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| Maumee Thunder Fastpitch 1910 Somerville Ct. Maumee, OH 43537 Consulting Director: Jim Hall Administrative Director: Harry Bare Thunder.Director @yahoo.com 16U Purple Head Coach: Gary Gladieux Assistant Coaches: Brad O'Hair Kelly McNellis Team Managers: Sherry Young Terijo Kern Jodi Patterson |
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| More on the History of the game. Since 1951, the International Softball Federation has governed worldwide softball competition. The first womens’ fastpitch world championships were played in 1965 in Melbourne, Australia. The host team won the five team competition. The US women’s team has won six out of the eight tournaments. In 1996, women’s softball hit its highest peak when it became an Olympic medal event. The 1996 Olympics also marked a key era in the introduction of technology in softball. The US Women’s team has won three softball gold medals in the sport. The US women’s fastpitch team’s strength reflects how popular the sport is in the United States. More than 25 million people in the United States alone now actively play the game of softball. Unfortunately, the International Olympic Committee, voted in 2005 to drop softball as an Olympic sport for the 2012 Olympics. But fear not, we are quite sure it will return soon. |