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San Antonio Compardes Tournament

Monday, May 4th, 2009

From John Limon in Texas:

Hello softball fan’s first let me say Congratulations to The San Antonio Compardes and the Armijo Family . What a great weekend of softball and a well rounded Tournament. Great job!!! 16 Teams played in this years Tournament. Two from Monterrey Mexico, Two from El Paso ,and then you had teams from Austin , Houston , Killeen , Manor , San Antonio and a new bunch from Denton. good softball action all weekend long. Here’s how they finished.

1ST Place – BJ Monterrey Diamante Sports
2ND Place – Austin Jokers
3RD Place – El Paso Amigos
4TH Place – El Paso Steel

Next up Austin Texas May 23rd and 24th . Castro Concrete Men’s Fastball Tournament .

Teams all ready committed :

Host Teams: Austin Castro Concrete Jokers
Austin Castro Concrete Softball Club
Austin Bluejays
Austin Indians
Bryan/ College Station Longnecks
Denton Triple J Terminators
El Paso Amigos
Houston Apaches
Houston Diablos
Houston Geo – Per
Houston Sportsman
Killeen Merchants
Manor Dirt Bags
San Antonio Compardes
San Antonio Glo Worm

Hoping to hear back from : El Paso Steel
Monterrey A’s
Monterrey BJ Diamante Sports
San Antonio Titans

We are hoping for a Great weekend of Softball. Hope to hear from anyone else interested in coming. Deadline: Sunday May 17th

Thank You ,, your friend in softball

John Limon

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NAFA Northwest Super Regionals

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Stevens Field, in Olympia
July 25-26, 2009

Dead Line—July 13, 2009
3 Game Guarantee-NAFA Bracket
email : pat.bucknell@gmail.com
8 teams Class: AA, (A major), A

Winner of Regionals to receive World Series berth paid for
Top two teams receive berths to NAFA
ENTRY FEE: $325.00

Send Checks to:

Pat Bucknell, 2402 Abernethy Rd. NE, Olympia 98516

Make Checks out to Pat Bucknell

Registration:

Email: _____________________________________

Team name: ___________________________

Coach’s name:___________________________________

Phone: (h)__________________cell______________

Address & City _______________________________

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NAFA Wood Bat Spring Nationals – Grand Island NE

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Update: This notice was posted back in February, but has been bumped up to the front page as the event is just around the corner.


Click here for PDF Flyer.

NAFA Wood Bat Spring Nationals
May 9-10, 2009
Grand Island, Nebraska
Entry fee: $325 3-Game Guarantee

Tim Martin
NAFA Nebraska WoodBat Director
Phone: 308-641-1458
E-mail: tjm@ppl-usa.biz

Dave Parker
NAFA Rocky Mountain Commissioner Phone: 303-475-8142
E-mail: wyofastpitch@wyoming.com

Ballfields
Platte-Duetsche Society
1315 W Anna St.
Grand Island, NE 68801

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2nd Annual Yakima Invite

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

2nd Annual Yakima Invite

Gateway Complex, Yakima WA
Where: Corner of Maple St & Fair Ave
Right off the highway
When: SATURDAY May 16th & Sunday May 17th

Class: B/C Classification

Format: It will be a 4 GG, round robin play single elimination on Sunday. Rules will be given upon signup.

Cost: $325.00

Contact: Mark Seward

(509)388-1250
(509)972-0247
Amtramksew@q.com

Contact: Sam Karr

Cell:(509)945-0027
Fax(509)452-5120
sksells (at) msn.com

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49th Annual Seattle Invitational

Friday, March 27th, 2009

49th ANNUAL SEATTLE INVITATIONAL

Where: Kasch Park
Everett, WA
Class: ‘B’/’C’ Classifications
When: August 1-2, 2009
Format: 3 Game Round Robin – Saturday
Single Elimination – Sunday
All Teams Advance To The Championship Round
At least 5 Game Guarantee
Cost: $300
Contact: Charlie Bendock
(206) 524-0426 (H)
(206) 601-2720 (Cell)
cbendock@comcast.net

Editor’s note: How old were you when this one started?

