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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.
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]
High school baseball and softball: Tuesday's Southern California Regional results and updated pairings.
Little League Softball Greenville, North Carolina: 1974 11–12 years old Little League Softball World Series: Junior League Softball Kirkland, Washington: 1999 12–14 years old Junior League Softball World Series: Senior League Softball Sussex County, Delaware: 1976 13–16 years old Senior League Softball World Series Big League Softball
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.
The 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 20 through June 8, 2016 as the final part of the 2016 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were to be selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 15, 2016. Thirty-two teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and ...
It all started, “in 1982 around his kitchen table in Lexington, Kentucky, he announced his plans for The National Softball Association to his son Eddie Ray, Don Moore, Ernie Browning, eventual board members Jim Miles and Bernie Livers”. [1] Cantrell was a former player, coach, sponsor and tournament organizer for over 25 years.