Summer Co-ed Softball at Irving Park Sundays

Sam is the Player of the Week for many reasons. He played multiple positions very well this week, different from his normal routine of pitching. As he said, "It is no fun winning a Gold-Glove for only one position". High caliber play is nothing new from Sam.

What truly earned him Player of the Week honors is his hard work off the field. He likes to arrive early and stay late to watch games. During this time Sam is very vocal in encouraging other teams to play hard and have as much fun as possible. He is the most vocal member of a very vocal and fun team. He works hard to get to know other teams and this week even a couple fans. Thanks to Sam for living the Underdog Motto every Sunday!

Aaron refused to let a little adversity break his teams' spirit. He looked like the guy from that movie "300", all sweaty and yelling at people to provide some much needed motivation. The Bat Doctors made a tremendous rally and it was no doubt fueled by Aaron's enthusiasm and fantastic play.

All three girls played three games on Sunday. Laura and Amelia played one game for their own team and two as subs, Jacque played a split double header for her team and one game as a sub. Laura pitched all three games winning one and doing all she could to keep her team close in the other two. She also had multiple hits on the day and ran the bases very well leading to runs for her team. She is a very vocal player and was working hard to keep her team involved all day long.
Amelia played first base making many nice plays while holding down a key defensive position. She hit the ball well and powered through a long day enabling many people to have fun playing softball all day long.
Jacque(Death From Above) is a solid player in the outfield. She provided solid defense all day long. Hitting the ball hard from the left side of the plate she moved runners up and drove them in. She mixed in a few walks meaning she was on base all day long.
The three girls played all day long and produced all day long.

Alicia was key all day. Hitting in the middle of the line-up she had many run producing hits and game changing hits. She kept the momentum going each at bat. Her defense also changed games. By keeping the ball in front of her, catching everything in site and making good throws she helped to eliminate scoring opportunities for all the other teams.