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Mentor / Novice Tournament

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Cap tip: Here’s a group taking some concrete steps to develop the game. We encourage support of this novel idea.

Freeport Men’s Fast Pitch Mentor / Novice Tournament

Format: Date(s), August 1st & 2nd, 2009 – Double elimination -* Progressive pay

Cost: Entry = $120.00 +* Progressive pay (Entry fee due 10 days prior to tournament date)

* Above entry fee guarantees team two games, after which advancing teams pay $25.00/game to

continue play in the tournament (umpire fees), maximum pay per team will be $220.00

Contact: Rich Kunde – 616-765-5338, e-mail – ra1kunde@yahoo.com

P.O. Box # 101, Freeport, MI 49325-0101

DEFINITIONS:

Mentor / Novice Play – A competitive format designed to develop new pitching and/or players.

(Open roster)

Mentor Pitcher – An experienced pitcher willing to advise and develop new pitching.

(Open to all classifications)

Novice Pitcher – One in pursuit of skill and confidence to compete in league or state level play.

a.) As the primary pitcher, never championed in League or Tournament Fast Pitch.

b.) As a primary pitcher, never won a game at any state class or level of Fast Pitch.

(“Novice Pitchers” must be submitted with entry confirmation for review)

RULES: A.S.A. except for the following.

1 – Novice pitcher must throw to 3 batters per inning.

2 – Teams may have more than one novice or mentor pitcher.

3 – Everybody bats, free substitution, batting order stays same.

4 – Limit of 3 runs per inning except for walk off hits of any kind.

a.) This includes singles, doubles, triples, home runs.

b.) A batters hit with two (2) outs or less, must be played through until play ends, time

out is called or three (3) outs are recorded.

Example: Two (2) runs have scored, bases loaded with two out. A single is hit and

scores two runs lacking an out being recorded and play ends. Result: Two

outs, the team batting has scored four runs in their at bat, inning ends.

5 – In a last inning, be it the 7th inning or by time limit, visiting & home team will be allowed

unlimited runs. (This allows both teams an opportunity to win the game.)

6 – No A.S.A “game ending runs ahead rule in Mentor/Novice play.

7 – In any event a team cannot field a “novice pitcher” (injury, unavailable, no volunteer, etc.), a mentor pitcher” may start the inning. However, the batting team places runners on base, beginning at first, for each batter that a novice pitcher did not pitch to. (This rule is intended to prevent “faked injury” and allow a game to continue.)

8 – Home team will be determined by flip of coin and considered the “official score book”.

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Field Dedication at Springfield MO

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Facility to Host ASA 40-and-over Nationals in 2009

From the News-Leader, Springfield MO

Updated Killian Softball Complex dedication to be held Saturday

The Springfield-Greene County Park Board will hold a dedication ceremony at 4:15 p.m., Saturday for improvements at the Killian Sports Complex, 2141 E. Pythian St.

Project highlights consist of new site utilities, irrigation to fields, paint, new scoreboards and a public admissions facility at the entrance.

The highlight of the improvements is the Killian Softball Stadium, which also has been completed at the site. Its features include home and visitor’s locker rooms, public restrooms, coaches’ room, training and ticket sales rooms, stadium chair-back and bleacher seating, press box, dugouts, backstop, bullpens, scoreboard, field lighting, fencing, asphalt and concrete walks.

The stadium and five other fields make up the six-field complex. The stadium features an upgrade to 1,080 infield seats, 523 of which are chairback.

Killian Stadium becomes the new home for the Missouri State University softball team, with home games and practices played at the facility.

Activities during the stadium’s inaugural weekend will include the NCAA Division I All-Missouri Classic softball tournament Friday-Sunday, featuring Missouri State, Saint Louis, Southeast Missouri State, the University of Missouri and University of Missouri-Kansas City. MSU will participate during the Saturday dedication by featuring more than two dozen former alumni and a first pitch ceremony by university officials.

