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The Hartford Velocity Girls Softball team hosted the Hometown Throw-down Tournament. Generations Against Bullying has partnered with Velocity the last few years to feature the theme to \u201cstrikeout bullying\u201d.\u00a0 This tournament has grown and this year was the largest turnout of teams from U-10 to U18!\u00a0 Next year, the tournament will grow again and add U-8 teams.<\/p>\n James Dean, Executive Assistant, Generations Against Bullying (GAB), attended with a booth to provide information about their Upstander Peer Ambassador Program.\u00a0 This Program teaches students how to stop being a bystander to bullying and become an Upstander in a non-threatening way. If students choose to become an Upstander the bullying will usually stop within 10 seconds 85% of the time!\u00a0<\/p>\n Girls softball is dear to James\u2019 heart as his mother played professional softball with the Rockford Peaches in the first two years of the All American Girls Softball League.\u00a0 ( Movie-A League of Their Own). Eileen (James\u2019 Mom) was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame along with the other members of the League. 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