Softball Season opens with Harriette Skelton Fast Pitch League
Before action began, Honourable Myron V. Walwyn, the Minister responsible for sports, had declared that he would be bringing a resolution to the House of Assembly for Softball, once considered to be almost “dead” by many ex-players and officials, to be named as a National Sport.
Re-joining of the Olympic Movement will put the sport right in the highlight of development and participation regionally throughout 2017, but for now attention was focused on home soil as That’s Ya Problem took on the Hawks.
A very one sided game ended in a 10-0 victory for That’s Ya Problem, who had 4 hits, 1 error and left 6 runners on base. The Hawks had 2 hits, 3 errors and left 5 runners on base.
The winning Pitcher was Chevaunne Richardson and the loser was Korrine Rodriguez.
Tamara Phillip of That’s Ya Problem went 2-3 with a double, 3 runs scored and a run batted in and Shakira Skelton went 1-2 with 2 runs scored. Shanika Forbes and Alaiya Malone each had a hit for Hawks.
Power Outage defeat Pirates
Power Outage then defeated Pirates 12-5.
Power Outage had 12 hits, 3 errors and left 5 runners on base, whilst the Pirates had 7 hits, 4 errors and left 8 runners on base.
The winning pitcher was Yervis Rodriguez and the loser was Allen ‘Woodrow’ Smith.
Jamarli James of Power Outage went 3-4 with a double, a home run, 3 runs scored and three runs batted in, Jeremy Penn went 2-4 with a triple a home run, a run scored and a run batted in and Jamal Allen went 2-3 with a double, a home run, 3 runs scored and a run batted in. Tramore Frazer of Pirates went 2-4 with a double, a home run, a run scored and 2 runs batted in.
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Thus, for a reawakening, softball will require commitment, marketing, management/leadership, dedication and resources. Upgraded and new facilities in Road Town and villages are needed to revive and sustain the sport. An ad hoc committee for revival/renaissance should be established.
For starters,reestablish the sport at primary and secondary schools, promote local competition at various levels, promote inter-island competition( VI and USVI), participate in various international competition, create an entity to teach the basic elements of the game, decentralize sport out of Road Town, put sport back into the villages (Sea Cow Bay, East End/ Long, VG), engage former players into the rebirth effort, set goal of sending a men and women teams to the 2020 Summer Olympics (Games of the XXXII Olympiad) in Tokyo....etc.