Softball is a very exciting but also a mentally challenging game. Eddie Feigner was a very brave man. He was born March 26, 1925 in Walla Walla, Washington. At an early age, Eddie was separated from his mother and adopted by Mary King. He was given the name Myrle Vernon. He developed his fastpitch softball skills as a teenager, he pitched in the best men’s softball league. During his high school year’s, Eddie consistently got into trouble with the high school administration. Eventually, he was kicked out. Eddie overcame being separated from his mother at birth, poverty, being a high school dropout, unemployment and injuries to become America’s best fastpitch softball pitcher. Eddie’s fast-pitch style combined the “wind-mill” and the figure…show more content… Eddie serves as a role model for the younger players. Softball varies into many leagues and age groups. Like I am sixteen and I've been playing softball since I was 5. In my age group today we use a 16-inch softball. The offensive style of a 12-inch softball has attracted more younger players. Dave Kahler, a member of Tailgators 16-inch team, has played both over the last 20 years, including 16-inch the last decade. Hall of Famer Azinger says “ our region is pretty widespread. It hasn't had the exposure.” The sport is trying to avoid a similar fate as fast-pitch softball, which was a top game decades ago and now is all but dead in Cedar Rapids. Azinger has seen the game’s landscape change, performing as one of the top players when 16 inch thrived in the top 1970’s and 80’s. The sport that originated in chicago thrives in Cedar Rapids, but it faces a decrease in popularity. The Amatur Softball Association 16-inch men’s slow-pitch District III tournament concluded one saturday at Kirkwood Softball Complex, and those involved are hoping to rejuvenate the recreational…show more content… Peattie hoped the tour would help him grow as a player and develop as a coach alongside with new players. ISU U-14 team and Caleb Delaney will link up with the ISA U-15 team at the South Australian Labour Day tournament in Adelaide in Adelaide in September.
“We all play in our grade A here anyway, so now we’ve got a chance to play kids that are our age but still at a high quality, which will be a big up for us.” says Caleb Delaney.
In 2005, the International Olympic committee eliminated softball from the Olympics resulting in deep cuts to the USA Softball’s funding from the U.S. Olympic Committee.
In 1982, the first NCAA Division 1 Softball Championship was contested in Omaha,Neb. UCLA shutout Fresno State 2-0 in eight innings to claim the title. The NCAA Division Softball Championship began with a 16 U team bracket in 1992. The bracket expanded to 20 teams in 1988, 32 teams in 1994 and 48 teams in 1999, before reaching its current format of 64 teams in
