National Slow Pitch Softball History Sections
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Here is the preview/review of the 2008 National Softball Season. You can still checkout what happened the past few years on the National Softball Scene by clicking on the links below. These pages are loaded with the winners of each tournament along with the runner-ups and MVPs. 2000 Season 2001 Season 2002 Season 2003 Season 2004 Season 2005 Season 2006 Season 2007 Season Welcome to the Slow Pitch Softball History Site. All the information you ever wanted to know about slow pitch softball is in here. Just click on the link to the left to go wherever you want to visit. This site covers all the national championships of all the softball organizations past and present from men's to women's to seniors and every other class imaginable. All the softball hall of fames and all-time teams are listed along with the yearly team rankings and individual national leaders. Some of the old time tournament classics of yesteryear are documented along with today's major NITs and some of the more prominent invitational tournaments around the country. Bill Plummer of the ASA offers his official description of softball history for all kids doing school projects on the subject matter. There are some stats of the legends of the game complete with many photos. A complete list of softball links and a message board is available also as is a page of thanks for all the people that have helped and contributed to this site. Thanks for stopping by - Steve
This Book will be released October 1, 2008, pre-order your copy today by clicking on this link - "The Game America Plays" Bill Plummer III, Amateur Softball Association (ASA) Hall of Fame Manager, author and historian is at it again, he wrote a new book entitled "The Game America Plays: Celebrating 75 years of the Amateur Softball Association". Bill has worked on this book for a while now and I want to tell anyone out there that has any interest in Softball to purchase a copy of this wonderful book, because I guarantee you, it'll be great reading and is loaded with 192 pages including 150 historical black/white and color photos. Bill wrote it to commemorate the ASA's 75th Anniversary through historical photographs and personal stories. Relive the greatest moments in softball history with this engaging narrative of America's favorite participation sport. With never-before-published photographs and vignettes from players, umpires, and coaches, this is a must-read for every player, coach and fan of softball. All enthusiasts of this fabulous game will want to own their personal copy and present it as a lasting gift to family and friends. Bill was most deservingly inducted into the ASA Hall of Fame in 1999. This man knows more about softball history than any man alive in the United States today. He has helped me many times over with information on this site and I want to take the time to thank him for all he's done for me. He is truly a good person.
Also, still available is the "Softball's hall of Famer" book. Click on the Cover above to view the larger size. Read about Amateur Softball's greatest players in "Softball's Hall of Famers." This is the 2005 updated Edition and is a 8 1/2x11 inch coffee-table book which has biographical profiles, statistics and pictures of the 307 members of the ASA National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum. To get your copy, send a check or money order for $29.95 to: Amateur Softball Association, 2801 Northeast 50th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73111. Indicate that you are ordering the Hall of Famers Book. Here is the link to the Balls & Strikes Article Bill Plummer did on me and my site: (Go to Page-5) Balls & Strikes Online Article Check out the official Softball Magazine Web Site. This is the most informative Softball magazine in the country today. They have stories and statistics on many of the nation's invitational and national tournaments. Click on the link provided to read about this great publication from Gene Smith and Luann Madison. I used to write a monthly article for these nice people and it was called "Softfacts". I will once again write for Gene and Luann by doing a monthly installment of "Who am I?". Answering this will get you a free subscription.
Check out the official Softball Today Web Site. This is another great softball magazine that always has informative articles on what's going on in the world of softball. Click on the link provided to read about this publication. Every single publication gets better then the last one as they have been including more and more tournament information from across the country. Plus they have their annual equipment guide that is second to none.
Take a look at the web site that Gordie Heagle has put together. Gordie was a close friend of Jerome Earnest and is making an effort to continue what Jerome started on the internet by covering the major softball events. The Old Scout's Web Site will have up to date information, rankings, schedules, statistical leaders and everything else that is good for the game. Gordie puts a lot of personal time and effort into providing the country with Softball information.
Check out the new web site for the World Softball League. In the 2003 season, along with the Major Schedule, the WSL has added B-C-D Men’s & Women's classes to their schedule thus making over 2000 teams in 20 qualifiers. The teams will then earn the right to play at the coveted WSL World Championships to be held in sunny Panama City, FL.. The goal of the League is to be the marketing arm that will connect its premier players & partnering sponsors of the WSL to the 20 million players who play the great game of softball. This organization founded and set up by John Daniels to crown a 'true' national champion.
Check out Mike Macenko's House of Swing.This man is a legend in the sport and gives a lot of his time to making the game better. The site is back up and running and I promise you, it will be loaded with great information about the past and present. Check out the Kendrick Brothers Jason and Nathan's web page Big League Softball. Jason Kendrick is one of the all time greats of this game and probably has won more outstanding defensive player awards than anybody in history. He is a class act. His brother Nathan is one of the nicest people I have ever spoken to. Together, they have a great thing going. They have an assortment of softball stuff on their site ranging from Instructional videos to Actual game videos to Softball Apparel.
Check out what a guy named Mark Linnemann had to say about this web site. Mark is a well respected owner and writer of the Cincinnati Softball News Publication as well as the Head Chairmen of the Hudepohl Softball Hall of Fame which encompasses the Greater Cincinnati area including Northern Kentucky. If you're interested in getting a subscription, contact him at 859-341-7088 or email him at the link provided. Here is the nice Article he wrote on my site. Thank You Mark
When speaking about Slow Pitch Softball History, a familiar name comes to mind, Jerome Earnest. Without him, there wasn't much softball history, because he documented a lot of it. He was instrumental in getting the many softball publications to the point that they are today. Way back when, the ASA and USSSA both had their own papers and reported on their own information. Jerome took this idea and ran with it. He reported on all Slow Pitch information with equal emphasis put on all organizations and events. The help he gave me was immeasurable in starting up this site. Before going to the Jerome Earnest's Supreme Softball Site, stop by and visit the page I put together in his honor. It chronicles his life and explains why he was so respected in the softball world. The link doesn't take you to the Supreme Softball Site, that site is no longer, but the link does capture a little of what Jerome was all about. It is a snapshot of what he did back in the 1999-2000 time frame. What he did was unbelievable dedication and hard work.
Kevin Cherkas has a site that is talked about all around the east coast. He is a good friend, a good ball player and an even better person. His message board is sometimes controversial due to the fact he lets people 'tell it like it is". But he is a good family man and will not tolerate any stuff on there that he deems "not in the best interest of the game" Big Boy Softball is a great site for east coast tournaments and information especially in and around my home state of Pennsylvania.
Inspiration for this page was instilled to me at a young age when I was growing up in Long Island and a man I greatly admire played with and against some of these legends of the game. The sparkle that comes to his eyes to this day as he reminisces about those days only go to show what this great game of softball is all about. Thank you Mister D or as I call him, Dad. I also want to say thanks to My Family for their support also. Being as I am from Norristown, Pennsylvania, I have separate history sections for the ASA of PA Softball History and Norristown Area Softball History for those interested. In closing, I'd like to thank every single softball person (present and past) that has taken the time to talk to me or send me information to help make this page as complete as it can be. I tried to mention every single person that helped contribute to this site in this page of Thanks.
This Web Site (Slow Pitch Softball History) is one of only seven sites to receive the Softball Guru's Sacred Site Award
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