ARCHIVES 2003
Worth Cup Pools and Schedules
A Blessed Cure for Hemorrhoids
The Missing Report on Players Who Impressed Spy
at the Batbuster pre-Thanksgiving Clinic
OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY UNIV OF WASHINGTON
"COACH WILSON REASSIGNED"
TERESA WILSON OUT AT WASHINGTON
Copyrighted story from Seattle Times -- with preface by SPY
Includes both tour segments
Commitments
Aurora Bans College Players
Some Socko Pictures
A SPY Editorial
Softball player dies in tragic Florida accident
Auburn recruits slugging catcher from New Zealand; other commitments;
USA Softball on-line auction
other news
Press Release Only Covers 2 Drafts
No Information Released on Committed Players or
Results of Sunday Tryouts
Results of Elite and College Player Drafts
Coaches agree on 56-game limit
Exposure tournament sanctions defeated
Hall of Fame Inducts Graf, Jonker, Knierim
NFCA Convention Report
Commitments Galore!
Previously unreported scores; also corrections
A basket full of Commitments
More Commitments; Reader Poll on ASA Amendments
USA vs Japan, China
Another SPY attempt to master digital photography
Gordon's Panthers, Rage, Cruisers win brackets
Firecrackers & Batbusters Davis tie in other bracket
More Commitments
Saturday Results; Sunday Brackets
Dozens of Commitments
E T Colvin Acclaimed as President
ASA mandates face masks and safety bases
Obstruction rule redefined; Hall of Fame site for Gold approved
Class A restructuring deferred to February meeting
ISF World Championship in Beijing in 2006
Permanent Home for Gold
Commitments, Commitments, Commitments
Salinas CA Gets Gold
Commitments; Veterans Day
including Commitment notices from 11/9
SPY Magazine Volume 5 Is On-line
Commemorative Issue on Junior World Games
Essay: Why the USA Lost; Why Japan Won
More than a dozen pages of photographs
Remembering: The Rape of Nanking
Pools for Batbuster Tournament
Do You Want to Be on NBC's Fear Factor?
Commitments
The Rebel Flag and the Red Baron
Commitments
A Father-Daughter Story to Tug at Your Heart
Brackets for the Worth Firecracker
Commitments; ASA Convention; Updated Renegade Scores
Surfer Bethany Hamilton
Hall of Fame Honoree
FOUR VOLUMES ARE NOW ON LINE
Renegades Tournament Scores up to 2pm PST
Revised Report: Additional Scores (midnight)
Friday Night Scores
Welcome News about Stephanie Phillips
IT'S ON!
Check Renegades Web Site for Updates
(published October 28)
Also, Classic Movie Lines
Commitments Galore
Washington; McCallum
Japan Scores in 8th to Edge USA, 3-2 to Win Championship
USA Awarded Silver Medal
USA 7, Australia 0 (6)
USA Advances to Gold Medal Game vs Japan
Australia Wins Bronze Medal
Japan Defeats USA 2-1
corrected score/text
China Eliminates Canada
Australia Eliminates Taipei
Australia Eliminates China
USA-Australia Rematch Monday; winner faces Japan for Gold
China 5, Russia 0
Chinese Taipei 3, New Zealand 1
Japan 6, Canada 2
United States 4, Australia 0
Monica Abbott 1-hitter
Czech Republic 10, Korea 1
Russia 5, Netherlands 1
New Zealand 1, Philippines 0
Argentina 7, Thailand 0
Japan 15, Czech Republic 0
Japan Clinches Top Seed in Bracket A
United States 10, Russia 0
USA Clinches Top Seed in Bracket B
Canada 1, Chinese Taipei 0 (8)
Australia 1, China 0
Final Pool Standings
Brackets for Elimination Round
Philippines 2, Czech Republic 0
Russia 1, Thailand 0
New Zealand 8, Korea 0
Netherlands 4, Argentina 3
Canada 17, Thailand 0
Australia 4, Philippines 1
