Marlene Ray, Tennessee

Inducted 2024

Marlene (Mar) resides in Tennessee where against great competion she has won the Womans State Title 9 times. Although Mar has never won a World Championship, she has had many outstanding performances in the Womens Championship Finals finishing 3rd in 2007, 5th in 2009, 2nd in 2011, 3rd in 2014, 2nd in 2016, 4th in 2017, 2nd in 2019, and again in 2020. She is an outstanding pitcher and has been for many years. She pitches in many other tournaments around the country and is always very competitive on the courts. She may not always win, but she battles hard and will generally be in the top five of the standings. She joins other very good pitchers in the Hall of Fame who have never won a World Championship. She currently stands in 6th place on the All-Time Wins list for the Womans WT Championship Class with 176 wins and her average stays consistently above 70%.