Week of April 24-29

This week for WMCC softball:

Home game Monday vs Godwin Hts @ MCC field

Tues/Wed practice at MCC field

Thursday DH @ Ravenna. Just a heads up: we may not have a van for this game. I haven't seen the transportation schedule as of 6:45 pm Sunday.

Really considering taking Friday off as of right now. We are going to have a lot of games the following week. We will have 2 DH back to back at the beginning and end of the week so I want to rest the girls heading into all those games. We may do something as a voluntary on Friday.

Please check the food schedule for these upcoming games starting with tomorrow's games. 

Blessings, Coach Jeff

Manistee rescheduled

Our home game vs. Manistee originally scheduled for this Friday, April 21, has been rescheduled for Monday, May 1.  The game will be played at Muskegon Catholic's field.  Please note this change on your schedules.

Week of April 17-22

Happy Easter everyone,

I hope everybody had a great day with church and family. 

This week is only one DH as of now. We are going to Ludington on Tuesday. Friday's game is going to be rescheduled. As soon as I know the date I will pass it along. 

As far as driving to Ludington, we will meet at the Speedway station on M120 with the school van for everyone that lives north or east of school so the girls won't have to go all the way back to school to get their vehicles. With my truck and the school van we can get everyone including the MCC girls and exchange students if needed. 

Weather looks good until Wednesday and Thursday when there is 40% chance of rain. So those days the girls need to plan for both inside and outside practice. 

I was happy with last weeks games; big difference between Tuesday and Thursday as everyone contributed on Thursday. If we keep that up good things will happen.

That's all for now,

Blessings, 

Coach Jeff

Fundraiser at Northpointe Christian - April 13

From Northpointe Christian: 

Our Thurs April 13 game with your baseball and softball teams will include a fundraiser for medical supplies for a clinic in Papua New Guinea. Two of our senior players have been working on the details.  During and after the games, food and t-shirts will be available for sale. Grilled hotdogs, chips, dessert, and a drink for $5 and t-shirts for $10. All proceeds will go to buy medical supplies for the clinic in PNG.  More information is available if you email Mikayla Clementz (clementzmi@npchristian.org) or Josh Nicholson (nicholsonjo@npchristian.org).

Please announce this to your coaches, players, and parents.

Week of April 10-15

Hello, families.

I hope this finds you all safe and sound after spring break. If you're not home from traveling yet, be safe.

Well, here we go with games.  We have three double headers this week, all away. 

Tues, @ Kent City

Thurs, @ Northpointe

Fri, @ Kellogsville

(Note that Friday is a half day for WMC.  Watch for departure time from school.)

I've asked Brandon Schmitt, Taylor's dad, to help with driving a school van, that, along with my truck should be able to get all the girls to the away games. Sanocki's and Heminger's, please let me know how you want to address the traveling with me so I know everyone is covered.

Monday is calling for rain but 60 degrees as well, so I will make the call via the text alert system if we are inside or out for practice.  If it's a slight drizzle to slightly rainy we will be outside as we still have lots to go over before Tuesday's game. 

Also if you haven't sent $20 to Sherri Bradford-Royle for team food please do so this week. And if you are a family that needs to do take care of the pay to play that needs to be taken care of Monday please. You can either give to me or the school office. 

Blessings, Coach Jeff

Week of March 27 2017

The weather forecast looks decent this week until Thursday so be prepared for outside practice at MCC for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

I'll make the decision for Thursday around 12-1 pm to say inside or outside via text alert.

Friday there is no practice as we head into Spring Break.  For those of you going away, have a fun and safe trip.  We'll have one more practice after Spring Break and then we play Kent City (away) on Tuesday, April 11.

Two other notes:
-If you haven't sent $20 to Sherri Bradford-Royle for team food, please do so and also look in your email for info from her on how to sign up for home game meals.
-We are still in need of someone to keep score for all our games.  We use an app called iScore.  This app calculates all our stats on the fly and makes it very easy to compile season stats at the end of the year.  The app requires a pretty good knowledge of the game.  Training will be provided.  Please contact Drew (616.485.7192) if you are interested in helping the team in this capacity.

Blessings to all,

Coach Jeff

Week of March 20

Welcome to the 2017 WMCC Softball season!

After a week indoors, we are eager to get outside.  We are hopeful for a couple days outside this week.

Monday and Tuesday will be outside at Muskegon Catholic's field (1145 W Laketon Ave, Muskegon, MI 49441) from 3:30-5:30.  The softball field is way in the back behind the baseball field.  If you are driving, you may drive your vehicle through the gate and back to the grassy area to park.  I will make a final decision when I get up and will do a group text to the girls and to the text alert system.  If we are inside, we will be at WMC from 3:30-5:00.

Wednesday looks much cooler so we will be inside at WMC (3:30-5:00).

Thursday and Friday look a bit warmer (Friday also looks wetter).  If we can be outside, we will be.  

A good rule of thumb this time of year is to be prepared for both indoor and outdoor practice.  That means having both gym shoes and cleats as well as clothing for outdoors (softball pants, sweatshirts).

Hopefully Wednesday I'll get the uniforms handed out.  As I hear more from Mr. Vanden Brand, I will let the girls know more about the uniforms.

Blessings,
Coach

P.S. If you have not yet signed up for the text alert system, here are the instructions:

For time-sensitive and last-minute communications (e.g. cancellations, re-schedules, location changes), we will be using a texting/email system called Rained Out (seriously, that’s the name!).  There are two ways to subscribe:

1.     Use the following link and register your email and your mobile number: https://www.rainedout.net/team_page.php?a=ccae881b4a6330c0f568.  You will need to register each mobile number and email address separately.

2.     Use the following TEXT instructions.  Please sign up for both.  Please note that this will only register your mobile number.  If you wish to also receive emails, you will need to use the link above.

·       Text WMCCSOFTBALL to 84483 to receive alerts from WMCC Softball.

·       Text WMCCTEAM to 84483 to receive Team alerts from WMCC Softball.