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PLYMOUTH &#8212; From behind the chain link fence Jean Hornick rooted for her team which was getting walloped on the Ash Diamond softball field.She didn&#8217;t know the score, but it didn&#8217;t matter. Hornick, her husband Matt and their kids fielded a team to play in a fundraiser for another family that lost everything in a house fire in March.Hornick had seen the postings on Facebook about the game for Ed and Nicole Davis and their three children. The cost per player was $10 and all proceeds would go to the family.&#8220;I said, &#8216;Let&#8217;s raise some money,&#8217;&#8221; Hornick said.Her two daughters Theresa, who was pitching, and Samm, who was on third base, went to Wyoming Valley West high school and played softball with Kersti Hughes one of the fire victims.Neither Monica Thomas nor her son Kenny had any connection to the family.Kenny Thomas, 29, heard about the March 26 fire and wanted to do something, so he came up with the idea of the softball game.&#8220;I just pictured if it was my family you&#8217;d want people to help,&#8221; he said.About a month ago his mother began posting on Facebook, and the benefit took shape.&#8220;There wasn&#8217;t a post that someone didn&#8217;t comment, &#8216;Count me in,&#8217;&#8221; Monica Thomas said.They had weekly meetings and the donations mounted from DJs, and for baked goods and basket raffles and from That Bounce Place which provided an inflatable bounce house, a popcorn machine and complimentary tickets to the Wilkes-Barre Township venue. Six teams signed up to play, too.The response reinforced Thomas&#8217; belief that people will help those in need. She also wanted to let others know that her hometown stepped up. &#8220;We want people to see Plymouth is good,&#8221; she said.Lindsey Stewart, sister of Ed Davis, saw the postings and got involved.&#8220;It&#8217;s awesome that strangers are willing to help strangers,&#8221; said Stewart, 30, of Swoyersville.Rick Newell and Mike Rossi planned to fill some of the DJ duties for the day. But when the other DJ had to cancel Newell, who goes by TruBlu, and Rossi, aka XM Mikey, offered to play for the whole day.&#8220;My heart goes out to the family. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;re here,&#8221; Newell said.Back at game Hornick searched for a name for the team.&#8220;How about Hornicks&#8217; Hornets?&#8221; asked her husband.It failed to catch on and they ran back out to play.Hornick kept up her chatter and cheering, settling on an easy to remember team name.&#8220;Nice game Hornicks,&#8221; she yelled.

Plymouth softball fundraiser a home run for fire victims