Practices and Team Draft: Spring practices will continue for another week. Teams will be drafted by Friday February 20th, the first team practice will be Saturday February 21st. Tee Ball practices will begin Saturday February 21st.
Team Sponsors: Team sponsors of $600 will receive a sponsorship fence banner and team plaque. If you, or your business would like to sponsor a softball team, please contact Dana at danagaines@bellsouth.net .
Pitching and Hitting Clinics: Pitching is the most important and most difficult aspect of the game of softball. Pitching underhand is an unnatural motion, it requires a lot of practice to be able to throw hard and accurate, the only shortcut is to learn good mechanics from an experienced pitching instructor. Players who are 7 or 8 are not too young to start learning how to pitch. The Sunday pitching and hitting clinics will continue for the next few weeks. These clinics are highly recommended for anyone who wants to pitch this season.
Coaches: It is great to see the number of volunteer coaches this season. Normally we have to threaten to cancel a few teams because we don’t have enough coaches, but not this year. Thank you to all of the volunteer coaches, it will be a lot of fun for the next few months.
Opening Day Singer: We are looking for girls who want to sing the National Anthem on Opening Day. Please reply to Maureen at Maureenkiely@aol.com if your daughter would like to sing on Opening Day.
Field Help Needed: We are looking for one or two hard working individuals to help with the field preparation. Normally this is a couple reliable teenagers who need some extra cash. The job pays $10 per hour. Please contact Bill Shadle at bill@3etrading.com to apply.
No dogs allowed: No dogs are allowed at the softball fields. This includes the walkways, spectator areas, concession stand, and areas outside the athletic fields. This is a county regulation, no exceptions. Please do not bring your dog to the park.
Booster Donations and Ceremonial Bricks: Please consider making a Booster donation to the softball program this year. $100 Booster donations will receive a ceremonial engraved brick that will be permanently placed at the park. If you did not make a Booster donation during the registration process, we will have forms at the concession stand after the games begin. We are a nonprofit organization so your donation is likely to be tax deductible. The booster donations are used to help fund our programs like Spring Training and Opening Day events. Booster donations will also be used to purchase better equipment and improve practice facilities like batting cages and warm up areas.
Lightning Detection: We have a new lightning detection system in place at Murphey Candler Park. The system will detect the build up of static electricity in the air, an alarm will sound when there is a high probability of a lightning strike. All players and spectators should immediately go to their vehicle, or move indoors when the lightning siren is activated. The dugouts, concession stand, and the central pavilion are not to be used during a lightning warning. An all-clear siren will indicate when the threat has passed and we are ready to play again.
Thank you.