The most recent addition to the TANEL^® 360°^® team is PTI (Pardon The Interruption) from Virginia Beach, Virginia. PTI plays in the D Division, primarily in the USSSA league, but also is heavily involved in the Softball Nation Association (SNA). The first week of March, PTI kicked off its 2009 season at the Southern Softball Association of America (SSAA) Hall of Fame Tournament where they fared well and represented the TANEL^® 360°^® team with pride. In addition to the upcoming PTI Classic SNA tournament, the team will be participating in Virginia Beach City league (ASA) where they're annual contenders for Tidewater Champions.

The PTI coach and manager is Pete Garcia and is comprised of players from Virginia Beach, Hampton, Norfolk, Suffolk, Portsmouth and Franklin as well as some players from North Carolina and the Northern Virginia areas. This year, the team has instituted a .701 On Base Percentage (OB%) Club for their players who achieve an on base percentage of over .700 for a tournament. To date, they have seven players in the club with newcomer, Chris Tenney as the only player who has made the list every tournament, to date.

In addition to playing tournaments in Virginia, North Carolina and Florida, PTI will be traveling to Maryland and Tennessee to play this season, as well. The team plays two weekends a month from March through December as well as every Tuesday evening. To learn more about our Virginia Beach partner, visit their website at http://serioussoftball.com/teams/pti/.

Best of Luck to Team PTI for the 2009 season!

TANEL^® 360°^® would like to thank you, our TANEL^® TEAMS, by giving you the opportunity to have your team highlighted in our "Featured Team of the Month" section of the DUGOUT. If you have a GREAT team story or are having an OUTSTANDING season - any INTERESTING info your fellow ball players would APPRECIATE, email your info along with a team photo and player's names to tsellner@tanel360.com