Posted on 07/21/2018 10:41:54 AM PDT by Chode
Members of the softball team relax at the Hrynko home overlooking Seneca Lake.
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Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team will play Pioneers at Dunn Field Saturday at 7 p.m.
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weather looks fair to good
“Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team will play Pioneers at Dunn Field Saturday at 7 p.m.”
Be watchful for some democrat to take pot shots.
i hear ya, but RATS better think twice or three times before trying any of that sh!t round these parts...
This is the one thing I give W a lot of credit for. He does a lot of good works for them.
I spent a lot of time at Dunn Field when I was a kid.
yup, i saw Thurman Munson play there iirc 1968
I saw Don Zimmer get married there in 1951.
cool, but most definitely before my time
Sad they lost their limbs for Iraq. What did the US get out of it except the silent thanks of Iran.
Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team defeats Pioneers with late-inning rally, 11-5
The team played at Dunn Field in Elmira Saturday against the Pioneers, coming from behind by scoring the final eight runs — five in the 5th inning and three in the 7th — to win 11-5. The Warriors rapped out 20 hits to the Pioneers’ 12 as both teams played error-free ball on a rainy night.
The team has a roster of about 40 players, but not all play at each of the year’s 25 or so events. About seven players, said one coach, are regulars, with the rest alternating. Eillison, who has previous experience with the Syracuse Chiefs baseball team, has been Executive Director since May, and said she loves the work. She lives in Norfolk, Virginia, where she went to college. Veterans attending Saturday’s game were admitted free, and gathered on the field before the first pitch to welcome the Warriors, who rode in through a centerfield gate on motorcycles and pickup trucks. The game was sponsored by the Hilliard Corp. and Ziff Law.
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Watkins Glen High School 2004 graduate Desiree Ellison (right) is Executive Director of the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team, which travels the country playing games against established squads while raising money through donations to help fund an annual Kids' Camp for children with amputations and their parents -- an effort to show the kids that what has happened to them is something they can overcome as the players have; that they are not alone. The team will play at Dunn Field in Elmira at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 21, against the Pioneers, having arrived Friday from around the country. They gathered that evening for a picnic at the home of Ellison's parents, Will and Dodie Hrynko in Burdett, enjoying food and beverage provided by local businesses and individuals. The team has a roster of about 40 players, but not all play at each of the year's 25 or so events (some are individual games, and some are tournaments). About seven players, said one coach, are regulars, with the rest alternating. Eillison, who has previous experience with the Syracuse Chiefs baseball team, has been Executive Director since May, and said she loves the work. She lives in Norfolk, Virginia, where she went to college. Veterans attending Saturday's game will be admitted free of charge. The game is sponsored by the Hilliard Corp. and Ziff Law.