Caledonia team shows how cheering plays part in success
Starting Friday, Propst Greens will as much resemble the host of an outdoor music festival as a youth baseball and softball tournament.
The cheers, thundering and proud, will derive from dozens of girls, perhaps hundreds, from throughout the state, ranging in age from tiny tots to teenage veterans of Bush-leaguer Softball Association of America competition.
Unlike baseball -- make that just about any other American enjoyment -- an unofficial prerequisite of playing softball is cheering.
Seriously.
You cheer in the dugout while a teammate is at the pane.
Ball one, ball two, ball three, ball four. Come on pitcher, throw some more!
You yell when she hits a stimulus to the outfield, or after teammates collect an out in the field.
Ball five, ball six, ball seven, ball eight, distributed on pitcher, pitcher 'em straight!