United States 6, Chinese Taipei 1
Lisa Dodd 14 Ks
Japan 7, China 0
Latest Standings
Canada 4, Argentina 1
Japan 2, Australia 0
USA 20, Thailand 0 (3)
China 7,New Zealand 0
Russia 5, Argentina 4 (8)
Chinese Taipei 1, Netherlands 0
Japan 10, Philippines 2
Australia 2, New Zealand 0
China 17, Korea 0 (4)
United States 6, Canada 0
Chinese Taipei 9, Thailand 0 (5)
Philippines 7, Korea 0
United States 7, Argentina 0 (6); no-hitter
Japan 8, New Zealand 1 (5)
Netherlands 8, Thailand 0
Australia 4, Czech Republic 2
Chinese Taipei 3, Russia 1
Canada 8, Netherlands 1
USA 8, Netherlands 1 (6)
Chinese Taipei 9, Argentina 5
China 7, Philippines 0 (no hitter)
Australia 7, Korea 0
New Zealand 6, Czech Republic 1
Russia 1, Canada 0
Monday, October 13
Rankings for the top College Teams
First Day Games Rained Out; Schedule Revised
additional commiments
Junior World Schedule
Worth Lawsuit Dismissed
Commitments
zai jian
Junior World Team Wins 2 in Scrimmage
Commitments
Commitments; Palm Springs Tournament
Some Good News from Greece
SPY has been asked to run this story; can you help?
Finch and Mascarenas in Cal Ripken's "Yard"
ASA Board Votes to Keep Gold Dates
Secret Agents; Commitments; ASA Communications; Gillian Boxx; Rush Limbaugh; other topics
Commitments; Other News
In Memoriam: Kazan, Gibson
Published September 29
Catching Up With Humor
Published September 29
Commitments; Stephanie Phillips
Burdens of the Rich
The Fifth Day
Commitments
Memories of Superball 1997
through September 21
Bastian Added to Junior World Coaches
Game Schedule for Junior World
Texas Recruits Williams and Denny
Creps Named to Junior National Team
Women's National Team to Play College Tournaments
Change in Gold Dates?
New Email Scam
Olympic Team Teleconference for the Media
Softball in Cameroon
911: A Debt of Honor
SPY's Letter to All the Competitors
SPY's Thoughts on the Selection Process
Official Announcement with Brief Player Bios
Copy of Announcement Sent to Players
Saturday's Final Game
Friday's Games; Next Steps in Olympic Tryouts
Nan Harvey Succumbs to Cancer
Updating Chula Vista
More Tragedy for Minors Gold
A Disturbing ESPN Poll
Setting the Stage for Chula Vista
Ladies, Cancel that Cell Phone Call
with pneumonia
Natasha Watley Nominated
More Tournament Dates
An Open Letter to President Bush on Air Travel
Junior World Schedule
People in the News
Girls of the Big (!) Ten
USA Softball Invites 46 Olympic Hopefuls to Chula Vista
August 24, 2003
A Discussion of Gold Brackets
Things You Always Wanted but Didn't Know You Needed
ASA Announces Team to Play in Junior Olympics in China
Also: Comments on Gold and 18A
Kretschman MVP; List of All Americans
Brakettes Back in Title Game Tonight
Brakettes and Teamsmith Vie for Title
Osterman Fans 14 in Perfect Gold Medal Game
Finch Leads USA into Pan Am Title Game with 15 Ks
Stratford Brakettes Begin Title Defense at Women's Majors
SPY knows why the lights went out in the East
Day Two
Junior Olympic Trials
No Runs Scored against USA Women's Team
Gold Nationals
Gold Nationals
Defeat Shamrocks in Title Game, 5-1
USA Defeats Dominican Republic 13-0
Batbusters, Firecrackers Undefeated
Gordon's Panthers, Lady Gators, Shamrocks, Case Batbusters in Loser's Bracket
Complete Friday Game Scores
Upsets Continue
USA Routs Bahamas 10-0
Batbusters' Dodd Wins First Elimination Game with 14 Ks
Amico Walk-off HR
Three of 2002's Top Four Upset in Pool Play
