Women's Contributor: Hank Duffy: Hank began his 42 years as a pitcher for many men's softball teams in Arizona. From those early playing years, Hank moved on to coaching high school, college, and girls club teams. His heart was in teaching girls to throw fast pitch softball. In his 60 plus years in softball, Hank has truly left his mark, with private pitching lessons for: Debbie Doom, Michelle Duncan, Lauren Hauger and many more. In 1999 Hank joined Emily Alexander's Cactus Umpire Staff. He umpired for 13 years.