ARCHIVES 2003

DECEMBER 29 UPDATE

Worth Cup Pools and Schedules

A Blessed Cure for Hemorrhoids

 

UPDATE DECEMBER 26

The Missing Report on Players Who Impressed Spy

at the Batbuster pre-Thanksgiving Clinic

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2003

 

DECEMBER 23 UPDATE

 

DECEMBER 22 UPDATE

 

OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY UNIV OF WASHINGTON

"COACH WILSON REASSIGNED"

 

TERESA WILSON OUT AT WASHINGTON

Copyrighted story from Seattle Times -- with preface by SPY

 

DECEMBER 19 UPDATE

 

UPDATE DECEMBER 18

 

USA WOMEN TOUR SCHEDULE

Includes both tour segments

 

DECEMBER 17 UPDATE

 

DECEMBER 16 UPDATE

Commitments

Aurora Bans College Players

Some Socko Pictures

 

INTEGRITY IN RECRUITING

A SPY Editorial

 

DECEMBER 15 UPDATE

 

DECEMBER 11 UPDATE

Softball player dies in tragic Florida accident

 

DECEMBER 10 UPDATE

 

DECEMBER 9 UPDATE

Auburn recruits slugging catcher from New Zealand; other commitments;

USA Softball on-line auction

other news

 

NPF OFFICIAL DRAFT RESULTS

Press Release Only Covers 2 Drafts

No Information Released on Committed Players or

Results of Sunday Tryouts

 

NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH

Results of Elite and College Player Drafts

 

NFCA FINAL

Coaches agree on 56-game limit

Exposure tournament sanctions defeated

 

NFCA FRIDAY

Hall of Fame Inducts Graf, Jonker, Knierim

 

DECEMBER 4 UPDATE

NFCA Convention Report

 

DECEMBER 3 UPDATE

 

NFCA CONVENTION

 

KIDS AND DEAD HEROES

 

USA WINS JAPAN CUP

 

NOVEMBER 26 UPDATE

Commitments Galore!

 

BATBUSTER UPDATE

Previously unreported scores; also corrections

 

OLYMPIC TEAM TOUR

 

BATBUSTER FINAL

 

THAT DAY IN DALLAS

 

BATBUSTER SATURDAY

 

NOVEMBER 21 UPDATE

A basket full of Commitments

 

NOVEMBER 19 UPDATE

 

NOVEMBER 18 UPDATE

More Commitments; Reader Poll on ASA Amendments

 

JAPAN CUP

USA vs Japan, China 

 

NOVEMBER 17 UPDATE

 

IMAGES FROM THE FIRECRACKER

Another SPY attempt to master digital photography

 

WORTH FIRECRACKER FINAL

Gordon's Panthers, Rage, Cruisers win brackets

Firecrackers & Batbusters Davis tie in other bracket

 

NOVEMBER 16 UPDATE

More Commitments

 

THE WORTH FIRECRACKER

Saturday Results; Sunday Brackets

 

NOVEMBER 14 UPDATE

Dozens of Commitments

 

ASA PRESIDENT ET COLVIN

 

ASA CONVENTION FINAL

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

 

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

ISF World Championship in Beijing in 2006

 

ASA CONVENTION

Permanent Home for Gold

 

NOVEMBER 12 UPDATE

Commitments, Commitments, Commitments

 

ASA AWARDS 2005 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Salinas CA Gets Gold

 

NOVEMBER 11 UPDATE

Commitments; Veterans Day

 

NOVEMBER 8 UPDATE

including Commitment notices from 11/9

 

THE FIFTH VOLUME

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

 

NOVEMBER 6 UPDATE

Pools for Batbuster Tournament

Do You Want to Be on NBC's Fear Factor?

Commitments

The Rebel Flag and the Red Baron

 

NOVEMBER 5 UPDATE

Commitments

A Father-Daughter Story to Tug at Your Heart

Brackets for the Worth Firecracker

 

NOVEMBER 3 UPDATE

Commitments; ASA Convention; Updated Renegade Scores

Surfer Bethany Hamilton

 

ISF INDUCTS KATHY ARENDSEN

Hall of Fame Honoree

 

THE MAGAZINE

FOUR VOLUMES ARE NOW ON LINE

 

NOVEMBER 2 UPDATE

 

NOVEMBER 1 UPDATE

Renegades Tournament Scores up to 2pm PST

Revised Report: Additional Scores (midnight)

 

RENEGADES TOURNAMENT

Friday Night Scores

 

OCTOBER 31 UPDATE

Welcome News about Stephanie Phillips

 

SAN DIEGO TOURNAMENT

IT'S ON!

 

OCTOBER 29 UPDATE

Check Renegades Web Site for Updates

 

OCTOBER 28 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 26 UPDATE

(published October 28)

 

RISING STARS PHOTOS

 

RISING STARS THREE

Also, Classic Movie Lines

 

RISING STARS DAY TWO

 

OCTOBER 25 UPDATE

Commitments Galore

Washington; McCallum

 

RISING STARS DAY ONE

 

THE GOLD MEDAL GAME

Japan Scores in 8th to Edge USA, 3-2 to Win Championship

USA Awarded Silver Medal

 

CHAMPIONSHIP MONDAY

USA 7, Australia 0 (6)

USA Advances to Gold Medal Game vs Japan

Australia Wins Bronze Medal

 

JUNIOR WORLD SUNDAY

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

 

 JUNIOR WORLD SATURDAY

China 5, Russia 0

Chinese Taipei 3, New Zealand 1

Japan 6, Canada 2

United States 4, Australia 0

Monica Abbott 1-hitter

 

OCTOBER 18 UPDATE

 

FRIDAY JUNIOR WORLD

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

 

