National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum 2801 Northeast 50th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73111 (405) 424-5266 Website : https://www.teamusa.org/usa-softball/national-softball-hall-of-fame Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday: Check USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex for weekend hours All about the Bombers. Chicago, IL ,WI, 2023 Baseball Morgan Pizur-Kranc Monmouth College 2017 The past articles on the Bridgeport Bombers have been moved to the News Archive to make room for the historical 2013 season. After having breakfast Saturday morning and slipping out of their shower shoes they put on their Cooperstown Dreams Park uniforms for the first time and lined up for the opening parade. Academy Philosophy. Here are some of Mondays highlights (All Rankings Extra Elite Eighty Club Rankings): UCLA-bound SS/3B Jordan Woolery went 3 for 3 with a run and four RBIs as #1 Athletics Mercado-Smith knocked off NM Suncats-Gandert, 8-0. I received many texts from Bombers Alumni and parents congratulating this team on their success. We have players who took the next step and have played college baseball. Mobster "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn sponsored a 16-inch team. I am not looking for a thank you or job well done, just letting you know the sun has set on the Bridgeport Bombers. Back on Thanksgiving Day in 1887 Nov. 24 was that years date for the holiday a group of students from Harvard and Yale created the game at the Farragut Boat Club on the Near South Side in Chicago. Name * First Name. "All you need is a bat and a ball.". And while she also excelled in the 12-inch game, McElligott says that there's nothing like 16-inch softball. Find Illinois fastpitch softball teams near you. I would like to send a special shout out to Manager Ralph Lawrence, Coach Brian Twomey, and the parents on an unbelievable job of fundraising. Cavanaugh would eventually play for a team sponsored by Commonwealth Edison, one of the dozens of 16-inch teams with ties to corporations. And in the media, Mike Royko sponsored teams for all of his newspapers the Daily News, the Sun-Times and the Tribune. We work on fast twitch muscle and that translates to the college game. Megan Hernandez Alverno College 2015 This is the official page for the Chicago Bombers '06 travel softball team. The Illinois Bombers 18u Fall and Summer Schedule is as good as, if not better than the majority of all other teams in our area. All infielders will begin a pro-style drill workout that, while catchers practice in pop-times and a receiving series. We are smart about our travels and actively seek the best competition closer to home. Our primary goal is to develop young women into highly skilled athletes who can compete for and earn college scholarships. . Our goal when I started the Softball program 3 years ago was to develop a program which consistently is competitive on the field and provide an experience the girls will remember for a lifetime. "I've played on traveling 12-inch softball teams and we'd always bring a 16-inch ball with us," says Joanie McElligott, a longtime 16-inch softball player and manager. Chicago does get the game, however. Fight to the end mentality!! Kaitlin Murray University of Wisconsin Stout 2016 ,IL, Racine Bombers Fastpitch Partners With Industry Leading Tech Companies #BombersAllAccess Podcast Bombers All Access Ep2 Podcast Bombers All Access Ep1 Championships & History Building Champions Since 2001 Bombers Alumni Recent Commitments get Your Gear Bombers Team Store Shop Gear New balance Shop #LeavenoDoubt About The Bombers Find Out How Get Social! We believe in focusing on competition at the highest level as well as utilizing data and analytics to further the development of our players. Bombers Fastpitch is a Junior Olympic girls softball program. Chicago Bombers ODM Testing | OnDeck Softball Chicago Bombers ODM Testing ODM Events Schedule Chicago Bombers ODM Testing Post Testing Day: ODM Results - Numbers will be posted to your profile 1 week after the Testing. OC Batbusters-Lara/Portesi 10, Atlanta Vipers-Neleman 2; Iowa Premier National-Lacina 3, TN Fury National 2024-Groenewoud 2; REGIONAL #7. , Weber State-bound CF Victoria Rey went 3 for 4 with two runs and Long Beach State-bound RF Makayla Medellin went 3 for 3 with a run and an RBI as #45 OC Batbusters-Stith/Maroon defeated ai Bandits-Breer, 7-4. 