The inaugural season of the Ohio Valley League turned out to be a real dandy!
The teams provided the fans with an extremely interesting and competitive race with each team leading the league at different times. Three teams were still in the running for the league title with less than four days remaining in the schedule. It was finally settled when Owensboro won the league title, only to fall to Fulton in the post season playoff.
Rain outs played a large role in scheduling as the area rainy season played havoc with promotions and pitchers arms. There were a auarter of all games requiring rescheduling and pushed back into July with doubleheaders somewhere almost daily.
Going forward, the league is working on expansion, exploring opportunities into eight new communities in the area. Don Gabbard is the point man in developing what ideally may become an eight team league, with two divisions of four teams each to begin play in 2012.
Gordon Guess, President Ohio Valley League