Opening Round of Pan Am Games
August 4: K2 Bought Rawlings, Now Buying Worth
Six Teams Will Compete on Sunday
AMERICAN FASTPITCH ASSOCIATION
July 31
Links to 16U and 18 A Tournaments
Wednesday, July 30
Issues Discussed with ASA
Tuesday, July 29
July 28 2003
Junior World Championships
Sunday
Sunday
Eight Team Field Set; Bay is Back
Farnworth, Bashor honored
64 Teams Qualify for Salem
July 24 2003
Louisville Slugger Selections
NFCA Names Coaching Staffs of the Year
More From July 23
Complete List of 55
ASA Invites 20 Additional Players to Salem Tryouts
Cruiser Classic; Batbuster National Prep
More Junior World; More Unsigned Seniors
Commitments; JuniorWorld Invitees
List of Unsigned Seniors
Some Coaches Are Still Looking
Nominated for Female Athlete of Year
Also: Correction on Gold Berths; Other News
Copy of Official Invitation
Revised Championship Schedule
So Cal Vipers Qualify in Oklahoma
Four Berths Awarded Sector 2
Latest Sector 4 Bracket
Lots of Stuff as SPY Catches up with Email
Gold Teams Qualified
Editorial on the Clovis Decision
Editorial on California Invective
Schedule for Batbuster Prep Tournament
Commitments, Corrections and More
Sac Rush, Case Batbusters, SC Lightning, Strikkers,So Cal A's Win Berths
ASA 18A Hall of Fame
NJ Pride Wins 3rd Sector I Gold Berth
Updated Results from Sector IV
More on Canada Cup
Junior Olympics
Sector I and IV Results
NEW ARCHIVES
New 7/30/03: Entire Season Archived
Women's and Futures
Material Below Will Be Archived by Month
Team by Team Review with Player Highlights
Final Rankings 1 through 65
OR Reign Defeats Strikkers for Title
Pool for National Prep Tournament
CA Cruiser Shootout
Boulder; Aurora; Teamsmith; Other News
Win Sparklers Tournament
random notes
Including a SPY editorial on safety screens
Natasha Watley Wins Honda-Broderick Cup
Penn Hires Leslie King Moore
Revised Schedule for San Diego
Peanuts Hucko
INTERNATIONAL SOFTBALL IN SAN DIEGO
teamsmith invitational; foreign and US teams
New Pro League Plays HS All Stars
More on China
More on US Cup
Karakorum; Jennie Finch
Lisa Fernandez 11 Ks Lead USA
Bracket Update & Complete Scores thru Saturday night
Osterman strikes out 17 of 22 batters
Finch hurls no-hitter
Goerl wins as hitters unload again
Region 14 Gold
New Jersey Summer Classic
Tessa Lynam to Baylor
USA Wins 4th Game in Hawaii
Region IV First Round Gold
USA Wins 3 Games at US Cup
Two more invited to JO Camp
More On China
Some game and player notes also
Region 14 Gold Bracket is Available
ISF Believes SARS Threat Reduced
Date: October 23-November 2
Final Las Vegas Results
Sector 1 Results
Complete Saturday Scores; Early Sunday Scores
Heavy Rains Halt Tournament
Brinkley, Peck and Tarzan
Seeding the Gold Bracket at Nationals
Other News
A Web Site as Good as Gold
New Mexico State Hires Rodolph
Who Threw the Mendoza Dinger?
USA Athletics Tournament
USA Athletics Tournament
Pan Am and Elite Teams Selected
Results from Killeen TX Sector Tournament
USA Athletics Tournament
A SPY EDITORIAL
WATLEY HONDA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Commitments; Other News
Also, Other Important Tournaments
revised June 1, 2003
Concerned but No Decision
Final List for USA Softball Camp
Read the Magazine Today -- FREE
ACC Expansion Could Cause Upheaval
Conference by Conference Player of the Year Awards
Bonnie Flynn Resigns at Furman
Official US Warning May 10
Thank you readers. SPY crossed the million reader plateau!
