Jammel Cutler, whose name you know from his bylines in the Daily Sun, wants to know if we have any upcoming milestones. Brian Brown is within range of breaking Hank Culley's all-time HR record. Of course, Hank is still playing and could have something to say about that himself. I'd like to pass on some interesting stuff, so let me know what you think is newsworthy.
I did notice that Tom Hauser just went one-up on John Rebardo for most games played (943) in D1 history. Congrats Tom.
Mike Cudworth hit his 200th homer, becoming the 3rd player ever to do so. Scott Jackson (194) seems likely to join the 200 HR club this season, and Scott Akin (178) will be there soon enough.
Potential new members of the 1000 hit club are Joey Doyle (977 hits), Jim Faggiana (975) and Bouncing Billy Cecil (973). Danny Shelley (951) could get there with a good season. Linwood Manning, now 91-years old (give or take a few) is at 938 and showing no signs of slowing down.
What else? Let me know anything interesting, from an individual perspective, team perspective, manager, volunteer. I'll pass it on.
Big Opening Day
Other than the insane heat, it was a marvelous opening day. So good to see the D1 softball family again. The Raptors beat the Bengals 25-13. The significance of that game? Those 38 runs were the FEWEST scored in any game Wednesday. The bats were as hot as the weather. No rust to be found. Congrats also to the Wolverines (28 runs scored), Crusaders (24), Stars (26), Gunslingers (24) and Thunder (23) for getting their seasons started with a win. 21 different guys hit a total of 25 homeruns, led by Dave Sanders' 3 bombs. Tough day for the pitchers. We'll do it again next week. Looking forward to a great season in what looks to be a stacked league. Every win will be an accomplishment!
Coming Up
Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Gunslingers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Raptors | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Stars | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Thunder | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Wolverines | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Bad News Bears | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Bengals | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Lightning Strikes | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Rebels | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Shorebirds | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Xtreme | 0 | 1 | .000 |