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PRIORITY:  SSUSA NATIONAL RULES COMMITTEE 2024 • Annual Meeting Minutes
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Dec. 6, 2024
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SSUSA Staff: The link below redirects to the Official Minutes of the 2024 SSUSA ...
PRIORITY:  TOURNAMENT INFORMATION ACCESS
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April 10, 2024
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SSUSA Staff: The customary locations for access to DRAFT Game Schedules and ...
PRIORITY:  TEAM RATINGS • Guidelines & Procedures (Rev: 12/15/2015)
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Dec. 16, 2015
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SSUSA Staff: Senior Softball-USA Ratings Guidelines The foundation of the ...
Winter Worlds Dates for 2026
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Nov. 26, 2025
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FTP: Any word on dates for Winter Worlds 2026?
SSUSA Staff: Using the past 14 years as precedent, it's very likely going to run ...
Baden balls?
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Nov. 26, 2025
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Mikelmart: What ball is going to be used for 2026?
SSUSA Staff: Same ball as this year's BADEN Fire 44/375 Optic Yellow ...
JohnO28: SSUSA Staff, Does that mean SSUSA extended the contract with Baden? ...
SSUSA Staff: The SSUSA / BADEN softball contract has not been extended, nor is it ...
Pitching screens for tournament play 2026
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Nov. 26, 2025
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John Eddinger: Will SSUSA be discussing OPTIONAL pitching screen usage during ...
mck71: As a pitcher I am personally not a fan of screen John. SSUSA ...
nickname36: "NO NETS" I pitch also and will only wear the mask but if you wanna ...
John Eddinger: Thanks for your thoughts/input both mck71 and nickname36. I pitch as ...
JohnO28: John Edinger, I don't pitch but when we play places that allow ...
The real deal: My 2 cents: You shouldn't mandate pitching screens, but they should ...
EdVZ: As a Pitcher, I am not in favor of nets for the pitchers. I pitch in ...
stick8: JohnO28, I ump for One Nation. I only ump young man’s ball and have ...
John Eddinger: Stick8 - yes - senior rule in most associations. We just came back ...
pigpened: As a pitcher I'm not a fan of the screens at all...it causes you to ...
Hitting10th: John Eddinger- I agree with you on this matter, except the one rule i ...
John Eddinger: Hitting10th - if both teams need to agree, wouldn’t that make it ...
TeamRage13: First thing how the hell are you John. Its been awhile... USSSA we ...
mck71: John - I wouldn't retire if mandatory but for me, would not be the ...
John Eddinger: TeamRage13 (Jerry) - I’m great! Really good to hear from you. ...
stick8: I find it hard to believe that if a team elects to use a screen then ...
John Eddinger: I agree with everything you said.
JohnO28: Stick8, I thought the same thing, but if you play One Nation(not ...
JDSmith67: We play in other organizations where the net is optional. One team ...
MurrayW: I am not a pitcher, but I have played a few games in which the ...
65/70 Player Looking for a Team for 2026
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Nov. 25, 2025
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madman50: The team I played on last season is not coming back for 2026 so I am ...
number 007: What position do you play.
madman50: 1st,C,DH & OF if needed. What age group are you?
Tournament of Champions
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Nov. 25, 2025
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madman50: If there is a 65 or 70 team that is in need of a player for the ...
madman50: 1st,C,DH & OF if needed. What age group do you play?
PLAYERS WANTED
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Nov. 25, 2025
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just joe: LONG ISLAND JAGUARS 80'S CAN USE 2-3 PLAYERS FOR THE UPCOMING T.O.C. ...
Bruce Denson
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Nov. 24, 2025
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Bruce or Abby Denson: Softball player looking for team in 65/70 plays first,second,third ...
Dan'sFriend 73: It might be good idea to list your rating and state you live in
SSUSA Staff: Bruce lives in Wisconsin ...
ESTABLISHED 80's TEAM NEEDS 1 -2 80'S PLAYERS
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Nov. 23, 2025
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45261: 80 AAA team based in North Carolina has revised the 2026 roster and ...
What is the ruling
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Nov. 22, 2025
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Randall: We had a situation where the BR got a base hit. R2 was thrown out at ...
Randall: There were no outs until R2 was thrown out at home
DaveDowell: Batter-runner is OUT based on the 4-3 play as you state ... If your ...
Randall: Thank you Dave
Randall: Dave, when you say discovered/appealed, can the play be appealed ...
DaveDowell: "Not really" ... But when someone must have said something like, ...
stick8: Randall, I’d be curious to know what the batter-runner was thinking ...
