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| June 9, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Land of Enchantment 2026 For the inquiring minds contingent, we did NOT add a second field location for the Land of Enchantment in Albuquerque ... These are the SAME TWO locations we used last year ... In 2025, the Men's 60-AAA and 60-AA played at the Tingley Field complex, and this year it will be the Men's 50-AAA and 55-AAA ... Everyone else, both Men and Women, will play at the Los Altos Softball Complex ... The two facilities are less than 10 miles apart, with an estimated drive time of 15± minutes ... Good luck! |
| June 3, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Rock "n" Reno final bracket results Session 2 SSteve ... The Staff member who does that process is out this week on a personal/family matter and will be returning Monday ... I suspect you're maybe a week out on seeing them if you can handle that delay ... |
| June 2, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Carson City Calamity Mike & Robo ... Any time Mother Nature enters an event (BTW, she never pays an entry fee!), the challenge becomes how to deal with her impact on the schedule ... The Carson City Parks & Recreation folks worked their tails off so we could play at all there after they realized they weren't going to be able to meet their construction completion target date ... Our experience is that most players prefer shortened format games over NO games ... The alternative is to convert to a single elimination format, or some simple modified round robin that hardly anyone likes ... It wouldn't be tough stretch to infer from your comments that you may believe NOT playing was a better alternative ... We respectfully disagree ... There were ZERO open game slots at other than end of nightly last game over the nine days ... We believe we provided the only viable alternative to canceling the divisions scheduled in Carson City ... I wouldn't do it any differently if faced with the same circumstances again ... |
| May 28, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Eligibility Raul ... You didn't mention any age group and your relevant player history is all 60-AAA ... But I'm glad you talked to Tiffany in Sacramento and got it all worked out to your satisfaction ... Good luck this Season! ... |
| May 24, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Eligibility Raul ... A quick review of your player history indicates that you were on the roster for FOUR events so far in this 2026 season ... The office personnel will pull the rosters for those events to determine if you checked in and will also pull game cards to see if you played ... When the tourney director sends back the paperwork, we remove anyone from the roster who didn't check in and the electronic roster and player histories update ... Your electronic player history is somewhat inconsistent with your statements, so we'll have to look into it ... Running Late 60s Men's 60, AAA • WINTER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026 Roster Event) • Gold Glove Spectacular • Spring Training Classic I • SOUTHWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| May 24, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Eligibility FTP ... You should call the Sacramento office @ (916) 326.5303 during normal business hours in the Pacific time zone and ask for an eligibility specialist ... You may be on a team's "Master Roster", but until you [1] check in and [2] play in an event for that team, you do not require a release to join another team in the same age division ... The people in the SSUSA office can confirm the accuracy of the facts you state and can help you ... Good luck! |
| May 21, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Defensive player kicking the ball for an out You have an OUT ... There is no prohibition about a "kick save" as an assist for the putout ... |
| May 19, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Back foot out rule B.J. ... We actually agree on something here! ... Every single player who has ever come to bat in MLB for over 150 years has managed to stay within the confines of the batter's box through the process of hitting the ball ... Apparently, that's an unreasonable rule demand for our players ... Ha! |
| May 18, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Rock-N-Reno: Centennial Park in Carson City Lefty_22, it's all about numbers of teams in divisions and I didn't have a lot of options ... There were three potential divisions that might have fit ... I eliminated the Women's division from consideration because of [1] the logistics issue with several women players playing during the same session with their spouses also playing in Reno/Sparks and [2] wanting the women all in one city because of female division umpires working and lodging together ... The Men's 40-AAA were excluded [1] because of the HR ball traffic hazard they present to traffic using Heritage Way to access the golf course and/or tennis center and [2] because they played at BOTH Centennial and in Reno/Sparks last year, not exactly an ideal commuting structure ... That left the 60-Silver Division ... Yes, they played there last year, and no I don't like to do that ... Of the 18 teams in that Division in 2025, only six of those are making a repeat appearance in 2026, and that doesn't seem so severe ... So, I sense you're not happy with your field assignment ... Respectfully, I'm not either, but it was the best option I had when it came to decision time ... Good luck! ... |
