OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Amateur Softball Association and Liberty Mutual announced today the Summer 2008 Responsible Coaching award winners for the sport of softball. Winners will soon receive a $250 gift card and personalized Responsible Coaching trophy from Liberty Mutual and recognition on ResponsibleSports.com and ASASoftball.com. The Responsible Coaching Awards were established by Liberty [...]

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Ruth Crowe’s controversial ending to her nine-year tenure as Iowa State’s softball coach – which included objecting to a pregame prayer at Baylor and branding Texas A&M fans “dumb farmers” – is on trial. She is now fighting for back pay and damages for wrongful dismissal. Crowe testified Wednesday that her firing on June 1, [...]

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As normal there were new rule changes at the National ASA Conference. I have included all the rule changes below. 2009 Playing Rule Changes Rule 1 Definition Charged Conference: When team representative requests a suspension of play or delays the game for the purpose of delivering a message to another team member, unless the pitcher [...]

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By KANDACE MCCOY MT. VERNON — Though the issue of wearing safety headgear for softball pitchers and corner players has been a topic within the Illinois High School Association for the past few years, there will be no change in IHSA softball rules for the upcoming season, according to Kurt Gibson, an IHSA assistant executive [...]

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TEMPE, Ariz. – The Arizona State University softball and track & field teams traveled to the nation’s capital Wednesday and met with President George W. Bush to celebrate the national championships each team won during the past academic year. Eleven teams in all were on hand for the celebration, including five representing the state of [...]

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Lausanne, Switzerland; 14th November 2008: The BackSoftball team today vowed to make softball the most inclusive sport on the planet, as it made its case to return to the Olympic family during a compelling presentation here to the International Olympic Committee Program Commission. Softball has been campaigning vigorously to be reinstated to the Summer Olympic [...]

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The Rotterdam Girls Softball League is trying to figure out what to do now that it is realized thousands of dollars is missing from its coffers, after the league‘s former treasurer allegedly siphoned off money throughout her two-year term. The league and police are still trying to find out just how much money is gone. [...]

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GENEVA: Leaders of baseball and softball, along with five other sports seeking inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games, will present their cases Friday to the International Olympic Committee. Golf, karate, roller sports, rugby and squash officials also will meet the 16-member program commission, which will deliver an influential report to the IOC’s top decision-making body [...]

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As you may know by now, I am always creating new websites for fastpitch softball players, and fans. I enjoy softball, and I enjoy talking about softball. I actually enjoy it so much I created a store and website to sell softball equipment when their were no other softball stores around. You can find it [...]

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) inducted 11 members on Wednesday evening to its National Softball Hall of Fame while also announcing the eight members nominated to be inducted in 2009. The Class of 2008 included five players and six others for dedicated service to the ASA. The newly inducted [...]

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