BIO

Under the EMR banner, Don Holden has sponsored men’s and girls’ youth slow pitch softball teams for the last 30 years in Greater Cincinnati.  During that time, the name EMR has become synonymous with championship softball, producing some 150 league and tournament titles.  That legacy included 52 league and league tournament championships, 75 open and National Invitational tournament titles, eight Cincinnati Metro crowns, three state championships, and six National and World Championships in ASA, NSA and USSSA play.  Those championships came in girls youth play, adult men’s play and in the men’s masters program.  EMR/Worth’s breakout tournament came in the year 2000, when they won the first of two ASA Cincinnati Metro Major titles.  A month later they captured a USSSA “B” National Tournament.  In 2001, EMR won back-to-back USSSA NIT’s, bagging both an Early Bird and Louisville Slugger A-AA title.  Later that spring they followed up with a victory in the ASA Super Shootout.  A year later in 2002 they captured the inaugural USSSA City Slam, then in 2003 traveled to Atlanta Georgia to win the USSSA Peachtree Classic “B” NIT.  2004 brought their second ASA Major Metro crown, and NSA “B” and 35-Over World titles.  EMR notched another World Championship in Panama City Beach in the NSA 40-Over in 2005, then won USSSA Girls Youth Worlds in 2007 (12-Under) and 2009 (14-Under).  In 2014, EMR won a Men’s “A” and “Open” Metro, then successfully defended that “Open” title in 2015.  Sponsor Don Holden says he will always treasure the sportsmanship and lifelong friends he experienced during his 30-plus years sponsoring teams.