Chops won 43 titles in17 years of play. This North Riverside police officer began playing in 1976 for the N Riverside Warhawks. They won championships in 1976-1978 and was MVP of the 1978 team. His career took off and played for quite a few teams including the Berwyn Taxmen in 1980 batting by going 44 out of 55 with
Steve Culp started playing 16” softball in 1976 when Jack Kelly put a team together right after they graduated from Oak Lawn High School. That team would become the Ironmen. In 1982, Steve began playing with the Bucks and manager Bob O’Malley. The Bucks won the Tinley Park Metro that year and advanced to the
The CHAOS team was a Northside team that started playing together at Oriole Park in the 1990s. They came to be one of the premier women’s teams on that side of the city. Behind a core of 8 players who played over 20 years together– each year they would have a team that would go out and
Eddie has been the standard and the model for the city of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for over 30 years. As a mentor, community activist, or servant leader, Eddie continues to be an essential part of the foundation and success that is the CPS. For the last 24 years, Eddie has organized a
William was an outstanding pitcher that started playing softball at the age of 10 on the concrete at Raymond Elementary in 1969. Then with the Matador Pro’s in 1970 until the team broke up in 1982. He joined the big leagues in 1983 with the Unknown Wild Bunch, they began their rise in local leagues
CJ’s from Cedar Rapids, Iowa played from 1995 -2018 . They were sponsored by Punch and Connie Vasquez who owned CJ’s Sports Bar & Grill. Danny Arenas and Jody Beltram with family and friends established the team at Kirkwood Complex. As they started to have success, eventually, Greg “Termite” Mara took them to the next
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Mike began his30-yearpitching career after following his brother Frank to pitch practice by playing with his neighborhood team the Lu-Ginksin the youth leaguesat Sayre, Riis, and Amundsen Parks. After high school, they began playing in the men’s leagues at Sayre, Shabonna, Merrimac, and Portage Parks. The pinnacle of the team’s successoccurred in the summers of
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Eric had a very successful 30 year career as a great hitter, leader and mentor starting with the Tribe, Pound 4 Pound and Solutions on the south side. He was a versatile infielder playing SC, 3rd and 1st. His prime years were from 2007 to 2017 capturing 6 ASA national titles. He earned MVP honors
As a player, Pat started playing 16-inch Softball at the young age of 16. He started playing with his older brother’s Buc’s and Right-On’s teams in Mt Greenwood Park, filling in for absent players. It didn’t take long for him to earn a regular spot and playing time. Soon, he was being recruited by other
“Cav” began playing 16-inch softball in the mid 50’s when he was 7 years old in the alleys of Chicago at 71st & Racine. Like most kids, he progressed to playing on the street corners at 72nd & Ada using the 4 cornered manhole covers as bases. They played from early morning to late at
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