“We’re continuing the more than 70-year legacy of softball in our community by maintaining and updating the Killian Sports Complex, a facility that has been a part of that rich tradition since 1994, when the Park Board acquired the property” Parks Director Jodie Adams said. “Not only have the grounds been used by local players for more than 25 years, but we also currently use them to host a number of state and national tournaments. The improvements will continue and increase our likelihood of bringing in those types of games, adding to the quality of recreation and athletics in the community, and bringing a significant economic impact to the area.”

In 2009, the facility will host the Missouri Amateur Softball Association Adult Slow Pitch State Championships, the ASA Men’s 40 & Over Fast Pitch National and ASA Women’s “C” West Slow Pitch National.



(click logo for tournament details at official ASA website)

Editor’s note: It’s great to see the town of Springfield Missouri improving their facility and hosting this year’s 40-and-over Masters National. This year’s tournament will be the first time in 3 years that the ASA has held the 40-and-over nationals, cancelling in 2007 and 2008 due to “lack of interest”. The last time it was held was in 2006 in Portland, Oregon.

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2009 Red Rock at Carson City Cancelled

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

From the Red Rock Tournament Committee:

2009 RED ROCK at CARSON CITY – CANCELLED

To Fastpitch Players, Teams and Fans:

We regret to announce that the 2009 Red Rock at Carson City Tournament has been cancelled.

While many teams and players expressed interest in the tournament, we did not receive a sufficient number of paid entries by the March 1, 2009 deadline to proceed. In most other years, the tournament hosted 16 teams, with 12 as the target minimum for this year.

Based on the feedback from teams and players, it appears that the state of the economy is affecting everyone personally and that includes the teams and their sponsors. The factors contributing to the cancellation of the 2009 Red Rock at Carson City tournament included:

1. Cessation of operations for 2 Canadian teams and 6 US teams from last year’s ISC World Tournament.
2. Team budget cutbacks of 30%-50% because of the economy and that they had to look to cut back this year. A number of teams advised that they chose to cutback on early season tournaments to save money.
3. Even when teams have the budget to come, some of their players are cutting back on travel weekends due to concern about their job and work attendance, mainly because of all the recent cutbacks and layoffs.
4. Many unfunded or under-funded teams, with most players paying their own expenses, have decided to cut back on travel to conserve money for a trip or two later in the season and to attend ISC World Tournament, the ISC II Tournament of Champions or other major events.
5. To give advance notice to Carson City, allowing them an opportunity to replace Red Rock this year with another tournament in a different class of play.

In addition to economic reasons, we were also informed that with the ISF World Championships in Saskatoon in July, some teams were not beginning play until after that tournament, and therefore, would not be attending early season events.

Your 2009 Red Rock at Carson City Tournament committee made the decision to cancel the 2009 tournament at the March 1st deadline so as not to cause problems with many of the teams prepared to participate and having to purchase airfares.

While we are disappointed, as teams, players and fans may be, we are optimistic that the tournament will be held in the future, so please keep us on your radar, and reserve that first weekend in May.

We will consult with all team prior to 2010, so be sure to watch for future announcements.

Have a great season!

Red Rock at Carson City
Tournament Committee

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Panteras top Colton for Valentine Tournament Crown

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Host Panteras Capture First SCIFL Tournament of 2009 Season


(Click logo for official SCIFL website)
Panteras St. Valentine Tournament

From the SCIFL website:

The St. Valentine’s tournament is in the books and the Panteras have taken the first championship of the season with a 12-0 victory over the Colton Dirt Bags. The Panteras beat the Silverhawks 5-2 in their semi-final game while the Dirt Bags beat the Long Beach Black Sox. More information to follow shortly shortly…

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Boulevard Lounge Tournament – Midland, MI

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Midland, MI

The Explorers and their Booster Club are pleased to announce that the Boulevard Lounge will once again be the title sponsor of the June 12th – 14th tournament at Emerson Park in Midland.

The support that Scott Dexter and his staff have given to the team over the years as a sponsor of the tournament and great advocate of softball in Midland is greatly appreciated.

In 2009, the tournament will once again be an ISC World Tournament and ISC II Tournament of Champions qualifier. Any interested teams can contact me for details.

Kyle Beane
kbeane8@yahoo.com

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