Meet the FBC Softball team

The FBC softball team has gotten off to a slow start but there are signs that it will turn around. We played the first two games shorthanded. We lost to St. Peter & Paul 13 -10 and were right in it until the end when we gave up three runs in the top of the seventh and couldn't recover.

In our second game we played with only eight players and gave up an out every time the ninth spot in the line-up came up. It was a rally killer. We lost to a powerful St. Mary's team 6 -1. The call went out to stock up the roster and last night we had fifteen people present. The result was not very good but the team from St. Marks slammed the ball all over the field. We made some errors but there were a lot of big hits we couldn't over come. We also were a little rusty at the plate. Eight of our newcomers hadn't played softball in a while. That will change though.

Newcomer Mike Young has been our best hitter so far and he is a positive influence on the team. He is batting .700 with three runs scored. Chip Chaffee, our returning MVP is also on fire. HE is batting .667 with a homer and 5 RBI. He is capable of carrying this team when he gets hot. We have a small sample size but other hitters batting .500 or better include Jeff Brockway, Cal Lord. George Rezendes, Dan Dutrumble, Chris Vaillancourt, Chris Adams, Dave Poore, Eric Poore and Tim McCullough.

You will notice a few familiar names on the list as well as a couple of veterans who are returning this season. Eric and Dave Poore played with us in the 1980's and early 90's when they were kids. Now Eric is back and his son, Sean Wilding is also joining us. Jeff Brockway played with us for a few years and now he is back and roaming the outfield again.

Other members of this year's team include Ken Kreger, Steve Moon, Eric Larsen, Armin Harris, Fred Stone, Jay Mandeville, Jake Shanks, and Kayla McCullough. Our next game in May 30.