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...

You are reading it correctly, Bob.

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 ...

No! Once an injured or incapacitated player comes out of the game without a legitimate roster substitution, he/she cannot return to the game. His/her spot in the line-up can be passed over without penalty as long as all roster requirements are met. Most are like you, Bob. They see life as it is. A p...

Rule 4, Section 2L (the ADA rule) has no bearing on our league non-roster sub rules. SBA current league rules clearly state the following: Under no circumstances can a manager add a non-roster sub to the line-up once the game begins. You asked if a player with asthma needing to come out temporarily ...

2022 USA Softball Rule Changes with Comments NOTE: All changes below are EFFECTIVE January 1, 2022 unless otherwise noted –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Rule 3, Section 1D: Delete the sentence; Any attachment such as a molded finger grip, flare cone or c...

Career Statistics / Regular Season / 1995-2021 Career statistics for men's and coed league players from 1995-2021 (inclusive) have been formulated and are now posted on the website. You can access career stats from the Softball America Statistics page (link below). Softball America Statistics Caree...