A tumultuous offseason for Covenant softball has ended with the first of several spring training sessions held yesterday.
I met the three new players who will be joining the team this coming season: Bobby Marzano (who is the younger brother of my high school classmate Angie Marzano), Paul Fink (who is originally from Pittsburgh's northern suburbs), and Tyler Allen (who was claimed off waivers from Lebanon B). Marzano and Fink are rookies, while Allen brings championship-caliber offense to a team that it was lacking in championship round losses to Lebanon B and New Life in the last two seasons.
This is the second consecutive year that a team in the Lawrence Mercer County Church Softball League has claimed a player off waivers from another team. Last year, Bethany of Mercer claimed Shawn Bresnahan off waivers from First Assembly. Also, you will recall that New Life claimed Mike Wilson and Tom Dobos from Grace Chapel Black in the dispersal draft, while First Assembly claimed Geri Truog, the best female pitcher that the league has to offer.
Tyler Allen will join the team's star contingent that currently consists of Jeff Newell, Tay Robinson, Matt Durisko and Dan Vanderslice.
With the addition of Allen to the team's star contingent, I believe that Covenant has the last piece that they need to complete the championship puzzle. By the middle of July, the team will win its first league championship, and will not only have to give coach Jim Bombeck a Gatorade shower, they will also have to give me a Gatorade shower.
The start of spring training is the right tonic that this team needed after a tumultuous offseason. Whether this will lead to Covenant softball taking its fans for the ride of a lifetime to its first championship remains to be seen.
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