Photo By Chief Petty Officer Porter Anderson | NAVAL BASE KISTAP-BREMERTON, WASH., (May 29, 2018) Two softball teams assigned to the...... read more read more
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Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) won their first game of the 2018 Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton intramural softball season at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, May 29.
Two USS Nimitz teams faced off against each other. One team was the official USS Nimitz Softball Team, and the other was a team of Sailors from the Nimitz supply department. Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Martinez, from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, formed the USS Nimitz Softball Team.
“A lot of people were interested in playing,” said Martinez. “I decided to ask people if they wanted to play, and I basically created a team on deployment.”
Although the team was created on deployment, when Nimitz returned to homeport they had to work quickly to register for the Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton softball league.
“It was last minute. We had tryouts only a week before we had to turn to in the roster,” said Nimitz’s coach, Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Rodolfo Feliciano, from Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
The team practiced for over three weeks before the game, said Feliciano.
“I like to have everyone play whatever position they want,” said Feliciano. “I have all my guys moving around and getting their chance to play all positions.”
During their first game, the Nimitz Softball Team emerged victorious with a final score of 25-8.
The softball players all have their own reasons for joining the team, but the opportunity to come together outside of their usual work environment gives Sailors a chance to build camaraderie with one another.
“We’re very competitive and like to play for fun, but we like to win,” said Martinez.
After their victory, the team is looking toward future opponents, including their rivals aboard USS Stennis (CVN 74). The Stennis Softball Team currently has one loss in the season, after forfeiting their first match.
“We try to beat them every time,” said Martinez. “Last time we played them we beat them, so we’re pretty happy about that.”
“Our rivalry is with Stennis, so we’re waiting to play them to see what happens,” said Feliciano. “We’re not nervous, but we want to make a statement.”
Nimitz is conducting a docking planned incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, where the ship is receiving scheduled maintenance and upgrades.
| Date Taken: | 05.29.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 06.04.2018 15:10 |
| Story ID: | 279506 |
| Location: | BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, US |
| Web Views: | 190 |
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