Ok! What does all that mean?
The Coppell Copperheads were one of the 8 original teams in the Texas Collegiate League, that began in 2004.
Our little company, known as Davradio Productions, put on the internet the first broadcast of those games, when we sided up with the Highland Park Blue Sox, and produced those games for the entire 2004 season, then we took on two other teams in the summer of 05, including the Copperheads and the Weatherford Wranglers.
Well since those meager beginnings, we kept the Blue Sox, even after they moved to Plano, and then after they ceased operation, we connected with the Continental Baseball League for two seasons, then out of baseball all together for one summer!
Then, last May, the General Manager of the Copperheads, Kyliegh Calendar, was contacted, and asked if they wished to be broadcast this year, and with a resounding YES, we were back in the biz!
The Copperheads were taken over by a group who were associated with the Select Baseball Team known as the Dallas Tigers, and though they were called Copperheads, their uniforms looked more like the Tigers. Despite all of that, they pulled together as a unit and took the Championship from Brazos Valley, and it was their fourth such championship in the 7 years that the league was around.
When Coach Haynie informed us that championship rings were available to both J.R. Schumann and myself, since we broadcast the games, it didn't take long for us to put in our orders. All the players and coaches and the staff were offered rings, and the majority of them have them! They are impressive!
On September 6th, 2012, it arrived, and though it was a year late, we are very proud of our work and our association with the TCL, and with all those who were involved, from Paul Rogers and Christi Baker, to John Blake (V.P. Communications of the Texas Rangers) and the rest of the TCL owners and staff, from every team that was there from the very outset. Along with the Copperheads and the Blue Sox, the Marshals out of McKinney, Mineral Wells Steam, The Graham Roughnecks, Grandbury Generals, Colleyville Lone Stars, and the Weatherford Wranglers.
Our thanks, and appreciation, for allowing us to be a part of something special, as well as not only giving young athletes a chance to hone their skills to the next level but also our own mentoring of prospects that wanted to elevate their skills for being broadcasters. One of ours went on to work for the Chicago Cubs organization, then moved to the Phillies only in the last few years.
Its all about learning, and at times that is more rewarding than the trophies.
Just a thought!
