2018 News

Al Strott (“Buzz”) took some photos of us playing last Thursday, November 15.

Here is a link for it. I do not know how long it will be up for. He took a lot of photos. If you were playing last Thursday, then you are probably in there.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/strottphotos/sets/72157703744295235/

 


2018 Banquet Flyer

 


Remembering Ernie Jones

A Visitation Service for Ernie Jones, long-time Prescott Senior Softball player, sponsor and patron who passed away last weekend, will be held on Friday, September 21, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Ruffner-Wakelin Funeral Home, 303 South Cortez Street in Prescott. 

There will also be a Memorial Service on Saturday, September 22, at 10:00 AM at the Yavapai-Prescott Tribal Gathering Center, 530 East Merritt Street in Prescott.

A Visitation Service for Ernie Jones, long-time Prescott Senior Softball player, sponsor and patron who passed away last weekend, will be held on Friday, September 21, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Ruffner-Wakelin Funeral Home, 303 South Cortez Street in Prescott. 

There will also be a Memorial Service on Saturday, September 22, at 10:00 AM at the Yavapai-Prescott Tribal Gathering Center, 530 East Merritt Street in Prescott.

Ernest Jones Sr.

Prescott Senior Softball will also remember Ernie with a gathering before our games on Thursday, October 4, starting at 8:30 AM on the ‘AAA’ field. All present and former PSS players and members are invited to share your remembrances with his family and fellow softballers.  We’ll be sure to make time for everyone.

Thank you

 

 

 


2018 Majors Fall Ball Schedule and Teams


2018 AAA Fall Ball Schedule and Teams


2018 AA Fall Ball Teams and Schedules


2018 PSS Summer Survey Results


We were in Vibrant Living a supplement to the Daily Courier, August 5th, 2018.


Annual Wood Bat Day

 

 

 

 


 

 2018 July 4th Parade

 

 

 

 

 

 


The PSS golf outing is scheduled for June 27th.  Click here to Register  This has been a fun event for both serious and less serious golfers. Last year we had more women teams, which is a welcome sign of the changing demographics of our event. You may invite non PSS people, as long as one person in the foursome is a PSS member.


Nice article in the Courier on Bucky’s


 

PSS PICNIC – Horseshoe Tournament

Wednesday June 13, 2018

11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Goldwater Lake Ramada – Free Parking

Click on flyer below for more information

PSS PICNIC and Annual Horseshoe Tournament Flyer

 


FROM: Doug Randall
PSS Board President

The player draft to select the teams for the Prescott Senior Softball summer season will be held on March 26 (‘Major’ Division), March 29 (‘AAA’) and April 2 (‘AA’). All players who want to play this year should make sure that they are registered for the proper division’s draft. If you are not on the “draft-eligible” list for the ‘Major’ division, for example, you will not be drafted onto a ‘Major’ team even though that may be where you might wish to play. It will only take a moment to check with the division coordinators or Donn Moseley (Membership) to confirm your place in the proper draft.

Please Note: While PSS attempts to ensure that players can play in the divisions they prefer, it cannot be guaranteed. Participation in the ‘Major’ and ‘AAA’ divisions is competitive. Managers draft based on their assessments of players’ (1) playing ability, (2) dependability and (3) compatibility. A player who goes undrafted by a ‘Major’ team will be dropped to the ‘AAA’ draft, and a player undrafted by a ‘AAA’ team will be dropped to ‘AA’.

It is, therefore, important that managers know who you are. This is especially true for new players and players wishing to move to a different division. If the managers do not know who you are, or how you play, there is a greater chance that you may fall through your preferred division’s draft. So, with only a few Cactus Season playing dates remaining before our drafts, it is up to you to let your division’s managers get to know you. A word to the wise, so to speak.

We also ask that if you are anticipating a prolonged absence during the summer season (say, more than 5 games),
that you notify your division coordinator so he can make that information available to the mangers on draft day.
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On a completely different note, our Second Annual Season Kickoff Barbecue will take place on Thursday, March 22, at the ramada at Pioneer Park. The grills will be fired up starting around noon. The barbecue is intended to introduce Prescott Senior Softball to potential new players, but is also a great opportunity for “old timers” to socialize away from the field. Ted Gambogi (Promotions) did a great job with last year’s event, and he’s looking to top himself this year. Anyone who might like to help out by flipping burgers and turning hot dogs on the grill should contact Ted at the ‘AAA’ field next game day. He’ll appreciate it, and so will we all.

Thanks, and we hope to see you at the barbecue.

 


Hot Stove Meeting Summary from Dec. 4th

AA League

In an effort to keep everyone up to date on the happenings of PSS here are the notes from the recent Hot Stove Meeting 

The following items of interest for the AA (B) League were discussed during the Hot Stove meeting and some changes will be implemented during the upcoming Cactus League:

(a) Run-Through Rule (over-run base rule)  is eliminated. Runners are still required to avoid collisions.

(b) Game Day Draw Rules- the draw will be a random draw similar to the AAA (I) league. Chips will placed in a hat for all players signed-up to substitute, managers will select chips alternately until each team has appropriate number of players for the game. 

