Memorial Day 1-Pitch Tournament / Spring 2023

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Memorial Day 1-Pitch Tournament / Spring 2023

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Player registration now open and underway. Click here to register...
http://www.cuttingedgesports.net/sbareg ... pitch.html



Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023
Rain Date: A rain date shall not be scheduled. If the tourney cannot be played on May 28th, it will not be played.

1st Game: 9:00 am (all games to be played at the Eureka Quarry Field)

Please note: This tournament is a wood bat affair. All core and all-star players will be required to use a wood softball bat - a single material wood softball bat without bamboo fillers or multi-piece construction. All male and female eddies may use any bat as set forth by Softball America’s regular season bat restriction policy.

Please DO NOT register for this tournament unless you are reasonably certain you will be able to attend. If, after registering for the tourney, you find you cannot attend, please be considerate enough to manager tandems and those on the alternate list to notify the league office as soon as humanly possible.

Cost: $15.00/player (2 games guaranteed)

This is a 1-day coed softball event. Eight teams will be formed entirely through a draft system based on individual player statistics. The 8 teams will then compete for the 1-pitch title. Each batter receives 1 pitch. If the pitch is fouled off, swung at and missed, or hits the mat behind home plate, the batter is struck out. If the pitch is a ball, the batter walks. The rest of the game is played in normal fashion. Winning teams will receive their choice of custom jackets or sweatshirts. Plaques and/or trophies will be awarded to the winning managers and tournament MVP's.

This is a great day of softball, fun, food and drink-- kind of like one big picnic where a softball game breaks out every 50 minutes. It's also a great way to meet other Softball America league members. Bring chairs, tents, coolers, and whatever else to make yourself comfortable. Make a day of it or come and go as you please.

Members will be listed in the body of the draft on a first come, first served basis. Entrants must be, or have been, a registered member of Softball America at some point in the past 25 years.*

*Due to the lack of female league member participation over the last few tournaments, female outsiders WILL be permitted to enter the tournament.

Along with 8 manager tandems (16 players), an additional 88 players can register to be drafted. Total players 104. The minimum number of eddies - 32 (24 female, 8 male)

Tournament play will follow ASA and SBA league rules with the following exceptions...

1. Each tandem will draft no less than 2 females BEFORE the 7th round.
2. Core/eddie walk rule WILL be observed. If a male player is walked with a female eddie behind him, the male player will be placed on 2B (credited with a base on balls) and the female eddie will bat. Unlike our league rule which needs 2 outs in the 5th, 6th, or 7th inning for the rule to kick in, this rule is in effect through the entire game.
3. 2nd foul ball courtesy for eddies will not be observed.
4. A 3-3-2 eddie rule will apply for this tournament - 3 eddies must be in the line-up, 3 eddies must play the field, 2 of the eddies in the line-up and field must be female.
5. All roster players must be in the batting line-up.
6. Batting line-ups must consist of 2 female eddies alternating with a male batter (core or male eddie) in the first 4 batting slots.

Please know it is entirely possible you could be drafted to a tandem or end up on a team with people you don't like. If that is something you won't be able to deal with, please don't sign up. And please don't be one of those people that signs up, gets on a team you don't like then makes an excuse to bail out. Remember, this is softball. It's all about having fun and nothing more.

Player registration now open and underway. Click here to register...
http://www.cuttingedgesports.net/sbareg ... pitch.html

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The player draft will be held Sunday, May 21st, 7:45 pm at the Quarry snack stand. Should inclement weather postpone the draft, we will run it on Monday, 6 pm at the Quarry.

Round by round draft order is as follows...

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Team match-ups and start times are as follows...

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Re: Memorial Day 1-Pitch Tournament / Spring 2023

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The Memorial Day 1-pitch tourney is a wood bat affair. All core and all-star players will be required to use a wood softball bat - a single material wood softball bat without bamboo fillers or multi-piece construction. All male and female eddies may use any bat as set forth by Softball America’s regular season bat restriction policy. It was listed as wood bat on the website, but a copy/paste error on my part posted the tourney as metal bat on the league message board. My apology for any confusion or inconvenience.
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Shawn Hines can no longer attend the tournament. Matt Bookheimer will replace Shawn in the body of the draft.
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Ben Razzi can no longer attend the 1-pitch tournament. Ian Cuozzo has replaced Ben in the body of the draft.
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Draft candidate statistics are now available. To access/download a copy of the draft candidate stat sheet, click the link below. The draft will be held Sunday, May 22nd, 7:00 pm at the Quarry ball field.

https://www.cuttingedgesports.net/onepi ... sp2023.pdf
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Due to injury, 1-pitch co-manager Shannon Clark (fe) can no longer attend the 1-pitch tournament. From the body of the draft, Katie O'Toole will move to co-manager of Team #2 and replace Shannon. Female eddie Heather DeLine will replace Kaitlyn in the body of the draft.
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Aidan Ramos can no longer attend the 1-pitch tournament. Trey Cuozzo has replaced Aidan in the body of the draft.
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Due to injury, John Erb can no longer attend the 1-pitch tournament. Co-manager Katie O'Toole is in the process of selecting someone from the body of the draft to co-manage with her. Additionally, Trey Cuozzo has been moved back to the alternate list. Apparently I miscalculated the total number of entrants. Draft candidates should total 88. I had 90 listed.
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John Schofield can no longer attend the 1-pitch tournament. Trey Cuozzo has replaced John in the body of the draft.
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Teams have been formed and we are ready to play. Hopefully we will see zero player defections. Now we need to pray for nice weather which at this point looks just ok-- not great, but not bad either

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The fundraiser for Anne and Dave is going well with over $8,000.00 donated on GoFundMe and a slew of donations to be raffled at the tourney. Tables will be set up in the open area behind the backstop. Everything will be raffled off at one shot which is slated to be between Games 6 and 7 (appx. 2 pm). We should meet or surpass our mark of 10K rather handily. Nice job SBA!

Don't forget the other good news. Dave Demko will be setting up a food tent with some of the most awesome egg sandwiches, pulled pork, and meatball subs you've ever tasted. Those that want drinks, hot dogs, ice cream, or snacks will go see Nancy at the snack stand.
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Due to injury, Linda Dart can no longer attend the tournament. Alternate Shawna Stecz will replace Linda on Team #2.
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Due to injury, Cody Runner can no longer attend the tournament. Alternate CJ Motts will replace Cody on Team #3.
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Pat Jacobucci can no longer attend the tournament. Alternate Chris Hoisington will replace Pat on Team #7.
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It is imperative the ball field grounds be left in good condition once the tournament is over. If not, we can all kiss the tournaments goodbye. The ball field owners (Eureka Quarry) will not hesitate to pull the plug on us should we violate the terms of our lease. Please keep that in mind when you pack up your stuff and leave at the end of the day.

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