It’s time for summer softball in Chatham County.
Chatham County Post 292 will start another season in the USA Softball Heroes League next week. Post 292 will have a 16U and 18-19U team this year and play its home games at Jordan-Matthews High School.
Todd Brown will once again coach the 18-19U team, and Timbo Allred will coach the 16U team.
Both teams will compete in Area 3. The 16U team will join Alamance, Randolph, South Wake, North Wake, Johnston County and Orange in the area.
Like Chatham’s American Legion baseball team, Post 292 brings together players from around the county and surrounding areas. The 18-19U team will include graduating seniors and college freshmen who are still in the age range to play.
In its inaugural season last year, the 18/19U team finished with a 10-6 overall record (10-4 in the regular season) and competed in the state postseason tournament.
As of Monday, the 16U schedule has been finalized. For the 16U division, game nights will be five-inning double headers starting at 6:30 p.m. The 18-19U schedule will be posted in the online version of this story.
Here’s the 16U schedule:
June 3 — vs. Alamance; June 5 — at Alamance (Western Alamance High School); June 10 — at North Wake (Optimist Park); June 12 — vs. North Wake; June 16 — vs. Randolph; June 17 — at Randolph (Randleman High School); July 8 — at South Wake (Middle Creek High School); July 10 — vs. South Wake; July 15 — at Johnston (Campbell University); July 17 — vs. Johnston; July 22 — vs. Orange; July 24 — at Orange (Cedar Falls Park); Aug. 4 — State tournament begins (Burlington Springwood Park)
18-19U schedule:
June 2 — vs. South Wake; June 17 — vs. North Wake; June 18 — at South Wake (Seaforth High School); June 23 — at North Wake (The Factory); July 7 — at Wayne (Middle Creek High School); July 9 — vs. South Wake; July 14 — vs. Wayne (Middle Creek High School); July 16 — at South Wake (Seaforth High School); July 21 — vs. Wayne (Middle Creek High School); July 28 — vs. North Wake; Aug. 4 — State tournament begins (Burlington Springwood Park)