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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The 25th Anniversary Minnesota Softball Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Saturday evening, October 25 at the Alltel center in Mankato, Minnesota. The Hall of Fame annually recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of softball.
Softball is the largest team participant sport in Minnesota and the nation with over 8,000 teams participating in the local Amateur Softball Association (USA Softball) program.

A total of 14 individuals in the player, manager, umpire, sponsor, promoter, administrator,
organizer, volunteer or media categories have been selected for induction this year.

Included are:
Name Category/Position Softball Hometown

Alexander “Sandy” Allen, Administrator- Mankato
Jeff Barnes, Organizer/Promoter- Bloomington
Scott Christensen, Outfielder- Mankato
George Fadell, Umpire- Richfield
Jeanne Ghostley, Catcher- Anoka
Anne Marie Green, Outfielder- Mpls/Rochester
Ed Hammer, Promoter/Manager- Bloomington/Lakeville
Joe Jennison, Organizer/Promoter- Rochester
Leroy Jolstad, Pitcher- Mankato
Jo Jorgenson Utility- Minneapolis
Ken Joyce Promoter/Organizer/Umpire- Cloquet
Ralph Leistikow Organizer/Promoter- St. Charles
Dennis Maschka* Administrator- Austin
Linda “Nellie” Nelson First Base -Anoka
Vern Schoolmeester Second Base- Mankato
*Inducted Posthumously

Last year’s banquet was attended by over 250 people and an equal or greater number is
expected this year. The cost of the banquet is $35.00. Tickets may be obtained from the Minnesota Sports Federation; 10701 93rd Ave N Suite D, Maple Grove, MN 55369 or at www.msf1.org. Phone (763) 488-9995. Deadline for tickets is Friday, October 17.

For further information please contact:
Anne Strong 763/488-9995 ext. 11

 

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2008 ASA Approved Softball Bats

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2008 ASA Illegal Bats

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"Grandfathered" Bats no longer legal beginning in 2008

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, — The Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA), the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, has announced that under a resolution adopted by the ASA Board of Directors, bats submitted by manufacturers that were previously allowed a 2 mph variance in the ASA’s test standards are no longer authorized for use in ASA Championship Play effective January 1, 2008.

Commonly referred to by players and coaches as “grandfathered” bats, these bats were allowed a 2 mph testing variance under the terms of an agreement the bat manufacturers and ASA negotiated in the fall of 2003. These terms will no longer be in effect on January 1, 2008 thus making these bats illegal for use in ASA Championship Play.

According to the list provided to ASA under the terms of the agreement with each manufacturer, the following bats will be placed on the non approved list on January 1, 2008

Easton: Synergy2

Miken: Freak

Louisville Slugger: SB304, SB404

Worth: XGOLD-Fastpitch, XRED-Fastpitch, XPST4, WWSCA, SBWKA

 

Hall of Fame Monument Dedicated July 2003

Inductees from left to right - Front row: Char Alexander (1997), Danny Juenger(1986), Wayne Knipschield(1988) , Ray Sibley (1986), Cy Yess (2001) Back Row L to R: George Grubb(1992), Dave Dostal (2000), Gene Alexander (2002) , Bill Beaupre (1999), Cindy Schultz (daughter of Tom Connolly), Dan Mount (son of Stony Mount, 1982), Les Ernster (2001)

You could not have asked for a more perfect evening. The weather was great, the cake was delicious and there were smiles everywhere. The Rochester Inductees from the Minnesota Softball Hall of Fame were honored in a ceremony during RSA Appreciation Week. The elite were recognized with the Monument Dedication and the Rochester Softball Association has chosen to honor those individuals and teams that have represented Rochester with the dubious HOF honor or winners of national or state championships. Perry Coonce, MSF Commissioner was on hand to dedicate the monument, which has durable, removable plastic plates that can be updated on a yearly basis.