Huntsville Men's Softball League: Welcome

Thursday, May 17
Spring 2012- Update

5/17/12,

* Congrats to Pig Benis for winning their 4th straight championship.  They defeated The Trophy Hunters 23-10.  Earlier they beat Smoken Joe's to advance to the Championship.  Trophy Hunters beat the Kingsnakes 13-12 to advance.

* D Division - Slump Busters defeated Honorable Mention to bring home the D Division Championship.  Our first D Division champion since 2007.

* Summer League info listed below!



Thursday, May 17
Sign up for the 2012 Summer Session



Registration for Summer 2012-  Opens May 23

*  Make check payable to: Huntsville Mens Softball Association for $350 (three hundered and fifty).  Fee covers 12 regular season games, including umpire fees and city fees.

*  Mail Check or Money Order to:  Ed Chatal, P.O. Box 2387 Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341  OR drop off roster & check or m.o. @ Fuzzy's Tacos on Sam Houston Ave. 

* Due Date:  Post marked by June 5 or Drop check off at Fuzzy's Tacos by June 6th. League will begin June 11.

*  Include:  Team Roster for up to 16 players, your 1st and 2nd choice of preference to play Mon,Tues, or Wed nights. 

* Include: Choose between the  C Division or D Division.  Teams will play an unbalanced schedule in order to play more teams within your Division.

*  Include: Contact info for team manager, assistant manager, cell phone #, mailing address, etc.



Thursday, May 17
Recent Champions



Recent Champions- C DIVISION

Spring 2005 -         Kingsnakes

Summer 2005 -       Walker County L.P. Gas

Fall 2005   -           B.Y.O.B.

Spring 2006 -         B.Y.O.B.    

Summer 2006 -       Busch League

Fall 2006   -           B.Y.O.B.

Spring 2007 -         Rip City

Summer 2007 -       Country Boys

Fall 2007 -              B.Y.O.B.

Spring/Summer 2008 - WP Gators

Fall 2008 - Tribe of Judah

Spring 2009 - Tribe of Judah

Summer 2009 - Trophy Hunters

Fall 2009 - NO CHAMP DECLARED, Inclement Weather

Spring 2010 - Kingsnakes   

Spring II/Summer 2010 - Real Deal

Fall 2010 - Trophy Hunters

Spring 2011 - Pig Benis

Summer 2011 - Pig Benis

Fall 2011 - Pig Benis

Spring 2012 - Pig Benis 


Recent Champions- D DIVISION

Spring 2007 -    Tribe of Judah

Summer 2007 -   Backdraft                                                  

Fall 2007 -        Fat Boys

Spring 2012 - Slump Busters 



Friday, March 23
Spring 2012 Annual Meeting - Recap



AGENDA

HASA – Huntsville Adult Softball AssociationMen’s City League (Slow Pitch)www.eteamz.com/HuntsvilleMensSBL  Annual League Meeting – March 22, 2012 @ 6pmCity Service Center, HWY 75 N 
Meeting Agenda
 I.                    Welcome and Introductions II.                 League Info, Registration Deadline, Payment a.     League play begins next week…deadline is tonight @ 7 pm. b.      Full schedule will be posted by Saturday (3/24)  c.      We are an ASA League and the Men’s League is a component of the Huntsville Adult Softball Association or HASA.  HASA is a partner of The City of Huntsville, Parks and Recreation Dept. d.     Sam Houston Umpires Association  e.      Spring League Dues Breakdown:  Umpires, Insurance, Website, City Field Maintenance Fees, Champion T’s, Administrative supplies    III.               Equipment a.     BallsWe will not permit 375 lbs. compression, .47 core balls in the HASA Men’s League. The approved certification marks, cores and compression are listed below:  

 

 
   
Black Colored Marking & Stamp
Max 375 lbs.
Max .44 cor		 Black Colored Marking & Stamp
Max 300 lbs.
Max .44 cor
Blue Colored Marking & Stamp
Max 375 lbs.
Max .40 cor		 Blue Colored Marking & Stamp
Max 300 lbs.
Max .40 cor