40% off Team Subscriptions Now through June 15th, 2023. Slide 1 Slide 1 (current slide) Slide 2 Slide 2 (current slide) Winter Hours. Various softball leagues were organized during the 1930s and '40s, and the game became a popular spectator sport for fans. Kimmy Guinn University of Wisconsin River Falls 2018 Sydney Kuderna Dominican University 2015 We believe in focusing on competition at the highest level as well as utilizing data and analytics to further the development of our players. CHICAGO BOMBERS 11u TEAM 2022 SUMMER SCHEDULE May 13- 15:NWI / Chicago Super Girls, USSSA 11u Qualifier, Portage, IN May 27 - 29:Northern Ice Memorial Day Classic, USSSA 12u Qualifier, Wauconda, IL June 3 - 5:STC Silver Hawks State Tournament, USSSA 11u, St Charles, IL June 11 - 13:Firebirds Battle on the Bases, USSSA 12u Qualifer, East Moline, IA ,IL, Palatine ", "You're bound to jam a finger, break a finger, dislocate a finger," said Cavanaugh said. , 2024 P Neveah Watkins pitched a shutout with seven strikeouts and Campbell-bound C Aubrey Hutzler 2024 P/1B Kaylee Cuevas each had two hits and two RBIs to lead #79 Impact Gold National-Rodriguez to a 9-0 win over Glory Adkins Gold. And 16-inch tournaments have been played in states like Oregon, Utah and Washington. Our purpose is threefold: 1) help girls develop their softball skills to the fullest by surrounding them with female role models and teachers who are ex college fastpitch softball players, 2) help our girls understand the direct correlation between hard work and success and the control they have in the process, and 3) to prepare the girls for entrance to and playing softball in high school and college. Mary Cate Richardson Dominican University 2021, Taylor Durak Grinnell College 2020 About Chicago BombersThe Chicago Bombers were created to provide girls in the Chicagoland area an opportunity to play and practice softball in an intense, competitive, fun team environment. Jocelyn Leerschen College of Dupage 2019, Aly Dilday Dominican University 2018 Like baseball and 12-inch softball, 16-inch softball is played within a baseball diamond with outfielders, infielders, a pitcher and a catcher. Posted by Parent on March 2, 2023, 9:26 am, in reply to "Iowa premier" Re: Iowa premier. Bethany Regnerus University of Chicago 2018 "You play in the parking lot with a keg on the side, and the team that wins buys the keg," Rowan said. You have Javascript disabled in your browser, this form may not function correctly.Your Name: What I would like to say to the parents and players is not only am I very proud to say I am a Bomber but the Bomber FAMILY is very proud of your efforts. 2019-07-04T10:50:17.000-07:00July 04 2019, at 10:50 AM PDT, Hannah Smith Lake Forest College 2021 6 likes. Chicago Blue Bombers - Official Site of the Chicago Blue Bombers Oklahoma City Wranglers Saint Louis Stampede Virginia Beach Destroyers THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE CHICAGO BLUE BOMBERS CHICAGO'S PROFESSIONAL SPRING FOOTBALL TEAM PROUD MEMBER OF THE HOME NEWS TICKETS PRO SHOP TEAM SCHEDULE STANDINGS More Blue Bombers Update Training Camp Schedule Sports team Send message Hi! Message: Please let us know how we can help. After all the glitz and glamour of the parade the team competing in the skills competition where a Bombers Player made it to the semi-finals of the Home Run contest a first in Bombers history. Moves that would be most certainly be considered as balks in baseball