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La Force Intimidators is a club softball team based in Santa Barbara, CA. The club was created in the summer of 2008 as the brain child of group of softball enthusiasts. These founding members had the intention of creating a team that harmonized intensity, athleticism, and a bit of fun into a dominant force in the __________.

History
James Barrett Reed, Chase Andrew Muller, Andrew Campbell Burge, and Nicholas John Solakian, all Santa Barbara High School graduates, decided to create La Force while watching the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets on May 6, 2008. The Dodgers up and coming star, and Mr. Reed's favorite player, Blake DeWitt was playing a great game: 3 hits, 4 RBIs, and an inside the park home run. This inspirational performance sparked the group to take action. That very night they began creating the team that came to be known as La Force Intimidators.

They quickly aqcuired the ambitious Michael Fisher, a member of the University of California at Santa Barbara Volleyball team and fellow Santa Barbara High graduate. Michael was an instrumental figure during these early years; helping the young team organize practices, design jerseys, and harvest the unique atmosphere the group had envisioned.

Origins of the Team Name
The team's name is a compilation of thoughts from that fateful May 6th night. Originally the team was to be called "The Intimidators," an homage to the late great NASCAR legend Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. Dale Earnhardt had earned the nickname the Intimidator by being a fearless driver who enforced his will on his oppenents with relentless power and ferocity. Just the image the team wanted to portray.