Episode 31: Brotherhood on the Diamond: Brad Miller Recaps the 49th UA Softball Tournament

Welcome back to UAsk502! Today I'm sitting down with Brad Miller, pitcher of the Local 502 softball team. Every year, locals from across North America meet in Cincinnati for the UA softball tournament, and this year's 49th edition was one for the books: 56 teams from 55 locals, a rained-out Friday, flooded fields, and a 502 squad that would not quit. Brad and I break down the whole weekend: the 28-run statement game against Pittsburgh, going toe to toe with the eventual champs from Chicago, and battling back through the bracket to bring home the third-place trophy. But this episode is about more than softball. It's about what that weekend really is: a family reunion, a networking engine for young members, and the brotherhood of 502 loud enough for the whole park to hear. What You'll Learn:What the UA softball tournament actually is and why it's the best weekend of the yearWhat it takes to pitch one-pitch softball, where there is zero margin for errorHow the 502 Blue and Red teams fought through a flooded weekend to finish in 3rd & 4th place.Why the tournament is one of the best networking opportunities for apprentices and young membersThe traditions that make the weekend pin trading, the kids, and one big family reunionWhat's coming up: the union tournament, the golf scramble, the Local 502 picnic, and next year's 50th anniversary tournament Connect with UAsk502: YouTube & Spotify: UAsk502 | lu502.com/podcastsYouTube Tags: Local 502, UAsk502, Brad Miller, UA softball tournament, union softball, pipefitters, plumbers union, union brotherhood, apprenticeship, Louisville Kentucky, Cincinnati, union member stories