Nominating, Qualifications, and Processes

Inducting members

Each year the Hall of Fame committee will induct, a maximum of 7 people to the Hall of Fame. For a player or non player to be inducted into the BEEP BASEBALL Hall of Fame, she/he must (A) meet the eligibility requirements for a specific award or other outstanding work for the game of Beep Baseball and (B) be approved by at least 3/4 majority vote of the Hall of Fame committee..

Eligibility Requirements: Competitors

Player Eligibility

• Players must have a minimum of ten years as an active NBBA player.
• A minimum of 5 NBBA National all tournament team awards or 10 similar awards from local or state tournaments.
• Any combination of the above awards is acceptable, where 2 local awards equal one national award.
• Career statistics should also be eventually used to assist in determining hall of fame eligibility.

Pitcher Eligibility

• Pitchers must have a minimum of 6 years as an active NBBA pitcher.
• Being one of the top two pitchers at 4 National Tournaments or being one of the top two pitchers at 8 local or state tournaments.
• Any combination of the above awards is acceptable where two local/state awards is equivalent to one National award.
• Career statistics should be eventually used to assist in the determination of hall of fame induction.
• Catchers shall be enshrined along with the pitcher.

Spotter Eligibility

• Spotters must have a minimum of 6 years as an active spotter.
• Being one of the top two spotters at 4 National tournaments or being one of the top two spotters at 8 local or state tournaments.
• Any combination of the above awards is acceptable where two local/state awards is equivalent to one National award.

Please note, in the case where the hall of fame committee has insufficient information to determine eligibility of a Beep Baseball competitor, it will accept independent verification of her/his eligibility. When nominating an individual please feel free to submitt any extra information possible.

Noncompetitor Honors

Many non athletes usually defined as volunteers have been and are the backbone of the NBBA. Without their help and many varied contributions, the game of Beep Baseball and the NBBA would not be possible. There are many unsung heroes that deserve recognition who may never receive the NBBA's highest honor, the Jim Quinn Award. However they deserve Hall of Fame recognition. This would include those who gave so much to the game prior to the inception of the Jim Quinn Award.

Non competitor categories are to be as follows.

Executives - officers and board members.
Volunteers - umpires, scorekeepers, base operators, drivers, Technicians (invented, make and upkeep the bases balls etc), coaches, and others who help so much.

The Honor Roll of Outstanding Contributors.

• All Honor Roll members will remain eligible for the Jim Quinn Award at a later date.
• After 3 years any Jim Quinn Award nominee remaining on file with The Jim Quinn committee who has not received the Jim Quinn award will be submitted to the Hall of Fame committee for processing into the Outstanding Contributors Honor Roll section of the Hall of Fame. the member will also remain on file with the Jim Quinn committee for future consideration for Jim Quinn Award election. At such time a member receives the Quinn Award she/he will be transfered from the Honor roll to the Jim Quinn Award section of the Hall of Fame.
• Any nominations received by the hall of fame committee for Honor Roll (non athlete) will be shared with the Jim Quinn committee for future Jim Quinn Award consideration.
• Jim Quinn Award recipiants are automatically in the Hall of Fame and are not eligible for the honor roll section.

NBBA members are eligible for election to the hall both as a competitor and as a non competitor.

Nomination and Election Process

• All NBBA members in good standing can nominate an individual for election to the Hall of Fame.
• Submit nominations in writing to the Hall of Fame committee chairperson by September 30th.
• The Hall of Fame selection Committee will vote om candidates at the Spring board meeting.
• A 3/4 confirmation vote of the Hall of fame committee is required for induction into the Hall of Fame. Those receiving less than 3/4 will be on ballot next year.
• If more than maximum 7 receive 3/4 yes votes than the 7 with the most votes will be admitted.
• In the event of a tie, a runoff vote will be held and the extra nominees will be placed on the ballot for next year.

Download the Nomination Form