From Impressive Ranking to World Tournament!

ESPN Wide World of Sports!

In mid-September, the Burch Propane Men's Slow-Pitch Softball Team headed down to Orlando, Florida to compete in the World Tournament, after impressively earning the No. 29 spot in the rankings, among 5,000 teams. That IS a big deal!

 

Heading south, the Burch Propane team was among an elite group of 172 teams, scheduled to play in Class D. "The highlight of the trip," stated Coach Paul Rollins, "is having the opportunity to play against teams from all over the country." Game one was a great victory, as they beat out RJR Products of California with a final score of 8 - 4. But the second game against JJ's Sports Bar of Massachusetts ended with a loss with the final score of 7 -5. The third and final game was a loss of 8 - 4 to Rogue of Florida.

Although many members of the Burch Propane team have made the tournament trip for the past eight years, this was their first year with Burch Propane as their sponsor. Realizing that sponsors are very hard to come by, Coach Rollins is extremely grateful. "Burch Propane has been a great sponsor!" he exclaimed. "Most sponsors give you a check and tell you 'good luck'. Sheri (Burch Norris) wants more, she actually cares about us as players and wants to know how the team is playing. Since we won more than we lost, I didn't have much explaining to do this season. I could not ask for a better sponsor!!!"

A standing ovation for the

Burch Propane Men's Slow Pitch Softball Team!

Thank you for a GREAT season!

 

 

Coaches

Paul Rollins

Jackie Norris

and

Melvin Dean

Players

Joey Jimney

Kurt Bruce

Mark McLeod

Gary Norris

Shawn Ridgeway

Robby Buckler

Mike Collins

Drew Woodburn

Jamie Bogie

Bobby Buckler

Eric Bogie

Paul Burch

Ronnie Farrell

JoJo Goldsmith

Ray Copsey

Joe Queen