A Brief History

For Officer Will Huddler, that timeless phrase proved to be very true. In December of 2004, Will tested the waters of the LVMPD to see what kind of appetite there was for a new, all LVMPD employee baseball team that would compete in the 2005 Police Olympics. The response was modest, but sufficient enough to take it to the next level and build a team.

As practices were scheduled and positions filled, it was apparent that there was much work to be done. Fortunately, there was some time.

The biggest hurdle that the team had to overcome was the fact that most of them have not played organized hard ball in as much as 15 years or more. However, there are players that kept in practice by playing in summer leagues, both baseball and softball. There was a lot of rust that needed to be gotten rid of and that takes time and practice.

The players made many personal sacrifices during the off-season to attend practices and used plenty of Icy Hot to combat the inevitable sore muscles and lactic acid. That hard work paid off when the players realized that the team was more that just a team-it was a squad. It wasn't very hard to name the team, either. The Metro Stars seemed to be very fitting for this squad.

Will realized that the 2005 Police Olympics would not be enough playing time, so the Metro Stars joined the Vegas Valley Baseball League in the 28 and over division for the 2005 Fall Season. With the best looking uniforms in the league, by far, the Metro Stars began their uncharted season in August, to include the Police Olympics. It was extremely tough, but, as LVMPD police officers always do, they adapted and overcame. (it should also be noted that one of the Stars' first competitive games was a charity baseball game to benefit the family of Officer Fredis Hernandez who died tragically in a motorcycle accident in June).

One thing is for sure, there is a lot of camaraderie, heart, and soul in the team and that is evidenced by the remarkable improvement in their game each weekend. The Stars began the season by having over 25 runs scored against them in the first two games with only 4 runs in response. As of September 18th, their current record in the Sunday 28 and over league is 2 wins, 3 losses and 1 tie with total runs scored of 67 and a team batting average of .380.

Being the inaugural year, there are many kinks to be worked out, but at the current pace, the Metro Stars will be a major contender in 2006!

At the helm of the Metro Stars is Officer Will Huddler, currently assigned to the Personnel Bureau and also a PFES Member. Assisting Will is Detective Noah Grimm of the Special Investigations Section and currently the Treasurer of the PFES.