The West Bend Baseball Association Director Mark Scholz established the West Bend Baseball Association Award of Merit Scholarship in 2015 to compliment the already established West Bend Baseball Association’s West Bend East and West Bend West Scholarships.

The purpose of the new scholarship wasn’t to award another scholarship in the same manner of the other two, but to shine a spotlight onto individuals in the Washington County area, regardless or age or level, that give back to the game of baseball whether it is as a player, or as teammate, manager, or game statistician. Mark wanted to reward anybody who had a dream of furthering themselves in life, whether it was in a 4 year university, a 2 year technical college, or a training program.

The lasting impact of Mark’s generosity was that he laid the groundwork to make sure this was a lasting legacy, all while doing so anonymously.

Sadly the West Bend Baseball Community lost Mark in 2017. In recognition for the amazing legacy of opportunity that Mark left behind, the West Bend Baseball Association,

Sadly the West Bend Baseball Community lost Mark in 2017. In recognition for the amazing legacy of opportunity that Mark left behind, the West Bend Baseball Association, renamed the scholarship after Mark.

Starting in 2018, the West Bend Baseball Association renamed and started awarding the Mark Scholz Memorial Award of Merit Scholarship.

Past Scholarship Honorees:

2015: Brett Cramer, West Bend East/West Bend 7 Up
2016: Michael Prochnow, Kewaskum/Kewaskum A’s
2017: Brad Rindfleisch, West Bend West/WB Braves
2018: Zach Biermann, West Bend East/West Bend 7 Up
2019: Nick Winter, West Bend 7 Up
2020: Covid 19 - Did Not Award
2021: Evan Roell, West Bend East