| May 18, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Rock-N-Reno: Centennial Park in Carson City LC7 ... The 60+ Silver Division (AAA and AA) is playing on the Lower Centennial Fields #1-2 ... The upper fields renovation project for Fields #4-7 has not been completed and did not meet their anticipated completion deadline due to an unanticipated lengthy winter weather season ... The Carson City Parks and Rec. Department has devoted a significant parallel readiness effort to make the two lower fields ready for this year's Rock 'n' Reno event ... This construction delay created significant hurdles to overcome and we're confident it will work out just fine ... We're firm believers right now in the "Wait till next year!" rallying cry ... Good luck! ... |
| May 17, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Rock 'n' Reno • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets DRAFT Game Schedules and Brackets for SESSION #3 of the SSUSA's 40th Annual Rock 'n' Reno Challenge Cup in Reno, Sparks and Carson City, NV, have been posted and are available from the links below and on the event's Tournament page ... The caveats mentioned above for Sessions #1 & #2 apply here as well ... Good luck everyone ... DRAFT Game Schedules & Brackets (PDF's)• Men's: 60's • 40-Masters: Men | Women • Complete: All Ages & Divisions [Large file: 58 pages] |
| May 14, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Rock 'n' Reno • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets DRAFT Game Schedules and Brackets for SESSION #2 of the SSUSA's 40th Annual Rock 'n' Reno Challenge Cup in Reno, Sparks and Carson City, NV, have been posted and are available from the links below and on the event's Tournament page ... The caveats mentioned above for Session #1 apply here as well ... Good luck everyone ... DRAFT Game Schedules & Brackets (PDF's)• Men's: 65's | 70's | 75's | 80's & 85's NOTE: • Due to the construction project at Centennial Park not meeting the anticipated completion date, and Local League conflicts being so severe in both Reno and Sparks, many Session #2 divisions were scheduled for four-game rather than a five-game guarantee ... While this is not an ideal situation, it does not affect very many teams ... After the event ends, SSUSA will credit a portion of the entry fee that may be applied to future entry fees for teams that only played four games ... Thank you ... |
| May 13, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: Team needs players for rockin reno AA 2infield 2outfield Dstoff ... His 55-AA team may add a maximum of three (3) players who are otherwise eligible as to residency from 50-AA, 55-AAA or 60-Major teams ... He may also add as many 60-AAA (or lower) or 65-Major (or lower) players as he can find ... |
| May 13, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Rock 'n' Reno • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets DRAFT Game Schedules and Brackets for SESSION #1 of the SSUSA's 40th Annual Rock 'n' Reno Challenge Cup in Reno, Sparks and Carson City, NV, have been posted and are available from the links below and on the event's Tournament page ... As always, these DRAFT schedules are TENTATIVE, are subject to change and become final ONLY when released as "OFFICIAL" when play commences ... Good luck everyone ... DRAFT Game Schedules & Brackets (PDF's)• Men's: 50's | 55's • Women: 50+ thru 60+ Seniors Tournament Administration (PDF's)• Master Games & Field Grid: Rock 'n' Reno • Participating Teams List: Rock 'n' Reno |
| May 11, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: ROCK 'n RENO 2026 • TENTATIVE Field Assignments TENTATIVE Field Assignments The following are the TENTATIVE Field Assignments for the 2026 Rock 'n Reno Challenge Cup. Please note that TENTATIVE means they are NOT FINAL and are SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Final Field Assignments will be released simultaneous with the publication of the DRAFT Game Schedules and Brackets as they are completed in Session-order. NOTE: The Reno/Sparks Facilities are: • Golden Eagle Regional Park (Sparks) • Reno Softball Complex at Rancho San Rafael (Reno) The Carson City Facility is: • Centennial Park Lower Softball Complex (Fields #1-2) SESSION #1 • Men's 50's and 55's and Women's Senior Divisions • Friday, May 22nd thru Sunday, May 24th. ¤ Men's 50+ ALL Divisions - Reno/Sparks facilities ¤ Men's 55+ ALL Divisions - Reno/Sparks facilities ¤ Women's 50+, 55+ and 60+ Seniors - Reno/Sparks facilities MEMORIAL DAY (May 25th) • NO GAMES SESSION #2 • Men's 65's, 70's, 75's, 80's and 85's • Tuesday, May 26th thru Thursday, May 28th. ¤ Men's 65+ ALL Divisions - Reno/Sparks facilities ¤ Men's 70+ AAA Division - Carson City facility ¤ Men's 70+ Major+, 70-Major and 70-AA Divisions - Reno/Sparks facilities ¤ Men's 75+ ALL Divisions - Reno/Sparks facilities ¤ Men's 80/85+ ALL Divisions - Reno/Sparks facilities SESSION #3 • Men's & Women's 40-Masters and Men's 60's • Friday, May 29th thru Sunday, May 31st. ¤ Men's 40-Masters ALL Divisions - Reno/Sparks facilities ¤ Men's 60-Major+ and 60-Major Divisions - Reno/Sparks facilities ¤ Men's 60-AAA and 60-AA Divisions - Carson City facility ¤ Women's 40-Masters ALL Divisions - Reno/Sparks facilities __________ |
| May 8, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Atlantic Coast • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets Our daily required last-minute team withdrawal has just happened for Friday ... This time it's the 75-Major Mobley Gin 75's in Session #1 ... The needed changes have been made and posted online ... Good luck everyone! ... |
| May 7, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Atlantic Coast • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets Thursday morning. a 60-Major team (New Beginnings 60) withdrew from the tournament ... Fortunately, the revisions were able to be confined to only the 60-Major division, not affecting other groups ... All have been posted online, including the revised Master Planning Grid ... Good luck everyone! ... |
| May 5, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Atlantic Coast • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets Within 20 minutes of posting the Session #2 schedule set, a 50-Major team (Heavy Hitters 50's) withdrew from the tournament ... Fortunately, the revisions were able to be confined to only the 50-Major division, not affecting other groups ... All have been posted online, including the revised Master Planning Grid ... Good luck everyone! ... |