OCTOBER 16 UPDATE

 

JUNIOR WORLD THURSDAY

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

 

JUNIOR WORLD CEREMONIES

 

OCTOBER 15 UPDATE

 

JUNIOR WORLD WEDNESDAY

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

 

JUNIOR WORLD TUESDAY

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

 

 

OCTOBER 14 UPDATE

 

LATE REPORT CANADA

 

JUNIOR WORLD MONDAY

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

 

UPDATING OTHER NEWS

Monday, October 13

 

NFCA ALL TIME TOP TEAMS

Rankings for the top College Teams

 

JUNIOR WORLD

First Day Games Rained Out; Schedule Revised

 

CHINA ARRIVAL

 

SUPPLEMENT

additional commiments

 

UPDATE OCTOBER 9

Junior World Schedule

Worth Lawsuit Dismissed

Commitments

zai jian

 

OCTOBER 8 UPDATE

 

UPDATE OCTOBER 7

Junior World Team Wins 2 in Scrimmage

Commitments

 

OCTOBER 6 UPDATE

Commitments; Palm Springs Tournament

Some Good News from Greece

 

SOFTBALL PLAYER MISSING

SPY has been asked to run this story; can you help?

 

JENNIE AND TONI

Finch and Mascarenas in Cal Ripken's "Yard"

 

OCTOBER 3 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 2 UPDATE

ASA Board Votes to Keep Gold Dates

 

OCTOBER 1 UPDATE

Secret Agents; Commitments; ASA Communications; Gillian Boxx; Rush Limbaugh; other topics

 

SEPTEMBER 29 UPDATE

Commitments; Other News

In Memoriam: Kazan, Gibson

 

SEPTEMBER 27 UPDATE

Published September 29

Catching Up With Humor

 

SEPTEMBER 26 NEWS

Published September 29

 

SPY GUIDE TO CHINA

 

THE BOXER REBELLION

 

SEPTEMBER 25 NEWS

 

SEPTEMBER 24 NEWS

Commitments; Stephanie Phillips

Burdens of the Rich

 

SEPTEMBER 23 NEWS

 

SEPTEMBER 22 NEWS

The Fifth Day

Commitments

Memories of Superball 1997

 

SEPTEMBER 18

through September 21

Bastian Added to Junior World Coaches

 

IZZY OUTED THE EAST

 

NEWS SEPTEMBER 17

Game Schedule for Junior World

 

NEWS SEPTEMBER 16

Texas Recruits Williams and Denny

Creps Named to Junior National Team

Women's National Team to Play College Tournaments

 

NEWS SEPTEMBER 12

Change in Gold Dates?

New Email Scam

Olympic Team Teleconference for the Media

Softball in Cameroon

 

SEPTEMBER 11 UPDATE

 

NEWS SEPTEMBER 10

911: A Debt of Honor

 

OLYMPIC POSTSCRIPT

SPY's Letter to All the Competitors

SPY's Thoughts on the Selection Process

 

USA OLYMPIC TEAM

Official Announcement with Brief Player Bios

 

USA OLYMPIC TEAM

Copy of Announcement Sent to Players

 

SECOND REPORT CHULA VISTA

Saturday's Final Game

 

FIRST REPORT CHULA VISTA

Friday's Games; Next Steps in Olympic Tryouts

 

SEPTEMBER 4 NEWS

Nan Harvey Succumbs to Cancer

 

SEPTEMBER 3 NEWS

Updating Chula Vista

More Tragedy for Minors Gold

 

SEPTEMBER 2 NEWS

A Disturbing ESPN Poll

Setting the Stage for Chula Vista

Ladies, Cancel that Cell Phone Call

 

SEPTEMBER 1 NEWS

 

ON THE BENCH

with pneumonia

 

NEWS AUGUST 29

 

SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

Natasha Watley Nominated

 

NEWS AUGUST 27

More Tournament Dates

An Open Letter to President Bush on Air Travel

 

NEWS AUGUST 26

 

NEWS AUGUST 25

Junior World Schedule

People in the News

Girls of the Big (!) Ten

 

TRYOUTS 2004 OLYMPICS

USA Softball Invites 46 Olympic Hopefuls to Chula Vista

 

NEWS

August 24, 2003

A Discussion of Gold Brackets

Things You Always Wanted but Didn't Know You Needed

 

AN APPRECIATION OF BOB HOPE

 

NEWS AUGUST 19 2003

 

COMMENT ON JUNIOR WORLD

 

JUNIOR WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM

ASA Announces Team to Play in Junior Olympics in China

 

THE MAJORS TOURNAMENT

Also: Comments on Gold and 18A

 

BRAKETTES WIN WOMEN's MAJOR

Kretschman MVP; List of All Americans

 

MIDDAY WOMEN'S MAJORS

Brakettes Back in Title Game Tonight

 

WOMEN's MAJORS

Brakettes and Teamsmith Vie for Title

 

USA SOFTBALL WINS PAN AM

Osterman Fans 14 in Perfect Gold Medal Game

 

NEWS AUGUST 14

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

 

JR OLYMPIC TRYOUTS

Day Two

 

NEWS AUGUST 12

 

TRYOUTS DAY ONE

Junior Olympic Trials

 

USA SWEEPS PAN AM ROUND ROBIN

No Runs Scored against USA Women's Team

 

JR WORLD TRYOUTS BEGIN

 

DAY FIVE GAME NOTES

Gold Nationals

 

DAY FOUR GAME NOTES

Gold Nationals

 

BATBUSTERS WIN GOLD

Defeat Shamrocks in Title Game, 5-1

 

FERNANDEZ NO HITTER

USA Defeats Dominican Republic 13-0

 

