The 2011 Season is now complete and the team rallied well in the last few weeks to win the final games and rise up to 6th (of 12) in the Manchester Softball League 3rd division. All this adds up to a respectable finish and 3rd division Softball again in 2012. This is something of an achievement as the 3rd division will split into 2 for the new season and a 4th division will be formed.

Whilst we are in the 'close season', anyone interested in playing in 2012 might want to get in touch soon. This might be a lifelong ambition to represent GMP in sport, revisiting your youth when you've played Softball at school or a new year's resolution (If you are reading this around January). Whatever the reason, please feel free to e-mail to find out more.

Training will start out by being on Sunday afternoons in the early spring and then move to Monday nights, once the clocks go forward, on Hough End playing fields (nearer the rugby club that the police club but thereabouts). Games are on Tuesday evenings starting in April (through to August) with some weekend Tournaments if you want to play them.

Previous experience of Softball is not required for new players. Slowpitch Softball is based on a baseball format but is played with 5 men and 5 women in each team and, as the name suggests, does not involve trying to hit a tiny ball moving at 90 miles an hour. It’s a fun, social, largely batting game and anyone who has ever played rounders, tennis or cricket will pick it up really quickly. In the US, this is the game that families and groups of friends play in the evenings.

All practice sessions and matches take place in South Manchester. We have the support of experienced players and coaches and are linked to an existing Softball Club (The Manchester Outlaws). We will need new players for 2012 to increase the squad size. People who like team sports and can throw and catch a bit (although you get a big leather glove to catch the ball in so it’s a lot easier than it sounds) will fit right in. We have all the equipment you will need: bats, gloves, balls and bases so this is a great opportunity to get into a new and growing sport.

2012 will only be year 3 for the Enforcers so come along and help us get out of the 3rd division (and not into the 4th!!!)

2011 Results –

19 Apr: BLUESOX 6-21 ENFORCERS
26 Apr: HURRICANES 9-35 ENFORCERS
3 May: ENFORCERS 13-20 ARMADILLOS
10 May: CAMELS II 24-13 ENFORCERS
17 May: ENFORCERS 10-11 MAYHEM
24 May: SPACE CADETS 14-11 ENFORCERS
31 May: ENFORCERS 12-15 DRIZZLE
7 June: TIGERS 15-3 ENFORCERS
14 June: ENFORCERS 3-18 DRAGONS
21 June: MEERKATS 5-11 ENFORCERS
28 June: rest week
5 July: PIRATES 15-13@ ENFORCERS
12 July: MAYHEM 6-21 ENFORCERS
19 July: ENFORCERS 7-8 BLUESOX
26 July: ENFORCERS 14-9 SPACE CADETS
2 August: ARMADILLOS 10-12 ENFORCERS
9 August: ENFORCERS 15-5 TIGERS
16 August: ENFORCERS 21-3 HURRICANES
23 August: MAYHEM 8-9 ENFORCERS

2011 Final Position.