmen, and Valley Motors/Reebok/Easton/VTS. He compiled a lifetime .700 batting average.

Bobby’s list of individual awards:

• 1992 Conn-Mass State Tournament All-State Tournament Team
• 1997 New England A/AA Series All Conference Team
• 1997 Petersburg, VA Major All Tournament Team
• 1997 Marlboro, MD Major All Tournament Team
• 1997 Milwaukee, WI Major All Tournament Team
• 2008 Tauton Men's B NIT Tournament MVP
• 2013 Easton Sports Northeast Elite Open NIT Offensive Tournament MVP
• 2013 Reebok Sports Northeast Elite Open NIT Offensive Tournament CO-MVP

Bob’s most exciting event in his career came when he played in the 1993 Men’s Major World Series in Daytona Beach, FL. He was a young kid playing against the biggest names in the game. Those giants were professional softball players. He states it was an incredible thrill to play against Ritch’s Superior, Lighthouse, Shen Valley and Team DeMarini. Another thrilling experience was competing in the Home Run Derby with the top power hitters from all across the country. 

Bob also had the opportunity to play and tour with Michael Bolton’s Bombers. They played several games against professional athletes from other sports as well as actors and entertainers which raised money for charities. 

Bob enjoyed playing in the LePif Classic in Sherbrooke, Canada while he was playing for Beloli Heating. They won the Classic 5 consecutive years. It was an incredible atmosphere in which to play and they were proud to win such a prestigious event multiple times.
Bob’s favorite rule change over the years was the limit on home runs. Early in his career the games were fun, but took way too long to finish. He actually played in a game that the final score was 80-75 and took 3 hours to finish. 

“When I first started playing softball, we didn’t need to learn how to get a base hit. A base hit was a mistake swing. I wouldn’t mind if the players of today got a chance once in a while to have an unlimited home run tournament. There are very few events in the entire country that use that type of format in today’s game.”