MARY ANN CURRAN

         Mary Ann Curran, known as the ultimate leader and team player, has played softball competitively since 1977.  Mary Ann, known as  “Mare” by her friends and acquaintances in the softball world, has actively participated (pitched most of the games) in thirteen national championships including three “Open”, seven  Class “B” and three 35 & Over.  Mary Ann has played in twenty eight Pennsylvania State Championships with the most recent being the Women’s Class “C” in 2009 pitching at the age of 62. 

         Curran   has   played   on  the same team (group of players) throughout her career.  This close knit team has been known through the years as Springfield AA, Woolston’s, Appco’s/Dukes, Mixed Chicks and Duke’s Tavern.

         Mary Ann has competed locally, statewide and nationally against the best of the best in women’s softball, against women half her age and still won her share of MVPs, all-tournament teams and even more important to her, championships. With all of these accolades, Mary Ann has pitched throughout the majority of these events while she was in her late 40’s up until her present age.

                Softball has given Mary Ann the chance to play on the same team (Appco’s/Duke’s) with her daughters, Biz and Kate which won the Women’s “Open” State Championship in 2003.  But even though her daughters’ currently don’t play competitive softball, her husband Dan remains his wife’s biggest fan and attends every game and keeps score.

         Since the inception of the women’s division in the Annual Daily Times/Exelon Champs ’n’ Charity Classic tournament in 1988, Curran has never missed participating in the tournament and led her team to the championship in 1991 and 2005.

         Mary Ann plays with the same glove that she received for Mother’s Day from her husband Dan in 1977 to commemorate the birth of their son Danny.  It is the only glove she has ever owned (and yes the glove has been restrung).  According to Mary Ann competition is what keeps her playing after all of these years.  As quoted from the Daily Times by Mary Ann concerning playing softball ~~ “I love the adventure of it – it keeps me from getting old.  I laugh because my glove is older than half the people I’m playing against.”

         To Mary Ann Curran, with the blessing of ASA, your family and friends, may we wish you many more years of playing “ASA” softball.