Media Area Girls Softball remembers beloved coach with fundraiser for ACS

Media Area Girls Softball (MAGS) lost a long-time friend and beloved coach, Michael Ferguson, last winter.

Many knew Mr. Ferg as the ever present photographer at the fall clinics, many, many Slow Pitch games, All Star games, Fast Pitch games and Winterball – even when his team or daughters weren't playing. He was everyone’s fan.

Mr. Ferg also coached for ten years, assisted in many MAGS Winterball clinics, every field clean-up day and in countless other ways. He was known all around Media as someone to go to when help was needed with any worthwhile event.

Inspired by his selflessness and good cheer, Mr. Ferg's former players and other Media Softball alumnae recently played a game at Barrall Field in Media. Girls from Ferguson's teams from 2004 through 2012 played along with other former MAGS players. The game served as a fundraiser for the Rose Tree Media Relay for Life (yet another event where Mike would help).

More than 25 former MAGS players helped raise several hundred dollars for the Media Real Estate Softball  Relay team that participated in the Relay for Life held recently at Penncrest High School to benefit the American Cancer Society (ACS).

All the players wore identical Media Softball shirts, with a tribute to Mike on the back, as did many parents and other MAGS alumni. May of the shirts can be seen around Media and some will wear them in the ACS Philadelphia Bike-a-thon in July.

To contribute to the cause, look for the team on the ACS website www.relayforlife.org/   and search for “Fightin' for Ferg.”

Media Area Girls Softball alumnae, seen above, attended the recent Mike Ferguson Memorial Softball game with Mrs. Ann Ferguson, daughter Becky, and umpire Chuck Ellis.