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USA Softball was founded in 1933 as the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) with a tournament held in Chicago that was organized by Leo Fischer and Michael J. Pauley. [2] The following year, the 1934 National Recreation Congress recognized the ASA. [2] Shortly afterward, the ASA was located in Newark, New Jersey.
Prior to 1975, ASA, then the largest slow-pitch softball association, barred any of its teams from playing in any non-ASA sanctioned event or league. This rule was first challenged in ASA's internal process and then brought to a close after USSSA successfully filed suit in Federal Court in Nashville, TN to stop ASA's discriminatory practices.
Premier Girls Fastpitch was founded in 2009 [2] by Gary Haning and Dan Hay in Huntington Beach, California. [3] The premise of the organization was to compete with the Amateur Softball Association by having teams qualify for regional events as well as the National Championships, ultimately creating better competition for larger events.
SOFTBALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL DIVISION I Quarterfinals, Tuesday Torrance 16, La Mirada 2 San Diego Rancho Bernardo 13, Grand Terrace 8 Oaks Christian 10, Moorpark 3. Semifinals, Thursday ...
In 2006 they also fielded the Stratford Brakettes in the Amateur Softball Association (ASA). They won the 2006 women's major fastpitch tournament held in Amherst, New York. [6] The Brakettes dropped out of the NPF league in 2007, but still competes as an amateur team in the women's major division of the Amateur Softball Association (ASA).
In 1981 the APSPL merged with NASL to create the United Professional Softball League (UPSL), but only the Milwaukee franchise came from the NASL to the new league as the other NASL teams folded. [17] [18] The merged league competed for two seasons, before disbanding after the 1982 season, ending the pro era of men's softball. [19] [20] [21]
The USA Softball International Cup previously known as the World Cup of Softball, was an annual women's softball tournament. The first eight World Cups were held at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The competition is governed by USA Softball, which is also headquartered in Oklahoma City. The name was changed in 2018 due ...
USA Softball offers recreational, league, tournament and National Championship play for fast pitch softball. [24] Before the 1996 Summer Olympics, the USA Softball National Team Selection Committee was established to make the final cuts for the team that would represent the US at every international competition.