From the Dugout: A Special Thank You

May 1, 2020

By Terry Hennessy
SSUSA CEO

In Senior Softball, it is not at all unusual to compliment a competitor on a good play or timely hit.

Not so much in business.

But these are not normal times. One of the positive pieces of news, as you can see in the top story of this Newsletter, is that all eight national softball organizations have set aside our normal competitive natures to come together for the good of the sport.

The Senior Softball Summit had not met for a decade and the person responsible for getting the Summit back together – Bobby Graham, the assistant executive director of SPA -- deserves all of our thanks.

Bobby’s goal was to provide the national softball organizations with a method to communicate and address the pandemic and other issues that affect the sport.

Each of the national organizations has their own rules and believes that they are providing the best venue for senior teams to play.  That is not only natural, but this competition helps improve the sport.

There are times, however, when it is imperative for competitors to work together for the common good.  This is one of those times.

Bobby Graham recognized the moment and acted on it.

A Welcome Bit of Sunshine

All of us at SSUSA would like to thank the players and teams for the many emails letting us know how much they appreciate our efforts to get the sport re-opened.

We deeply appreciate the emails -- and your understanding of the very fluid nature of this pandemic’s effect on different parts of the nation.

Please know that we remain committed to re-opening the sport in every area of the country – for both senior tournaments and senior leagues – as soon as possible and in the safest possible way.

Thank you.

Terry Hennessy is the chief executive officer of Senior Softball USA and can be reached at terryh@seniorsoftball.com.

NSSHOF Classes of 2019 and 2020

The National Senior Softball Hall of Fame (NSSHOF) has selected its joint classes of 2019 and 2020.

As soon as the newest inductees of the NSSHOF have been notified, we will publish the names in the Summer Edition of SSUSA News.