Registration for the 2020 Crush softball season is about to open across ages five to 19.
Girls can resister for the various teams starting March 1, and closing at the end of the month.
“Last year just over 70 girls registered for our teams,” said Crush president Jenn Stackhouse.
This year the organization hopes to grow numbers.
Stackhouse said when they look at projections for the upcoming season there is an expectation of the younger ages, five to 12, might be down a little.
“So we’re hoping to recruit some new girls,” said Stackhouse.
For those interested, teams generally practice twice a week, with one practice being substituted for a game, explained Stackhouse, adding all the action takes place at the diamonds at York Lake.
The Crush took over the York Lake diamonds last season, and Stackhouse said while they did a lot of work to bring the facility back into extensive use, more is planned for in 2020.
“We plan to resurface all four diamonds,” said Stackhouse.
The project will be a costly one though.
“Each diamond will be about $10,000 to get the job done right,” said Stackhouse, adding that includes digging out the infield, filling it back in and topping with shale.
The other big project the Crush hope to undertake is replacing the lights on the two diamonds with LEDs.
Stackhouse said as it is, with existing lights, “it’s incredibly expensive to turn them on.”
The cost to upgrade to LEDs is as of yet an unknown, with estimates being sought, said Stackhouse.
Stackhouse said the upgrades are needed to get the facility back to being busy, not just with the Crush, but with them available to rent for tournaments, and of course slow-pitch action.
“There’s a really cool sense of community when there’s four games going on,” she said. “The vibe out there is energizing.”
