NOVEMBER 13 2007 UPDATE
COMMITMENTS
Kristina Demello has signed with Youngstown State University. She played for the Spokane Sliders Gold last summer and currently is with Miami Dade Junior College. She is a pitcher and a 2007 Grad. She will attend Youngstown next year.
Emma Holden 2008 West Bay Nuggets Gold Pitcher has committed to California Baptist University
Jillian Spink (2008) 3B/1B Mizuno All American Gold-Tourville has signed with
Toledo University.
Amanda Sadowl 2008 Pitcher, Horsham, PA, TNT, Verbal to Mount Saint Mary's
Megan Coletta 2009 3B/SS So Cal Wicked has committed to Ohio State.
Stefanie Carramusa, '09 SS/2B, Arizona Hotshots Gold - Gatti Committed to the University of New Mexico
Rachael Matreale, '08 P/1B, New Jersey Mystics Gold verballed to Rider University, NJ.
ASA/USA SOFTBALL NATIONAL COACHES SCHOOL
The school will feature Mike Candrea, the US Olympic Coach and USA National Team Coaches. The school will be held January 25-27, 2008, at Osbourn Park High School, 8909 Euclid Avenue, Manassas VA 20111.
For more information: contact Andy Dooley 540-587-6844 or email: pvasa@verison .net. The web site is: http://www.piedmontvaasa.org/ The evemt is sponsored by USA Softball, Piedmont VA ASA, and Maryland-DC ASA.
WHAT THE COUNCIL DID – AND DID NOT DO
As SPY readers know, the ASA Council at its annual meeting last week reorganized Gold into the existing territorial format, which necessitated moving some regions from their former sector alignments. Article 515 remains virtually intact; simply substitute the word “territory” for “sector.” Thus teams may enter other sector tournaments.
ASA made the necessary change in pitching distance for 18A – to 43 feet – but retained the 40ft distance for 16A and 18B.
Sometimes, what the Council didn’t approve is as significant as the changes. Rejected were proposals to use metal cleats; to allow teams to enter other regional tournaments; to re-establish the four returning berths in Gold (but keeping two returning berths in 18A. Also rejected were two proposals (which SPY agrees would have been unworkable) to require all the territorial tournaments to be held the first three weeks in July, and to require all Gold regional tournaments to be held the last two weeks in June. The Council also rejected a proposal which would have banned first-year college players from JO competition.
SPY will publish territorial and regional tournament dates and sites when available.
Seventh Annual Julie Reitan Memorial Fall Fiesta Showcase
Sunday
scores
NM Nemesis 1 Scramblers 11
Ca 3rd Degree 10 Az Cats 9
Wa Kent Rebels 6 Az Desert Thunder 9
Ca 3rd Degree 5 Az Roadrunners 4
Ca Strike Force 4 Az Cats 14
Nm Nemesis 4 Az Elite 8
Az Roadrunners 2 Az Desert Thunder 14
Wa Kent Rebels 6 Scramblers 4
Ca Strike Force 2 Az Elite 7
Az Roadrunners 5 Scrambler 6
Suncats 5 Desert Cobras 9
Yuma Wicked 5 Az Cats 6
Desert Heat 3 Marana Storm 3
Suncats 9 Yuma Wicked 5
Marana Storm 1 Desert Cobras 4
Knockouts 9 Az Cats 5
Desert Heat 0 Az Cats 13
Knockouts 15 Desert Cobras 0
NOTRE DAME’S TICKET RAFFLE
Softball
Raffle: Two Weeks Left To Win Football Tickets And Irish Memorabilia; Proceeds
help defray costs of team¹s fall break tour and competition in Italy.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. Only two weeks remain in the University of Notre Dame
softball team¹s fall raffle. The raffle has been held throughout the football
season in an effort to help fund the team¹s trip to Italy this past fall break.
The grand prize winner will receive two tickets to the football team's 2008 game
against Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass., along with hotel, airfare and
travel accommodations.Tickets can be purchased outside the Hammes Bookstore on
Notre Dame's campus on Friday, Nov. 16. Mail-in forms can be found in the
softball section of
und.com.Tickets are $5 each and six can be purchased for $25.
Head coach Deanna Gumpf and her squad trekked through Italy from Oct. 19-28,
while making stops in Rome, Florence and Venice. The team traveled to the
town of Forli (near San Marino) and battled against a compilation of players
from the professional Italian softball league and members of the Italian
national team.
Additional raffle prizes include:
Brady Quinn memorabilia bundle autographed football and Cleveland Browns
apparel
Authentic Irish sports photography 8¹ x 4¹ Celtic Irish cutout of Notre
Dame athletes in action, courtesy of Mike Bennett (Lighthouse Imaging);
framed and matted collage of legendary Irish football coaches
Lou Holtz autograph package includes signed helmet and books (Winning
Everyday and Wins, Losses and Lessons)
Authentic adidas jersey package official game jerseys from football, men¹s
basketball, hockey, and baseball teams.
What? No Charlie Weiss autographed photos? They could become as scarce as Notre Dame football victories.