RENO, Nevada – The Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) announced today the host sites for the 2011 National Championship season as part of the annual Council Meeting in Reno, Nevada. Along with over 90 tournament sites awarded, voting was held for the 2011 ASA Council Meeting site as well as positions for the Board of Directors.
Six cities showed up to bid on the 2011 ASA National Council Meeting site; San Diego, Calif., Buffalo, N.Y., Tucson, Ariz., Orlando, Fla., Louisville, Ken., and Myrtle Beach, S.C. After the cities presented to the council, the field was voted down to two cities with Myrtle Beach and San Diego remaining. With 120 votes (55.4%), the 2011 ASA National Council Meeting site was awarded to Myrtle Beach.
The next order of business was the election of the new ASA President Elect. E.T. Colvin of Columbus, Miss. won unopposed and was elected as the President elect, effective Nov. 12, 2009. He will serve as President Elect for two years until he takes over the role of ASA President in November of 2011. President Elect Andy Dooley will enter his role of President on Nov. 12 replacing Joey Rich who served the ASA well for the past two years.
Other Board of Director’s elections included the re-election of Texas’ Jack Aaron as Southern Territorial Vice President and the election of Tony Laws of North Carolina as the other Southern Territorial Vice President. Mick Renneisen of Indiana was re-elected for another two years to serve as Northern Territorial Vice President. In the final Board of Director news, Warren Jones of Ohio was elected to serve as Eastern Territorial Vice President.
There were four 2010 tournaments awarded in the Men’s E/Rec Slow Pitch Division; Men’s E/Rec Slow Pitch Southern, Johnson City, Tenn.; Men’s E/Rec Slow Pitch Northern, Bismarck, N.D., Men’s E/Rec Slow Pitch Western, Boise, Idaho., Men’s E/Rec Slow Pitch Eastern, Salem, Va.
2011 National Championship Sites
Girls’ Championships
Girls 10-Under Slow Pitch – Watertown, S.D.
Girls 12-Under Slow Pitch – Watertown, S.D.
Girls 14-Under Slow Pitch – Watertown, S.D.
Girls 16-Under Slow Pitch – Watertown, S.D.
Girls 18-Under Slow Pitch – Watertown, S.D.
USA/ASA Girls’ 10-Under “A” Fast Pitch – Johnson City, Tenn.
USA/ASA Girls’ 12-Under “A” Fast Pitch – Montgomery, Ala.
USA/ASA Girls’ 14-Under “A” Fast Pitch – Midland, Texas
USA/ASA Girls’ 16-Under “A” Fast Pitch – Chattanooga, Tenn.
USA/ASA Girls’ 18-Under “A” Fast Pitch – Normal, Ill.
Girls’ 10-Under Class A Fast Pitch Southern – College Station, Texas
Girls’ 12-Under Class A Fast Pitch Southern – Clinton, Miss.
Girls’ 14-Under Class A Fast Pitch Southern – Tallahassee, Fla.
Girls’ 16-Under Class A Fast Pitch Southern – Columbus, Ga.
Girls’ 18-Under Class A Fast Pitch Southern – Fort Worth, Texas
Girls’ 10-Under Class A Fast Pitch Northern – Rochester, Minn.
Girls’ 12-Under Class A Fast Pitch Northern – St. Louis, Mo.
Girls’ 14-Under Class A Fast Pitch Northern – Bowling Green, Ken.
Girls’ 16-Under Class A Fast Pitch Northern – Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Girls’ 18-Under Class A Fast Pitch Northern – Overland Park, Kan.
Girls’ 10-Under Class A Fast Pitch Western – Westminster, Co.
Girls’ 12-Under Class A Fast Pitch Western – Westminster, Co.
Girls’ 14-Under Class A Fast Pitch Western – Roseville, Calif.
Girls’ 16-Under Class A Fast Pitch Western – Kent, Wash.
Girls’ 18-Under Class A Fast Pitch Western – Portland, Ore.
Girls’ 10-Under Class A Fast Pitch Eastern – Salem, Va.
Girls’ 12-Under Class A Fast Pitch Eastern – Salem, Va.
Girls’ 14-Under Class A Fast Pitch Eastern – Sterling, Va.
Girls’ 16-Under Class A Fast Pitch Eastern - Salem, Va.
Girls’ 18-Under Class A Fast Pitch Eastern – York, Penn.
Girls’ 10-Under Class B Fast Pitch Southern – La Grange, Ga.
Girls’ 12-Under Class B Fast Pitch Southern – Garland, Texas
Girls’ 14-Under Class B Fast Pitch Southern – Ridgeland, Miss.
Girls’ 16-Under Class B Fast Pitch Southern – Tallahassee, Fla.
Girls’ 18-Under Class B Fast Pitch Southern – Cummings, Ga.
Girls’ 10-Under Class B Fast Pitch Northern – Rochester, Minn.
