Our guest speakers, Marc Unger and Ron Juckett, will discuss the making of the upcoming documentary “Box Scores From the Basement” in which Ron’s story is one of many that will be told about people in the hobby and their passion for sports sim gaming. Marc is a long-time standup comedian, filmmaker and sports sim hobbyist. Ron covered the Washington Nationals for Fansided and did general baseball and golf for Bleacher Report before becoming a content creator on YouTube (Retro Sports Network) in 2018.

Our guest speaker is Craig Wessel, designer of All-Star Lineup Baseball (ASLB). Craig has a long history in gaming as an author of 40+ video game strategy guides for games like Doom, Quake, Unreal and more. In addition to ASLB, Craig also recently created the party game Bracketmania.

Our guest speaker is Robert Gamble, designer of Pitcher’s Count Baseball. Robert is an ocean ecosystem modeler and gamer. Combining skills learned in both areas of interest resulted in Pitcher’s Count Baseball.

Our guest speakers are Rick Schostek (COO) and Sullivan Beck (CTO) of Ball Park Baseball. The original version of Ball Park Baseball was developed by Dr. Charles Sidman and published in 1971, with version 3 released in 2025.

Our guest speaker is Brian Davis, Ph.D., the creator of FastScore Baseball, a contributor to Replay and APBA, and a designer of tools for various baseball games, but most of the time develops new biotechnology for cancer research and gene therapy. He has contributed to SABR publications and currently enjoys songwriting, disc golf, kayaking, and hiking.

Our guest speaker is Steven “Doc” LeShay, Ph.D., game inventor (SherCo Grand Slam Baseball Game), author, retired university professor and Naval Air Reserve Commander. His diverse background and experiences along with a passion for writing, softball, inventing and playing tabletop board games infuse a unique perspective to his work.