For the past twenty years, men's slow-pitch softball teams have participated in the Phillip Rocha Memorial tournament. Organized by his brother, John, in 1988, the tournament has raised over $20,000 over the past fifteen years for Hospice & Palliative Care, a program of the Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Massachusetts, Inc. Over twenty teams play each year at Kennedy Park and Father Kelly Park in Fall River and at O'Neil Field off Brayton Point Road in Somerset. Click here for pictures from last year's games. Click here for pictures from other softball games. For more information about the tournament, contact John Rocha. For more information about adult softball in Fall River, contact Jack Hackett  at 508-801-6518.
 

(Top row. left and right) Third-baseman Jay Pedro of Anthony's Construction Modern Auto Kirk's Trans  throws to JT Hoar at first place as Magic Kevin Googs of HL Hardwood clears first base on an overthrow. (Middle row, left) Tournament organizer John Rocha keeps an eye on the schedule. (Middle row, right) Kenny Pimental of HL Hardwood takes second base as Bruce Vadeboncoeur of Anthony's Construction Modern Auto Kirk's Trans waits for a throw. (Bottom row, left) Joe Texeira of Cunha's Bakery eyes a pitch. (Bottom row, center) One of Joe's teammates takes tags first base. (Bottom row, right) S & S Landscaping team members hi-five team members from the Newport Sportsmen's Club at the end of their game.