2000 Lansing Community College Softball - - 2022 Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame - - July 28, 2022 - - by Chuck Krafft

THE GREATER LANSING AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME

INDUCTION CEREMONY

LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2000 SOFTBALL TEAM

July 28, 2022

By Chuck Krafft

 

The Lansing Community College Softball Team had a 44-10 record, but that is only the beginning of a big story!!

Bob Every asked all the players to introduce themselves and tell us their position and high school.  Then, as Bob was this team’s coach, he made the acceptance speech as well.  His daughter, Jody was on the team as well.

Bob Every coached softball at Lansing Community College for a while; this was his first team.  LCC added baseball and softball to its athletic program that year.  Bob found out he would be coaching.

All the players on the team were local players from the Lansing Area.  The players worked very hard to become a good team.  Early in the year, they went to Florida for the first part of their season.  They realized their team had some potential when they beat the national championship team from the previous year. 

While they had six early losses in Florida, they also had this win over the previous champion to draw on for confidence.  While the team lost ten games that season, six of them were in the early games in Florida while they were coming together as a team.  After they got back from Florida, they only lost four more games the entire season. 

In their first year of existence as a program, they were invited to the national tournament.  While they were not the champion, this whole season was an incredible accomplishment for a brand new team with all local players. 

Bob Every talked of the special camaraderie between the players that created the bonds that helped the team to its special season.  Bob credited them for having the ability to show him how to coach and how to relate. 

Bob Every also gave Assistant Coach Gordy Hetrick a special shoutout and praised his softball knowledge and coaching ability. 

The award plaque was presented to current LCC Athletic director, Greg Lattig.

For those who wish to read about the entire event, here is a link to the Overview page!

https://lansingcivicevents.blogspot.com/2022/07/2022-greater-lansing-area-sports-hall.html