The December 2010 issue of ASA/USA Softball’s Quarterly magazine, “Balls and Strikes” is out. Click logo at left to view “E-zine” style, with slick page turning application.
Eagle eye readers will find a bit of men’s fastpitch news on page 14:
USA Men
Men’s Fast Pitch National Team returns in 2011
After a hiatus in 2010, USA Softball plans to field a Men’s Fast Pitch National Team again in 2011. The team will begin preparations for the 2013 ISF XII Men’s World Championships in New Zealand by participating in exhibitions and training camps this summer. Team USA finished fourth at the 2009 Worlds.
USA Jr. Men
USA Softball identifying junior men for National Team program
Following a successful development camp in August in Rolla, Mo., that included 39 athletes, the Men’s Fast Pitch National Team Selection Committee is beginning to identify age eligible athletes for the USA Softball Junior Men’s Fast Pitch National Team selection camps in June and July. The Junior Men’s National Team will play at the 2012 ISF IX Jr. Men’s World Championships in Parana, Argentina.
Cap tip to an anonymous poster at the Saskatoon Jr. D-back board. who notes:
Finally some news about the US Men’s Team. It’s interesting that the President of the ASA was in South Bend telling everyone that there would be a camp in November of 2010 and a qualifier in Venezuala in March of 2011 but nothing ever happened. At least they have some plans for the team.
See also pages 20-21 announcing Hall of Fame inductions for men’s fastpitch greats Rod Peterson (Farm Tavern, Madison WI), Brian Martie (Bloomington, IL*) and Tim Wahl (Grayland, WA).
An alert reader — and Illinois resident — pointed out that Brian Martie is actually from Bloomington Illinois, not Bloomington Indiana as stated in the ASA publication. We have corrected this post accordingly.
For earlier editions of “Balls and Strikes”, click here.