I recently spoke to Fleur Edgerton who coaches a softball team in France about playing softball in Europe this summer. She recommended that I talk to you since you are in charge of the European Softball Federation

 

Just a background on myself, I graduated from Lehigh University in the States in May 2006. I am currently a marketing manager for a company in Pennsylvania. At Lehigh, I was the starting catcher for 4 years on the varsity softball team. I played in the Patriot League and I have been named the Patriot League First Team, a First-Team All-American and tournament MVP. Our team has played in the NCAA tournament and we defeated #13 Texas A&M last spring. I have faced Olympic pitchers including Alicia Hollowel from the University of Arizona. I am a left handed batter and right handed thrower.

 

In terms of your club, this is fastpitch softball correct? And you play with a regulation softball? I am interested in hearing more about your league. Are there any benefits to being a player, i.e. lodging food expenses, etc? If I were to play softball in Europe, and housing were not supplied, I would need ample time to find accomodations. But most of all, how do I best find a team to play on??

 

Thanks for your time and I am looking forward to hearing from you!

Cheers,

Mary Wieder