Cape Codgers' First Tournament
Congrats to Cape Cod Shark Attack 50s for winning It Ain't Over Til Its Over Cape Codgers Inaugural Soft Ball Tournament held Saturday and Sunday Oct. 4 and 5 in Falmouth MA.
We had a beautiful Fall weekend of great competitive softball in Falmouth MA, as the Cape Codgers hosted our Inaugural Senior Softball Tournament. We hosted 4 teams including the Cape Cod Shark Attack, the HT Seniors, One More, and The Cape Cod Sentinels 60s team.
Great ball was played all weekend at Alietta Field on Rt. 151 in Falmouth by all the teams. Shark Attack, led by the Codger's own Brian Cookson, managed to an undefeated record. Codgers on the roster included Martin Lara, Bob Dumais, Billy Matta, Dave O'Connell, Sean O'Beirne, Joey Ferreira, Bob Ferreira, and John Murphy. The team went undefeated through the entire tournament, with gutsy defense and relentless hitting!
To round out the 50s Division, we included the Cape Cod Sentinels, a 60s tournament team, who received accolades for being competitive in this younger Division. Led by the Codger's own Bruce Netherwood and Scott Puopolo, the team also included Codgers Paul Bassick, Greg Towers, Mike Morano, Gary Kurtz, Mark Favulli, Nick Mazzoni, Ken McCarthy and Rick Leitao.
By all accounts, this was a successful first tournament sponsored by the Codgers. The teams asked us to do this again and they are anxious to hype it in their individual circles. Professional, efficient, and friendly, on a beautiful Cape Cod Fall weekend, the Codgers received rave reviews.
It takes a village. Here are the Most Valuable Players for those who stepped upped to make this such a success. In no particular order:
Joey Ferreira...Taking care of the field preparation to make the fields tournament ready.
Woody Reed... Supported field prep and serving as a Saturday afternoon Field Administrator.
Mark Raider... Active Tournament Committee member providing input and direction on this whole thing; Coordinating hotel accommodations for visiting players: and taking 2 shifts of Field Administration.
Mike Camire.... where to begin? Active Committee member; Trophies; equipment purchasing; umpire coordination support; field support; umpiring; painting that cool board with the Codger logo; and photography.
Hollis Engley. Active Committee member in the planning and design of the tournament; 3 shifts (!!) of field administration; photography.
Rob Blomberg. Took a shift of Field Administration.
Kevin Swain...Led umpire coordination.
Pete Donahue... Set up and managed all of the tournament tech including team sign ups, player sign ups, scheduling, and dealing with that nincompoop, Puopolo.
Sam MacMullan... worked right alongside Peter and being on call this weekend for tech support.
And last but not least - Scott Puopolo, our tournament director whose vision was realized over a beautiful fall weekend on Cape Cod.
Thanks to all!