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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Zachary Nass prepares to make a tag as Curtis Dougherty slides into third base during an Eagles Grand Slam Jamboree softball game here July 10, 2010. Each game was seven innings unless the score was tied, in which case teams played extra innings. Nass, Misfits third baseman, hails from Seattle and Dougherty, Team Ops first baseman, is from Downinton, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Jesus Pavon stretches for the ball as Chris Vanderpoel reaches first base during the Eagles Grand Slam Jamboree Softball Tournament championship game here July 11, 2010. Airmen and Sailors competed against one another in the championship game. The Misfits from Seymour Johnson, having home field advantage, won 15-14. Pavon, Truxtun first baseman, hails from Miami. Vanderpoel, The Misfits right center fielder, is from Dundee, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- A referee signals Emanuel Lee safe as he runs through first base during the Eagles Grand-Slam Jamboree Softball Tournament championship game here July 11, 2010. The tournament included a home run derby and round robin tournament with a championship game. Lee is a Sailor stationed on the USS Truxtun out of Norfolk, Va., and hails from Crisfield, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. ? Tyrel Velasquez tags Travis Riccobono out on second base during the Eagles Grand Slam Jamboree Softball Tournament championship game here July 11. Airmen from around the base augmented the USS Truxtun team from Norfolk, Va., during the games because some of their players could not attend. Velasquez, Truxtun second baseman, hails from Amarillo, Texas. Riccobono, Misfits right fielder, is from Dix Hills, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. ? The Misfits, a Seymour Johnson Air Force Base intramural softball team, pose with the Eagles Grand Slam Jamboree Softball Tournament Championship trophy here June 11, 2010. Airmen from the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, 4th Security Forces Squadron and dependents formed the winning team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Timothy Jones, Truxtun pitcher, throws the ball to first baseman Jesus Pavon for an out during the Eagles Grand Slam Jamboree Softball Tournament championship game here July 11, 2010. Most military bases have intramural sports. The best teams from those bases will often travel to play other base teams. Jones hails from Gadsden, Ala., and Pavon is from Miami. Both Sailors are stationed on the USS Truxtun based out of Norfolk, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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Softball tourney brings servicemembers together

Published July 15, 2010
By Senior Airman Rae Perry
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- The 4th Force Support Squadron here hosted the Men's Eagles Grand Slam Jamboree Softball Tournament July 10 and 11. Seven teams participated in the event, some traveling from as far as Norfolk, Va., to compete.

Though rain storms occasionally stopped the tournament, players persevered in order to play. The jamboree included a round robin tournament and home run derby.

The tournament winners were the Misfits from Seymour Johnson who went undefeated. The most valuable player of the tournament was Mike Garrison, Misfits second baseman who calls Denton home.

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