Nine Players Added; Four Decline Invitation
SPY SOFTBALL THE MAGAZINE SUBCRIPTIONS
If It Works, Congratulate Me; If Not, Blame Interland
USA SOFTBALL NATIONAL TEAM CAMP
45 Players To Compete for Two Teams
For Those Who Use Computer; also the Elderly
Surely one of the saddest stories of any war
Jessie Lynch's Heroics
Remembering Jesse James
We should all join her family in giving Thanks
March 28: Report Delayed; SPYman Sick
Former Softball Player Missing in Iraq
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Ron DeRogatis, Horst Buchholz
Happy St Patrick's Day
A brain twister for young and old alike
Stewart's Rebels the Strongest on Day of Upsets
Panthers and Cruisers Undefeated at Firecracker
Example of A Work in Progress
Associated Press Report on Final Actions by Commission
Wire service reports on Jan 29-30 deliberations
Revised picture formats
Dates/Sites for the Four Sectors
Nebraska Picked to Win Big 12; Sacagawea; Motts Tonelli
LSU Pre-Season Favorite in SEC
A Noteworthy Day in History
Firecracker Pool Play Results
USOC honors Jr World Team & Monica Abbott
Region 14/Sector 4 Gold Tournaments
UCLA, Fresno State Pre-Season Conference Picks
Magazine to name top Arizona Recruits
and something for the old folks, too
Junior World Tryout Applications
If you experience difficulty downloading the application from the SPY report, log on to ASA's web site: www.usasoftball.com
Commitments; More Results from Lil Saints; Brass Monkeys
1/14 ASA Announces Final Tryout Sites
RESULTS FROM JANUARY 11-12
Commitments; Nuveman Nominated for Sullivan Award
results from January 11-12 tournament
Commitments; College tournaments
Actually, the 11th but who's counting//Lots of Stuff
More College Tournaments; Irish Favored in Big East
answers to the quiz on quotations
January-March Tournaments
Commitments; Quiz on Famous Quotes
the FBI hoax; Stella Awards
ASA Issues Invitations to Junior Olympic Camp
The Birkenhead Drill
Jr World Tryouts in Southern California
AUSTRALIA PREPARES FOR JR OLYMPICS
Australia and New Zealand have berths
ASA Answers to Readers' Questions
Commitments; In Memoriam 2002
USA Defeats Canada 2-0 on Abbott 1-Hitter
Lowe, Clark, Dodd Provide Offense
Argentina 3rd, Antilles 4th
USA Defeats Canada 10-0; Advances to Finals
Hollowell Pitches Second Shutout
Argentina Defeats Antilles 11-2; Plays Canada Saturday
Important Information on Junior World Tryouts
USA Sweeps Qualifying Round with 1-0 Win over Canada
USA 6-0 Record Gives Team #1 Seed in Championship Round
USA, Canada, Argentina, Antilles, Mexico Qualify for China
Legaspi, Lappin lead hit parade
USA Defeats Mexico 6-0; Abbott Hurls Perfect Game
USA and Canada Undefeated; Meet Thursday
Argentina Improves Standings Defeating Antilles
Canada and N. Antilles win key games
Lisa Dodd's 5 rbi's Pace 20-0 3-inning game
More Pan Am; Jr World Tryouts; Commitments
Dodd, Van Brakle pitch perfect game as USA defeats Argentina
Canada, Guatemala win; Antilles upsets Mexico
Complete revised schedule for pool play
Argentina defeats Jamaica; Canada beats Guatemala
SPY survives auto accident; car doesn't
USA Annihilates Netherlands Antilles 21-0 in 3 inning
more to come
revised
USA looks sharp in practice round
SPY Softball Magazine
Joyce Compton Inducted into NFCA Hall of Fame
How Much Would You Pay to Practice
with the US National Team?
SPY Notes on Unsigned Players
Olympic Softball Gets a Reprieve
Commitments; More Batbuster; NFCA Honors Shamrocks
Scores from pre-Thanksgiving Tournament
Revised and Updated
New NCAA Admission Standards
Commitments; New Professional League
Updated and Alphabetized November 22, 2002
again!
