Major Softball Won District 4!
They Play
August 1st at Fort Vancouver LL, 3 pm opening game against Alaska!
The rest of the games are as follows.
Monday 8/3 vs. Northern Cal.
Wed. 8/5 vs. Oregon
Friday 8/7 vs. Utah
Let's support our girls!! Good Job!! And Good Luck!!
Manager Jeff Crowell
Congratulations JR Softball!!
Way to Win State!!
On To Western Regional’s
in
Tucson, Arizona
Junior Softball
MANAGER: John Paul
Coach: Steve Savage
Sondra Cardin McKenzie Casper
Jessika Cyr Amanda Fich
Julia Garcia Taylor Hale
April Kluthe Jade Moore
Jordyn Paul Madeline Savage
Samantha Savage
Congratulations!!!
A couple updates folks.
Please note that beginning with the spring 2009 season all bats MUST have a Bat Performance Factor (BPF) of 1.15. The BPF must be plainly shown on all bats. Many players are already using bats marked with the BPF rating. Those bats can continue to be used. But unfortunately many older bats do not meet the new standard and cannot be used in games OR practice.
The following excerpt is taken from Little League in order to help those not familiar with the new bat ratings to better understand the reasoning behind Little League's decision.
What this means folks is that umpire's MUST remove bats that do not meet the BPF ratings.
Safety continues to be Little League’s No. 1 concern, and the non-wood bat issue is no exception. For that reason, we are providing these facts:
• More than 10 years ago, the major manufacturers of non-wood bats reached an agreement with Little League to limit their bats to a “Bat Performance Factor” (BPF) of 1.15. … The BPF is essentially a measure of a non-wood bat’s performance (how fast the ball exits the bat when hit) in relation to a standard wood bat’s rating of 1.00. A very good wood bat’s BPF is 1.15.
• That means today’s best non-wood bats (usually made of aluminum) used in Little League perform statistically the same, in terms of how fast the ball exits the bat, as the best wood bats.
• For the last 10 years, bat manufacturers have only been producing non-wood bats for play in Little League Baseball that do not exceed the 1.15 BPF. Most of these bats are already printed with the BPF of 1.15, but beginning in 2009, all bats used in Little League Baseball must be imprinted with the BPF.
• A common misconception is that lighter bats always translate into a baseball being hit harder. This is not the case, because there is a point at which a lighter bat (even though it is swung at a higher speed) does not exert the same force on the pitched ball as a heavier bat does. A simpler way to understand this is to consider a small hammer used to pound a nail: Although the small hammer may be swung with much greater speed, a heavier hammer (swung at a lower speed) will drive the nail with fewer blows because it has more inertia at the point of impact. This is why the non-wood bat manufacturers have agreed to the current standard – so that the non-wood bats perform at a level close to wooden bats, even though a Little Leaguer may be able to swing them faster. … Imposing a wood bat mandate could result in fewer players in the game. A more forgiving bat means more players have a chance for some success and therefore will want to play and enjoy the game.
Please contact me anytime if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Umpire Jeff
October 9, 2008
Dear District Administrative Staffs and Local Little League Baseball Officials:
Beginning with the 2009 Little League Baseball season, baseball bats with a diameter of 2 ¾ inches are no longer permitted for use in the Junior League Division of Baseball.
Baseball bats with a 2 ?-inch diameter are now the standard for all teenage baseball divisions (Junior, Senior and Big League).
The "minus-3" requirement - overall weight (in ounces) of a bat can be no more than three ounces below the overall length (in inches) of the bat - remains in effect in Senior and Big League Baseball divisions, but is NOT a requirement in Junior Baseball.
Also, in effect for the 2009 season is the requirement that all non-wood bats used in Little League Baseball Divisions and below shall be printed with a BPF (bat performance factor) of 1.15 or less.
Sincerely,
Little League International
P.O. Box 3485
539
US Route 15 Hwy
Williamsport, PA 17701-0485
Phone: 570-326-1921
Fax: 570-326-1074
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