Some 2nd Infantry Division soldiers spent their holiday weekend attempting to set a softball world record:

With his Warriors softball team down about 170 runs, Army Pfc. Jeff Foster did not expect anyone to put too much effort into mounting a comeback.

“No one’s going hard,” he said at about the halfway point of the 2nd Infantry Division’s attempt to break the world record for the longest continuous softball game. “At this point, everyone’s tired. Everyone’s jogging to first. Nobody’s arguing who’s safe and who’s out.

“I’m thinking, ‘Let’s get this time over with.’”

Clearly this was a situation where it was not whether you won or lost, but how long you played the game.

When the game ended Saturday afternoon after 100 hours and 452 innings, the final score was Tomahawks 1,160; Warriors 1,104. All but one of the 36 players who started the game managed to finish, playing through a couple of rain storms and a few minor injuries.

More importantly to those involved, a video of the entire game and the notarized signatures of witnesses will now be forwarded to England so the feat will be noted in the next edition of the Guinness World Records book. Organizers had to pay a $500 application fee to get their attempt reviewed for authenticity and inclusion in the book.  [Stars & Stripes]

It looks like all these soldiers had fun and it is a better way to spend the weekend than getting drunk and stupid in the ville.