GOLD NATIONALS FIVE

Batbusters, Firecrackers Undefeated

Gordon's Panthers, Lady Gators, Shamrocks, Case Batbusters in Loser's Bracket

 

GOLD NATIONALS FOUR

Complete Friday Game Scores

 

GOLD NATIONALS THREE

Upsets Continue

 

HARRIGAN NO HITTER PACES

USA Routs Bahamas 10-0

 

GOLD NATIONALS TWO

Batbusters' Dodd Wins First Elimination Game with 14 Ks

 

USA DEFEATS CANADA

Amico Walk-off HR 

 

GOLD NATIONALS ONE

Three of 2002's Top Four Upset in Pool Play

 

USA SLAMS CUBA

Opening Round of Pan Am Games

 

PAN AM GAMES

 

NEWS

August 4:  K2 Bought Rawlings, Now Buying Worth

 

ASA 16 U ORDER OF FINISH

 

ASA National Championships

 

SORCERER WINS 18 A AGAIN

 

18A Order of Finish

 

18A SATURDAY

Six Teams Will Compete on Sunday

 

ASA 16U NATIONALS

 

AMERICAN FASTPITCH ASSOCIATION

 

18 A NATIONALS

 

USA NATIONALS DEFEAT ELITE

 

NEWS

July 31

Links to 16U and 18 A Tournaments

 

NEWS

Wednesday, July 30

Issues Discussed with ASA

 

NEWS

Tuesday, July 29

 

NEWS

July 28 2003

 

CHINA DATES SET

Junior World Championships

 

ELITE RUSH TO GOLD TOURNAMENT

Sunday

 

CAROLINA CARDINALS TOURNAMENT

Sunday

 

CAROLINA CARDINAL TOURNAMENT

 

CANADA QUALIFIES FOR OLYMPICS

Eight Team Field Set; Bay is Back

 

UPDATING THE GREEKS

Farnworth, Bashor honored

 

ASA FINAL GOLD LIST

64 Teams Qualify for Salem

 

ELITE RUSHTO GOLD

 

NEWS

July 24 2003

 

2003 ALL AMERICANS

Louisville Slugger Selections

 

COACHING STAFFS HONORED

NFCA Names Coaching Staffs of the Year

 

NEWS

More From July 23

 

JUNIOR WORLD INVITEES

Complete List of 55

 

NEWS JULY 23 2003

 

GOLD QUALIFIED TEAMS

 

QUALIFIED TEAMS 18A

 

IDs AT ASA NATIONALS

 

NEWS JULY 21

 

TOURNAMENTS

 

JUNIOR WORLD INVITEES

ASA Invites 20 Additional Players to Salem Tryouts

 

CALIFORNIA TOURNAMENTS

Cruiser Classic; Batbuster National Prep

 

JULY 19 2003

More Junior World; More Unsigned Seniors

 

NEW CHAMPIONS CUP

 

 

SENIORS

Commitments; JuniorWorld Invitees

List of Unsigned Seniors

 

 

UNSIGNED 2003 SENIORS

Some Coaches Are Still Looking

 

BAT STANDARDS

 

OSTERMAN IS ESPY FINALIST

Nominated for Female Athlete of Year

Also: Correction on Gold Berths; Other News

 

JUNIOR OLYMPICS

Copy of Official Invitation

 

SUNDAY

Revised Championship Schedule

 

GOLD and OTHER TOURNAMENTS

So Cal Vipers Qualify in Oklahoma

 

 

GOLD SECTOR TOURNAMENTS

Four Berths Awarded Sector 2

Latest Sector 4 Bracket

 

ASA GOLD TOURNAMENTS

 

JULY 9 2003

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

 

OTHER SUNDAY SOFTBALL

Sac Rush, Case Batbusters, SC Lightning, Strikkers,So Cal A's Win Berths

ASA 18A Hall of Fame

 

JULY 6 2003

NJ Pride Wins 3rd Sector I Gold Berth

Updated Results from Sector IV

More on Canada Cup

Junior Olympics

 

JULY 5 2003

Sector I and IV Results

 

NEW ARCHIVES

 

COLLEGE BALL 2003

New 7/30/03: Entire Season Archived

 

2003 CANADA CUP

 

 

Women's and Futures

 

 

 

 

 

Material Below Will Be Archived by Month

 

BOULDER REVIEW

Team by Team Review with Player Highlights

 

BOULDER ORDER OF FINISH

Final Rankings 1 through 65

 

AURORA FINISH

OR Reign Defeats Strikkers for Title

 

JULY 3 2003

Pool for National Prep Tournament

 

CRUISERS WIN BOULDER

 

NEW GOLD EXPOSURE TOURNAMENT

CA Cruiser Shootout

 

JULY 1 2003

 

NEW ASA BAT STANDARD

 

BOULDER BRACKET RESULTS

 

JUNE 29 2003

Boulder; Aurora; Teamsmith; Other News

 

NPF ALL STARS

Win Sparklers Tournament

 

Games through Saturday

random notes

 

BOULDER STANDINGS

 

AURORA SATURDAY

 

WORTH TEAMSMITH INVITATIONAL

 

JUNE 28 2003

 

BOULDER FRIDAY RESULTS

Including a SPY editorial on safety screens

 

AURORA FRIDAY RESULTS

 

UNLV SELECTS ALAMEDA

 

PRO AM NIGHT AT BOULDER

 

JUNE 25 2003

 

JUNE 24 2003

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

 

PROs v All Stars at Boulder

New Pro League Plays HS All Stars

 

JUNE 23 2003

More on China

More on US Cup

Karakorum; Jennie Finch

 

ELEVEN GOLD BERTHS AWARDED

 

