{"id":25386,"date":"2015-02-15T18:44:16","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T02:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=25386"},"modified":"2015-02-15T18:59:15","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T02:59:15","slug":"midland-mi-to-host-2015-asa-national-championships-men-40-and-boys-18u-16u-14u-12u-10u-july-30th-aug-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=25386","title":{"rendered":"Midland MI to host 2015 ASA National Championships – Men 40+ and Boys 18U-16U-14U-12U-10U – July 30th-Aug 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Map<\/a>
Map courtesy of townmapsusa.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>Information courtesy of David Lach<\/em><\/p>\n

The Midland Explorer Booster Club (Midland, MI) has secured the bids for the 2015 ASA National Championships in MFP40+ (Men’s Fastpitch), MFP23U, and BFP (Boys Fastpitch) 18U-16U-14U-12U-10U. The tournaments will be held Thursday July 30th through Sunday Aug 2nd in Midland’s Emerson Park. By holding the Boys National Championships at the same time as the MFP40+ National Championship, we wanted to provide “fastpitch dads” an opportunity to spend a long weekend playing
\nadjacent to their sons in a National Championship. All the divisions promise to be very competitive.<\/p>\n

Starting in 2015, there is an ASA Code change which structures the
\nBoys National Championships as 4-game guarantees. Teams will draw 2
\npool play games which will determine seeding for a double elimination
\nchampionship bracket. This change only applies to the Boys divisions
\nas the MFP40+ and MFP23U divisions will utilize a single 3 game
\nguarantee elimination bracket.<\/p>\n

International players are allowed in the MFP40+ and MFP23U divisions,
\nbut they are not allowed in the Boys divisions. International teams
\nin the MFP40+ or MFP23U divisions must include at least 1 US player on
\ntheir roster. Please contact me if you manage an international team
\nand have an interest in attending as I can help guide your team
\nthrough the registration process. Also, MFP40+ and MFP23U teams that
\nare registered with the Canadian Amateur Softball Association are not
\nrequired to register separately with ASA for the National
\nChampionships. Finally, players eligible for the Boys National
\nChampionships (i.e. talented 18U players) are also eligible to play in
\nthe MFP23U National Championships during the same weekend.<\/p>\n

In mid-Michigan, we have an ambitious goal of organizing 3 local teams
\nfor each Boys division (down to 12U). We have nearly 10 coaches
\nidentified, already. Parents of boys who would like to play but do
\nnot have a team traveling to Midland are encouraged to contact Don
\nPetro (see below) to be connected with a coach\/team. We want to
\nprovide young American players an opportunity to play in a BFP
\nNational Championship – so don’t be shy, please contact us with
\nplayers that are interested.<\/p>\n

The Boys National Championships will begin on Thursday evening with
\nthe National Championship games planned for Saturday evening. The
\nMFP40+ and MFP23U divisions will start on Friday with the championship
\ngames on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Midland will also be hosting the 2016 ISF Jr Men’s World Championship
\n(late July 2016). We are excited to cheer on Team USA in a bid for
\ntheir first World Championship medal since 1985. Meanwhile, we also
\nlook forward to being gracious hosts to national teams from around the
\nworld. Traditionally, the ASA Boys National Championships have
\nprovided excellent exposure opportunities for boys interested in the
\nUSA Jr Men’s National team and their development program. Young men
\nwith 1997 and later birthdays are eligible for the 2016 USA Jr Men’s
\nNational team. The 2015 ASA Boys National Championships will surely
\nbe filled with strong ball-players aspiring to play for Team USA in
\n2016 or beyond.<\/p>\n

The MFP40+ National Championship will also provide opportunities for
\nformer or even current teammates to pull together for a fun weekend
\nand compete for a National Championship. The Midland Explorers plan
\nto field a MFP40+ team, while a number of other groups\/leagues from
\naround Michigan also plan on sending teams. Fields will be available
\non Thursday night for MFP40+ and MFP23U teams that are interested in
\nan exhibition game prior to the start of their tournaments on Friday.
\nPlease contact me at least 2 weeks prior to the tournament if you are
\ninterested in scheduling an exhibition game on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

The MFP23U National Championship will likely be the most competitive
\ndivision during the event. Nearly a dozen aspiring pitchers from
\naround Michigan are expected to toe the rubber for their local teams
\n(or combinations of teams from the same league). Meanwhile, talented
\nforeign players are expected to find room on teams competing for a
\nNational Championship.<\/p>\n

The host committee intends to use the 2015 ASA National Championships
\nas part of preparation for the 2016 ISF Jr. Men’s World Championship.
\nEmerson Park will be set to a festive atmosphere with food, beverage,
\nand more. Please send us a quick email if your team would like to be
\nincluded on the distribution list for additional information.<\/p>\n

David Lach
\nMidland Explorer Booster Club<\/p>\n

\n

Event(s): MFP 40+, MFP 23U, BFP18U-16U-14U-12U-10U National Championships
\nWhen: Thursday July 30th – Sunday Aug 2nd
\nLocation: Emerson Park (Midland, MI)
\nHost: Midland Explorer Booster Club
\nEntry Fee: $425 (MFP40+), $375 (MFP 23U), $325 (BFP 18U-16U-14U-12U-10U)
\nASA Rep: Jerry Hanson (jerryhanson(at)masasoftball.org)
\nTournament Director: Jim Volk (jkvolk(at)live.com)
\nHost Commitee Organizers:
\n– MFP40+: Kyle Beane (kbeane8(at)yahoo.com)
\n– MFP23U: David Lach (lachdavid(at)gmail.com)
\n– Boys Divisions: Don Petro (mrdpetro(at)aol.com)
\nQuestions: contact David Lach (810-623-2276 cell)
\nAdditional Information: please visit
\nhttp:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/Play-ASA\/ASA-National-Championships-and-Qualifiers\/2015-ASA-National-Championships<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Information courtesy of David Lach The Midland Explorer Booster Club (Midland, MI) has secured the bids for the 2015 ASA National Championships in MFP40+ (Men’s Fastpitch), MFP23U, and BFP (Boys Fastpitch) 18U-16U-14U-12U-10U. The tournaments will be held Thursday July 30th through Sunday Aug 2nd in Midland’s Emerson Park. By holding the Boys National Championships at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,14,23,27],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-25386","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-asa","8":"category-masters","9":"category-tournaments","10":"category-youth","11":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25386"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25389,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25386\/revisions\/25389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}