Tish ( Maureen ) Dwyer

Elected : USSSA New York Hall Of Fame in 2012
Inducted : 2013, Rochester, NY
 

Tish was born and raised in Rochester, NY and graduated from Greece Olympia High School.  She started playing many sports as a young child with her sister and brothers including playing organized softball at Riley play ground with coach Tom Izzo.  In high school she played on the boys tennis team ( first female to letter ) and the girls basketball team.

 

After HS she graduated from SUNY at Oswego (math degree) where she played softball (fast pitcher), basketball and tennis for the school. She was honored with an Oswego “Female MVP of the Year” in 1975. Then she attended the Univof Buffalo (Engineering degree) where she played softball (fast pitcher). During these years Tishplayed with Lum’sand they won the City Championship in 1973. Later Tishand her sister Carol joined Muxworthy’s(later Pace) where they won the USSSA World title in 1977 with one of the greatest coaches in the USSSA, Duane McCoy. Tishmoved to Connecticut to pursue an Engineering career designing nuclear/chemical process plants, highway bridge design and construction management. Tishspent 10 years in the construction field as a project manager of commercial/industrial construction.

 

In her early years in CT, Tishcontinued to play softball with the Rochester organization and then played on many company /recreational softball teams over several years and one CT State traveling team. Tishis an avid skier, golfer, mtnbiker and uses much of her time when not at work on her home renovations performing plumbing, electrical, carpentry and woodworking activities.

 

I would like to thank all my team mates for all the great years of fun, good competition and great friendships’ because it is all about the team and not the individual.

 

Special thanks to my loving Dad, who passed 25 years ago but was my first coach and an awesome dad who supported us by driving to many games, travelled with us (as an assistant coach) and never said girls can’t play sports. Thanks to my sister Carol (Sissy) for playing by my side for many years, and who in my estimation was one of the best shortstops in the country and to my brother Steve, for keeping stats and following the team for many years and to the rest of the family for being great cheerleaders. Finally, the most important thanks is to my Mom (Helen) for without acquiring her talent we would not have been as successful as we were. She was a great athlete and still at 86 is an avid golfer. She was by my Dad’s side for all those years we played this wonderful game of softball. Thanks Mom-you are awesome!!!