USA WINS US CUP

Lisa Fernandez 11 Ks Lead USA

 

REGION 14 UPDATE

Bracket Update & Complete Scores thru Saturday night

 

USA WINS TWO MORE

Osterman strikes out 17 of 22 batters

Finch hurls no-hitter

 

USA ROUTS CANADA

Goerl wins as hitters unload again

 

JUNE 21 2003

Region 14 Gold

New Jersey Summer Classic

Tessa Lynam to Baylor

USA Wins 4th Game in Hawaii

 

JUNE 20 2003

Region IV First Round Gold

USA Wins 3 Games at US Cup

Two more invited to JO Camp

 

JUNE 19 2003

More On China

 

JUNE 18 2003

 

PENNSBURY SCORES

Some game and player notes also

 

JUNE 17 2003

Region 14 Gold Bracket is Available

 

CHINA KEEPS JR OLYMPICS

ISF Believes SARS Threat Reduced

Date: October 23-November 2

 

JUNE 16 2003

Final Las Vegas Results

 

USA ROUTS CANADA

 

Easton 2003 All Americans

 

JUNE 15 2003

Sector 1 Results

 

LAS VEGAS RESULTS

Complete Saturday Scores; Early Sunday Scores

 

PENNSBURY FINIS

Heavy Rains Halt Tournament

 

JUNE 13 2003

 

JUNE 12 2003

Brinkley, Peck and Tarzan

Seeding the Gold Bracket at Nationals

Other News

 

JUNE 11 2003

A Web Site as Good as Gold

New Mexico State Hires Rodolph

 

JUNE 10 2003

 

NJCAA D1 ALL AMERICANS

 

JUNE 9 2003

Who Threw the Mendoza Dinger?

 

SUNDAY FINALS

USA Athletics Tournament

 

SATURDAY GAME NOTES

USA Athletics Tournament

 

USA TEAMS PICKED

Pan Am and Elite Teams Selected

 

FOUR GOLD BERTHS AWARDED

Results from Killeen TX Sector Tournament

 

CHULA VISTA TWO

 

SATURDAY SCORES

USA Athletics Tournament

 

MORE PLAYERS FOR JO TRYOUTS

 

CHULA VISTA ONE

 

LESBIANS IN SOFTBALL

A SPY EDITORIAL

 

DODD PLAYER OF THE YEAR

 

WATLEY HONDA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

 

NAIA ALL AMERICANS

 

JUNE 2 2003

 

SECTOR 3 GOLD RESULTS

Commitments; Other News

 

SUMMER GOLD SCHEDULE

Also, Other Important Tournaments

revised June 1, 2003

 

THE NIGHT DESCENDETH

 

ISF ON CHINA

Concerned but No Decision

 

TWO ADDED TO CAMP

Final List for USA Softball Camp

 

MAY 15 2003

Read the Magazine Today -- FREE

 

MAY 13 2003

ACC Expansion Could Cause Upheaval

Conference by Conference Player of the Year Awards

Bonnie Flynn Resigns at Furman

 

TRAVEL WARNING ON CHINA

Official US Warning May 10

 

Thank you readers.  SPY crossed the million reader plateau!

 

 

USA TEAM CAMP ADDS PLAYERS

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

 

 

HUMOR

For Those Who Use Computer; also the Elderly

 

THE ORIGIN OF TAPS

Surely one of the saddest stories of any war

 

JESSICA

Jessie Lynch's Heroics

Remembering Jesse James

 

 

JESSICA LYNCH RESCUED

We should all join her family in giving Thanks

 

 

March 28: Report Delayed; SPYman Sick

 

MARCH 27 2003

Former Softball Player Missing in Iraq

 

IN MEMORIAM

Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Ron DeRogatis, Horst Buchholz

 

 

 

ERIN GO BRAGH

Happy St Patrick's Day

 

 

MARCH 11 UPDATE

 

RAPPROCHEMENT NON

 

 

FEBRUARY 21 UPDATE

A brain twister for young and old alike

 

 

FEBRUARY 5 UPDATE

 

COLUMBIA EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT

 

FEBRUARY 4 UPDATE

 

FIRECRACKER GAME REPORTS

 

REBELS WIN THE FIRECRACKER

Stewart's Rebels the Strongest on Day of Upsets

 

FEBRUARY 1 TRAVEL BALL

Panthers and Cruisers Undefeated at Firecracker

 

JANUARY 30 UPDATE

 

SPY Softball The Magazine

Example of A Work in Progress

 

Title IX Wrap

Associated Press Report on Final Actions by Commission

 

TITLE IX

Wire service reports on Jan 29-30 deliberations

 

JANUARY 29 UPDATE

 

SPY PICTORIAL

Revised picture formats

 

GOLD SECTOR TOURNAMENTS

Dates/Sites for the Four Sectors

 

JANUARY 28 UPDATE

Nebraska Picked to Win Big 12; Sacagawea; Motts Tonelli

 

JANUARY 27 UPDATE

 

JANUARY 22 UPDATE

 

JANUARY 21 UPDATE

LSU Pre-Season Favorite in SEC

A Noteworthy Day in History

 

JANUARY 20 UPDATE

Firecracker Pool Play Results

USOC honors Jr World Team & Monica Abbott

Region 14/Sector 4 Gold Tournaments

 

JANUARY 19 UPDATE

 

JANUARY 18 UPDATE

UCLA, Fresno State Pre-Season Conference Picks

Magazine to name top Arizona Recruits

 

STRICTLY FOR TEENS

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

 

 

JANUARY 14 UPDATE

Commitments; More Results from Lil Saints; Brass Monkeys

 

JUNIOR WORLD TRYOUTS

1/14 ASA Announces Final Tryout Sites

 

