The official website of the Amherst Lightning Gold 16U Fastpitch Softball Team. We are a member of an elite fastpitch softball organization out of Amherst,New York. We look forward to another exciting and rewarding season with an outstanding group of young ladies.

 ALWAYS REMEMBER:

"The other sports are just sports. Softball is a love."

"Practice as if you are the worst player on the team, play as if you are the best player on the field."

"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime."   --Babe Ruth

"The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual." --VinceLombardi                                                                                                                                            

"Commitment to the team - there is no such thing as in-between, you are either in or out."   -- Pat Riley

"If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price."   -- Bud Wilkinson

"Success isn't something that just happens - success is learned, success is practiced and then it is shared."'
-- Sparky Anderson                                                                                                                                    

"You can't make a great play unless you do it first in practice."   -- Chuck Noll

"Winning isn't everything--but wanting to win is."   -- Vince Lombardi

 "There are only two places in the league - first place and no place."   --Tom Seaver

"The only way to prove you're a good sport is to lose."   --Ernie Banks

“People ask me what I do in winter when I don't play ball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”   --Rogers Hornsby 

"In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best."   -- Althea Gibson 

"Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory."   -- Arthur Ashe

"The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital." -- Joe Paterno 

"Winners make goals, losers make excuses."    --Anonymous