{"id":696,"date":"2007-09-19T11:34:27","date_gmt":"2007-09-19T11:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2007\/09\/19\/alfred-savala-scores-big\/"},"modified":"2022-07-17T15:16:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T20:16:44","slug":"alfred-savala-scores-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/alfred-savala-scores-big\/","title":{"rendered":"Alfred Savala Scores Big"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"alfred_savala\"<\/a> By Alvaro Macias
\nacmacias@hola-america.com<\/p>\n

Alfred Savala has been playing softball since the early 70s but it was not until recent years that his softball career has brought many unforgettable moments for him.\u00a0 In early July his 65-and-over traveling team, The Quad Cities Old Stars, traveled to a national tournament in Kansas City, Mo. where Alfred Savala pitched a perfect game.\u00a0 Being the true sportsman that he is, he credits his team for that no-hit game.<\/p>

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\u201cI was exited but if it wasn\u2019t for them I couldn\u2019t have gotten it.\u00a0 It\u2019s a team effort,\u201d Savala said.
\nHe says that he didn\u2019t even realize he was pitching a perfect game until another player pointed it out to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were more excited than I was,\u201d Savala said, adding that they even had him sign the game ball.\u00a0 The Old Stars went on to take second place on the tournament but his perfect game made the tournament a lot more exciting for them.<\/p>\n

In 2005 he also won another national tournament with the Roadside Rethreads in Fort Myers, Fla. and today he takes part in two leagues in the Quad Cities.<\/p>\n

In the past four years Alfred has also been taking part in the Fiesta Softball Tournament which has the \u201cviejitos\u201d (old guys) playing ball against the \u201cjovenes\u201d (young guys).\u00a0 This friendly tournament has earned him two MVP awards.<\/p>

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In the last Fiesta Softball Tournament he puts up a fist to his friend, but he does it so his friend can get a better look at the big golden ring on his finger.\u00a0 It is from when he was part of the 2006 World Championship winning team of the 60 and over league.\u00a0 The engraved ring with a large gem in the middle is a reminder of one of his better moments, if not the best moment, in his sports legacy.\u00a0 This opportunity arose when the Chicago Classics invited him and two other teammates of his to join them for the championship tournament in Seattle, Wash.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt great! To even go to a world tournament,\u201d Savala explains.\u00a0 \u201cBut you never think you\u2019ll ever win one.\u201d<\/p>

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The team only lost one game in the whole tournament.\u00a0 He credits his family and kids for all their support, \u201cI couldn\u2019t have done it without them.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is something that he says he doesn\u2019t think he will experience again, but Alfred still plays in two times per week during the season in local leagues.<\/p>

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He says that he would like to see more participation from the guys in their 50s in the local leagues, saying that they would like to have more teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou always want growth,\u201d he said.\u00a0 \u201cI only got so many years left; you don\u2019t want it to die out.\u201d<\/p>

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