Pegasus Softball, Inc. was formed in 1985. The organization was formed as a spin-off of LYA Softball, part of the Lionville Youth Association that has been serving this community for over 30 years. Pegasus was formed to help players further their education utilizing their softball skills and that remains one of our primary objectives. The founder, and first President of Pegasus, was Bill Gans. John Davidson was the first coach of the organization, and gave us 10 years of his skills behind the bench. The first Pegasus squad in 1985 was an 18U team, followed five years later by the first 16U team.
The first Pegasus player to sign with a college was Courtney Hankes McGovern. Many of our pitchers today take pitching lessons from Courtney, who still holds several NCAA collegiate records. Courtney threw out the first pitch two years ago at the 20th Annual LYA O’Neil Softball Tournament. There are currently 66 players in our Hall of Fame who moved onto Collegiate Softball careers…deep roots, long traditions.
The first team to attend an ASA National was the Regional Champion 16U team from 1993. That team was the first East Coast team to rank in the top 10 in the nation, coming in 9th. In 1994, the 18U team was Pennsylvania State Champions, giving them their first berth to ASA Nationals, while the 16’s attended their second Nationals. In 2000, Pegasus celebrated our 15th anniversary by sending our 18U’s and 16U’s to Nationals in Illinois, and Texas. We have won major tournaments throughout the East Coast, and regularly attend high profile showcase tournaments across the United States. Pegasus holds a College Showcase Tournament each July at the Lionville fields that bring together some of the best teams and College Coaches in the area.
Our greatest achievement is our Hall of Fame. These are the players who have gone onto College with some form of Scholarship in Softball. We have placed our alumni in all divisions at the College level. We work year-round to achieve our players’ dreams. The Pegasus Board of Directors and our coaching staff have the same philosophy…. we are a team, we are a family… and with everyone working together, we will be successful as players, and as people.
Our coaching philosophy is to help young women learn the game of softball at a competitive high-level, while still having fun, respecting your teammates, coaches, and opponents.
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The Pegasus Board of Directors holds a monthly meeting that takes place the first Thursday of every month at the Wegman’s Café in Downingtown. The meeting time is from 8:00 to 10:30 pm and is open to all Pegasus parents and players. Please contact the Secretary, Mike Melillo, should you desire agenda time.
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