Inferno Are The Senior Division Champions!

Take a look at what Emilie found out in the yard the other afternoon - a four-leaf clover!

Not sure how she spotted this lucky charm but it's already proved "lucky", along with some very hard work and grit.

Emilie and her softball team, the Infernos, won the Senior Division Championship the day after she found this four-leaf clover!

It was short season that went by awful quickly.  They had their ups and downs but they're a determined bunch of girls who kept fighting and never gave up.  They're perseverance paid off by taking the Senior Division Championship...

and a very impressive trophy too! 

Congratulations Emilie!

Game Ball Heroics!

Congratulations "EM", way to go!

Emilie was awarded the "Game Ball" by the team following their big win on May 1st!

Play Ball!

Batter Up!

The ball fields have finally dried out and softball season is upon us.

Opening day was this past weekend, which began with a parade, kickoff festivities and games.

Go team Inferno!

My 2013 Softball All-Star

 

Emilie was voted by her teammates to the 2013 softball All-Star game!

 

Way to go M, CONGRATULATIONS!

FastPitch - Season 1

Emilie's first spring softball season has come to an end and boy did it go by fast! She's a natural...

Emilie and her 12 teammates, known as the Red Rockets, had a ball (no pun intended). They each had the opportunity to play different positions in the field and were able to bat in different orders, with the last batter being the sought after role. This last batter was able to run all the bases, a.k.a. like hitting a home run, after her hit. The team would then take the field to play defense.

The coaches were great and did a wonderful job. We, the parents, we’re also able to meet other parents (Franklin residents), some of whom we’ll undoubtedly be seeing often throughout other extra curricular activities, school events and even sleepovers and play dates.

Here is a picture of her first trophy, which she’s VERY proud of it, as she should be and so are her parents!

She's SAFE!

#4

Here's Emilie laying down a perfect bunt and heading for first...

Softball: Frye on fire for the Rebels

Posted May 14, 2008 @ 03:27 AM - The Daily News Transcript:

Stephanie Frye isn’t showing any signs of cooling down. The Walpole High sophomore had another huge day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and knocking in five runs as the Rebels maintained their edge in the Bay State Conference Herget Division edge with a 10-3 win over Weymouth.

Walpole improves to 12-4 overall and a 10-2 in the BSC, still a game ahead of Milton.

The Rebels stormed out of the gate with five runs in the first. After Weymouth got a run back, Frye’s homer was the key blow in a four-run fifth that broke it open. Yesterday’s three hits gave Frye 13 in her last 16 at-bats.

“She’s been pretty hot,” said Walpole coach Jim Duffy. “She’s really seeing the ball well. She started the season 1-for-12, I have to give our hitting guru Chauncey Smith some credit for helping her straight out her swing.”

Rebs reject Marauder miracle

Posted May 08, 2008 @ 03:32 AM - The Daily News Transcript:

WALPOLE — Stephanie Frye was unable to end yesterday’s game against Dedham with her glove, but the Walpole sophomore certainly didn't miss the opportunity to end the game with her bat.

Frye’s sharp RBI grounder to short brought home Lauren Johnson with the winning run in the bottom of the eighth as the Rebels survived a near Marauder miracle with a 4-3 triumph.

To read the entire story click, Rebs reject Marauder miracle

Rebels Set Pace

Posted May 05, 2008 @ 02:42 AM: The Daily News Transcript -

The Walpole High softball team heads into the second half of the season alone a top the Bay State Conference Herget Division.

With rival Norwood breathing down their neck a game back, Haley Smith made sure that the Rebels kept the division lead to themselves by tossing a two-hit shutout against Wellesley Friday in a 4-0 win that improved the Rebels to 6-1 in the BSC and 8-3 overall.

Smith struck out three and walked two in picking up the win. Stephanie Frye powered the offense with three hits, two RBI and a pair of steals for Walpole, which scored a run in the fourth, two in the fourth and one in the fifth.

Mimi Theodore had a pair of hits while contributing to a terrific day by the infield at third base, along with shortstop Michaela Cosby, second baseman Kellie Duffy and first baseman Meg Johnson.

“The infield made the plays all day,” said Walpole coach Jim Duffy. “We played a solid defensive game.”

The Ultimate Act of Sportsmanship

I came across this article about the ultimate act of sportsmanship involving two teams in Division II softball programs in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference - Western Oregon and Central Washington.

I found this story very inspirational and thought I'd post and pass along for others to read -

The Ultimate Act of Sportsmanship

Car Wash Fundraiser

The WHS girls softball team is holding it's annual car wash fundraiser.

This Saturday, May 3, 2008

Come one, come all!

Autographs available upon request - mine too.

Little Pecker...

Stephanie's Walpole Rebels varsity softball team lost to the Franklin Lady Panthers varsity softball team today 8 to 3. The Rebels traveled out to Franklin for this highly anticipated, noontime matinee rematch of last year’s Division 1 South first round game between the two, read more of the story here.

Walpole coach Jim Duffy (left) waits for the umpires to make a call in the Rebels' 8 to 3 loss. Unfortunately the call didn't go the Rebels way, however, I made the local newspaper with this photo. That's me, circled in red and pictured between the two umpires, sitting on the tailgate of my truck. Perhaps, this is why I am sometimes affectionately referred to as a little pecker...

Frye-Alator Makes VARSITY Team

Breaking News - This just in...

Once again I am happy and VERY proud to report that Stephanie has made the 2008 girls high school VARSITY Softball team! She was one of only four sophomore girls to make the varsity team.

Also, on a similar note Stephanie's been asked, has accepted, will be going to and has already purchased a beautiful pink dress for the WHS junior/senior prom on May 9th. Yes, I know I know, she's only a sophomore, so you can understand my trepidation. Perhaps more on this later after I've had more time to digest the whole situation...