Commitments; NFCA Leadoff Classic
Commitments; WPSL; College Players
Weekend Tournament Results
Setback on Face Guards
Reno Wednesday; Must Reading for JO
Gold Will Be Held in Marietta, GA
Softball Likely to Remain in 2008 Olympics
Commitments; More News from Reno
Legislative Committee Overrides JO on College Players
Update on Olympics 2008
BULLETIN FROM ASA COUNCIL MEETING
SPY Report on Preliminary Proposals at Reno Meeting
Proposal for Selecting 2003 Junior Olympic Team
Proposals Revising Gold & 18A:
separate dates; no college players; seeding
Commitments; Birthdays
An Appreciation of College Assistant Coaches
Commitments; Other Updates
Commitments; More San Diego Reports
Commitments; San Diego Results; An Appreciation of Toilets
Lisa Dodd Commits to UCLA
First Day Tournament Results
More Commitments (late update)
Haning resigns from Jr World; Commitments
Revised Report Tucson Fiesta; Commitments
First Round Results from Tucson
We Forgot to Consolidate These
SPY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ASA COUNCIL
ASA meets at Reno in November; Make your voice heard
L'il Saints Go Undefeated
Five commit to Northwestern; early look at Arizona
Thumbnail sketches of each player
Weekend Tournament (revised)
ASA Announces National Team Selections
Commitments: Jennie Finch and Others
USA SELECTS NATIONAL TRAINING TEAM
Pam Newton Chosen Jr World Coach
which college team is the smartest?
Monica Abbott Commits to Tennessee; Other Commitments
and humor
ASA Announcement 9/24
FIVE FINALISTS FOR JR WORLD COACH
9/23: Bastian, D'Arcy, Haning, Newton, Richardson
Olympian Michele Smith Retires
List of Invitees to National Team Tryouts 9/24
state-by-state, team by team report on '03 graduates updated 12/11/02 to include all '03 graduates who played at Boulder and ASA nationals
Also, Classes of 2005 and '06, in a single nationwide report
Compiled September 9, 2002/Updated 1/10/03
A Murder Mystery You Will Enjoy
IMPORTANT: READ CORRECTION
Candidates for Junior World Coach
NFCA/Louisville Slugger High School All Americans
In Memoriam for 911; Johnny U dies
"Shattered" photo by James Nachtwey for Time
Commitments; Reply to Commissioners
Feature: What in the World
Status of Junior World
An Essay on the Events of September 11, 2001
More Fall tournaments; So Cal ASA Player Association Scholarships
Radigonda, Porter letters; Contacting IOC
ASA Outlaws More Bats; Revised Fall Schedule
Mendoza powers 2-1 (8) win; Harrigan is MVP
Fall Tournaments; Team USA in Championship Game
A GUIDE TO TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT
From the Opening Ceremony to the Final Out
California Coaches will Meet Saturday to Discuss Such Issues
More on the Olympics; also Commitments
Olympic Softball: requiescat in pace?