L'IL SAINTS TOURNAMENT

RESULTS FROM JANUARY 11-12

 

JANUARY 13 UPDATE

Commitments; Nuveman Nominated for Sullivan Award

 

JANUARY BATBUSTER

results from January 11-12 tournament

 

JANUARY 12 CONTINUED

Commitments; College tournaments

 

JANUARY 12 UPDATE

Actually, the 11th but who's counting//Lots of Stuff

 

JANUARY 10 UPDATE

 

JANUARY 8 UPDATE

More College Tournaments; Irish Favored in Big East

answers to the quiz on quotations

 

STARTING THE COLLEGE SEASON

January-March Tournaments

 

JANUARY 7 CONTINUED

Commitments; Quiz on Famous Quotes

the FBI hoax; Stella Awards

 

JANUARY 7 UPDATE

ASA Issues Invitations to Junior Olympic Camp

The Birkenhead Drill

 

JANUARY 5 UPDATE

Jr World Tryouts in Southern California

 

AUSTRALIA PREPARES FOR JR OLYMPICS

Australia and New Zealand have berths

 

DECEMBER 31 UPDATE

 

JUNIOR OLYMPIC TRYOUTS

ASA Answers to Readers' Questions

 

DECEMBER 29 UPDATE

Commitments; In Memoriam 2002

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS

 

USA WINS PAN AM GAMES

USA Defeats Canada 2-0 on Abbott 1-Hitter

Lowe, Clark, Dodd Provide Offense

Argentina 3rd, Antilles 4th

 

PAN AM FRIDAY

USA Defeats Canada 10-0; Advances to Finals

Hollowell Pitches Second Shutout

Argentina Defeats Antilles 11-2; Plays Canada Saturday

 

DECEMBER 21 UPDATE

Important Information on Junior World Tryouts

 

PAN AM QUALIFIER

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

 

USA DEFEATS JAMAICA

Legaspi, Lappin lead hit parade

 

PAN AM WEDNESDAY

USA Defeats Mexico 6-0; Abbott Hurls Perfect Game

USA and Canada Undefeated; Meet Thursday

Argentina Improves Standings Defeating Antilles

 

PAN AM TUESDAY

Canada and N. Antilles win key games

 

DECEMBER 17 UPDATE

 

USA DEFEATS GUATEMALA

Lisa Dodd's 5 rbi's Pace 20-0 3-inning game

 

DECEMBER 16 UPDATE

More Pan Am; Jr World Tryouts; Commitments

 

PAN AM MONDAY

Dodd, Van Brakle pitch perfect game as USA defeats Argentina 

 

PAN AM SUNDAY

Canada, Guatemala win; Antilles upsets Mexico

 

MORE PAN AM SATURDAY

Complete revised schedule for pool play

Argentina defeats Jamaica; Canada beats Guatemala

SPY survives auto accident; car doesn't

 

PAN AM SATURDAY

USA Annihilates Netherlands Antilles 21-0 in 3 inning

more to come

 

PAN AM FRIDAY

 

DECEMBER 13 UPDATE

revised

 

DECEMBER 13 UPDATE

 

PAN AM GAMES

USA looks sharp in practice round

 

DECEMBER 11 UPDATE

SPY Softball Magazine

 

DECEMBER 10 UPDATE

 

NFCA CONVENTION

Joyce Compton Inducted into NFCA Hall of Fame

 

RECORD OLYMPIC B ID

How Much Would You Pay to Practice

with the US National Team?

 

DECEMBER 1 UPDATE

 

SENIORS AT THE BATBUSTER

SPY Notes on Unsigned Players

 

NOVEMBER 29 UPDATE

Olympic Softball Gets a Reprieve

 

NOVEMBER 28 UPDATE

Commitments; More Batbuster; NFCA Honors Shamrocks

 

THANKSGIVING

 

The Games at the Batbuster

 

BATBUSTER

Scores from pre-Thanksgiving Tournament

Revised and Updated 

 

NOVEMBER 22 UPDATE

New NCAA Admission Standards

 

NOVEMBER 21 UPDATE

Commitments; New Professional League

 

CONSOLIDATED 2003 COMMITMENTS

Updated and Alphabetized November 22, 2002

again!

 

NOVEMBER 20 UPDATE

Commitments; NFCA Leadoff Classic

 

NOVEMBER 19 UPDATE

Commitments; WPSL; College Players

 

NOVEMBER 18 UPDATE

 

THE FIRECRACKER

Weekend Tournament Results

 

NOVEMBER 14 UPDATE

 

ASA FINAL SESSION

Setback on Face Guards

 

NOVEMBER 13 UPDATE

 

ASA

Reno Wednesday; Must Reading for JO

 

NOVEMBER 12 UPDATE

 

2004 TOURNAMENT SITES

Gold Will Be Held in Marietta, GA

 

BULLETIN

Softball Likely to Remain in 2008 Olympics

 

MORE NOVEMBER 11

Commitments; More News from Reno

 

FLASH FROM RENO

Legislative Committee Overrides JO on College Players

 

NOVEMBER 11 UPDATE

Update on Olympics 2008

 

NOVEMBER 10 UPDATE

 

 

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

 

NOVEMBER 7 UPDATE

Commitments; Birthdays

An Appreciation of College Assistant Coaches

 

NOVEMBER 6

Commitments; Other Updates

 

NOVEMBER 4 UPDATE

Commitments; More San Diego Reports

 

NOVEMBER 3 UPDATE

Commitments; San Diego Results; An Appreciation of Toilets

 

PLANTATION FINAL

 

NOVEMBER 2 UPDATE

 

PLANTATION 2

 

NOVEMBER 1 UPDATE

Lisa Dodd Commits to UCLA

 

