LED Softball Holds Annual Award Ceremony and Recruitment Event

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 6^th).  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	Going Injury Free
Anne Villa	Starting The Most Hitting Streaks	Keeping The Team Hydrated
Chandra Williams	Softball Fashionista	Fetching, Not Catching
Chelsea Harris	Best Batting Average - Female / Best (and only) Team Slide	Most Catches At Second Base With A Catcher's Mitt
Danielle Clapinski	Most Catches In The Outfield - Female
Eddie James	Best Batting Average / Most Total Hits	Pitcher Extraordinaire / Best Roll-N-Run Plays
Fallon Blank	Cutest Single Game Player (TIE)
Gary Beadle	Most Assists In The Outfield	WILD THING
Jacob McConnell	Best Catch On Top Of The Fence	Living The Dream For The Team
James Caldwell	Having The Off-Hand Be The Best Hand For Batting	Lugging The Most Stuff To The Field
Jayson Newell	Most Flies Caught In The Outfield In The Fewest Games	Tracking The Zeppelins On The Polina Rankings
Jessica McConnell	Getting Recruited From The Stands
Jimmy Williams	Team Speedster (Faster Than Jaubert)	Most Trash Talk While Under The Influence of Corona Punch And Rice Krispy Treats
Joan Young	Cutest Single Game Player (TIE)
Johan Salen	Johan Gets On Base, A Lot	I'm Great This Year But I Was Great Last Year Too
Katherine St. Onge	Best Team Baker
Kathy Blankenship	Most Spills On The Field In A Single Game (3)
Larry Collins	Most Cheered-For Player EVER	(Giving Caroline Something To Cheer About)
Linda Regira	Most RBIs	Most Spills On The Field
Matthew Wattigny	Most Improved Hitter Over Last Year - Male	Most Pre-Game Warm-Up (Running A Mile Before The Game)
Melissa Moore	Most Total Hits - Female	Most Put-Outs From A Prone Position
Michael Pernici	Best Relay Play Of The Season
Rick Ward	Taking One For The Team	Most Put-Outs From Different Positions (Shortstop, First Base, Outfield)
Russell Richardson	His Best Performance In A Single Game - His Only Game
Sarah Vanden Broek	Most Improved Hitter Over Last Year - Female	Fastest & Most Graceful Runner
Steven Grissom	Most Scoops At First Base
Victor Moore	Playing The Most Different Positions	Choppin' Down Trees

FAN AWARDS

Stephen Moret	Inspiring The Team	Business Plan Item #11 (Moneyball)
Sandra Granata	Supplying Corona Punch To The Team
Brenda Guess	Supplying Beer To The Team
Raven Moore	Best Cheerleader In The League (TIE)
Caroline Collins	Best Cheerleader In The League (TIE)
Mills Richardson	Keeping The Players Safe In The Dugout	Ant Killer!