The Zeppelins met today for a pizza lunch and to receive awards for the awesome plays of the 2012 season. The event was also a recruiting effort, and there were several new recruits in attendance which bodes well for the upcoming 2013 season. The new season is expected to kick off in early June (after the Legislature adjourns on June 6th). Pre-season practice is set to begin during the last week in May and an invite will be sent out soon.
The team, inspired by Secretary Moret and LED Business Plan item #11, showed vast improvement over the 2011 season in offensive production. Seventeen different players notched five or more hits, and nineteen different players drove in RBIs. The team also made it to the playoffs but were defeated in the first round. The new goal for the team in 2013 is to make it back to the playoffs and win a playoff game.
Every player from the 2012 season received an engraved trophy; stop by a Zeppelin’s office to check it out. In addition to the trophies there were certificates presented to players in many different categories. There were standard award categories for things like “Best Batting Average” and “Most Team Hits,” but there were also some categories not found in any other league such as “Softball Fashionista” and “Choppin’ Down Trees.”
This year there were awards for four- and five-tool players (hitting, running, catching, throwing, pitching) and the winners made a huge impact on the team’s performance. Four-tool players were Chelsea Harris, Melissa Moore and Jimmy Williams. Five-tool players were Eddie James and Victor Moore. Melissa and Victor also went home with the coveted “High Impact Couple” award. Several players earned multiple awards and some fans were winners too. The full list of awards is shown below.
PLAYER AWARDS
Alicia Ardoin
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Going Injury Free
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Anne Villa
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Starting The Most Hitting Streaks
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Keeping The Team Hydrated
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Chandra Williams
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Softball Fashionista
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Fetching, Not Catching
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Chelsea Harris
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Best Batting Average - Female / Best (and only) Team Slide
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Most Catches At Second Base With A Catcher's Mitt
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Danielle Clapinski
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Most Catches In The Outfield - Female
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Eddie James
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Best Batting Average / Most Total Hits
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Pitcher Extraordinaire / Best Roll-N-Run Plays
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Fallon Blank
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Cutest Single Game Player (TIE)
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Gary Beadle
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Most Assists In The Outfield
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WILD THING
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Jacob McConnell
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Best Catch On Top Of The Fence
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Living The Dream For The Team
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James Caldwell
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Having The Off-Hand Be The Best Hand For Batting
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Lugging The Most Stuff To The Field
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Jayson Newell
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Most Flies Caught In The Outfield In The Fewest Games
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Tracking The Zeppelins On The Polina Rankings
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Jessica McConnell
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Getting Recruited From The Stands
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Jimmy Williams
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Team Speedster (Faster Than Jaubert)
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Most Trash Talk While Under The Influence of Corona Punch And Rice Krispy Treats
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Joan Young
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Cutest Single Game Player (TIE)
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Johan Salen
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Johan Gets On Base, A Lot
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I'm Great This Year But I Was Great Last Year Too
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Katherine St. Onge
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Best Team Baker
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Kathy Blankenship
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Most Spills On The Field In A Single Game (3)
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Larry Collins
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Most Cheered-For Player EVER
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(Giving Caroline Something To Cheer About)
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Linda Regira
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Most RBIs
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Most Spills On The Field
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Matthew Wattigny
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Most Improved Hitter Over Last Year - Male
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Most Pre-Game Warm-Up (Running A Mile Before The Game)
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Melissa Moore
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Most Total Hits - Female
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Most Put-Outs From A Prone Position
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Michael Pernici
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Best Relay Play Of The Season
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Rick Ward
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Taking One For The Team
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Most Put-Outs From Different Positions (Shortstop, First Base, Outfield)
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Russell Richardson
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His Best Performance In A Single Game - His Only Game
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Sarah Vanden Broek
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Most Improved Hitter Over Last Year - Female
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Fastest & Most Graceful Runner
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Steven Grissom
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Most Scoops At First Base
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Victor Moore
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Playing The Most Different Positions
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Choppin' Down Trees
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FAN AWARDS
Stephen Moret
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Inspiring The Team
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Business Plan Item #11 (Moneyball)
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Sandra Granata
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Supplying Corona Punch To The Team
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Brenda Guess
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Supplying Beer To The Team
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Raven Moore
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Best Cheerleader In The League (TIE)
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Caroline Collins
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Best Cheerleader In The League (TIE)
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Mills Richardson
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Keeping The Players Safe In The Dugout
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Ant Killer!
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