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| March 6, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: SSUSA's ALOHA BOWL 2024 • DRAFT Game Schedules & Brackets SESSION #2 (FRIDAY ONLY) REVISIONS • All divisions of play have had changes made to the Friday schedules ... The adjacent fields for the Men's 60-AAA and Women's Division will not be available due to water distribution system issue that makes them unavailable for play ... The 60-AAA was merged into the main quad, under shortened games times (55 min. + Open inn.) for seeding (only) games ... The Women's Division has been moved to the Makai Softball Field, where they will play their seeding round before returning to the Patsy T. Mink Softball Complex to begin bracket play Friday evening ... Friday bracket games will all be 65 min. + Open inning ... The changes have been posted and show a revision date of 03/06/2024 ... Saturday and Sunday play is currently unchanged from the original schedules ... Good luck everyone ... |
| March 4, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: roster exemption A "roster exemption" is a circumstance/request that a manager would like to have granted so he can add a player to his roster who would not otherwise be eligible to be added if the eligibility procedures/rules were strictly followed as written ... |
| March 4, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: roster exemption Which roster exemption rule? ... "What are you trying to accomplish?" might be a better place to start ... Thanks ... |
| March 2, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Music City lb16 ... [D] All of the Above ◄ These items are usually available after the passage of the entry deadline, in this case 03/04/24 ... Late Monday or (more likely) Tuesday will be disclosure day ... Good luck! |
| Feb. 27, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Home runs allowed The HR numbers you listed are accurate and current for Men's 50+ through 70+, and for Women's 40+ through 55+ divisions ... It's been that structure since the 2013 Season (11 years) ... Men's 75+ and up and Women's 60+ and up divisions are "Open" and unlimited ... Men's 40-Masters have separate HR limits @ Major+ = 10 • Major = 8 • AAA = 6 (all with DBO's for excess HR's) |
| Feb. 27, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Aloha Bowl - 4 Strong Utility Players Looking to be picked up These players are seeking to play with a Women's team for the Aloha Bowl ... |
| Feb. 24, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: SSUSA's ALOHA BOWL 2024 • DRAFT Game Schedules & Brackets DRAFT Game Schedules and Brackets for the SSUSA's Aloha Bowl Qualifier 2024 in Waipahu, HI, 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" when play commences ... The Master Planning Grid and Participating Teams List have also been posted ... Good luck to all! DRAFT Game Schedules & Brackets (PDF's)• Men's: 50's thru 60's | 65's thru 75's • 40-Masters: Men & Women (All) • Complete: All Ages & Divisions [15 page file] Tournament Administration (PDF's)• Master Games & Field Grid: Aloha Bowl 2024 • Participating Teams List: Aloha Bowl 2024 |
| Feb. 22, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: aloha bowl We have cleared (added) two additional teams from "wait-list" to "participating" status, bringing the total teams to 43 ... Good luck, everyone! ... |
| Feb. 13, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Latest E-newsletter H² ... Not yet, but it was sent to an email inbox very near you last Wednesday ... It'll post to the Newsletter archive shortly when Nic gets to it ... |
| Feb. 13, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Neighboring States Rules Hawaii's "bordering states" are California, Oregon and Washington ... The complete list of bordering United States (+ Guam) and Canadian Provinces appears on pages 82-83 of the Official SSUSA Rulebook ... The Canadian bordering province rules are also described in Rulebook §13.1(3)D.4 on page 65 ... The SSUSA Rulebook is available electronically on this website and from the SSUSA office for a hard copy at a nominal fee to cover shipping ... Many answers to questions you are asking are readily available therein ... Good luck ... |
| Feb. 13, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batters Box Rule Change nails ... YES ... See Rulebook §7.3 A. on page 41 ... |
| Feb. 12, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Neighboring States Rules YES ... California's "bordering states" are Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada and Oregon ... |
| Feb. 8, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: St George, UT in Oct. 2024 St. George October = Huntsman Senior Games (Great event, but nothing to do with Senior Softball USA) |
| Feb. 8, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: When the ball reaches the plate Randall ... The answer is: When the ball breaks the vertical plane of the front edge of the home plate/strike mat. To add an additional criteria of "..when the ball lands on the plate or the area around it.." is something that may or may not occur if, for instance, the ball is put in play by being batted. Any other approach probably results in too many nits being picked! |
| Feb. 7, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Women's softball Discussion: I'd card Mary Kay ... Your five-year player card shows you are eligible for the 65+ age division ... It was issued on 11/19/2023 and sent to you either electronically (by default) or a physical card (if you specifically requested one) the next day, ... Either way, you're "good to go" for the next five seasons through 2028 and there's no need for annual re-issuance of your card ... Good luck and have fun! |
| Feb. 6, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Player releases Jeffrey97701 & 9 ball • You are both correct so long as the exception is arranged in advance of the tournament ... The call to the Sacramento Home Office at (916) 326.5303 takes very little time, will confirm your eligibility for the one-time-per-season exception and protects your roster interests later in the year ... |
| Feb. 4, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Player releases 9 ball ... The answer we provided above is based on the general rule that prohibits simultaneous double-rostering in the same age group ... Regarding your hypothetical fact pattern of playing in two separate age divisions, please see Rulebook §4.2(6) • PLAYING IN TWO AGE DIVISIONS (on Page 23) ... Players who participate across two age groups, subject, of course, to being otherwise eligible as to residency and player experience rating history, is a fairly common occurrence ... Please call the Sacramento Home Office at (916) 326.5303 during normal business hours in the Pacific time zone if you have additional questions or concerns ... |
| Feb. 4, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Courtesy runners Courtesy runner(s) from home to first base have never been permitted by rule in SSUSA sanctioned tournament play ... |
| Feb. 3, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Player releases 9 ball ... No player is permitted to be on two rosters at the same time in the same age group ... So NO, the player would be "illegal" on team "B" without a prior release from team "A" (or an exception - see below) ... If it happens, it is almost always the result of a combination of [1] intentional disregard of the roster rules by manager "B", [2] intentional disregard of the roster rules by the player failing to inform manager "B" that he is already on the team "A" roster, or [3] our office "missed it" if this is an event where we are checking and approving rosters in advance ... We do allow plyers a "one-time" exception each Season to assist teams who may have a case of "the shorts" for a specific event ... That exception request must be made in writing in advance, and is limited to one time per Season per player ... Hope this helps ... |
| Feb. 3, 2024 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: aloha bowl YES ... Still two weeks to go until the stated entry deadline, and nearly 30 teams entered to date ... |