New (2011) Green Colored Marking & Stamp
Max 300 lbs./
Max .52 cor  
 

ASA Non-Approved Ball List with Certification Marks

 Manufacturer                                       Model		   
DeBeer 290XLRA3
Dudley ZN Composite ZN 12 RF Y
Dudley SY-12 RF 40
Dudley Composite MLT 12 RF 80
Dudley ZN Composite ZN 12 RF
Dudley Composite MLT 12 RF 80Y
Miken MS-ASA44-1
Spirit A1240PS
Trump Micro-Cell
 b.      Bats LEAGUE WIDE REMINDER !!! - HASA and ASA do not condone the use of illegal bats at anytime, in any of the HASA leagues played down at Josey Field.  We're sure our insurance carrier would have a major concern for those individuals involved with an injury related to a ball striking a player and an illegal bat being used.  We're almost certain that there would be some serious consequences for everyone involved. 

ASA Bat Testing & Certification Program

The official bat in ASA Championship Play must meet all of the requirements of Rule 3, Section 1 and:1.    must bear either the ASA approved 2000 certification mark or the ASA 2004 certification mark as shown below, and must not be listed on an ASA non approved list, and

 

 
2.    must be included on a list of approved bat models published by the ASA National Office; or 3.    must, in the sole opinion and discretion of the umpire, have been manufactured prior to 2000 and if tested, would comply with the ASA bat performance standards then in effect.Beginning January 1, 2004, all bats in ASA Championship Play must pass the ASA 2004 bat standard. All bats having the 2004 certification mark will be allowed in ASA Championship Play. Bats that have the 2000 certification mark will not be allowed in ASA Championship Play unless they are listed on an approved bat list on the ASA website. For convenience, the ASA website has a listing of bats that do not pass the ASA 2004 bat standard. 2004 Beyond Approved Bats (Current Listing, no changes as of: 3/22/2012 IV.               Website – www.eteamz.com/HuntsvilleMensSBLa.     Schedules and Standingsb.      Rain Proceduresc.     League Rules V.                 Open Floor, Rule Change Proposals/Vote 

VI.               Meeting Adjourned

 Other items discussed and put into play for 2012: * The new GREEN stamped ball, .52 core and 300 lbs compression - it was decided that teams may CHOOSE to use this ball in 2012 or continue to use .44 core, 375 lbs. compression softballs. * USSA bats - despite the new .52 core, 300 lbs. compression balls, it was decided that USSSA bats will continue to be BANNED for our HASA Men's League. * For fair competition, it was decided that we will reinstate the D LEAGUE for 2012, with some of these changes in mind:  ONE, imbalanced schedule where D teams will play each other more often and C teams will play each other more often but on occasion, a D team will play a C team.  TWO, the top four C teams will play in a one night playoff and the top two (2) D teams will play in a one game playoff. THREE, all teams will follow one schedule and one set of standings will be posted.

 



Tuesday, April 3
Free Agent List



No team in 2012?  No problem.  We can add you to our FREE AGENT list.

If you are interested in adding your name to the list or receiving names from the list, please contact Ed Chatal.  Send me an e-mail:  rca_elc@shsu.edu.

Update 4/4/12:

1. Jonathan Gomez - 405.227.4862

2. Robert Hosea - 281.660.9537

3.Danny Neenan - 805.709.3822

4. Richard Barlow - 936.647.6953 

5. Greg Sanchez - 281.380.6677

6. Danny Brown - 979.256.9407 

7. JeremyRutland - 407.920.3836

 

      



Monday, June 14
Rainouts/ Make-up Game Time Schedule



* For rainout information, call (936) 294-4889 or check this website. Rainouts will be determined by 4:30 P.M. CST.   So, if you call before then, we might not have any information for you.

* Any inclement weather after 4:30 P.M. CST,  game and/or field status will be determined by umpires down at the field.  In some cases, rain cancellations will occur because of rain coming down after 4:30 p.m. We will do our best to put the playing status on the site but the phone number listed above will be taken out of play.

* In some cases, team managers will be contacted before rain games are officially rescheduled. A good effort will be made to play all rain make-up games.