THE GREATER LANSING AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME
INDUCTION CEREMONY
BRYAN SMITH
August 10, 2023
By Chuck Krafft
Bryan Smith was a long-time softball umpire. He called a lot of prestigious championship games for high school, college and in national adult softball tournaments. He has been a registered high school umpire since 1976 and a college umpire since 1982. He has had some very important positions in USA softball as well.
He thanked the Hall of Fame for his induction.
He thanked his family and the people around him as a child for giving him lots of chances to play sports and develop an interest early. He also mentioned the help that he received from experienced umpires and players along the way as he learned his craft.
He pointed out that he was assisted by the "Visiting Team", the "Home Team" and the "Umpire Team". The umpire team provided mentorship and training as an umpire. The home team was his family. The visiting team was the sponsors and league officials that he worked with.
He is excited about how the game has grown, especially in TV coverage and is proud that he got a chance to participate.
He informed us that we need to make sure we are recruiting and training umpires for the future.
For those of you who would like to read about all the acceptance speeches, here is a log of the whole ceremony!
https://lansingcivicevents.blogspot.com/2023/08/2023-greater-lansing-area-sports-hall_84.html
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