Tournament Manager Dennis Dietrich
Eileen Collins, left, with Analey Dietrich at the Eddie Collins Memorial Tournament Behind The Scenes Of A Great Tournament
The best of the best softball teams in the Northeast came to Sullivan county the weekend of August 10-12 to play in the 26th annual Eddie Collins Memorial Tournament at the Edward M. Collins Park in Mongaup Valley.
And the games we saw truly proved that these were some of the top men's major modified softball teams in the Northeast.
If you enjoy sports and particularly modified or fast pitch softball then this venue was the place to be on this weekend.
We often talk about activities and events that support Sullivan County's business economy and this annual softball tournament brings players and visitors that eat, sleep and play for three days in Sullivan County.
The overall success of events like this softball tournament is often overlooked but credit for how well run this tournament is must go to Dennis Dietrich and the some 20 volunteer workers he gets to keep the scorebook, work the scoreboard, play music between innings, provide infield maintenance and run two concession stands.
Hours and hours of preparation work also goes into the planning of this great event. Plans for next years tournament starts during and at the conclusion of this years tournament.
And to be sure the tournament teams themselves told us at this weekend event that this is a very well run and managed tournament and that a lot of credit must go to Dennis Dietrich and his many volunteer helpers.
Two of Dennis's daughters, Shannon and Analey are there with their dad working as early as 7 a.m. till early in the morning on the two nights and three days tournament action is taking place. Shannon was even out driving the roller on the Thursday night prior to the start of the tournament the following night.
One of the major spectators taking in the tournament for the past 26 years was Ms. Eileen Collins, mother of Eddie Collins, a 1970 Eldred Central School graduate who was known throughout the area as an outstanding athlete. He passed away from viral pneumonia in April 1981 when he was just 29 years old.
The tournament this year featured a little bit of international flavor as several ballplayers on the Zubi's Lawn Care team of Port Jervis were from New Zealand and Australia.
This tournament featured some premium players that produced a top quality softball tournament and a must see for those who enjoy a good brand of softball.
A tip of the hat to Dennis Dietrich and his crew for staging a top quality sporting event for Sullivan County.
The best of the best softball teams in the Northeast came to Sullivan county the weekend of August 10-12 to play in the 26th annual Eddie Collins Memorial Tournament at the Edward M. Collins Park in Mongaup Valley.
And the games we saw truly proved that these were some of the top men's major modified softball teams in the Northeast.
If you enjoy sports and particularly modified or fast pitch softball then this venue was the place to be on this weekend.
We often talk about activities and events that support Sullivan County's business economy and this annual softball tournament brings players and visitors that eat, sleep and play for three days in Sullivan County.
The overall success of events like this softball tournament is often overlooked but credit for how well run this tournament is must go to Dennis Dietrich and the some 20 volunteer workers he gets to keep the scorebook, work the scoreboard, play music between innings, provide infield maintenance and run two concession stands.
Hours and hours of preparation work also goes into the planning of this great event. Plans for next years tournament starts during and at the conclusion of this years tournament.
And to be sure the tournament teams themselves told us at this weekend event that this is a very well run and managed tournament and that a lot of credit must go to Dennis Dietrich and his many volunteer helpers.
Two of Dennis's daughters, Shannon and Analey are there with their dad working as early as 7 a.m. till early in the morning on the two nights and three days tournament action is taking place. Shannon was even out driving the roller on the Thursday night prior to the start of the tournament the following night.
One of the major spectators taking in the tournament for the past 26 years was Ms. Eileen Collins, mother of Eddie Collins, a 1970 Eldred Central School graduate who was known throughout the area as an outstanding athlete. He passed away from viral pneumonia in April 1981 when he was just 29 years old.
The tournament this year featured a little bit of international flavor as several ballplayers on the Zubi's Lawn Care team of Port Jervis were from New Zealand and Australia.
This tournament featured some premium players that produced a top quality softball tournament and a must see for those who enjoy a good brand of softball.
A tip of the hat to Dennis Dietrich and his crew for staging a top quality sporting event for Sullivan County.
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