Received: 2/5/09 2:50:37 PM From: "Ritchie Richardson" <RRichard(at)olivet.edu>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am writing to you all to get some information on men's fastpitch here in the midwest. I am interested in playing 45-over fastpitch or modified in a league or with a traveling team. l am looking for league info: what cities have leagues, if any?; Who might I contact in those areas? Also, are there traveling teams in some communities still? What communities have teams? Do they have openings or conduct tryouts? Who might I contact with those teams? If you know a team that has an opening or a tryout, here is some basic info on me if you might be interested: I am originally from the Knoxville, TN area and played college baseball at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN (1980-1984). After graduation in 1984, I played 7 seasons of ASA Men's Major and Men's Major Modified Fastpitch all over the south. I played for teams in Knoxville and Morristown, TN. We played leagues during the week in Rogersville, TN and Morristown, TN and played the major tournaments on weekends (Atlanta, Chattanooga, Durham, Morristown, Miami). Our teams had good success, winning several major tournaments and appearing at the Men's Major Modified National Tournament in Decatur, AL. I was a catcher primarily when I played but can play anywhere. I am 6'0" and weigh 180 lbs and in good shape. I am sure I could probably still find some of the guys I played with down there as references if you would need them. The only guy that I did play against that I know from the midwest is Al White (currently coach at Madonna Univ.). Al played out of Miami, FL and our paths crossed quite a bit during that time at the major tournaments. I moved to Bourbonnais, IL in 1990 and am employed by Olivet Nazarene University. I have coached fastpitch since 1995 at ONU and the Univ. of Illinois. Again, I appreciate any direction that you all can give me. I really love the mens game and am really excited to find out about it here in the midwest. Please feel free to call me at (815) 939-5166 or e-mail here at ONU. Thanks again. Ritchie Richardson Head Softball Coach Olivet Nazarene University One University Avenue Bourbonnais, IL 60914 (815) 939-5166 RRichard(at)olivet.edu Al's Fastball News *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com fastb...@pmihrm.com NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball VIA http://www.webbox.com _______________________________________________ Alsfastball mailing list Alsfastball@fastpitchwest.com http://fastpitchwest.com/mailman/listinfo/alsfastball_fastpitchwest.com
