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As I Remember

throughout Canada, the United
States, and other parts of the world

for over fifty years. His father
advised him that this was a chance
to see North America, playing the
game he loved. Mike accepted the
offer. Mike pitched and played other
By Tom Fagan positions, sometimes playing four
nights a week, often in four different
ith softball season just around
cities.
Wthe corner, my thoughts take
me back to players I have known After retiring from playing, Mike
and played with. gained employment with Softball
Canada, out of Ottawa. How
Mike Branchaud is a friend, and
fortunate to be employed in a game
player, I have known for over thirty
he loves. Mike’s responsibility is to
years. I played on a team with Mike
see that all venues for tournament
when he was a teenager. I remember
softball play are acceptable. As a
when Mike and his dad, Ron, would
result, Mike has travelled to every
visit at my home on Old Number Two
province in Canada for the Canadian
Highway. Mike would pitch and I
Softball Championships. He has also
would catch. I could tell then that he
travelled to Argentina, Columbia,
would become a special athlete.
New Zealand, Oklahoma City, and
Mike mentioned, during my White Horse, in the Yukon, with the
interview, that he was the bat boy Canadian National Softball Team.
when Ron, I, and others played the
While playing with The King and
four-man softball team called The
His Court and working for Softball
California Cuties. Mike was just a
Canada, Mike has remained a modest
boy at the time. The game was held
gentleman. He is a graduate from

at the Bob Turner field and a large
The University of Ottawa and lives
crowd attended the game.
in the Ottawa area with his lovely
In his career in sports, Mike has wife, Nancy, and their two boys
received many awards, but two Zachery, nine and Tyler, eleven.
notable events have played a part.
Mike is anxiously awaiting the
While pitching in a softball game,
Pan Am Games which will be held
Mike was asked by Eddie Feigner
in Toronto this summer. I am proud
of the world famous four-man team
to call him a friend.
called ‘The King and his Court’, if
he would be interested in playing A special thanks to those who
with them. At that time, ‘The King contributed pictures and information
and His Court’ had been playing for this article. Mike Branchaud pitching for The King and His Court. Supplied Photo

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