Zeppelins Hold 3rd Annual Post-Season Award Ceremony

The LED Zeppelins gathered yesterday for some snacks, and to commemorate the highlights of the 2013 season, the Zeppelins’ best season to date. The team was challenged to win a playoff game and the team rose to the challenge. Every player received a trophy (stop by a player’s office to check them out) while players and young fans were awarded certificates for their contributions in making LED’s softball experience the best in the league.

Awards were presented in the usual categories, such as top batting average, most hits for the season, etc. But a few new categories had to be created to fit the team, which will NEVER be seen on ESPN. Only on the LED team could there be an award for “Calling More LED Batters Out than the Opponent” and “Most Pre-game Warm-up.” Check out the entire awards list below.

The event was full of fun and everyone had a great time being able to laugh at ourselves. The team is looking forward to the new season, where Steven Grissom set a new team goal of winning at least two playoff games. It’s a tough order given the strength of some of the league teams, but the Zeppelins are confident they can pull it off.

Many thanks to all who STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE for LED in 2013 all season long.

   

2013 LED Zeppelins Softball Achievement Awards
Zeppelin Players	Zeppelin Awards	NOTES
Eddie James	Most Hits on the Team	8 games / 16 hits - 2 doubles, 1 triple (5 RBIs)
Chelsea Harris	Most Hits - Female	6 games / 8 hits - 2 doubles (2 RBIs)
Jayson Newell	Best Batting Average on the Team	7 games / 15 hits - 2 doubles (5 RBIs)
Chelsea Harris	Best Batting Average - Female
Eddie James	Pitcher Extraordinaire	3 games giving up only 1 run
Eddie James	Best Roll-N-Run Plays
Eddie James	Best Team Slide - Male
Chelsea Harris	Best Team Slide - Female
Russell Richardson	Most RBIs on the Team	7 games / 10 hits - one double, one triple (8 RBIs)
Leigh Ann Burton	Most RBIs - Female	7 games / 5 hits (5 RBIs)
Devin Harrison	Best Hits in the Fewest Games	2 games / 4 hits - 2 doubles (2 RBIs)
Katie Richardson	Hitting One Over the Outfielder's Head
Paige Ovens	Stellar First Season	6 games / 6 hits (2 RBIs)
Danielle Clapinski	First Career RBI	1 game / 1 hit (1 RBI)
Gary Beadle	Most Assists in the Outfield	6 games / 5 hits (4 RBIs)
Eric Burton	Most Put-outs from the Infield	8 games / 13 hits (3 RBIs)
Gary Beadle	Most Put-outs from Different Positions
Michael Pernici	Throwing a Runner Out at First from the Outfield
Steven Grissom	Most Scoops at First Base
Matthew Wattigny	Most Improved Hitter Over Last Season	6 games / 8 hits
Christian Pennington	Most Improved Hitter Over the Season	Last 2 games / 3 hits (1 RBI)
Chris Stelly	Making the Most Practices and the Fewest Games	3 practices, 1 game
Linda Regira	Most Spills on the Field	First one in game 1, downhill from there (3rd year running)
Linda Regira	Perfecting the Turtle Maneuver Behind the Plate
Matthew Wattigny	Most Pre-game Warm-up	Runs a mile before the game to "get loose"
Steven Grissom	Highest Appointed Official Who Can Actually Play Softball	6 games / 8 hits - 1 double
Will Day	Exceptional 3rd Base Coaching
Gary Beadle	Wild Thing
Eric Burton	Calling More LED Batters Out Than the Opponent
Moore Family	Great Family Contribution to the Team in the First 3 Games	Melissa (5 hits, 1 RBI), Victor (4 hits, 2 doubles), Raven - Defense
Every Zeppelin	Not Recognizing ANY of Victor's Signals
Harper Harrison	Exceptional Fan
Libby Richardson	Exceptional Fan
Mills Richardson	Exceptional Fan
Kate Clapinski	Exceptional Fan
Andrew Clapinski	Best Personal Coaching (of Mom)