Softball season lasts for several months, but it seems like just as the teams start to hit their stride, the tournament determines the winners and losers and trophies get handed out. This year was no different.
There is a lot more to rec league softball than the game, the batting averages, the great plays; softball is also about camaraderie and fun. The heckling is almost as entertaining as the game itself, and some of the teams dress up in costumes and wigs to attract spectators and keep the mood festive during the games. This year, the TW Green team even had a "Daisy Duke" dress-up day, with men in unforgivably short jean cut-offs and cowboy boots. It may not have been the ideal wear for playing softball, but it did make for a fun spectacle and drew lots of fans.
This year's b-league champions are Smugglers, who defeated Plum to take home the trophy. The women's b-league championship went to Las Montanas. The ladies a-league title gets awarded Thursday, after the winner of the Mountain Limo/ASAP Slammers game meets the Darkside. The men's a-league championship will be decided Wednesday when Fat Alley plays the Junkyard Dogs. Fat Alley, the league leader, could have taken home the trophy on Monday night, but lost to the Dogs; the double elimination tournament means that both teams will have one last shot at the title.
This year some of the teams were awarded for their spirit — the Bubble Loungers (women's b-league), Spank (women's a-league), and TW Green (men's b-league) were recognized for their commitment to keeping the game fun, and the cans of beer flowing.
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