are just savvy pitching techniques in the 16-inch game. Megan Olsen Benedictine University 2015 Tweets & replies Media You blocked @10Bombers Hailey Heffron South Suburban College -2020 "It's just a part of the game.". As you can see I specifically left off players names and accomplishments as this was one of the best TEAM efforts we have seen. "A Yale alumni got excited and threw a boxing glove at a nearby Harvard supporter. The official Softball page for the Ithaca College Bombers The official Softball page for the Ithaca College Bombers Skip To Main Content Pause All Rotators Skip To Main Content It's a Great Day to be a Bomber Ithaca College Athletics Events THE OFFICIAL Athletics Site of the ITHACA COLLEGE BOMBERS #GOBOMBERS We have sent 11 teams to Cooperstown over the years, providing the kids and families a memory they will cherish forever. "I tell ya, the Pulitzer Prize doesn't even compare.". Chicago Bombers '06, Chicago, IL. Cassidy Drabek Taylor University 2016 Illinois Bombers 18u - Pacyga. Softball Midwest Pre-National Invitational. "I started playing with neighborhood kids in the alleys at 71st Street and Racine Avenue in Chicago and from there we progressed to the streets with sewer covers as our bases," Cavanaugh remembered. For those interested in a more competitive experience, check out ourBash Bombers travel program. All Rights Reserved. Chicago, Il. Elisa Versetto University of Wisconsin Platteville 2018 For those interested in a more competitive experience, check out our Bash Bombers travel program. Thinking to myself how great this is. AVG RUN SCORED: 4.5: AVG RUN ALLOWED: 8.75: AVG RUN DIFFERENCE-4.25: RUNS SCORED: 18: RUNS ALLOWED: 35: RUNS DIFFERENCE . Find Illinois fastpitch softball teams near you. , Baylor-committed 2023 P/IF Lexi Warncke had nine strikeouts in five innings, Louisiana Lafayette-bound OF Mihyia Davis went 2 for 3 with three RBIs, Texas-bound SS Leighann Goode went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and 2023 MIF/3B Reagan Jones went 2 for 3 with two runs for Texas Bombers Gold-Smith in a 5-0 win over Tri-State Thunder Gold. RECORD. "It's a really unique game to our area," she said. Were proud of our roster of professional softball coaches, including Samantha Nikolich, Allie Braden, Aidan Falk, Megan Coronado, Amanda Mener, and Bombers founder, Todd Shraiberg. We qualified and competed in some of the toughest tournaments including the . Bill "Cav" Cavanaugh, a 73-year-old Chicagoan who still pitches and manages for various 16-inch softball league teams in the area, started playing the game over 60 years ago when he was growing up in the West Englewood neighborhood, a community which was then predominantly German, Irish and Italian. The Bridgeport Bombers have played in 150 Championship games over the past 14 years. Collect fees and sign up as many teams as you can. Kassandra Langheld Joliet Junior College 2020 Last Name. THIS EVENT IS ONE OF THE FIRST ALLIANCE TIER 1 QUALIFIERS FOR THE 2021-22 SEASON AND THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE CHICAGO AREA. Despite these almost inevitable injuries, the folks who play 16-inch softball wouldn't have the game any other way. Actors like Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna played it. Our players will discover, firsthand, that hard work and dedication to themselves and their team will translate into success on the field, a formula that will translate to all aspects of their lives. Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Cornell to name a few. The Bridgeport Bombers have played in 150 Championship games over the past 14 years. Position: C Sec. We have sent 11 teams to Cooperstown over the years, providing the kids and families a memory they will cherish forever. Learn more Our Partners. "It's an incredible game. 6 ", While not as popular as it was during the 20th Century, it's still a staple in Chicago and its suburbs from April through November. Our primary goal is to develop young women into highly skilled athletes who can compete for and earn college scholarships. Tene Robinson Ripon College 2014 But thanks for the newsflash. I will miss seeing the players faces on uniform day. Optional Link Title:Optional Link URL: I think they just brought on a team from Oklahoma too. Sunday began pool play, where the men over the next few days compiled a 4-2 record and finished ranked #27 out of 106 teams from around the country. If you have ever coached a team from September through August, through the ups and downs, through the laughing and the aggravation, through the hard work that produced success, you will know what I will miss. It must be fun facing a blindfolded pitcher from 45 feet who can fire the ball faster than 100 mph. The catcher, the pitcher and everyone else on defense fields plays bare-handed. Cat Klostermann Dominican University 2016, Alexa Anderson MSOE (Milwaukee School of Engineering) 2015 Name * First Name. For a team like the Bombers doesn't seem like they have much to lose except a little money. Go Bombers. He. by Illinois Bombers 18u - Pacyga , 2019-07-04T10:50:17.000-07:00July 04 2019, at 10:50 AM PDT Hannah Smith - Lake Forest College - 2021 Anna Gouwens - Dominican University - 2021 Sydney Safarcyk - Concordia University - Wisconsin - 2021 , Sam Houston State-committed 2023 RHP Abi Young struck out seven in three innings, New Mexico-bound 1B/OF Keyannah Chavez went 2 for 4 with two RBIs, North Carolina-committed 2023 MIF/3B Kate Bubela went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and Purdue-bound MIF Sage Scarmardo went 1 for 2 with two RBIs as #27 Bombers Gold National-Burgess beat Turnin2-Kish, 12-0. And a 1948 "World Series" of 16- inch softball actually drew 15,000 fans to Old Comiskey Park, the home of the White Sox. 3 , 2024 C Natalie Lozano hit a 250-foot solo homer to help Power Surge Gold-Walling beat Colorado Styxx Gold, 4-1. The game grew from there". We work hard, it is not easy, but it pays off in the end. An email with your scorecard will be sent following the numbers being posted. WARNING! This Chicago 16-Inch Softball Hall of Fame was created in 1995, and its companion museum opened in near west suburban Forest Park in 2014. IP gets girls signed. "Guys who play the game, the first thing they'll do is, they'll show you their hands," Rowan said. "This year, we've seen 70 to 80 tournaments and the co-ed game has grown quite a bit," Rowan said. Baseball/Softball Instruction. Joanie McElligott is one of those inductees. I personally tore my ACL and MCL in a game in 1987. I still remember the morning sunrise and the dew on the field at the 2004 CABA World Series , playing catch with my son and watching the other dads do the same. The Bridgeport Bombers had the opportunity of a lifetime going to Cooperstown DreamsPark in New York. I think were back on the uptick.". Official page of the Chicago Bombers '10 travel softball team. Illinois Bombers 18U - Pacyga, College Softball Commitments! The Bombers currently offer teams in 14U, 10U and 9U age groups. The cost to play for the program is $1,500, which in most cases, is two thousand less than most other programs, and the Illinois Bombers still provide more, and actually develop players. Fill out this form to be on Extra Inning Softball notifications list and be the first to get important updates and news specifically for coaches. By the 1930s, the game had become an institution in Chicago, where it was played on sandlots, on brick-paved streets, on gravel playgrounds and in the city's parks. We pride ourselves with focusing on skill development, and making players stronger, faster, more powerful and more explosive with performance training. Worst case they are the same team, best case they get some better players at tryouts because of the name on the front of their jersey. Subject: Email * Maura Small St Ambrose University 2020, Sam Raspopovich University of St Francis 2019 "Back in the day, every neighborhood had a team, along with guys from different factories and manufacturing plants," Rowan recalled. Bombers fastpitch is a junior olympic girls softball program. 