Brooklyn courts softball league has its own heated rivalry
An elaborate softball trophy that features a widespread golden glove sits on a desk in the Brooklyn Court Clerk’s Office, surrounded by stacks of paper. At the base of the trophy are the words, “Brooklyn Courts Softball League Champions,” with the sides displaying each season’s victor.
The 2016 and 2017 plates are fresh and read, “141 Kings Civil Court,” and Chris Arvelo can’t help but grin every time he looks at it.
Arvelo spends his days as a clerk at the Kings County Civil Court in Downtown Brooklyn and his nights during the summer as the manager/pitcher for the Kings County Civil Court softball team.