The Revolution, Downtown's fast pitch girls softball team reached the inter-city finals last week. The revolution played the powerful Yorkville team and lost 7-3 in a game that was much closer than the score indicates.
The Revolution fell behind 4-0 in the first inning and played even the rest of the way. The Yorkville team has two of the best pitchers in the league, throwing pitches at 50mph or more from only 40 feet. The Revolution made their first appearance in the finals since coach Joe Marino took over the program 3 years ago.
'We are so proud of the girls, their parents and the community for helping build a competitive softball program for the downtown kids" They are extremely talented and played with courage and determination. Each year Downtown softball has increased their level of play and the number of kids participating. We will continue to build the program and promote girls sports in the downtown community.
In addition to the senior team (ages 14-17), the Revolution junior team (ages 12-14) also made the finals and lost an exciting game to a very good Yorkville juniors team.
