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MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Patrol Squadron 4’s “Skinny Dragons” beat 3rd Radio Battalion, 13-7, in an intramural softball game Tuesday night at Riseley Field.
The game started off with 3rd Radio Bn. scoring five runs in the first inning.
Aaron Coulson, the pitcher for the “Skinny Dragons” said that wouldn’t stop them.
“Nobody got down on (themselves) or each other,” Coulson said. “We came together as a team (and won).”
Coulson said either his team connected hits and scored runs or the other team did. He said every game is a gamble.
However, the intramural softball league is more than just competition and rivalries.
“(These games allow me to) get to know (the) guys I work with on a personal level,” Coulson said. “They get to see another side of me and how I lead outside of work.”
Coulson said VP-4 is a tight squadron and prides itself on working together like an extended family. He said they treat each other with respect and hold one another accountable.
The intramural softball league also helps Marines and Sailors meet other people from different units.
“The more you play these other teams, the better you know them,” said Adam Benrud, the left fielder for 3rd Radio Bn. “You might bump into them off base or in day-to-day work. It helps to know them.”
Coulson agreed that bonds are made through the sport and those bonds are still strong off the field.
“If I need anything from (a team we’ve played) I’ll have contacts in the unit,” he said. “These games connect the different units together.”
Benrud said players always enjoy and do better with an audience. The more people who play or even watch, the better the games will be, he said.
“You have friends, co-workers, brothers and sisters out here playing,” he said. “The more Marines we get to come watch and heckle in a friendly and professional manner, the better morale and camaraderie will be.”
Coulson invites anyone who wants to play to come out and join the team.
“If your unit doesn’t have a team, you can join another,” he said. “It’s America’s pastime; it’s what we do.”
| Date Taken: | 04.14.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 04.17.2015 16:15 |
| Story ID: | 160391 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI, US |
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