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Fremont

Center field at the Fremont Complex



Recent News Revised Manteca schedule for this weekend posted.

We got all the games in at Fremont this weekend in spite of the BART construction in center field. Great day on Saturday, a bit chilly Sunday afternoon when the sun went behind a cloud and the wind picked up. Not a complaint -- was really happy to play. Rained the entire weekend in San Diego so I was glad to be away.

The page for teams to find players or players to find teams is working once again. This also contains miscellaneous items such as want ads.

Trying to go to a single page for John Reedy's weekday tournaments.

2010 Board of Directors posted and updated on Dec 21.

Rules for 2010 posted.

First 2010 minutes posted




STRIKE ZONE MAT My good buddy, Steve Salter, sent in another very constructive review this week. He almost always hits a home run in the critique department and this one was no exception. He pointed out that all our tournaments should have a standard size mat at home plate as delineated in the SSUSA rules . You as players and managers should demand this and get all over any tournament directors that do not comply. Let the board know of any problems through the Critique Form

The words from the SSUSA rulebook are:

1.61 STRIKE ZONE MAT

A Strike Zone Mat will be used. The rectangular mat will be nineteen (19) inches wide and thirty-four-and-a-half (34-1/2) inches (long?). The mat shall be made of rubber or other suitable material. The mat will be placed over Home Plate and be aligned with the front edge of Home Plate. DEFENSE: A defensive player making a play at Home Plate will be allowed to complete the force-out play by touching any portion of the strike mat, not just home plate. If a defensive player kicks or moves the mat during the force play, the batter-runner scoring will be declared safe. If an offensive player kicks, moves or dislodges the mat, the defensive player may tag the original home plate.


Webmaster Note: If the part about the batter-runner being called safe if the mat is kicked or moved makes sense to anyone out there, please explain it to me. Other than that, it seems fairly reasonable.


Rankings Committee NOTE: A link to this information will be kept under NCSSA ITEMS/LINKS/Rankings Committee on the right.

 The players listed below have agreed to become part of our first NCSSA rankings committee. Our rankings began some eighteen years ago with Roland Stiarwalt who was assisted by Noel Lanctot. Noel took over and has done a great job for the past fifteen years. His information was provided by players, managers, tournament directors, etc.

This, along with our tournament results, allowed him to update the rankings during our tournament season.

This committee hopes to continue this process. The result should be an objective rankings system based on team performance and make-up. A team's performance will be rated through NCSSA tournament play only. 2010 rule changes like the two roster rule may also play an important part in this years rankings. Just remember that the ultimate purpose of our rankings is to provide the tournament directors and primary region representatives the info they need to bracket their tournaments.

The rankings process can only be as successful as the input received from our players and managers. So feel free to contact any member listed. We will use the information you provide to update our rankings.

Thanks and have a great season.

NCSSA Rankings Committee Chairman
Bob Fernandez


2010 NCSSA Rankings Committee
Herb Epple         epple72@sbcglobal.net

Bob Fernandez      judyfernandez59@hotmail.com

Rich Goddu         rcgoddu@aol.com

Bob Holly          estonia16@aol.com

Rick Knee          kneencssa@sbcglobal.net

John Kranz         jjkranz@aol.com

Noel Lanctot       noelbetty@comcast.net

Al Linde           acrings@hotmail.com

Carl Neaterous     ncssaprez@hotmail.com

Dean Perkins       jemhay@aol.com

John Reedy         jrbaldeagle@sbcglobal.net

Steve Salter       ssalt24@comcast.net

Dick Seward        richard.seward@sbcglobal.net

Roland Stiarwalt   rolss@pacbell.net

Don Wever          dwever@charterinternet.com

Lanny Witt         lanmar4551@comcast.net


Note on Concord Tournaments The April 24-25 NCSSA tournament will be held in Antioch and Concord. Antioch has three fenced fields and Concord only has one. Therefore, the first 24 teams will be given spots on the "Fenced Fields". In recent years the Concord tournaments have not drawn as well and teams have indicated that unfenced fields were the reason. Therefore, all Concord events will be shared with Antioch to provide fenced fields for all participants.


Senior Games Softball Tournament When: April 13 & 14, 2010 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Where: Twin Creeks, Sunnyvale (no gate fee)

Cost: $275

Format: Round Robin using NCSSA rankings with a 5 game guarantee. (minimum 4 team brackets)

Rules: NCSSA

Awards: Medals for 1st & 2nd place teams

Deadline: April 1st

Mail team roster with check for $275 made payable to BASOC to 81 Encina Ave. (Upper Floor), Palo Alto, CA 94301

For additional information about the Senior Games contact Anne Cribbs at 650 323-9400 or eMail at cribbsaw@pacbell.net

Tournament Director: Noel Lanctot, 408 268-8724 or eMail at noelbetty@comcast.net