7 League Host Date(s) Event Name AGL Event ID Location Age Divisions Event Host Event Type Leaderboards ; League Host Date(s) Event Name AGL Event ID 6 likes. If you are are a high school student, who has good grades, is a good athlete and talented softball player, the Illinois Bombers may be a fit for you. "People were fascinated by it. . Visitor Counter: Abbie Caskey Lake Forest College 2020 Experiences you and your child will remember forever. An email with your scorecard will be sent following the numbers being posted. I will miss standing in the coaches box calling plays, I will miss calling pitches, I will miss the jokes and conversations in the dugout with the players. Kathryn Edmond Cornell College 2016 TOURNAMENTS; TOURNAMENT ORGANIZATIONS; . Illinois Elite College Exposure Softball Program Team first!! I have never felt threatened by any Chicago Bomber team. Claire Busch Wheaton College 2018 If you'd like to keep the site active please log in to the administration section. So did politicians like Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and former U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. 5 Carolyn Yusa Loras College 2019 ,IN, Portland The students, who were visiting Chicago, were waiting at the South Side athletic club for ticker tape results of the annual Harvard-Yale football game. "But if you bat 11, the rule is that you have to play the entire game with 11.". "The friends you make in the game is what makes it special.". But, as most Chicagoans know, unlike baseball and 12-inch softball, 16-inch softball is played without gloves. There have been so many star players and teams that the softball community had to create a Hall of Fame and museum. This site has not been updated and will be removed from the LeagueLineup network shortly. We qualified and competed in some of the toughest tournaments including the USSSA Elite 24, Battle of the South, East Cobb, CABA World Series and Cooperstown NATC, to name a few. Our events give players ways to showcase their talent, and college coaches a venue to evaluate players across the country. The Bombers finished a perfect 7-0 for the weekend. For generations, Chicagoans have played 16-inch softball, a game that is played bare-handed, without gloves. Is dickel trying for a direct hit in conroy? Most of all I will miss the players. "And then we moved to the parks". The Last Inning (May 1, 2023): Spotlighting Arkansas-Committed Ramsey Walker, Upcoming Tourney, Latest Verbals, 1st Of Tha Month & Worthy Celebration, Extra Star Power: 2026 C/OF Torynn Slaughter U-15 Womens National Team Member Still a Work in Progress!, Host Sites Set for NAIA National Championship Opening Rounds, EC Bullets-Hecklinski 6, Indiana Magic Gold 04-Boteler 1, Athletics Mercado-Smith 8, NM Suncats-Gandert 0, Corona Angels-Howard 7, AP Gold-Barfield/Bird 5, Texas Bombers Gold-Smith 5, Tri-State Thunder Gold 0, Ohio Hawks National-Harbold 3, NW Batbusters 2, Conklin Raiders Gold-Bates 5, TC Colorado Gold 2, OC Batbusters-Stith 13, Ohio Hawks National-Harbold 1, Impact Gold National-Rodriguez 9, Glory Adkins Gold 0, Firecrackers-Rico 10, EC Bullets-Prairie 2, Louisiana Bombers-Albert 9, Louisville Lady Sluggers-Woolums 4, AZ Hotshots Gold-Davis/Downes 7, EC Bullets-Glenn 0, Aces Fastpitch Club 4, Louisiana Bombers-Albert 3, Breakers Labs-Bobby 13, Texas Glory Naudin 12, Impact Gold-Jackson 4, PA Strikers National-Lichtner 1, Louisville Lady Sluggers-Huecker 2, Virginia Glory National-Willemssen 0, Corona Angels-Tyson 4, Tennessee Heat-Mayfield 1, St. Louis Chaos-Alvarado 3, Lady Dukes National 2022/2023 1, EC Bullets-Schnute 11, Midwest Speed National-Hall 2, Warrior Academy-McDonald 3, St. Louis Chaos-Mazzola 1, Williamsburg Starz Gold-Bunn 