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| Oct. 9, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: site to buy/sell used senior bats Princess ... We suggest (in fact, insist) that you refrain from "Buy/Sell" transactions here ... Our recommendation would be eBay, Craig's List and similar sites designed for that type of activity ... Thank you and good luck ... |
| Oct. 8, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Apologies if this was answered here somewhere, 2025 schedule? Asked and answered previously on Sept. 23 by SSUSA Staff __________ Generally, the next year's basic schedule is released by mid- to late-November ... When it's released, it will be here first ... |
| Oct. 7, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Winter Nationals Fort Myers We are monitoring the Hurricane Milton situation and have been in frequent contact with Lee County officials. Currently, The Lee County Complex is NOT in the Mandatory Evacuation "A" or "B" zones and N. Collier is south of the expected danger zone. If circumstances warrant a change, we will publish the contingency plan and advise the teams as soon as it's practical. That time has not yet occurred. |
| Oct. 6, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Rocky Mountain Championships We have every intention of returning to the Aurora Sports Complex in 2025 ... We haven't heard anything from them since we got a nice thank you note in August, so for now that one stays in the folder marked "Unsubstantiated and Likely False Rumors" ... |
| Oct. 4, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Add a 69 yr old player to 70 roster YES • (916) 326.5303 during normal business hours in the Pacific Time Zone ... Ask for the "Roster Dept." |
| Oct. 3, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Website comments Discussion: Snowbird application tscs000 ... There is a separate Snowbird application form (called: Snowbird Exemption Application) available from the FORMS page of this website ... From the menu bar above: FORMS > ALL FORMS > 6th one from top of page ... |
| Sept. 30, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Rankings The teams will be notified directly first by email, after which the "RATING" pages of this website will be updated ... |
| Sept. 29, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Rankings Probably in the next few weeks ... The move-ups from the World Championships are only a part of the ratings function ... There will be a full season-end review of all teams that will impact move-up's and down's ... |
| Sept. 29, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: When will Registration open for 2025 Season Sometime in the next couple of weeks ... The office staff and data folks will "roll the player database over" for next season sometime in that calendar window ... |
| Sept. 23, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 2025 events GMCinCOS ... Generally, the next year's basic schedule is released by mid- to late-November ... When it's released, it will be here first ... |
| Sept. 19, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: SSUSA's WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024 • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets SESSION #4 FACILITY CHANGE - MEN'S 50-AAA • The Thursday Hollywood Park Seeding Group (only) has been moved to Desert Breeze Park for the day ... All game times, field assignments and opponents remain unchanged ... The revision results in Desert Breeze now being fully utilized Thursday through Saturday and Hollywood will not be required for just a single day on Thursday ... Good luck everyone! |
| Sept. 15, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: SSUSA's WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024 • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets DRAFT Game Schedules and Brackets for SESSION #4 (Men's 50+ & Women's 50+ & 55+ Seniors Divisions) of the SSUSA's World Championships 2024 in Las Vegas & Henderson, NV, have been posted and are available from the links below and on the event's Tournament page ... As always, these DRAFT schedules are TENTATIVE, are subject to change and become final ONLY when released as "OFFICIAL" at the Manager's Meeting the evening before play commences ... The Master Planning Grid and the Participating Teams Lists have also been posted ... Good luck to all! DRAFT Game Schedules & Brackets (PDF's)• Men: 50's • Women: 50+ and 55+ Seniors Tournament Administration (PDF's)• Master Games & Field Grid: Session #4 • Participating Teams List: Session #4 |
| Sept. 15, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Bats Discussion: Bat Testing at Worlds AJC and outtashap3 ... You may have a terminology confusion issue ... What you are both describing is "bat inspection" by umpires to look for bats that may be cracked, and therefore, not to be used ... That's not the same thing as the "bat compression testing" Dbax referred to in his post ... That function occurred at all fields yesterday on a randomly selected teams' basis ... |
| Sept. 13, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 60 AAA Seeding / Hollywood Thanks, Steph ... Those brackets are available from the "DRAFT" Schedules & Brackets files above ... |
| Sept. 13, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 60 AAA Seeding / Shadow Rock Thanks, Steph ... Those brackets are available from the "DRAFT" Schedules & Brackets files above ... |
| Sept. 12, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: age requirements for 75+ and 80+ for 2025 NO ... We all "age up" on January 1st each year, like thoroughbred racehorses ... Your "Softball Age" is whatever you will attain in the current calendar year ... You're good to go ... |
| Sept. 11, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: SSUSA's WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024 • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets SESSION #2 REVISION • Due to the late withdrawal of the Mustangs 70's (CA), the Men's 70-AAA division was re-drafted to reflect a 22-team division ... Changes are online with an effective date of 09/11/2024 ... We apologize for any inconveniences, despite the fact that they were completely outside of our causation or control ... Good luck everyone! |
| Sept. 11, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: age requirements for 75+ and 80+ for 2025 See SSUSA Rulebook §13.2(4) • AGE ELIGIBILITY AND GROUPING on Page 68 B. Men’s 75+, 80+ and 85+ team roster composition age exceptions: 1. Men's 75+ age division teams may draw up to five underage players, all of whom must be 74 year olds. 2. Men’s 80+ age division teams may draw up to seven players aged 78 or 79, including not more than three 78 year olds. 3. Men's 85+ age division teams may draw up to ten players aged 83 or 84, including not more than five 83 year olds. |
| Sept. 9, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: rule covering hitting a bounced pitch Nothing ... The batter can't put a "dead ball" in play ... It's an additional "ball" in the count and the at-bat resumes as if nothing had happened ... Unless that's "ball four", in which case the batter is awarded first base on the walk ... |
| Sept. 9, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: SENIOR SOFTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024 • TENTATIVE Field Assignments The following are the TENTATIVE Field Assignments for SESSION #4 (Men's 50+, Women's 50+ & 55+ Seniors and International Co-Ed Divisions) of the 2024 Senior Softball World Championships in Las Vegas ... Please note that TENTATIVE means they are NOT FINAL and are SUBJECT TO CHANGE ... Final Field Assignments will be released simultaneous with the publication of the DRAFT Game Schedules and Brackets shortly ... SESSION #4 • Men's 50+, Women's 50+ & 55+ and International Co-Ed Divisions¤ Thursday thru Sunday September 26-29, 2024 ¤ • Men's 50-Major+ (10 teams) • Arroyo Grande Park [2023: Same] • Men's 50-Major (42) • Big League Dreams & Arroyo Grande [2023: HWD/SROC] • Men's 50-AAA (60) • Shadow Rock, Hollywood & Cheyenne Parks [2023: BLD/DBRZ/CHY] • Men's 50-AA (12) • Desert Breeze Park [2023: BLD] • Women's 50-Major (9) • Russell Rd. Recreation Complex [2023: Same] • Women's 50-AAA (11) • Desert Breeze Park [2023: SUN] • Women's 55-Gold (3) • Desert Breeze Park [2023: SUN] • International Co-Ed (10) • Arroyo Grande & Big League Dreams [2023: BLD] |
