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The OASA is the governing body for male competitive fast-pitch softball in Ontario. The association organizes qualifying tournaments and provincial championships. [1] [2] [3] Each year the association inducts one or more members who have contributed to the development of amateur softball in Ontario into its Hall of Fame. [4]
[1] [2] The American Professional Slo-Pitch League (APSPL) was the first such league, launching in an era of experimentation in professional sports leagues. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The APSPL was formed in 1977 by former World Football League executive Bill Byrne , who would go on to found the Women's Professional Basketball League . [ 5 ]
The Limestone Umpire Association, or the LUA, is a localized softball umpire association that serves the Kingston, Ontario, Canada and surrounding regions. Founded in 2014, it began as a small group that covered a local men's fastball league.
Lou Gaudio was the No. 1-ranked baseball umpire in Westchester and was involved in several key Section 1 playoff games just days before major surgery. Why Westchester County's top-rated umpire ...
It is known as the national governing body of softball, was established in 1933 and has over 240,000 teams. The USSSA, founded in 1968 as the United States Slo-Pitch Softball Association, but renamed in 1997 to the United States Specialty Sports Association, is the only association that still has a men's major slow-pitch program alive.
The year 1990 was a very momentous occasion for the USSSA as the first slo-pitch softball tour of the Soviet Union occurred, with the team traveling through and playing in Moscow, Leningrad, and Tallinn. In 1991, the USSSA added world tournaments for Black Americans and Women. Jim Swint also became the ninth National President.
The head of the baseball players' association thinks a shorter pitch clock has contributed to a series of pitcher injuries. “Despite unanimous player opposition and significant concerns ...
The video umpire can advise on whether the ball crossed the line there was a violation. [42] Ordinarily, teams are not allowed to make such a request or to press the match umpire to do so. [42] On a trial basis, the 2009 Men's Champions Trophy allows for "team referral" by each team captain, to query a goal, penalty stroke, or penalty corner ...