About the Author

Peter Sprenkle has been active in coaching youth sports for over thirty years. He started in the Jesse Collyer Baseball/Softball League in Ossining, NY in 1975 when his daughter Linda, then eleven, signed up to play and her team did not have a coach. Starting out as a brand new coach his team won their first game 3-0 and he was hooked. Following two years in league administration, as well as coaching, Pete moved to Boulder, Colorado in the fall of 1977.

There was no girl’s softball program in Boulder in 1978 so he traveled to a suburb and signed up to coach a team in that league. During that summer he also worked with the City of Boulder to help organize a four team league in Boulder. Following that season, in October 1978, he founded the Boulder Valley Girls Softball Association.

In the ensuing years Pete has worn many hats:

Coach in the “A”, “B” and “C” classifications in summer softball, with 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 18U age groups. His teams won eight state and four regional championships as well as numerous league and tournament championships with an overall record of over 1200 wins in over 1700 games.

President or Treasurer of the local softball organization - 1978-2000.

Tournament Director of numerous tournaments.

Many tournament committees, including four national tournaments.

Founder, BVGSA Summer Softball Camp, Director for eight years.

Organizer of softball skills clinics, summer camps and coach’s clinics.

Developer of four practice fields for Boulder Competitive Girls Softball

President and Director of the Colorado Girls Softball Coaches Association.

Organizer of the Lady Warriors summer program in 1998.

High School softball coach 1998-2002.

Youth Tee Ball/Baseball coach 2003 – 2006

Girls fast pitch coach 10U/12U 2007 - present

Pete is a 1957 graduate of the University of Miami, Florida and spent thirty five years working for the IBM Corporation. He retired in 1992 and now devotes much of his time to youth sports. He is married with two daughters and three grandchildren.