Coach Crazytoe:
All,
USIP's softball team, the Screaming Hawks, completed its first-ever winning season last night in a dramatic and pretty fantastic game (til the very end, that is) against Detica, which we lost 18-19.
In its first season in the Think Tank League, USIP established itself as a serious contender in the Whig Division and as a fun-spirited team known for playfully, and perhaps unconventionally, trash-talking each other instead of the opposing team. The Hawks final record for the season was 7-6, only one win shy of qualifying for the playoffs.
As the coach of the Screaming Hawks, I'd like to give a huge thank you to assistant coaches Nick Howenstein, Anil Vargehese and Chris Neu for their logistical, strategic, and philosophical support during the season. I'd also like to thank our official team transporters, Deon Nelson and Craig Jones, who made sure our equipment, coolers, and players made it to the field every week. Last but not least, I'd like to thank ALL the players and fans who joined us during the season. This year we had the highest sustained participation in history, and I don't think it's a coincidence that we also had the best record. Such great turnout made each and every game more fun.
In fact, we're having so much fun that we're not ready to quit just yet! Some of the other teams in the league are organizing a "Tournament of Not-Champions" in these dog days of summer, and USIP plans to participate. So if you are new to USIP, or you've wanted to make it out to our games but haven't been able to, you have one more chance to get involved! We'll play a few more games in August and perhaps into September, and we would love to have new people join us. If you would like to be added to the softball email list, please let me know.
On a side note, we were undefeated in all 4 games that we played at 23rd and Constitution, directly across from the new USIP building. In the hope that this bodes well for the future of USIP softball, we'll make every effort to attain a permit for that lucky field next season.
Thanks again to the 2009 Screaming Hawks players for making this season such a great one!
Coach Crazytoe
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2009 Screaming Hawks Team
(in no particular order)
Harald Fuller-Bennett
Russ Burns
Chuck Call
Scott Carlson
Christine Mosher
Jonas Claes
Pat Shaplan
Deon Nelson
Jeff Krentel
Daniel Noon
Janene Sawers
Shira Lowinger
Craig Jones
Anne-Marie Engelstad
Theo Dolan
Mike Johnson
Kate Eyerman
Rebecca Kullman
Andy Levin
Greg Maly
Liz Panarelli
Dearrin Mickles
Zach McKinney
Chris Neu
Elizabeth Murray
Manal Omar
Megan Chabalowski
Eduardo Abreu
Brian Rose
Hesham Sallam
Sarah Bessell
Stephanie Schwartz
Anil Varghese
Jon Temin
Maureen Sullivan
Leslie Thompson
Doug Smith
Johanna Benjamin
Anand Varghese
Matt Pierson
Sara Thrall
Terry Modglin
Carrie Lee
Nick Howenstein
Kelly Campbell