| May 5, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Atlantic Coast • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets DRAFT Game Schedules and Brackets for SESSION #2 of the SSUSA's Atlantic Coast Championships 2026 in Raleigh, NC, have been posted and are available from the links below and on the event's Tournament page ... The caveats mentioned above for Session #1 apply here as well ... Good luck everyone ... DRAFT Game Schedules & Brackets (PDF's)• Men's: 50's & 55's | 60's • 40-Masters: Men • Complete: All Ages & Divisions [Larger file: 25 pages] |
| April 30, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Texas State • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets As a hedge against potential unplayable field conditions like what we experienced today, we have secured an alternative facility for FRIDAY ONLY ... ALL Friday games will be in a shortened one-hour format, with 45-minute time limit for four innings, with the 5th inning the OPEN inning ... The divisions that were originally scheduled to play in the main quad FRIDAY will be playing at: The Parks at Texas Star North 951 Highland Dr. - Euless, TX The divisions that were originally scheduled on Fields #6-7 at Kiest Park will remain at Kiest Park, on Fields #1-2 beginning at 12:00 noon ... Good luck everyone, and we'll see you back at Kiest Park as planned on Saturday and Sunday! ... |
| April 30, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Texas State • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets Same story, different team (Hurricanes 60) this time ... More changes required to Men's 60-Silver seeding games and new 60-AAA 9-team bracket ... Sorry about that! ... |
| April 30, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Texas State jgled ... The SSUSA long-time policy has been: "All play/no-play decisions are made at the fields of play at game time" ... That answer applies to both of your posts ... We do NOT cancel early based on a forecast ... Dallas Parks & Recreation is monitoring the situation and is in close contact with our on-site personnel ... |
| April 30, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Texas State • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets Due to the late withdrawal Wednesday of a 60-AA team (Robson Ranch Texans), significant changes were required to the Session #2 schedule ... The former 60-AA division was collapsed into a Best 2 of 3 Championship Series ON SATURDAY for the two remaining teams ... Changes also impacted bracket play for the 50/55-Platinum, 50-AAA and 55-Major divisions ... We apologize for any inconveniences, despite them being completely outside of our causation or control ... All changes are online with a revision date of either April 29 or 30, 2026 ... The Who-I-Follow online scheduling and scoring system is currently being updated ... Good luck everyone! |
| April 30, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Texas State • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets SESSION #1 REMAINDER RAINED OUT • Severe rains Wednesday caused cancellation of the afternoon games and resultant poor (unsafe) field conditions caused Thursday games to also be canceled ... We will be contacting teams regarding what happens next for Session #1 teams ... |
| April 29, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Atlantic Coast • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets DRAFT Game Schedules and Brackets for Session #1 of the SSUSA's Atlantic Coast Championships 2026 in Raleigh, NC, have been posted and are available from the links below and on the event's Tournament page ... As always, these DRAFT schedules are TENTATIVE, are subject to change and become final ONLY when released as "OFFICIAL" when play commences ... Good luck everyone ... DRAFT Game Schedules & Brackets (PDF's)• Men's: 65's thru 80's Tournament Administration (PDF's)• Master Games & Field Grid: Atlantic Coast • Participating Teams List: Atlantic Coast |
| April 29, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Texas State • "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets WEDNESDAY REVISIONS • In an attempt to stay out front of potential adverse weather, there have been revisions to the Wednesday game schedules, as follows ... • 65-MAJOR PLUS • The Best 2 of 3 Championship series will be played today, STARTING AT 2:00 PM on Field #2 • 65-MAJOR • Games #5 and #6 will be played this evening at 6:30 PM on Fields #1 and #4, respectively ... The 3rd Place game, Championship and "If" games will move earlier on Thursday by two game slots ... • 65-AAA • Bracket games #1-2 have been moved from Field #2 to Field #3 to accommodate the 65-Major+ Series ... The Master Planning Grid has been revised and all schedule revisions are live on the Who-I-Follow online scoring system ... Good luck everyone! ... |
| April 24, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Fat handle bat Rulebook §3.4 • OFFICIAL BATS describes what is allowed on the handle of the bat ... Subpart E. on page 13 does not provide for what we envision you are asking: to attach something other than the allowed layer(s) of grip tape to the bat handle ... You may be able to accomplish the same comfort factor for your hands if you wear thicker lined leather gloves instead of standard thin batting gloves ... Good luck ... |
| April 23, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Bat tape Playa7 ... To answer your initial question, it doesn't ... That's why the National Rules Committee REMOVED the prior prohibition against adding tape to the handle ... You may now add couple/few tape layer(s) without it being deemed to be "altering" the bat ... This change was player-friendly in our view ... |
| April 23, 2026 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Bat tape 51RAMJET ... You're OK to add that layer ... The National Rules Committee addressed that issue at the 2025 annual meetings ... §3.4(4) • ALTERED EQUIPMENT – Proposal to eliminate the two-layer limit on tape that is used to wrap a bat handle. • PASSED: 9-1-2 Good luck! |