CLINCHER 2024 HONOR FLIGHT FUNDRAISER

This 16" Clincher Softball Represents The Birth Of Softball!... A Fitting Way For D4 To Acknowledge Our Vets and Villages Honor Flight!

THE CHALLENGE OF FIELDING & HITTING THIS 16" CLINCHER SOFTBALL!

Bear snatches it...
Mike's effort to hold on...
hold on ...
Got It! Dave stops it at 2nd! awe.... runner doesn't get to take a break this time:))
There were four/ 5 inning games. At the finish of the first games I gathered some of the group up and captured them at home plate! Congrats on successfully batting the 16" Clincher ball! All players signed the Clincher balls- great memories for a great cause!
Chicagoan, Irv Porter, captured most of the batters at home plate. Irv, now a Villager & member of Honor Flight, is a 16" Clincher Hall of Fame Inductee, and former sports writer. Another Chicagoan, Ed Chibe saw our event featured in the museum's newsletter. He and his wife winter here and came to the event. The word is out about this cool place where we live! Thank you Irv!!Read more about Irv and his fabulous involvement of softball ...lots more to our Clincher history here!
Again- Nick and I thank Rich Schmucker for purchasing this year's Clincher softballs and donating them to our event! ... Rich has played in D4 previously and played last year In the Clincher fundraiser- he and wife, Melanie, are great giving souls! Thank You!!!
Rich Schmucker throws a smooth pitch with that big softball! Although he plays in D3 now, he remains dedicated to our cause! .... we miss him in 4!... Melanie, Rich's wife sitting and enjoying the games with Cindi Gaskin, Kevin's wife- waving. All are repeated attendees and donors to our great cause! thank you!!
BATTERS UP!! YOU ALL DID GOOD HITTING THAT 16" SOFTBALL! . . . REMEMBER YOU CAN CLICK ON EACH PANEL & ENLARGE!

  • OUR AWESOME BATTERS!

NOW GRAB THAT 16" SOFTBALL & MAKE THE PLAY! ...

  • IT'S A HIT... NOW CATCH IT & THROW IT:))

  • ANOTHER CLINCHER CLOSES.....