Plantation 1

First Day Tournament Results

 

Halloween

More Commitments (late update)

 

OCTOBER 31 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 30 UPDATE

Haning resigns from Jr World; Commitments

 

OCTOBER 29 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 28 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 27 UPDATE

Revised Report Tucson Fiesta; Commitments

 

FIESTA SATURDAY

First Round Results from Tucson

 

The July Commitments

We Forgot to Consolidate These

 

OCTOBER 26 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 25 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 24 2002 UPDATE

 

 

SPY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ASA COUNCIL

ASA meets at Reno in November; Make your voice heard

 

OCTOBER 23 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 22 UPDATE

 

LANCASTER

 

TUSTIN

 

OCTOBER 21 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 18 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 17 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 16 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 15 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 14 UPDATE

 

HOTSHOTS TOURNAMENT

L'il Saints Go Undefeated

 

OCTOBER 11 UPDATE

Five commit to Northwestern; early look at Arizona

 

UPDATE OCTOBER 10

 

JUNIOR WOMEN GAME NOTES

Thumbnail sketches of each player

 

OCTOBER 8 UPDATE

 

BATBUSTER AT GARDEN GROVE

Weekend Tournament (revised)

 

JUNIOR WOMEN

ASA Announces National Team Selections

 

OCTOBER 7 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 4 UPDATE

Commitments:  Jennie Finch and Others

 

OCTOBER 3 UPDATE

 

OCTOBER 2 UPDATE

 

USA SELECTS NATIONAL TRAINING TEAM

 

SEPTEMBER 30 UPDATE

 

Pam Newton Chosen Jr World Coach

 

SEPTEMBER 26 UPDATE

which college team is the smartest?

 

SEPTEMBER 25 UPDATE

Monica Abbott Commits to Tennessee; Other Commitments

and humor

 

SEPTEMBER 24 UPDATE

 

JUNIOR WORLD CAMP INVITEES

ASA Announcement 9/24

 

SEPTEMBER 23 UPDATE

 

FIVE FINALISTS FOR JR WORLD COACH

9/23:  Bastian, D'Arcy, Haning, Newton, Richardson

 

Olympian Michele Smith Retires

 

USA WOMEN'S CAMP

List of Invitees to National Team Tryouts 9/24

 

CLASS OF 2003 NATIONAL REPORT

 

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

 

CLASSES OF 2004

Also, Classes of 2005 and '06, in a single nationwide report

Compiled September 9, 2002/Updated 1/10/03

 

 

 

 

 

SEPTEMBER 19 UPDATE

A Murder Mystery You Will Enjoy

 

SEPTEMBER 18 UPDATE

IMPORTANT: READ CORRECTION

Candidates for Junior World Coach

 

SEPTEMBER 17 UPDATE

 

SEPTEMBER 16 UPDATE

 

Candrea Finalist for USOC CoY

 

SEPTEMBER 13 UPDATE

 

SEPTEMBER 12 UPDATE

NFCA/Louisville Slugger High School All Americans

 

SECOND EDITION 911

In Memoriam for 911; Johnny U dies

 

SEPTEMBER 11 UPDATE

"Shattered" photo by James Nachtwey for Time

 

SEPTEMBER 9 UPDATE

Commitments; Reply to Commissioners

Feature:  What in the World

 

SEPTEMBER 5 UPDATE

Status of Junior World

 

THE BIG PARADE

An Essay on the Events of September 11, 2001

 

SEPTEMBER 2 UPDATE

More Fall tournaments; So Cal ASA Player Association Scholarships

 

ISF ASA re Olympics

Radigonda, Porter letters; Contacting IOC

 

SEPTEMBER 1 UPDATE

ASA Outlaws More Bats; Revised Fall Schedule

 

USA WINS JAPAN CUP

Mendoza powers 2-1 (8) win; Harrigan is MVP

 

AUGUST 31 UPDATE

Fall Tournaments; Team USA in Championship Game

 

A GUIDE TO TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT

From the Opening Ceremony to the Final Out

 

AUGUST 29 UPDATE

 

SHOULD JO GOLD SPLIT WITH ASA

California Coaches will Meet Saturday to Discuss Such Issues

 

AUGUST 28 UPDATE

More on the Olympics; also Commitments

 

AUGUST 27 UPDATE

Olympic Softball: requiescat in pace?

USA wins scrimmage in Yokohama

We mourn musical giant William Warfield

 

AUGUST 26 UPDATE

Twelve Named to Inaugural Greek National Team

NFCA names Catchers of the Year in all Divisions

la danse des les doights

 

AUGUST 23 UPDATE

Team USA schedule Japan Cup; Nuveman Award; Other News

 

GOLD 4s,5s,6s

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

 

BRAKETTES WIN WOMEN'S MAJORS

 

WOMEN'S MAJORS ALL AMERICANS

 

WOMEN'S LOSERS BRACKET FINAL

Hurricanes Edge Dynasty 7-6 (9); Meet Brakettes Tonight

 

WOMEN'S MAJORS DAY 3

Brakettes on Threshhold of 24th Title

 

WOMEN's MAJORS DAY TWO

Kaci Clark no-hitter paces Brakettes; Wilkerson, Quinones HRs

 

DAY 1 WOMEN'S MAJORS

Osterman Notches 17Ks for Brakettes

 

AUGUST 15 UPDATE

College Players at Gold; Women's Majors; Greek National Team

 

GOLD RECAP

Game Notes; SPY's honorable mentions

 

GOLD ORDER OF FINISH

Rankings 1-66

 

BATBUSTERS WIN GOLD

Lisa Dodd Hurls No Hitter, 1-Hitter to Defeat Cruisers and Smoke

 