USA wins scrimmage in Yokohama
We mourn musical giant William Warfield
Twelve Named to Inaugural Greek National Team
NFCA names Catchers of the Year in all Divisions
la danse des les doights
Team USA schedule Japan Cup; Nuveman Award; Other News
New team-by-team SPY report on Players on Gold Rosters
from the Classes of 2004-06
First of a series of updates on SPY national listings of players
Hurricanes Edge Dynasty 7-6 (9); Meet Brakettes Tonight
Brakettes on Threshhold of 24th Title
Kaci Clark no-hitter paces Brakettes; Wilkerson, Quinones HRs
Osterman Notches 17Ks for Brakettes
College Players at Gold; Women's Majors; Greek National Team
Game Notes; SPY's honorable mentions
Rankings 1-66
Lisa Dodd Hurls No Hitter, 1-Hitter to Defeat Cruisers and Smoke
CA Cruisers, Haning Batbusters Atop Winners Bracket
Wardein retires as Firecracker coach; Jennie Finch on Today Show
SPY comments on selected games
Double Elimination Games Begin
Worth Firecrackers, VA Shamrocks, Comets, Elite Eliminated
Scores of first double-elimination games
First Round Schedule
ASA 18 Gold National Championship
Case Batbusters & Sorcerers top Winners Bracket
USA Advances to Gold Medal Round
ASA Says Worth 3DXFP Bat Is Legal
Jay Miller to Mississippi State; More on the Bat Controversy
ASU's Linda Wells to Coach Greek Olympic team
ASA Bans 5 Bats; USA Advances at World Cup
Thursday's games: homers and no-hitters
Thursday Action at Rockford
Final Round Pool Games; First Round Elimination
Tom Gray at UIC; USA Defeats Chinese Taipei
Complete Results First Day Games
Michele Smith Pitches No-Hitter at World Cup
Pool Play Matchups Drawn 7/29 for 128 teams
Batbusters Davis Win CA Gold Rush Tournament
Jennie Finch No-Hitter as USA Downs Canada 4-0
USA Routs Czech Republic 13-0 at World Cup
USA Wins 1st Game; World Cup Summary; Other News
We have 66; the Gold field is formed; other news
Revised format; final list of 66, July 24
People, Games, Tournaments, Other News
also: see updated list below of Gold teams
Complete Report on Finch-Osterman Duel
Complete Report on Firecrackers' Wire to Wire Win
USA World defeats Elite 4-0; Wins Canada Cup
Worth Firecrackers Win Inaugural Futures Tournament
CA Cruisers win Consolation in Women's Cup
USA Elite Stuns USA World 3-1
USA Elite Defeats Teamsmith to advance to Championship game
Worth Firecrackers Advance to Championship Game
USA World and Elite Teams to Meet in Semi-Finals
Firecrackers, Am Athletics, WR Renegades, Atlanta Vipers Undefeated
USA World Team, USA Elite, Australia, Teamsmith Undefeated
Australia, Firecrackers top seeds as bracket play begins
Canada Cup Futures Tournament Day Two; other Cup news
Canada Cup Futures Tournament
Canada Cup notes; more Gold qualifiers
Davis Batbusters, CA Sting Earn National Berths
FL Hi-Intensity, GA East Cobb Bullets Earn National Berths
July 13 Update; Games Suspended by Rain
Revised to include Day One Game Notes
A Vote for Jennie Finch
Seattle/Virginia Gold; People in the News
Coaching Changes; Other News
July 5: Coach and Player Changes
July 5: Lancaster, Other Gold
July 5 Roundup Other Action
USA Defeats Canada but Loses to Japan
Game and Player Notes/7-5-02
How to Apply; July 15 Deadline
BB Haning Defeat CA Cruisers 2-1 for Championship
EIGHT TO COMPETE FOR BOULDER TITLE
AM PASTIME G WINS AURORA
COLORADO FIREWORKS June 29 Update
Flash: Wendy Allen Goes to Arizona
Friday and Saturday Games
COLORADO FIREWORKS QUARTERFINALS
Sunday Winners Bracket Pairings
USA Shuffles National Team/Elite Rosters
Early reports from Aurora and Boulder
Easton Names All American Teams
All Eyes on Colorado
Shamrocks defeat KY Flyers in Indiana; both win berths
also, partial reports from non-qualifying tournaments in FL, CA
VA Shamrocks, WA Glacier Win Gold Berths
Jenny Gladding Goes to Florida
Reflections on the Games and the Tournament
Jenny Gladding Leaves Arizona
Altamonte Springs; Phoenix; Vegas; Pennsbury
Two Players Withdraw from Elite Team; Singleton to Coach Missouri
Haning Batbusters, So Cal Athletics Qualify
Also, Amie Stewart's Rebels and Salinas Storm
Paradise Valley Premier and CO Comets Win in Texas
First Day Action Sacramento Gold
Alicia Hollowell Gatorade National HS Player of the Year
NUVEMAN NAMED COLLEGIATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
ASA announces selection June 7
Or, California farming as a management science
Finch, Nuveman, Bird, Collins, Stiles are Nominees
also, SPY adventure in Chinatown
17 players chosen to represent USA
will play US Cup, Canada Cup, Japan Cup, and World Championship
Group added to national player pool; will play Canada Cup
Also brief comment on process which produced many new faces
JENNIE FINCH WINS 2002 HONDA AWARD
A look at 3 Batbusters, Cruisers and Smoke
COLLEGIATE PLAYER OF YEAR FINALISTS
Jennie Finch, Stacey Nuveman, Natasha Watley
SPY's report on first day of games
CALIFORNIA FIRST IN FINAL POLL
Numerous Shifts Mark Final USA Today/NFCA Poll May 29
CANDREA NAMED 2004 OLYMPIC COACH
Will guide USA National Teams 2002-03
Louisville Slugger and Coach Mays amplify points of view
May 16: Gordon's Panthers Larry Mays Resigns
Also, latest HS poll
Explaining the NCAA Process; Whither the Panthers?
