Girls’ Softball in Franklin, MA

As is befitting for a community with a recreation department that strongly supports the involvement of girls in sports and physical activity, Franklin, MA is home to a flourishing girls’ softball program.

The Franklin Girls Softball Association (FGSA) helps female athletes build skills and character through its softball programs.

There’s also a softball program at the Franklin Public Schools.

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The group serves young girls through high school, with instructional, recreational and competitive softball programs that teach the sport and instill qualities of responsible citizenship and personal achievement.

The FGSA in Franklin, MA has four divisions. 

The Instructional Division serves girls in kindergarten through 2nd grade.

The three other divisions (Intermediate, Junior and Senior) serve older girls with increasingly advanced play and longer recreational games.



There’s also competitive tournament play for skilled players.  The Tornados and Thunder & Lighting programs field teams in a variety of age brackets and feature tournament play against teams from other cities and towns in MA and beyond.



Franklin Girls Softball Association
P.O Box 706
Franklin, MA 02038
www.fgsafastpitch.org
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http://www.franklin.ma.us/auto/schools/fhs/athletics/ladysoftball/default.htm
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P.O Box 706
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www.fgsafastpitch.org
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