Posts Tagged ‘softball’
Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame set for Nov. 19th
by John Cardullo, sportswriter The 5th Annual Rhode Island Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame induction dinner will be taking place on Saturday, November 19th at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick RI. The time is running out for anyone who wants to attend the 2022 the Rhode Island Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame Induction…
Read MoreRI Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame’s annual tournament a softball-fest! – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter Photo, top: Hall of Famers Nancy Santopadre and Kirby Murphy ran the Home Run derby The Rhode Island Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame held its 3rd Annual softball tournament on Saturday, September 10th. This year’s event had a twist, teams were going to be chosen by captains, just like the…
Read MoreSlow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame, Class of 2022 to be induction – John Cardullo
By John Cardullo, sportswriter Since the Rhode Island Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame began inducting the state’s best of the best who played the game, five years have elapsed, and 107 men and women players, directors, umpires, sponsors and coaches have answered the call to be honored. This November another 23 inductees will raise…
Read MoreScott Sunderland, Hall of Famer – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter Photo: Donna, Scott “Stump” and Easton with the Championship trophy. Scott “Stump” Sunderland’s Hall of Fame career began in the early 1980’s while watching softball at Hope Valley’s Dow Field. As for many future softball players, it began for Scott “Stump” Sunderland when he and his friends went down to Dow…
Read MoreRI’s classic Softball teams of the past – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter For the classic softball teams of the past, such as the Old Timers Tavern/Classic Cafe, their time is NOW! The last four years the “Hot Stove” league has been a buzz with activity. This usually occurs in mid-November as the days get shorter and the weather gets colder. No, we are…
Read MoreRhode Island Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame Class of 2020/2021 – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter The Rhode Island Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame welcomed 52 new inductees on Saturday, November 20, 2021. This was a combination induction celebration that brought together the class 2020 and 2021 together after last year’s postponement due to the pandemic that gripped the world. Warwick’s Crowne Plaza served as the…
Read MoreRI Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame inducts over 55 Rhode Islander adults today
Photo: Kirby Murphy from the inaugural class of the Rhode Island Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame will be co-hosting 3rd & 4th Class induction The RI Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame (for years 2020 and 2021) will be held TONIGHT, Saturday, November 20th at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick. The event will include inductions for…
Read MoreRI Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame Golf Outing – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter The Rhode Island Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame kicks off its fundraising season on the links, making a stop on the diamond and finishing up with a double induction ceremony in the fall. The Rhode Island Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame kicked off their fundraising season on August 14th…
Read More2nd Golf Outing for the RI Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter The 2nd Annual Rhode Island Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame Golf Outing is ready to tee off once again on August 14th. It doesn’t seem that long ago when it was announced that the Rhode Island Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame was going to hold its inaugural induction event…
Read MoreOut-of-the-park! One night at Clegg Field in Warwick
No, it wasn’t the result of a fast ball, or anything to do with softball. This is the approximately 85 foot cell tower at the Clegg Field in Warwick, when, a few nights ago, during an adult softball league game the tower burst into flames and burned itself out. The tower is for cell phone…
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