OWASA hangs on to capture top seed in the American Conference. Finger Poppin’ gives it all, but comes up a point short. Both will meet in the post season beginning this Sunday at 8 pm. 2 Ps and a V take the National Conference in a hard fought seasonal battle. The Nines and PPB tie for the number 2 ...

Beginning this year, managers and league members will be required to pass an entrance exam before they will be eligible to take the field. Managers and league members alike are urged to take their time and read each question carefully. If need be, re-read the question multiple times. The correct ans...

Teams for Spring 2022 are listed below in alphabetical order by league. Division and/or conference breakdowns have yet to be finalized. If your team is NOT LISTED and you believe your team plans to return, now would be a good time to reach out to the league office with a team confirmation. There may...

Those of you looking to defray the cost of playing softball, or simply want to be able to afford to play more softball, consider working for the league in a variety of available capacities come 2022. The league might have openings for jobs such as groundskeeper, scorekeeper, journalist, statistician...

With one regular season week remaining, Finger Poppin and OWASA have the only shot for the American League post season. PPV, The Nines, 2 Ps and a V, and Pin Splitters will battle it out for the 2 National League post season spots. 2Ps and a V tops OWASA 4-3 and moves to within a point of the Nation...

Kevin Shinkunas will turn 52 this calendar year making him a male eddie.

Our league umpire meeting will be held on Sunday, March 20th, 1:00 pm at Palz Tap House in Huntingdon Valley. Curt Hensman will be in charge of the proceedings. Curt is Softball America's Umpire In Chief and recently appointed USA Softball District 15 Deputy Commissioner. If you are the least bit in...

With only 2 regular season weeks remaining, it’s crunch time for a lot of teams. Do or die! With their 5-2 win over Wu-Tang Forever, OWASA maintains a 5-point lead over Finger Poppin, a 13-point advantage over 7-10 Splits and 14-point margins over Two and a Half Men and Knuckle Deep in the American ...

Well, it doesn't look like we will have any more takers, so here are the answers for this year's addition of UMTC. 1. Runner on 2B, 1 out. Batter hits a towering pop-up to center field. In disgust, the batter throws his bat against the fence after leaving the batter's box on his way to 1B. The umpir...

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With more than 450 views, am I to believe only 3 people have enough nerve to be an umpire for a day? I find that hard to believe, especially when considering so many are so vocal when it comes to ASA and our local league rules. C'mon now, grow a pair and take a shot. Nobody has gotten them all right...

In conjunction with our league rules committee, determinations with respect to off-season rule proposals are as follows: DESIGNATED PITCHER The use of a Designated Pitcher was NOT approved by the rules committee for use in Softball America. The largest deterrent to adopting this rule was the safety ...

In #1, the batter walks toward the dugout, but does not leave the field of play.

A lot of league members think it's so easy being an umpire. Here is an opportunity for you to walk in an umpire's shoes. Unlike league umpires in real-time situations, you will have the luxury of time and the ability to look it up on Google. So many are too critical of league umpires throughout the ...

PPD bounces back with a 7-0 sweep of 2 Balls and a Doll to move within a point of the National top spot. Pat Foulke carries PPB with a 35-over 141. The Nines hang on to 1st place in the National by taking 5 of 7 from Knuckle Deep on a Stewart Smith 51-over 219. Justin Dunlap’s 39-over saves 2 for KD...

The Three Gorillaz top Two and a Half Men 5-2 on Keith Boyer’s 3 games over. OWASA regains American lead with a 5-2 win over Finger Poppin as Randy hurls a 62-over 204. Who Darted edges past Wu Tang Forever 4-3 on Linda Dart’s 3 games over. Knuckle Deep attempts a run to the American top with a 5-2 ...

Sorry the stats, standings and recaps are so late. I can only post them when I get them. This COVID crap has put a damper on the bowling center employee attendance. Thunderbird Lanes is doing the best they can with what they have to work with. There is one issue that needs to be addressed. Below is ...

The Softball America Year in Review magazine is now available online. The magazine was a team effort consisting of myself, Bill Shipe, Curtis Hensman and Keith Keppley. Collectively, we really hope you enjoy reading it. You can access the magazine here... https://www.cuttingedgesports.net/misc/sba.m...

Pin Splitters top Wu-Tang 5-2. Aside from a Sean P. 230, ho-hum bowling on both sides of the ball return. John Erb’s 60-over and Chad Johnson’s 41-over was all that Not Da Mama needed to best 2 Balls and a Doll 5-2. Manny Ortiz’s 3 games over was only good for 2 points for 2BAAD. Two and a Half Men ...

Week 5 Who Darted grabs 5 of 7 from a no-show 2 Balls and a Doll. Jake Wade 39-over 209 propels the Nines to a 5-2 win over a struggling Split Heads. Ryan Garges 75-over 255, Azaria Godshall 43-over 150, and Gavin Garges 61-over 196 leads Finger Poppin’ to a 5-point win over BLT. Lauren Wood fired ...