South Jersey Softball:
BTAA Rookie Softball League Opener

Thursday, April 22, 1999

By Boog Williams
SJSports Staff Writer

The softball gods must have been waiting for this day to come. It was a beautiful day, with the temperature in the 70's and the sun shining. The game is in a girl's instructional softball league. Most of these players are playing softball for the first time. All girls are the ages of 7 or 8. The girls pitch, and balls and strikes are called by an umpire, but they cannot walk a run home. If the bases are loaded and the pitcher throws 4 balls, the coach of the batting team comes out and pitches to her/his player. The batter can get a hit, make an out, or strike out. There is a maximum of 5 runs per inning rule.

This first game saw the Clementon #1 Wildthings vs. Berlin Township #2 at field #6 in Berlin Borough. The Wildthings won the game, but all the players had a lot of fun. That is what this league is designed for. The other teams that make up the league are Berlin Township #1, Berlin Borough #1 and #2, and Clementon #2. The rest of the season will be played on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

The schedule for the Berlin Township team #2 is as follows:

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Time	Place/Field
Tue. 4/27	Berlin Twp. #2	Berlin Boro #2	6:00 pm	Berlin Twp.
Sat. 5/1	Berlin Twp. #2	Berlin Boro #1	8:30 am	Berlin Boro #6
Tue. 5/4	Berlin Twp. #2	Clementon #2	6:00 pm	Berlin Twp.
Tue. 5/11	Berlin Twp. #2	Berlin Boro #1	6:00 pm	Berlin Twp.
Sat. 5/15	Berlin Twp. #2	Clementon #2	8:30 am	Clementon
Tue. 5/18	Berlin Twp. #2	Berlin Boro #2	6:00 pm	Berlin Boro #6
Sat. 5/22	Berlin Twp. #2	Berlin Boro #1	4:00 pm	Berlin Twp.
Tue. 5/25	Berlin Twp. #2	Clementon #2	6:00 pm	Berlin Twp.

Photos by Boog Williams