DAN CLOUSER

Dan Clouser, founder of the Berkshire Baseball Club, the Berkshire Scholarship fund, and the World Equipment Outreach Program has been inducted to the Berkshire Hall of Fame after 20 years of dedicated service as a player and a coach. Clouser retains Presidency in the Berkshire Baseball organization and was one of the first to play on the 1990 Berkshire Red Sox.

Clouser was the first to hit a homerun in both Berkshire Baseball and Spring-Lawn Optimist League history on May 6, 1990. He played seven seasons for the Red Sox from 1990-1996, followed by eight seasons with the Berkshire Red Sox 28-Over team from 1999-2007. Clouser was selected to the All-Time Berkshire Red Sox first-team as Coach on January 8, 2006 - the same evening his jersey #5 became the second in Berkshire history to become retired.

In 21 seasons coaching the 18-U, 14-U, 16-U, and Optimist teams, Clouser has compiled a record of 688-436-20, making him the winningest coach in Berkshire Baseball history.

In one calendar year Clouser coaches up to 120 games, coaching two teams in the same season. In 10 seasons as head coach of the Optimist team, his strategies never failed his team of appearing in the post-season, leading them to the League Championship Series for seven seasons.

The Optimist team won the Regular Season Championship in 1990, and was Eastern Division Champs in 2005 and 2008. It also won the League Championship in 2003, 2006 and 2007. Clouser's coaching achievements led him and his teams to nine tournament championships.

Dan has coached the Red Sox Optimist, 14-U, 16-U and 18-U teams since 1990. He has compiled a 360-240-7 career record (.599 winning percentage) over 13 seasons, which makes him the winningest coach in the storied history of the organization.

In seven years as the Red Sox Optimist team manager, the Sox have never failed to make the play-offs and won the regular season title in 1990, the eastern division championship in 2005 and the Play-off championship in 2003. Red Sox teams led by Clouser have also won a combined six tournament championships.

Clouser became the second person in the history of the organization to have his number retired, when the club honored him on January 8, 2006, the same night that he was named to the All-Time Berkshire team, by retiring his #5 jersey.

Berkshire
Red Sox Optimist (1990-1996)
Red Sox 28-Over (1999-2007)
Red Sox Optimist, Manager (1990, 1995-1996, 2002-Present)
Red Sox 18-U, Manager (1999)
Red Sox 14-U, Manager (2001-2002)
Red Sox 16-U, Manager (2003-Present)

KEVIN KANTNER

Kevin Kantner, a Berkshire board member, player and coach, has been inducted to the Berkshire Hall of Fame on January 10, 2010. He was a member of the original Berkshire Red Sox team in 1990. He was among the first players to ever win a Regular Season Championship with the Optimist team, and was also a player on the first ever Red Sox Optimist and Berkshire Baseball team in general to win a tournament championship at the Tri-County Invitational Tournament in Berwick, PA in 1993.

In 1999, Kantner was a player and assistant coach on the first ever Berkshire Red Sox Optimist team to win a League Championship. He played 12 seasons for the Optimists’ from 1990-2001. Following his career in the Optimist League, Kantner played 10 seasons for the Berkshire Red Sox 28-Over team from 2001-2009 and is still actively playing at the time of his induction.

He has compiled a 121-83-3 record in eight seasons coaching the Optimist team and 28-Over team. He led the 28-Over team to Regular Season Championships in 2004 and 2007, and is still actively coaching.

Berkshire
Red Sox Optimist (1990-2001)
Red Sox 28-Over (2001-Present)
Red Sox Optimist, Manager (2001)
Red Sox 28-Over, Manager (2003-Present)

College
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (Division II )