B.J.: as DD said this is a continuing violation.. but it actually should ...
Randall: Thank you so much for this clarification
cw: What's even funnier about this "senior moment" is that nobody on the ...
stick8: cw, That’s true, including the umpire. The umpire should have ...
Nancy Allen: B.J., there is definitely a lot going on here. So let me make it a ...
B.J.: Nancy.. in the original scenario it would have been easier because ...
Nancy Allen: B.J., thanks. I guess that I took it too literal that didn’t say ...
Looking for 55 AAA/ MAJOR team
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Nov. 22, 2025
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619baller30: I play 2nd short or third but I can run the outfield too. Quick and ...
Pitcher8: What state?
619baller30: Washington St.
Dstoff: @618baller30. If you’re still looking give me a call at ...
Winter Worlds revised rules
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Nov. 22, 2025
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Idon'tknow,3B: At Desert West and the beginning of the games, the umpire explained ...
Dbax: Same thing at Papago. Some scoring lines went all the way to batters ...
DaveDowell: I was the Tournament Director in Phoenix and have asked the Field ...
March 20-25 TOC Tournament -Homefield Sports Complex-KC KS
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Nov. 22, 2025
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Parman: Any particular reason this tournament was moved from the middle of ...
DJ12: Parman, these are some of the nicest fields SSUSA has in their ...
WClark06: Parman, I actually called the office and they said lets just hope ...
TimMcElroy: Gents, There are a number of factors that come into play when ...
nickname36: Good catch PARMAN. I don't know how I missed the dates. We won't be ...
Parman: Another thing to consider, most if not all players in middle America ...
75 Major Team looking for players
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Nov. 21, 2025
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ace42850: Our 75 Major Oregon Crabs ???? team is looking for players. Longtime ...
2026 season, 80-85 year old teams
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Nov. 20, 2025
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spidey: Chicago area player, 85 year old, plays mostly infield, wanting to ...
Why doesn't the rating system Reflect the equalizer rules?
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Nov. 20, 2025
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RonC: I understand we have the rating system...But what I don't understand ...
2026 TOC
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Nov. 20, 2025
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tscs000: Does your roster for the TOC have to be made up from the players that ...
SSUSA Staff: That specific roster is known as the "Qualifying Roster" and is the ...
Looking to play In WA
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Nov. 19, 2025
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Midnight flex: Looking to play ball in WA, Catcher or first base. Not as fast as I ...
Bullhead/ Laughlin 55’s, 60’s
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Nov. 19, 2025
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FTP: I was just looking at the SSUSA website for tournaments. I do not see ...
FTP: Cancelled for 55's and 60's. Was informed tournament dates were too ...
SSUSA National Rules Committee 2024 (December 4-6 - Tucson)
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Nov. 19, 2025
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christom10: Seeking clarification on the official minutes for 2024 Rules ...
SSUSA Staff: It PASSED (10-0-0), then there was a MOTION TO RECONSIDER, which also ...
TAKO88: I know that the board and committee members want submissions in ...
DaveDowell: Please send your identifiable (as to your name and contact ...
Atta boys
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Nov. 18, 2025
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cycleman: Many Atta Boys to SSUSA and others on the new scoring system!!!
marcster13: Agreed! I enjoy checking the scores out as a turny unfolds whether I ...
Dbax: How do you find the SSUSA tournament? Very user unfriendly.
Bones505: When I go to Game Time tab , then all events, I see two tournaments, ...
Dbax: Duh, I was on whoifollow.com. That sight sucks. Should be .net
LC7: Apparently, you have to pay $99 per year in fees to use the service.
LC7: To use the app. Maybe the website is free?
SSUSA Staff: Bones505 and LC7 ... BOTH platforms, on the App or the WIF website, ...
TooOldToFight: The real-time update system is excellent. I have friends playing in ...
papa t: Congrats and looking forward to using it this weekend! You may have ...
softball4b: https://www.whoifollow.net/ I am getting live updates with refresh. ...
WIF: Thank you everyone for helping to work through making it easier to ...
GMCinCOS: what the expectation going forward, will this be used for all SSUSA ...
TimMcElroy: I believe that the system will be used for all events hosted by & ...
SLOBALL1: Check the Tournment Page. The Phoenix Tourney results are using "who ...
BattyMatty: Greatjob on the new App. It worked out great this past weekend for ...
LM26: Can the new app include bracket "IF" games. Its missing on the 60 ...
DaveDowell: LM26 ... The 60-Major "If" game doesn't show up, but the Iowa Demons ...
Double Dee: It was very nice to be able to see the results of my team as well as ...