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Saturday, March 22
Carl Moyer wins 2008 Hahn Award
Moyer got his start in the early 60’s as a 17-year-old with Deep Run in the Mennonite League near Perkasie. From there he joined the service and organized a team of mostly Pennsylvania players that played in the Denver, Colorado city league. Over the next 25 years he organized teams in and around the Pennsburg area. It wasn’t all softball as Moyer also helped teach fundamentals in youth leagues. He even took time to umpire HS and Legion baseball.<br>
In 1996 he took over as coach and organizer of the Longacres fastpitch team building it into a team that has won numerous area titles and has made four trips to the ASA Class C Fastpitch National Tournament. About the same time he took over as President of the Penn Valley Fastpitch League helping keep the sport going in the Pennsburg area. He has decided to step down this year as coach of Longacres but will remain as President of the Penn Valley League and will also be an assistant coach for a new team of nine-year-olds in Souderton that includes his grandson Brett.
Wednesday, March 21
Terry Kratzer Wins 2007 Hahn Award
The East Penn Fastpitch League awarded their 2007 Buddy Hahn Award to Terry Kratzer.
Terry, who grew up in Alburtis, originally learned to pitch throwing against Hall of Fame member Art Weida's garage in the 1960s. After a stint in the Army in Germany where he starred on the base ballfield in Siegelbach, he started his EPFSL career in 1975.
He starred as a pitcher and a hitter over the next 25 years with Neffs and Trexlertown and since 1999 has served as coach of the Trexlertown Thunder.
Besides the special ceremony to award the 2007 Hahn award, Kratzer also was roasted by long-time teammate and 'good' friend Greg Lawrence.
Wednesday, April 26
Steve Brosky Wins 2006 Hahn Award
Steve Brosky 71 years old, was awarded the 2006 "Buddy Hahn" award for a 59 year career in fastpitch which isn't over yet. (Shown accepting the award from EPFSL President Jean-Pierre Caravan).
Steve started as a youngster way back in 1947 as a batboy and 'late inning' replacement with the St. Michael's Church team (longest consecutive softball team in the area). Steve still serves as an assistant coach with St. Mike's and occasionally still gets into games.
Brosky was honored for giving so much back to the sport of fastpitch and also for his work with the youth in his position with the Lehigh Valley Vo-Tech School. Back in the early 70's the LVT was instrumental in the building of Earl Hunsicker Bicentennial Park, which was erected for the 1976 ASA Men's Major National Tournament.
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