Batter up!

What do you get when you combine 60-plus semi-fit adults with bats and balls and place them all in a field of green?

The smart money would be betting on the answer of “hilarity,” but only time will tell.

Last week, Malta’s Jo Tharp posted a message on a popular social networking site about the idea of starting a coed softball league in Phillips County for folks over the age of 18. Since then, the response has been strong in favor of such an adventure.

“I kind of put it out there that Phillips County needs a coed softball league and I got a lot of feedback on it,” Tharp said. “So then I decided...