Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 4:27 PM | 0 comments |
 

Below Sea Level Softball
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The grass at sprawling FDR Park, Broad and Pattison Aves., was super soggy Monday afternoon when I stopped by fields 5 and 6 to catch a little Carpenter Cup softball action with a friend.

But no one was there. Puddles of water near the pitchers' circle told the story. The fields had absorbed so much rain that the opening games had to be pushed back.

An elderly golfer we encountered at the site's 18-hole course said the entire park is below sea level. 

BILL IEZZI
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Bill Iezzi has covered high school sports for The Inquirer since 1985 and South Jersey sports since 2006.

Keith Pompey has been an Inquirer high school sports reporter since 2004. He was named the 2007 media person of the year by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association.

Don Beideman has covered high school sports for The Inquirer since 1989. Among his favorites are field hockey and lacrosse.

Rick O’Brien has been at The Inquirer since 1993, primarily covering high school sports in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Phil Anastasia has followed the South Jersey sports scene since 1980. A South Jersey native, Phil joined the Inquirer as a sports columnist in May 2008 after nearly 30 years with the Courier-Post in Cherry Hill.

Marc Narducci has covered South Jersey high school sports for the majority of his tenure with The Inquirer, which began in 1983. After a few years of covering the NFL and NBA, Marc returns to South Jersey, serving as the assigning editor, columnist and beat writer for various sports.

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