The Pitch & Hit Club held its 63rd Annual Awards Dinner on Sunday, January 25, at the Rosemont Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush has been a proud member and corporate sponsor of the Pitch & Hit Club for the past several years.

The dinner honors people from all levels of the game, recognizing and promoting Midwest area players, coaches, broadcasters, umpires, and executives from high school to the major leagues for their accomplishments on and off the field. Among the award winners this year were White Sox slugger Jim Thome and Minnie Minoso. The emcee for the evening was Chicago Cubs radio announcer Pat Hughes.

The event was highlighted by Herm Schneider winning the Athletic Trainer of the Year Award. Schneider, who recently completed his 30th year as Chicago White Sox Head Trainer, works closely with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush sports medicine physicians to keep the Sox players in peak playing condition.

Athletic Trainer of the Year Herm Schneider with
MOR Marketing Director Paul Strandquist.

The Jerome Holtzman Award was bestowed to Dr. David Fletcher, President and Founder of the Chicago Baseball Museum. In addition to being a passionate baseball fan, Dr. Fletcher is a regarded occupational medicine specialist and co-founder of SafeWorks Illinois.

Jerome Holtzman Award Winner Dr. David Fletcher

About the Pitch & Hit Club of Chicago

The Pitch & Hit Club of Chicago is a professional baseball organization formed to promote goodwill toward the game and fellowship among professionals in the game of baseball in the Chicagoland area. The Pitch & Hit Club was formed by a group of Major League players and scouts in January of 1942.

Focused on the promotion and betterment of the game of baseball, The Pitch & Hit Club of Chicago sponsors amateur teams and tournaments. It also hosts workouts to showcase the highest level amateur baseball talent in Illinois and the surrounding states.