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The Ohio Pride (Kent) 18u Travel Softball Team is a highly competitive softball team that is generally made up of players from Summit, Stark, Medina, Portage, Lake, and Geauga Counties. The Ohio Pride (Kent) 18u Travel softball team generally plays in 6-7 showcase tournaments, with no more than 3 tournaments being overnight tournaments. (Players still seem to enjoy the "road trips"). This year's schedule included The Dayton Metro Tournament June 7-9, The Ohio Magic ENQ tournament in Boardman June 14-16, The Akron Racers Summer Slam Tournament June 21-23, The Ohio ASA 18u State Championships in Elyria June 28-30, The "Battle of the Burgh" Tournament in Pittsburgh July 5-7, Wayne County All Stars in Kidron, Ohio July 12-14, and the Fastpitch Classic in Toledo July 19-21. We always qualify for nationals, and we decide collectively as a team, near the end of the season, if we go to nationals or not. Of the twelve players on our team this year, 3 are college freshman starting on their college teams, six are seniors, all of whom were offered scholarships for college softball, and three underclassmen (all of whom will play college ball). We play a competitive schedule, and we take Pride in our ability to play late into Sundays. However, if you are looking for a team that is going to hop on a plane to fly out west to Colorado or Arizona to play in tournaments, stop reading this right now, because this team is not for you. If it's not drive-able, we are not likely going there.
Tryouts are very rare as our team generally fills by word of mouth. If we do have tryouts, they are generally held in private, (or at most a handful girls at a time), are usually scheduled during evenings throughout the work week or early on the weekends, and are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis until the team fills. Scheduling in this manner usually allows players to attend other tryouts on the weekend to allow them to find that "perfect fit". There is NO PRESSURE to join my team. With success comes increased interest, so this team always fills quickly. I am pleased to announce that openings do exist for the 2013-2014 season.
If this sounds like a team you'd still be interested in, AND you are a competitive player who wants to continue to develop your softball skills, please feel free to call or email to the contact information noted below (no PM's please). I wish you all the best of luck and continued success in your softball career!
Best regards,
Ray Kent
Manager/Head Coach - Ohio Pride 18u
330-896-6342 Home
440-725-8011 Cell
440-392-7152 Work
rgknet@aol.com Home email
Ray_Kent@steris.com Work email
Tryouts are very rare as our team generally fills by word of mouth. If we do have tryouts, they are generally held in private, (or at most a handful girls at a time), are usually scheduled during evenings throughout the work week or early on the weekends, and are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis until the team fills. Scheduling in this manner usually allows players to attend other tryouts on the weekend to allow them to find that "perfect fit". There is NO PRESSURE to join my team. With success comes increased interest, so this team always fills quickly. I am pleased to announce that openings do exist for the 2013-2014 season.
If this sounds like a team you'd still be interested in, AND you are a competitive player who wants to continue to develop your softball skills, please feel free to call or email to the contact information noted below (no PM's please). I wish you all the best of luck and continued success in your softball career!
Best regards,
Ray Kent
Manager/Head Coach - Ohio Pride 18u
330-896-6342 Home
440-725-8011 Cell
440-392-7152 Work
rgknet@aol.com Home email
Ray_Kent@steris.com Work email
