Lori Palagi

Female Player - Presented by Doreen Cummings

Lori has been playing softball for 39 years, 32 of those have been with USSSA. She has played on many teams including Luther Roofing, Val’s, Ruffstone, County Sport Mice, J.B. Liquors, Colby, AA Asbestos, and High Meadow Farm. She has a lifetime .500 batting average.
She has rotated through every position on the field and is currently pitching, playing outfield, catcher or first base. Her skills are sharp and she covers the middle incredibly well when she is on the mound. She is still a number 3, 4 or 5-hitter in every lineup. 

Lori has played USSSA softball in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachu-setts, Nevada, California, Alabama, Kentucky, Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Texas, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Arizona, Maine, North Carolina, Georgia and Ohio! That's 21 states in the US! 

Some of Lori’s accomplishments are:

• 1988 Pawtucket, RI Women’s Batting Champion
• 1989 Pawtucket, RI Women’s RBI Champion
• 1998 Providence Umpires Tournament, MVP
• 1999 Batter Up for Aids Tournament, CT, Golden Glove
• 2000 Batter Up for Aids Tournament, CT, MVP
• 2009 Twisted Sistah’s 1st Annual, All Tournament Team
• 2010 Twisted Sistah’s 2nd Annual, All Tournament Team 

Lori describes her greatest softball thrill:
“I’d have to say with Ruffstone, when we used to go to the tournaments there were 50 or 60 teams in the World tournaments. To be a part of something so big and exciting was amazing. For example we used to watch Empress Chili and the pitcher on that team, who was older than all of us, she was incredible. It just gave me a thrill! I was just a kid and was in this new world of softball, it was like I went to heaven! And it was more than just the softball, it was the friendships, the all female competition, the environment, the fun….it was all of that and more to me. It still is!” - Lori Palagi​