9, EC Bullets-Gerovac 0, Iowa Premier Gold National 6, Texas Glory Gold 0, Power Surge Gold-Walling 4, Colorado Styxx Gold 1, Firecrackers Brashear 8, Florida Impact-Feldman 0, OC Batbusters-Stith/Maroon 7, Ai Bandits-Breer 4, Prolific Fastpitch-Vaughn 12, Firecrackers AZ-Guadian/Drewry 0, Corona Angels-Slye 7, Texas Blaze KTX Gold-Voss 1, Fury Platinum X-Higdon 14, Corona Angels-Gomez 0, San Jose Sting-Gron 16, Ohio Hawks-Hutchinson 8, Wichita Mustangs 10, American Freedom National 1, Indiana Magic Gold-Lamar, 3, Gametime Premier-Self 2, Texas Glory-Shelton 8, Firecrackers Brashear-Hicks 0, Midwest Speed National-Holt 5, Delaware Tribe-Hoban 4, Tampa Mustangs-Ray 2, Williamsburg Starz Gold-Bigham 0, Impact Gold-Jazz 10, Midwest Speed National-Holt 1, Tulsa Elite National 2024 9, Prolific Fastpitch-Vaughn 7, ai Bandits Orange 4, Texas Glory Naudin II 2, Tulsa Elite National 2024 3, Athletics Mercado-Hovermale 1, Oklahoma Athletics 05-Madden/Patterson bye, Batbusters Gomes-Ching 4, Bombers Gold National 3, Corona Angels-Slye 8, Oklahoma Athletics 05-Madden/Patterson 0, Illusions Gold-Lampl/Bowen 3, Firecrackers Brashear RB 1, Louisville Lady Sluggers-Murphy 4, Illusions Gold-Lampl/Bowen 3, EC Bullets-Cornett 4, Texas Bombers Gold 3, Indiana Gators Premier-Lloyd 8, AZ Steel 05/06-Figueroa 6, Fury Platinum National-Chiles 7, Surrey Storm 5, Oklahoma Athletics 06 Premier-Madden 5, Indiana Gator Premier-Lloyd 2, Firecrackers Brashear 5, Fury Platinum National-Chiles 3, Atlanta Vipers-Neleman 6, Conklin Raiders Gold-Curro, 2, TN Fury National 2024-Groenewoud 11, Colorado Softball Academy-Paige 0, OC Batbusters-Lara/Portesi 10, Atlanta Vipers-Neleman 2, Iowa Premier National-Lacina 3, TN Fury National 2024-Groenewoud 2, EC Bullets-Bilz 9, Chicago Bombers National 1, Impact Gold National-Rodriguez 8, Athletics Mercado-Aguirre 5, Firecrackers Brashear-Smith 8, EC Bullets-Bilz 4, Aces Fastpitch Club 7, Impact Gold National-Rodriguez 1, St. Louis Chaos-Gentile 10, ai Bandits Purple 0, Alabama Sparks Elite-Stewart 10, San Jose Sting-Afanador 2, St. Louis Chaos-Gentile 5, California Gold-Fields 4, Texas Glory Naudin 12, Alabama Sparks Elite-Stewart 5, Turnin2-Maloney 12, Texas Glory Naudin 2024 11, PA Chaos National 4, OC Batbusters-Alvarez 3, EC Bullets Gold-Legere/Maher 3, Turnin2-Maloney 2, Indiana Bombers Gold-Poeck 20, SD Nationals 5, Bombers Gold HTX-Jacoby 4, NM Suncats Gold-Breckenridge 3, Fury Platinum X-Brown 7, Indiana Bombers Gold-Poeck2, Warrior Academy-Jimenez 6, Bombers Gold HTX-Jacoby 1, Carolina Elite SC-Gleason 2, Langford Lightning 0, Ohio Hawks 2023/24 National-Lenos 5, AZ Hotshots-Carroll 2, Indiana Magic Gold-Green 4, Carolina Elite SC-Gleason 3, Ohio Hawks 2023/24 National-Lenos 3, Athletics Mercado-Cook 2, PA Outlaws National-Fischil 10, Illinois Force-Moll 0, Firecrackers Premier 15, OC Batbusters-Aldrich 0, Athletics Mercado-Walker 8, PA Outlaws National-Fischil 7, Firecrackers Premier 14, Iowa Premier Gold National 6, Texas Blaze United-Robertson 11, Illinois Force-Santana 8, Texas Glory Naudin-South 5, Firecrackers Arkansas-Lemley 3, Texas Blaze United-Robertson 10, St. Louis Chaos-Beatty 3, Texas Glory Naudin-South 5, Corona Angels-FTS 1, American Freedom National 2K24 7, Corona Angels-Edwards 6, Bombers Gold HTX-Jones 7, Athletics Mercado-Carroll 1, Tampa Mustangs-Seymour 10, American Freedom National 2K24 2, Athletics National 2024-Madden/Clemmer 9, Bombers Gold HTX-Jones 1, Fury Platinum X-Hutchins 3, Hanover Hornets National 23/24 0, Firecrackers-Gale/Vollmar 4, AZ Bombers-Lopez 3, Corona Angels-Howard 3, Furt=y Platinum X-Hutchins 2, Athletics Mercado-Bonola 2, Firecrackers-Gale/Vollmar 1, Stars National-Krupit/Coleman 4, Athletics Mercado-Frausto 2, Firecrackers Medina-Schneider 5, Empire State Huskies Select 4, Aces Fastpitch Black 6, Stars National-Krupit/Coleman 4, Mojo 2023-Lunsford 17, Firecrackers Medina-Schneider 0.

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