09/13/2014 Softball Tournament for MDA Brockton MA
09/13/2014 - On Saturday, September 13, 2014 the Brockton Firefighters IAFF Local #144 held a charity softball tournament to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Teams paid an entry fee, and tickets were sold at the door to spectators. The event was based out of the Campanelli Stadium off of Forest Avenue. The double elimination softball tournament featured many area fire departments, such as Bridgewater, Newton, Hanson and Whitman, as well as two teams from Brockton Fire, a team from Brockton Police and a team from the Brockton DPW. This year, teams were guaranteed at least one game in Campanelli Stadium, which is the home of minor league baseball team the Brockton Rox. The softball tournament was only part of the family fun day that was planned at the stadium. Children were able to get their faces painted, try their hand at pitching and hitting, and exercising in a bounce house. Unfortunately the event was cut short by heavy rain showers. At the time of the cancellation, there was only one team that had not lost a single game. The winners of the tournament was determined to be the Brockton DPW team.
