A Standing Ovation for the ERAA Recreational Softball Coaches

The ERAA Raptor Recreational softball program has more than doubled in size this spring!!  We are very happy with the growth in our program and even happier with all of the Head Coaches and Assistants that have stepped up to bring the game of softball to our girls.  We have listed all those that are head or assistant coaches for one of the Raptor Rec teams.

Be sure to say thank you to your head coach and assistants for all the extra work they do for your daughters.  Also, a special thanks to Bruce Bialka, Director of Raptor Rec.  Bruce has done a great job creating and organizing Raptor Rec into the successful program that it is.  We wish all of you a great spring and summer of Raptor Softball.

Tee-Ball Head Coaches:  Susan Mestery, Shawn Shanley
Tee-Ball Assistants:  Bill Sukup, Brett Stevens, Christine Barry

Pitch Ball Head Coaches:  Dave Flynn, Joe Slavin, Gary Maki
Pitch Ball Assistants:  Tim McGown, Mike Lenarz, Christopher Radecki, Brady Harrison, Jesse Kaul,

Pee Wee Head Coaches:  Mike Corcoran, Andy Christenson, Scott Shaver
Pee Wee Assistants:  Daren Stegeman, Jeff Knupp, Jim McDonnell, Jodi Lippert

Minors Head Coaches:  Mandy Durose, Tom Anderson
Minors Assistants:  Paul McGuire, Arlen Marcus, Dave Olsen

Congratulations to Scott Shaver's team for winning an ice cream party. 
They sold 22 Twins tickets! Unfortunately, we didn't meet our fundraising goal but we do appreciate the support that everyone provided for this event.

We Need Your Vote on the New Varsity Field Name

Thank you for submitting your ideas for renaming Varsity Field. The Board has selected a final list from your suggestions. Please take a minute to cast a vote for your favorite name. 

Training Tidbit: Base Running

  
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Readers on Twitter can click a hashtag to see any other current tweets with the same hashtag, making it an easy way to categorize tweets according to topic or community. Readers can also use Twitter’s search tool to search for messages with a particular hashtag. To learn more about hashtags, visit the Twitter Help Center. To see hashtags in action, try performing a search for the hashtag #softball. And if you’re new to Twitter or thinking about joining, don’t forget to follow @ERAASoftball.