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USSSA Update
By
Gerry Turnberg
Central Divisional
Vice President
Hats off to Warren Bellm, Joe Ericksen and the
entire staff at Brooklyn Center for once again showing why Minnesota hosts the
No. 1 Major NIT in the country!
Congratulations to Resmondo-Specialty Tank/Worth (
Where has the summer
gone? Before we know it, the WNBA season will be wrapping up with Maya Moore
hopefully leading the Minnesota Lynx to their first WNBA title.
Our Youth State
Championships will be held July 15-17 with action taking place in
Where has the summer
gone? Before we know it, the WNBA season will be wrapping up with Maya Moore
hopefully leading the Lynx to their first national championship.
A reminder that the
deadline for registering for the Crystal Frolics (July 28-31) is July 8. If you
have questions regarding the event, please contact Scott Berggren at the
Crystal Park & Recreation Department (763.531.1152)
The Duk Duk Daze (July 15-17)
tournament deadline is also July 8. Contact Mike Schon
at 763-531-5129 for more information about this tournament which will be held
at
One last reminder
that all teams going to World tournaments must play in their State tournament
and a National tournament.
The Central Division
National Tournaments are held over Labor Day weekend (Sept. 3-5). The sites are:
Men’s “C” –
Men’s “D” –
Men’s
“E” –
Women’s
“B/C” & “D” –
With the postseason
right around the corner, remember if you play on teams in different classes,
you are eligible ONLY for those weekend and post season tournaments with
your HIGHEST classified team. Teams found in violation of this will
forfeit all awards and travel expense monies won and individual player
eligibility may be placed in jeopardy, Ignorance is not an excuse; know the
rules!
The following is a
list of remaining tournaments that are run by our state office. To enter any of these tournaments (which will
all be played at BeBop’s in
Date Class Tournament
July 9-10 Men’s Open World
NIT
Men’s “D” World
NIT
July 23-24 Mixed “D” World
NIT
July 23 Men’s “C/D” World NIT
July 24 Men’s “C/D” World NIT
Check out the
Minnesota USSSA website and view the listings of all tournaments. You can also
print out copies of numerous fliers for weekend tournaments.
We are going to have
a “Wood Bat” tournament sponsored by Combat Sports on Sept. 10-11. There will
be two divisions; “competitive” for players who played Class “C” & above
and “recreational” for players who played D & E during the summer.
National USSSA
Website:
If I can be of any
assistance in any of your softball needs, please contact me either at
763.571.1305 x 108 or 1.800.862.3659 x108 or e-mail turnberg@mnrecpark.org
Remember – it is
you, the player, coach, fan, and umpire that make USSSA a GREAT organization
and the place to be!