Korea plays huge role in back to back Armed Forces softball titles, twice as nice for Air Force women, Army men
Published: September 20, 2008
Different year, different site, same result, as the Air Force women and Army men repeated their All-Armed Forces softball tournament titles, held at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.
Each team went 7-2, with Army's menfinishing a game ahead of 6-3 Air Force, and Air Force women three games ahead of Army and Marine Corps.
And Korea played a huge role in the verdict:
-- Osan Air Base pitcherLaurie Doughty earned her ninth All-Armed Forces team berth, outfielder Candace Dugo her fifth and catcher Lindsey Ciullo her first. Each were essential to Air Force's triumph, the second under two-year coach Cheryl Trapnell, the most decorated female player in Armed Forces history.
-- Two-year All-Army captain Elmer Mason of Yongsan Garrison led the men's tournament in hitting for the second straight year, going .792. He and Andre Elder of Camp Carroll were named to the All-Tournament team.
Congrats to the champions, again. :)
