Members of the East Coast Fire softball team have returned home after winning the National Fallen Firefighters Softball Tournament in Las Vegas. The team won the 40 & Over division.
The team consisted of firefighters from the local area and Maryland. Johnny Dixon from Micro and John Pinder from Pine Level played on the team.
East Coast Fire defeated teams from Florida, Texas, Maryland, New York and Detroit to win the championship. The tournament was held October 27-29. It had originally been scheduled earlier this year but was postponed.
Members of the East Coast Fire softball team include:
Coach Willie Medlin – Raleigh Fire Department
Coach Jack Davis – Montgomery County, MD Fire Department
Coach Johnny Dixon – Micro Fire Department
John Hancock – Star NC Fire Department
John Pinder – Wake County Fire
Wayne Ennis – Raleigh Fire Department
Dwayne Davis – Charlotte Fire Department
George Jones – Raleigh Fire Department (retired)
Aaron Winston – Raleigh Fire Department (retired)
Troy Frossnickle – Fredrick County MD Fire
Donnie Bennett – Fredrick County MD Fire
Opie Stevens – Montgomery County MD Fire
Clifford Billingslea – Montgomery County MD Fire
Kevin Hensley – Montgomery County MD Fire
Brett Livingston – Montgomery County MD Fire
Johnny Wiseman – Prince George’s County MD Fire