GOLD ALL AMERICAN TEAMS

 

GOLD SATURDAY

CA Cruisers, Haning Batbusters Atop Winners Bracket

 

FRIDAY GOLD RESULTS

 

FRIDAY GOLD GAME NOTES

 

AUGUST 9 UPDATE

Wardein retires as Firecracker coach; Jennie Finch on Today Show

 

GOLD BRACKET GAMES

SPY comments on selected games

 

GOLD NOTES

 

GOLD 1ST DAY WINNERS

Double Elimination Games Begin

 

GOLD LOSERS 1ST ROUND

Worth Firecrackers, VA Shamrocks, Comets, Elite Eliminated

 

WEDNESDAY BRACKET PLAY

Scores of first double-elimination games

 

GOLD BRACKET PLAY

First Round Schedule

 

POOL GAME NOTES

 

COMPLETE POOL RESULTS

 

FIRST DAY GOLD POOL

ASA 18 Gold National Championship

 

AUGUST 5 UPDATE

 

USA WINS WORLDS

 

SORCERERS WIN 18A

 

SATURDAY GAME NOTES

 

SHAMROCKS WIN PONY NATIONALS

 

ROCKFORD 18A SATURDAY

Case Batbusters & Sorcerers top Winners Bracket

 

USA AT WORLD CUP

USA Advances to Gold Medal Round

 

AUGUST 3 UPDATE

ASA Says Worth 3DXFP Bat Is Legal

 

AUGUST 2 UPDATE

Jay Miller to Mississippi State; More on the Bat Controversy

ASU's Linda Wells to Coach Greek Olympic team

 

18A GAME NOTES FRIDAY

 

18A FRIDAY GAMES

 

US SECURES OLYMPIC BERTH

 

AUGUST 1 UPDATE

ASA Bans 5 Bats; USA Advances at World Cup

 

GAME NOTES 18A

Thursday's games: homers and no-hitters

 

18A DOUBLE ELIMINATION GAMES

Thursday Action at Rockford

 

JULY 31 UPDATE

 

GAME NOTES 18A WEDNESDAY

 

18A TOURNAMENT JULY 31

Final Round Pool Games; First Round Elimination

 

GAME NOTES FROM 18A

 

JULY 30 UPDATE

 

Tom Gray at UIC; USA Defeats Chinese Taipei

 

POOL PLAY 18 A

Complete Results First Day Games

 

ADD JULY 29 UPDATE

Michele Smith Pitches No-Hitter at World Cup

 

THE ASA 18

Pool Play Matchups Drawn 7/29 for 128 teams

 

JULY 29 UPDATE

Batbusters Davis Win CA Gold Rush Tournament

 

JULY 28 UPDATE

Jennie Finch No-Hitter as USA Downs Canada 4-0

 

27 JULY UPDATE

USA Routs Czech Republic 13-0 at World Cup

 

26 JULY UPDATE

 

USA Wins 1st Game; World Cup Summary; Other News

 

JULY 25 UPDATE

 

JULY 24 UPDATE

 

We have 66; the Gold field is formed; other news

 

GOLD TEAMS QUALIFIED

 

Revised format; final list of 66, July 24

 

UPDATE July 23

 

People, Games, Tournaments, Other News

also: see updated list below of Gold teams

 

USA WORLD WINS CANADA CUP

 

Complete Report on Finch-Osterman Duel

 

CANADA FUTURES CHAMPIONSHIP

 

Complete Report on Firecrackers' Wire to Wire Win

 

FLASH

 

USA World defeats Elite 4-0; Wins Canada Cup

Worth Firecrackers Win Inaugural Futures Tournament

CA Cruisers win Consolation in Women's Cup

 

CANADA CUP SATURDAY

 

USA Elite Stuns USA World 3-1

USA Elite Defeats Teamsmith to advance to Championship game

 

CANADA FUTURES TOURNAMENT

 

Worth Firecrackers Advance to Championship Game

 

CANADA CUP FRIDAY

 

USA World and Elite Teams to Meet in Semi-Finals

 

CANADA FUTURES FRIDAY

 

Firecrackers, Am Athletics, WR Renegades, Atlanta Vipers Undefeated

 

CANADA CUP THURSDAY

 

USA World Team, USA Elite, Australia, Teamsmith Undefeated

 

CANADA FUTURES THURSDAY

 

Australia, Firecrackers top seeds as bracket play begins

 

CANADA CUP WEDNESDAY

 

REPRISE

 

Canada Cup Futures Tournament Day Two; other Cup news

 

1st Day Results

Canada Cup Futures Tournament

 

AMERICAN JACK SHOTS

 

UPDATE JULY 16

 

CANADA CUP JULY 15

 

UPDATE JULY 14

 

Canada Cup notes; more Gold qualifiers

 

 

FIVE QUALIFY IN SECTOR 4

 

FOUR QUALIFY IN SECTOR 1

 

TEXAS REGIONAL FINAL

 

SECTOR 4 GOLD

 

Davis Batbusters, CA Sting Earn National Berths

 

SECTOR 1 GOLD

 

FL Hi-Intensity, GA East Cobb Bullets Earn National Berths

 

TEXAS REGIONAL GOLD

 

July 13 Update; Games Suspended by Rain

 

THE TEXAS GOLD REGIONAL

 

SEATTLE GOLD DAY ONE

 

Revised to include Day One Game Notes

 

UPDATE JULY 12

 

UPDATE JULY 11

 

A Vote for Jennie Finch

 

UPDATE July 10

 

OREGON PICKS KATHY ARENDSEN

 

JULY 9 UPDATE

 

Seattle/Virginia Gold; People in the News

 

UPDATE July 8

 