Girls’ 12-Under Class B Fast Pitch Northern – St. Louis, Mo.
Girls’ 14-Under Class B Fast Pitch Northern – Novi, Mich.
Girls’ 16-Under Class B Fast Pitch Northern – Bloomington, Ind.
Girls’ 18-Under Class B Fast Pitch Northern – Rochester, Minn.
Girls’ 10-Under Class B Fast Pitch Western – Fresno, Calif.
Girls’ 12-Under Class B Fast Pitch Western – Fresno, Calif.
Girls’ 14-Under Class B Fast Pitch Western – Spokane, Wash.
Girls’ 16-Under Class B Fast Pitch Western – Prescott, Ariz.
Girls’ 18-Under Class B Fast Pitch Western – Prescott, Ariz.
Girls’ 10-Under Class B Fast Pitch Eastern - York, Penn.
Girls’ 12-Under Class B Fast Pitch Eastern - York, Penn.
Girls’ 14-Under Class B Fast Pitch Eastern - Frederick, M.D.
Girls’ 16-Under Class B Fast Pitch Eastern - Canton, Ohio
Girls’ 18-Under Class B Fast Pitch Eastern - Canton, Ohio
Women’s Championships
Women’s Major Fast Pitch – Salem, Ore.
Women’s A Fast Pitch – Salem, Ore.
Women’s B Fast Pitch – Salem, Ore.
Women’s C Slow Pitch Eastern – Syracuse, N.Y.
Women’s C Slow Pitch Western – Spokane, Wash.
Women’s D Slow Pitch Eastern – Tupelo, Miss.
Women’s Class D Slow Pitch Western – Dallas, Texas
Women’s 23-Under Fast Pitch – Salem, Ore.
Women’s Master 35-Over Slow Pitch – Dothan, Ala.
Men’s Championships
Men’s Class B Slow Pitch Western – Lawton, Okla.
Men’s Class C Slow Pitch Southern – Gadsden, Ala.
Men’s Class C Slow Pitch Western – Fresno, Calif.
Men’s Class C Slow Pitch Northern – Bismarck, N.D.
Men’s Class C Slow Pitch Eastern – Columbus, Ohio
Men’s Class D Slow Pitch Southern - Tupelo, Miss.
Men’s Class D Slow Pitch Western – Medford, Ore.
Men’s Class D Slow Pitch Northern – Topeka, Kan.
Men’s Class D Slow Pitch Eastern – Salem, Va.
Men’s Class E/Rec Slow Pitch Southern – Dallas, Texas
Men’s Class E/Rec Slow Pitch Northern – Springfield, Mo.
Men’s Class E/Rec Slow Pitch Western – Phoenix, Ariz.
Men’s Class E/Rec Slow Pitch Eastern – Salem, Va.
Men’s Senior East 50 and Over – Burlington, N.C.
Men’s Senior East 55 and Over – Burlington, N.C.
Men’s Senior East 60 and Over – Burlington, N.C.
Men’s Senior East 65 and Over – Burlington, N.C.
Men’s Senior East 70 and Over – Burlington, N.C.
Men’s Senior East 75 and Over – Burlington, N.C.
Men’s Senior West 50 and over – Fort Collins, Co.
Men’s Senior West 55 and over – Fort Collins, Co.
Men’s Senior West 60 and over – Fort Collins, Co.
Men’s Senior West 65 and over – Fort Collins, Co.
Men’s Senior West 70 and over – Fort Collins, Co.
Men’s Senior West 75 and over – Fort Collins, Co.
Men’s Major Fast Pitch – South Bend, Ind.
Men’s Class B Fast Pitch – Fresno, Calif.
Men’s Class C West Fast Pitch – Prescott, Ariz.
Men’s 40-Over Fast Pitch – Salem, Ore.
Men’s 45-Over Fast Pitch – Salem, Ore.
Men’s 50-Over Fast Pitch – Salem, Ore.
Men’s 16 “A” Slow Pitch West – Prescott, Ariz.
Men’s Masters 35-Over Slow Pitch – Waxahachie, Texas
Men’s Masters 40-Over Slow Pitch – Auburn, Ala.
Men’s Masters 45-Over Slow Pitch – Ridgeland, Miss.
Men’s Church Slow Pitch – Cummings, Ga.
Men’s Industrial Slow Pitch – Tallahassee, Fla.
Coed Championships
Coed C Slow Pitch – Gadsden, Ala.
Coed D Slow Pitch – College Station, Texas
Be sure to check out www.asasoftball.com for the most up-to-date information on the Council Meeting.
About ASA
The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation’s largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 77 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 210,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit http://www.asasoftball.com/.
About USA Softball
USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of the only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won eight World Championship titles including the last six consecutive as well as claimed two World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit http://www.usasoftball.com/.
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