THE NAME OF THE GAME IS SOFTBALL
Making a Qualified Case for Eastern Softball
USA SOFTBALL ADDS PLAYERS TO NATIONAL TEAM CAMP
20 Players Added May 1; 60 Stars will Compete at Chula Vista
Also: a Work-Out Schedule for the Masses
Also: 69 Gold Teams Register for Sector 4 Tournaments
Conference USA standings published
April 11: Junior World Qualifier Cancelled
Comments on Conference Standings (also see report below)
April 4 Update: Commitments; Foothill #1 High School
April 3 Update: Osterman Player of the Week; Also, midweek college scores
Clovis tops latest high school poll; Bonita Vista HS joins Top Ten
GOLD SECTOR TOURNAMENTS STATUS REPORT
ASA records as of April 12
USA ANNOUNCES FINAL TRYOUT INVITEES
20 additional players invited; 10-18 more may be considered
this report has been superceded by report on 04-05-06 above
Information on '04 and '05 players now on Gold/18A teams
See the Recruiting Section for Additional Recruiting Reports
A SPY Softball Editorial
MARGIE WRIGHT REACHES COACHING MILESTONE
Borrowed Laugh-Lines You Will Enjoy
A sometimes humorous journey thru the backwoods
ASA PROCEDURES FOR GOLD SECTOR QUALIFIERS
New: ASA Posts Procedures 3/1/02
2002 GOLD REGIONAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
The Story Behind the Los Angeles Monarchs
January thru early April
Spy Softball.Com Sections
Recruiting Reports Tournament Reports
College Softball Page ASARules/Regulation
Spy Softball.Com Archives
In the Spy Softball archives you will find all previously published reports from 2000 and 2001.
The archives are organized into the same categories as the Spy Softball Main Sections.
National Team Tryouts
USA SOFTBALL NAMES CORE NATIONAL TEAM
USA SOFTBALL PRESS RELEASE
SPY Thumbnail Sketches of Core Group
DAY THREE NATIONAL TEAM TRYOUTS
The Final Games
Day One: the Games
January 2 Report from Chula Vista
RECRUITING
STATE BY STATE TEAM ROSTERS CLASS OF 2002
Major New National Report 7/19/2001
UNSIGNED SENIORS CLASS OF 2002
Coast to Coast Listings//Revised 12/14
SPY's Complete List Updated Thru 2/1/02
Louisville Slugger/NFCA and SchoolSports Magazine Lists
SPY EDITORIALS AND COMMENTARY
Critical Choices
REACTIONS TO THE SPY EDITORIAL
The Blessed, the Unsung & the Essential
WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT THE WPSL
NATIONAL FAST PITCH COACHES ASSOCIATION
43' Pitching Distance; Recruiting Prohibitions
Majority Agree on Moving Rubber to 43'
SPY FEATURE ARTICLES, STORIES & HUMOR
The dozens of SPY articles published in 2001 have been collected into one folder