Coaching Changes; Other News

 

 

USA SOFTBALL WINS US CUP

 

GOLD QUALIFIERS Sunday July 7

 

GOLD UPDATE July 6

 

USA Defeats Australia 2-1

 

NOTES ON AURORA

 

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

 

July 5: Coach and Player Changes

 

GOLD SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS

 

July 5:  Lancaster, Other Gold

 

OTHER SOFTBALL

 

July 5 Roundup Other Action

 

USA AT THE WORLD CUP

 

USA Defeats Canada but Loses to Japan

 

REFLECTIONS ON BOULDER

 

Game and Player Notes/7-5-02

 

JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM COACHES

 

How to Apply; July 15 Deadline

 

BATBUSTERS WIN BOULDER

 

BB Haning Defeat CA Cruisers 2-1 for Championship

 

EIGHT TO COMPETE FOR BOULDER TITLE

 

AM PASTIME G WINS AURORA

 

OTHER JULY 1 NEWS

 

BOULDER POOL PLAY ENDS

 

COLORADO FIREWORKS June 29 Update

 

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

 

Flash: Wendy Allen Goes to Arizona

 

BOULDER POOL REPORT

 

Friday and Saturday Games

 

COLORADO FIREWORKS QUARTERFINALS

 

Sunday Winners Bracket Pairings

 

UPDATE JUNE 27

 

USA Shuffles National Team/Elite Rosters

Early reports from Aurora and Boulder

 

JUNE 25 UPDATE

 

Easton Names All American Teams

 

UPDATE JUNE 24

 

All Eyes on Colorado

 

TOURNAMENT UPDATE JUNE 23

 

Shamrocks defeat KY Flyers in Indiana; both win berths

also, partial reports from non-qualifying tournaments in FL, CA

 

TOURNAMENT UPDATE June 22

 

VA Shamrocks, WA Glacier Win Gold Berths

 

UPDATE June 21

 

Jenny Gladding Goes to Florida

 

JUNE 20 UPDATE

 

PENNSBURY

 

Reflections on the Games and the Tournament

 

PEOPLE

 

JUNE 19 UPDATE

 

Jenny Gladding Leaves Arizona

 

TOURNAMENT UPDATE June 16

 

JUNE 15 TOURNAMENT UPDATES

 

Altamonte Springs; Phoenix; Vegas; Pennsbury

 

JUNE 14 UPDATE

 

JUNE 13 UPDATE

 

Two Players Withdraw from Elite Team; Singleton to Coach Missouri

 

ACADEMIC ALL AMERICANS

 

SACRAMENTO GOLD DAY THREE

 

Haning Batbusters, So Cal Athletics Qualify

Also, Amie Stewart's Rebels and Salinas Storm

Paradise Valley Premier and CO Comets Win in Texas

 

SACRAMENTO GOLD DAY TWO

 

REGION 14

 

First Day Action Sacramento Gold

 

JUNE 7 UPDATE

 

Alicia Hollowell Gatorade National HS Player of the Year

 

NUVEMAN NAMED COLLEGIATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

 

ASA announces selection June 7

 

THAT LITTLE GREEN ONION

 

Or, California farming as a management science

 

THE ESPY AWARD

 

Finch, Nuveman, Bird, Collins, Stiles are Nominees

 

also, SPY adventure in Chinatown

 

JUNE 4 UPDATE

 

USA NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM

 

17 players chosen to represent USA

will play US Cup, Canada Cup, Japan Cup, and World Championship

 

USA SOFTBALL ELITE TEAM

 

Group added to national player pool; will play Canada Cup

 

USA TEAMS SCHEDULE

 

Also brief comment on process which produced many new faces

 

JENNIE FINCH WINS 2002 HONDA AWARD

 

USA ATHLETICS TOURNAMENT

 

A look at 3 Batbusters, Cruisers and Smoke

 

PERSPECTIVES ON CHULA VISTA

 

CHULA VISTA DAY TWO

 

MAY 31 UPDATE

 

COLLEGIATE PLAYER OF YEAR FINALISTS

 

Jennie Finch, Stacey Nuveman, Natasha Watley

 

THE CAMP AT CHULA VISTA

 

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

 

UPDATE May 29

 

UPDATE

 

Louisville Slugger and Coach Mays amplify points of view

 

 

UPDATE

 

May 16: Gordon's Panthers Larry Mays Resigns

Also, latest HS poll

 

MAY 13 UPDATE

 

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

 

 

 

APRIL 25 HIGH SCHOOL POLL

 

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

 

NFCA POLL APRIL 18

 

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

 

 

 

PREVIEW CLASSES 2004

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

 

 

THE POLITICS OF PROTEST

 

A SPY Softball Editorial

 

MARGIE WRIGHT REACHES COACHING MILESTONE

 

SUMMER TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

 

 

PURLOINED HUMOR

 

Borrowed Laugh-Lines You Will Enjoy

 

GEORGIA RUSTICA RURALIS

 

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

 

 

SOFTBALL IN THE INNER CITY

 

The Story Behind the Los Angeles Monarchs

 

Daily Updates

January thru early April

 

 

 


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USA NATIONAL TEAM TRYOUTS

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USA NATIONAL TEAM TRYOUTS

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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

 

COMMITMENTS 2002 CONSOLIDATED

SPY's Complete List Updated Thru 2/1/02

 

ALL AMERICANS 2001

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WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT THE WPSL

 

NATIONAL FAST PITCH COACHES ASSOCIATION

THE NFCA CONVENTION

43' Pitching Distance; Recruiting Prohibitions

SPY POLL RESULTS

Majority Agree on Moving Rubber to 43'

NFCA ANNUAL CONVENTION

 

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