In two weeks, on Sunday, May 14th, it will Mother’s Day… and we want you players, coaches, softball family members and fans to help us celebrate your Mom (or that key mother figure in your life (be it a step-mom, grandmother, sister, teacher, coach, mentor or someone else)!
On that Sunday afternoon, Extra Inning Softball will release a special tribute addressed to Mothers/Mom figures wherever they may be.
This has become an annual tradition for us and we’ve been very moved by some of the beautiful tributes from previous years… you can read them by clicking on the links below:
- 2022 Mother’s Day Tributes
- 2021 Mother’s Day Tributes
- 2020 Mother’s Day Tributes
- 2019 Mother’s Day Tributes
- 2018 Mother’s Day Tributes
If you would like to honor YOUR mother or the person who’s been like a mom to you, follow the steps below:
- In a few sentences or 1-2 paragraphs, complete this sentence: My mother means so much to me because_____________________.
- Send your tribute to us at: bonnie.eads@extrainningsoftball no later than Thurs. May 11, 2023 at 4 pm MST.
- Include a photo of you and your mother/mom figure if possible (perhaps at the softball field?).
- In the subject line please include the following: Mother’s Day Tribute + your name, grad year (if applicable) & your Mom or mother figure’s name.
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Note from Extra Inning Softball’s Brentt Eads
In January of last year (2022), my mother, June Eads, passed away at the age of 87. I was fortunate to spend her last Mother’s Day during her lifetime with her on a surprise trip and, thanks to Justin McLeod and Carlos Arias on our EIS staff, I was able to take a week off from life to travel to Ohio where I was born and raised to be with my Mom when she passed away quietly on Jan. 11, 2022.
Here’s an article I wrote at that time thanking everyone for their support:
Even 16 months later I find myself thinking occasionally–if only for a brief millisecond–a reminder that: “I have to call Mom today… and, oh…” I will always have a tender spot in my heart for my Mom and, with eternal love and appreciation, feel that I was raised by the greatest mom I could ever have been blessed with.
If I may be so bold as to ask a favor: please, everyone… take a moment to tell that special Mom or maternal figure in your life you love her and appreciate what she’s done for you. It will make you feel better and will mean the world to her!
On a happier note, I loved the tribute our Co-Owner & CEO, Bonnie Eads, did two years ago when she shared with me a special picture of her in her high school cross-country days.
In her words:
“This photo was taken moments after I completed a cross-country race, setting my all-time personal best record of 3.1 miles in 20 minutes.”
[Proud husband note inserted here: Bonnie would help her school team win state in cross-country her senior year!]
“Needless to say, you can tell I was exhausted. My mom was so proud of me because she knew how hard I had tried to break my record over the course of three years and she cried with me.”
That, to me, is true love… and what it’s all about, from both sides!
Happy Mother’s Day 2023, everyone…
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