It was just south of Kingston. High Falls.
I thought it might have been this guy but probably not given the location.
Memories of Chuck and Junkers soda fountain in Elmira
It was just south of Kingston. High Falls.
I thought it might have been this guy but probably not given the location.
Memories of Chuck and Junkers soda fountain in Elmira
Are you from Elmira. A good friend of mine from college is from there. Last name Sechrist.
Men's Fastpitch is still alive in the Midwest, but not to the extent it once was. I've known several people who played Fastpitch. None play it anymore.
The biggest issue is finding pitchers. One friend of mine was called out of retirement, way too old to play the game at the high level he once did, just because pitchers were so rare. He lasted part of a season in his comeback.
Recently some of the old-timers around here started a 55+ Fastpitch league. From what I hear, this is the hottest league around. These are the guys who played Fastpitch when it was a BIG game in the Midwest. Some of them even played in national championship tournaments. My DD 3 has actually picked up more about pitching from retired Men's Fastpitch pitchers than she has from the ladies. These are old-timers who will give her some pointers, for free, because they are bored or whatever. One time a guy was driving by and stopped by in his car to give some pointers to some girls who were pitching. I've seen old guys with huge pot bellies throw the ball in ways that boggled the mind.
...for those of you that have doubts whether a rise ball really rises, go watch some Men's FP sometime.
I'm talking about a pitch that starts on a level plane, then breaks UP.
.....One guy claimed the pitches would suddenly jump up right before the plate.....