Registration for the 2020 Crush softball season is about to open across ages five to 19.
Girls can resister for the various teams starting March 1, and closing at the end of the month.
鈥淟ast year just over 70 girls registered for our teams,鈥� said Crush 聽president Jenn Stackhouse.
This year the organization hopes to grow numbers.
Stackhouse said when they look at projections for the upcoming season there is an expectation of the younger ages, five to 12, might be down a little.
鈥淪o we鈥檙e hoping to recruit some new girls,鈥� said Stackhouse.
For those interested, teams generally practice twice a week, with one practice being substituted for a game, explained Stackhouse, adding all the action takes place at the diamonds at York Lake.
The Crush took over the York Lake diamonds last season, and Stackhouse said while they did a lot of work to bring the facility back into extensive use, more is planned for in 2020.
鈥淲e plan to resurface all four diamonds,鈥� said Stackhouse.
The project will be a costly one though.
鈥淓ach diamond will be about $10,000 to get the job done right,鈥� said Stackhouse, adding that includes digging out the infield, filling it back in and topping with shale.
The other big project the Crush hope to undertake is replacing the lights on the two diamonds with LEDs.
Stackhouse said as it is, with existing lights, 鈥渋t鈥檚 incredibly expensive 聽to turn them on.鈥�
The cost to upgrade to LEDs is as of yet an unknown, with estimates being sought, said Stackhouse.
Stackhouse said the upgrades are needed to get the facility back to being busy, not just with the Crush, but with them available to rent for tournaments, and of course slow-pitch action.
鈥淭here鈥檚 a really cool sense of community when there鈥檚 four games going on,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he vibe out there is energizing.鈥�
