West's Jerry Gooding finishing off the East in an 11-0 rout. Photo>Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway

TORTOLA—Neville “Sheep” Smith and Jerry Gooding combined on a two-hitter, as the West blanked the East, 11-0, in the BVI Softball Association men’s All Stars game on Sunday night, to complete a sweep of west teams victories in the weekend showcase. In Saturday’s Legends game, the West beat the East 7-4, while the West Women downed their East counterparts, 11-4 on Saturday. The West scored five in the first and five in the third en route to the blowout victory, after chasing East’s starter, Jason “Mad” Fonseca, and showed no mercy on reliever Dwight Brookes.

Elray "Ellie" Henley warms up before fanning 10 of the East's batsmen and lead the West to a 7-4 victory

TORTOLA—Their gloves, bats and uniforms might have been put on the shelf for a while, but on Saturday evening, fans were treated to splendid display of classic softball during the legends All Stars Game at the Old Recreation Grounds, hosted by the BVI Softball Association.  Positive comments reverberated around the grounds when the West’s Elroy “Ellie” Henley struck out the side to begin the game, which the West won 7-4, as Henley fanned 10 of the East batsmen before giving way to Floyd “Huffy” Brathwaite. “It was a wonderful game and I think we should have this more frequently,” Henley said.

Gaston Penn was the BVI Softball Association's 1st president. The 2005 league was named in his honor. Photo>Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway

TORTOLA—The British Virgin Islands Softball Association has invited several of its softball legends living in St. Thomas, St. John and Tortola, to participate in its legends All Stars Game on Saturday, as a part All Star weekend events. Association president Neville "Sheep" Smith said All Stars weekend will be a family event and games they will enjoy. “One of the things fans will really see, are the people who contributed to the development of the sport in the BVI,” he said. “In a sense, it’s time to pay respect to the older players and appreciating what we have. We had a number of players who are coming and I want people to see who they are.”