1999 Male Player: Dirk Androff

Dirk Androff

Dirk Androff was a Decatur, Illinois native and outstanding athlete at Decatur Eisenhower High School, where he earned all-city honors in basketball and football. He attended Eastern Illinois University, where he competed in both sports. After graduation, he had a free agent try-out with the New York Jets.

His fame, however, came in slow pitch softball as he began his career with Belleville Budweiser and the St. Louis Rockets. Androff became a slow pitch household name as he signed his first major division contract in 1998 with Steele’s Silver Bullets. In 1991, he joined Ritch’s Superior/TPS and earned USSSA World Series MVP with the World Champions.

Androff participated on 21 World and National Men’s Major Championship teams, with a lifetime batting average of .733 and 1,814 USSSA home runs at the Major Level. In addition to USSSA World Series MVP in 1991, he was a four-time USSSA All-World team selection and currently remains on the USSSA Men’s All-Time All-World team, which is selected on the basis of World Series All-World selections, World Series MVP Outstanding Defense Player and Hall of Fame recipients.

Without argument, Androff was one of the finest slow pitch players from Illinois ever to play the game.