PAX Centurion - September / October 2015

Page 48 • PAX CENTURION • September/October 2015 617-989-BPPA (2772) E ight softball teams gathered together at M Street Park in South Boston on Saturday October 10, 2015 to do battle for the second consecutive year. This tournament began at 9 am with games being played on both fields all day until the finals which ended at 6 pm. Our goal this year was to have an all Boston Police tourna- ment but we fell just short. The gang unit had to drop out at the last minute due to various commitments their players had. We are all very thankful to Bruce Greim and the Eversource team for agreeing to fill in with such short notice. All fiveAreas were represented as well as Area F with Special Ops. & Headquarters. Area B absorbed any remaining players able to play from the gang unit. Eversource rounded out the eight teams. Two divisions of four teams had at it. Division #1 came down toAreaA vs Area D withArea D winning in a close game despite the final score 10 - 3. Division #2 was a rematch of last year’s final game. Area B vs Eversource. Again, Area B was just too much for the By Ed MacPherson Boston Police Softball with a Back to Back Champion Eversource team to handle withArea B winning 19 - 9. This set up a final contest betweenArea D andArea B. Area B ended up with the victory winning 13 - 6. This gives Area B back to back Champion- ships, with a little help from the gang unit that is. Congratulations toArea B! We all got together on a beautiful sunny Saturday in October with family, friends, and co-workers to relax and have a little fun. Isn’t that what it’s all about? I want to thank the Union for everything they did to make this a great day. Eight members gave up their Saturday on this holiday weekend. They worked hard setting up the food truck and grilled all day to feed everyone. Thank you also to Jonathan Stratton for han- dling the umping duties and Javier Velasquez for providing the shirts. A great job was done by all who were involved. Let’s hope we can continue this event every year. Thanks again to all.