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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Jimi Wunders prepares to swing during the base's opening season intramural softball game here, April 13, 2010. Mr. Wunders is the 4th Medical Group team pitcher and hails from Middletown, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Lambert)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Jimi Wunders instructs Juan Barron as he runs to third base during an intramural softball game here April 13, 2010. Barron is an outfielder and Wunders is a pitcher and third base coach on the 4th Medical Group team. The third base coach acts as a second pair of eyes for base runners. Barron hails from Rock Fall, Ill., and Wunders hails from Middletown, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Lambert)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- John Thoms sprints to catch a softball during an intramural softball game here, April 13, 2010. Thoms is a right fielder on the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron team and is a Boston native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Lambert)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Eric Harper announces the end of the second inning during an intramural softball game here between the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron and 4th Medical Group, April 13, 2010. Mr. Harper, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base intramural referee, hails from Detroit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Lambert)

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Batter up!

Published April 21, 2010
By Senior Airman Whitney Lambert
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- The 4th Force Support Squadron Fitness Center staff hosts intramural sports throughout the year including softball, basketball, flag football and volleyball. The base intramural softball season kicked off April 12, 2010, with 17 registered teams. Each team has at least nine members. Eight of the teams play in the American League and nine teams play in National League. National League teams play Tuesdays and Thursdays, and American League teams play Mondays and Wednesdays.

The opening game took place between the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron and 4th Medical Group, both National League teams. The teams entered the sixth inning tied at seven runs each, but the 4th EMS pulled ahead for the win, with a final score of 8-7.