
On Thursday, Extra Inning Softball’s Bonnie Holland her poignant family story of her younger brother, David, passing away from brain cancer and how her family planted a maple tree in his memory which, today, blooms beautifully every October around the time that he died. Click HERE to read that touching story….
To commemorate National Family Day this Monday, September 26th, we’re providing the platform for you, our readers, to share what family means to you. Perhaps it is your nuclear family or a closeness you feel to a supportive parent, step-parent, sibling, friend or maybe even your coaches and teammates as your “softball family.”

No matter your family circumstances or what you term to be “family,” please share with us what family means to you.
If you would like to share your tribute for National Family Day, please follow the steps below no later than TOMORROW, Sunday, September 25th, 2022 by 8 pm EST/5 pm PST.
Here are the quick and easy steps on how to make someone else feel very special:
- Email me at: Bonnie@ExtraInningSoftball.com
- In the subject line of your email enter “Family” and then your name.
- Send a picture of your family (provide names of those in the picture from left to right)
- Describe, in 100 words or less, why your family is so important to you.
- Provide your name, team name, position, and coach name if a player (parents, siblings, coaches and others can nominate as well).