North Carolina USSSA has a steep tradition in softball since Dwight Hall of Gaston started USSSA in North Carolina back in the early 1970's

One of the greatest highlights of every year for North Carolina USSSA, is when one is nominated, elected, and the inducted into the North Carolina USSSA Hall of Fame. It is the highest honor that can be bestowed on any player, coach, umpire, sponsor, manager or director in the USSSA program. It is indeed a very rare honor, reserved for a select few who have impacted the game in the most significant way.

In 1997, Dwight Hall was inducted in the first year of the NC USSSA HOF.

Dwight Hall, a true gentleman of the game and a man respected for his common sense and love of slow pitch softball. Beginning in 1971 when he was named the North Carolina USSSA State Director, The soft-speaking southerner from Gaston, produced big results and quickly moved up the ladder with the association. He was named a Regional Vice- President in 1973 and moved up to Southern Division Vice-Presidents in 1980. Along with helping develop USSSA programs in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia, Hall provided the association with sound direction and leadership and the complex with fields in Gaston was named in his name.

Saturday night in Durham at the NC USSSA HOF banquet special awards were also presented. Butch Barber the Eastern Church League USSSA Director from Roanoke Rapids was awarded the 2015 Dwight Hall Director of the Year.

Barber stepped up to the rescue in Roanoke Rapids when the City Parks and Recreation was not able to run the adult softball league this past season. Barber enter an agreement with the City to run the USSSA league for the 2015 season.

Barber's comments to RRspin Sports on winning this award, "Receiving this award tonight with Dwight Hall's name engraved on it is an honor . Dwight Hall was such an inspiration to me and so many others in the Roanoke Valley area. He brought USSSA to this area and for that I will be forever grateful. This is such a humbling experience that I will hold near and dear to my heart for the rest of my life. I would also like to thank my mama Judy Hearp for getting me started in softball and the Roanoke Valley softball community for their support in helping me bring USSSA back to our area because without their support none of this would be possible."