| May 16, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Schedule for 60 teams at Rock & Reno As soon as I finish writing the schedule for the Session #3 set of divisions, you'll see it here first! ... S3 also includes the Men's & Women's 40+ Masters Divisions ... Good luck! ... |
| May 15, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Home run amount Macten ... When the 40-Masters division was created (2000±), it was the players' first exposure to being able to use "senior bats", resulting in them hitting more HR's than they usually did with the allowed bats in the younger men's associations ... Allowing a couple more HR's for them seemed logical and has stayed pretty much constant over the years ... When they reach the formal "senior" age at 50+, the limits reduced slightly and remain consistent through age 70+ ... Thereafter, the HRs are "Open" (and rare) ... |
| May 15, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: 8.4(10) - When Runners are Entitled to Advance ^^ AGREED ^^ |
| May 9, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: underage players for 75's The rule has been unchanged for MANY years ... "Men's 75+ age division teams may draw up to five underage players, all of whom must be 74 year olds. |
| May 9, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Reno fields by age LC7 ... "Will anyone be playing in Carson City this year?" ... YES, the following divisions will be scheduled in Carson City on Fields #1-2 at Centennial Park ... • SESSION #1 • UPDATE • Men's 50-AAA MAY be playing at Reno/Sparks • SESSION #2 • Men's 70-AAA (13 teams) • SESSION #3 • Men's 60-Silver (11 teams) ALL other divisions will play in Reno/Sparks at Reno Softball Complex at Rancho San Rafael and/or Golden Eagle Regional Park ... We will NOT be using Shadow Mountain Park because those fields do not meet the minimum standards for a tournament quality venue ... |
| May 8, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Atlantic Coast Championship Schedule "..Major Plus at any age level is extremely competitive.. <<== We totally agree with you dndturf ... That's why we put all four of the 50/55-Major+ together in the same self-contained division ... You all get to play YOUR Major+ rules for HR's and 7-run ½-innings at bat in EVERY game, and only ONE team has to give equalizer runs in the 50+ AND 55+ divisions ... That one team was going to be Deluxe Bakery no matter where we slotted you ... And we avoided every other 50-Major team complaining about how unfair it would be to have your team in their bracket ... This inescapable conclusion was a wise one when evaluated in the context of how many other teams would have been adversely affected ... Good luck next weekend! |
| May 5, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Major Player A player with qualifying experience at the Major level may not be added to a AA roster in the same age group ... It's all about the Rating Index numbers for both the player and the intended target team ... EXAMPLE: A player may "play down" one R/I point, such as from a 60-Major team (R/I=6) to a 55-AA (R/I=5), but is not eligible for a 60-AA (R/I=4) ... The rules for Men and Women are the same in this regard, but as a practical matter, there are no Women 50+ Seniors AA-rated teams ... They are rated either AAA or Major, with the only AA's being in the 40-Masters ... If this inquiry is something other than a general theoretical exercise and affects a specific person and circumstances, contact Sacramento and talk to an eligibility specialist ... Good luck! |
| May 4, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Slide or get out of the way magsdad ... I didn't address any potential additional issues because it wasn't clear to me whether or not the OP had made it clear if the first put out of the double play attempt had occurred ... I agree with B.J.'s analysis and speculative conclusions ... |
| May 4, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: This is a new one!!! This sounds a lot like Director anguish over schedule time slippage ... As a Director, I've seen it happen more than once! ... Simply, it's not a part of the SSUSA rules package ... At the Brickyard Classic in Indy a LONG time ago, I asked the Visitor manager if he could help me out after his team had put up about three touchdowns in the top of the open to go up by 25± runs ... The Home team just couldn't buy an out no matter how hard they tried, and everyone was ready for this one to end ... The Visitor manager called time, went to the ump and informed him quietly that the next two batters were going to intentionally step on the strike mat and make contact with the ball ... He wanted to give the ump the heads-up so he didn't miss ringing them both up ... We got out of the game that way, and it helped that the home team went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the open ... It was a rare and classy move I'll never forget ... |
| May 4, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Atlantic Coast Championship Schedule SGW ... On Friday, AST plays at 2:00 and 3:30 PM and Deluxe Bakery plays at 3:30 and 5:00 PM ... They are not in the same division and, accordingly, will not play each other ... Good luck and have fun! ... |
| May 4, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Atlantic Coast Championship Schedule What are the two teams? ... Thanks! ... |
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