England 500th Game

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ENGLAND PLAYS 500TH GAME: EN FUEGO LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

December 8, 2005

LAGUNA HILLS – FINAL: En Fuego 16, Spring Training 13

It was a special night for En Fuego softball as they beat rival Spring Training 16-13 to take the 2005 Fall Thursday Night League Championship. It was the thirteenth league championship for En Fuego and third title win in 2005. It was extra special for third baseman Jason England as he became the third player in team history to play in his 500th career game. He now joins Craig Watkins and Vince Petruzzi as the first three to reach the milestone.

England, an original member, is an En Fuego icon. A staple at third base for years, he had a 212 consecutive games played streak at third base for En Fuego from December 1996 to September 2000. After the teams founder and first manager Jason Teague resigned in 1997 England took over as interim manager along with current manager Craig Watkins. England has helped shape En Fuego softball into the strong organization it is today. One of the reasons En Fuego softball is so successful is that it has maintained consistency over the years. “Having the same group of guys game in and game out over the years has been vital to our success,” said Watkins. “England has been one of those key players, he’s one of the players that has made up the core of En Fuego,” added Watkins.

England has contributed more than the average softball player. He also has saved and compiled all the En Fuego statistics over the years. “It makes it slightly more fun for the guys to be able to check their stats from time to time,” said Watkins. England has put in hours and hours of time into creating spreadsheets and creating a team web site. “Everyone on the team really appreciates his efforts with the site,” Watkins said. From individual stats to team records to an all-time roster, England’s efforts with the web site covers it all over the first ten years of En Fuego softball.

Notes: The next in line to reach the 500 games played is catcher Jason Santoro. He will have to wait until the first game of 2006 to do it. Having played in 499 career games Santoro and En Fuego have wrapped up an outstanding year in 2005. Overall the team played 81 games going 60-20-1 for a .747 winning pct. It was the second most games played and wins in a year for En Fuego. In 2001 they played in 88 games and won 67 times.

Jason England plays in 500th game as En Fuego wins championship.

EN FUEGO SOFTBALL CLUB

500 GAMES PLAYED CLUB

Vince Petruzzi, Jason England, and Craig Watkins have all played in at least 500 games in En Fuego history.

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