(c) AA (B) League will no longer have player ratings ( no more “A” players)

(d) In Cactus League Pitchers must have a courtesy runner, again in an effort to speed up the game, won’t have to wait for pitchers to “gear-up” after being on base.

(e) Due to concerns about availability of pitchers- the managers of each team will draft a designated pitcher in the first round. 

Other Items discussed included:

Roster size/# of Teams- this will be discussed as we get registrations and better idea of how many players will be in AA league.

In an effort to speed up the game discussed possibility of using 1-1 count. Coordinator and managers will discuss the possibility of trying it in the Cactus League.

AAA League

In an effort to keep everyone up to date on the happenings of PSS here are the notes from the recent Hot Stove Meeting 

The following items of interest for the AAA (I) League were discussed during the Hot Stove meeting and some changes will be implemented during the upcoming Cactus League:

(1) Draw- need to have transparency- most agreed the AAA (I) League procedure was working well.

(2) Umpires- should be given priority on days they work. Most agreed and Steve Smith will work on implementing a procedure.

(3) Players 45/50 should only play in Major (A) League. Most felt that players should play in whatever league was appropriate to their ability. AAA (I) is projected to have only 1 player under 50 in the league and this individual has played 2 seasons in AAA (I) League.

(4) Courtesy Runner Rule- lot of discussion. this was a new rule implemented by the board in 2017. It was extremely restrictive, the board is eliminating 6 of the paragraphs and the rule will now state:

       A courtesy runner (CR) may only be used for a player who requests one. A team’s manager and/or other p-layers may not require a player to request a CR. When a CR is used, all SSUSA rules regarding CRs apply, including the provisions of the tie-breaker rule.

(5) Play-off Schedule- league will what it can to avoid conflicts with major SSUSA tournaments and avoid having to play 3 games in one day at PSS end of season tournament. In terms of starting/stopping dates for the PSS season we have to work in conjunction with the City of Prescott.

(6) Ball Preference- complaint was the “new” ball(300psi 52 cor) after 3-4 innings turns to mush. Due to safety concerns raised in Major (A) league PSS changed balls 2 seasons ago, players have had the chance to evaluate
the ball. The Competition Committee would like to survey all PSS players and see the player’s preference. The results will be forwarded to the board as a recommendation as the board will make the final determination as to which ball the league will use. 

(7) Try 1-1 count in Cactus as a means to speed games up, and evaluate the effectiveness prior to the start of the regular season.

(8) Roster size/#of Teams- To be determined after registration and after Major’s draft.

Major League

In an effort to keep everyone up to date on the happenings of PSS here are the notes from the recent Hot Stove Meeting 

The following items of interest for the Major (A) League were discussed during the Hot Stove meeting and some changes will be implemented during the upcoming Cactus League:

Here’s what was discussed:

(1) Board at player’s suggestion changed the name of the leagues: Major, AAA and AA.

(2) No Player under 50- at this point we only have Chris Wright under 50 and if league was to change the rule back to 50, the right thing to do would be to grandfather Chris in anyway. This would be a board decision but we’re not bringing it to the board at this time.

(3) Courtesy Runner Rule- lot of discussion. this was a new rule implemented by the board in 2017. It was extremely restrictive, the board is eliminating 6 of the paragraphs and the rule will now state:

       A courtesy runner (CR) may only be used for a player who requests one. A team’s manager and/or other p-layers may not require a player to request a CR. When a CR is used, all SSUSA rules regarding CRs  apply, including the provisions of the tie-breaker rule.
 
(4) Draw Procedures- players want more transparency, consensus was AAA (I) has the best draw procedures and Major will adopt those procedures. (Based on our conversation at Winter Worlds I believe you are well versed in the procedures, in-order for the procedures to work it is important that the managers actually follow the procedures. I believe that was why we had some problems this past year.)
 
(5) Roster Sizes & # of Teams- Consensus was need minimum of 11 on a team, preferably 12, whichever teams need to be equal. Registration will answer how many teams & roster sizes.
 
(6) Permanent /Priority Subs- again player called in wanted this discussed. One concern is that more players will opt to be considered a “permanent sub” and this could have a negative impact on the integrity of the draft and dilute the team concept. For the “sub” it can be great, you pick & choose when to show up (only early games) or if we end up with 4 teams of 12 sub sj=hows up and doesn’t get to play like what happened to Dave Mize a couple of years ago. If we have 12 on a roster and a manger knows Chris Wright is only going be there 25-30% of the time you might draft Chris in the 8,9,10,11 round…I wouldn’t draft a part-timer prior to that.
We can address this after registration and prior to the draft.
 
(7) Disbursement of Pitchers- question is will the league have enough pitchers? Do we need to identify/designate who’s a pitcher and draft them separately prior to everyone else? On the registration form membership committee will include a box to check if a player wants to be considered a pitcher. Again,registration & numbers is what may determine our course of action.
 
(8) The Ball Preference- Due to safety concerns raised in Major (A) league PSS changed balls 2 seasons ago, players have had the chance to evaluate the ball. The Competition Committee would like to survey all PSS players and see the player’s preference. The results will be forwarded to the board as a recommendation; as the board will make the final determination as to which ball the league will use. 
 
(9) Playoffs- Consensus was to return to a more inclusive format. What that will look like will be determined by # of teams in the league.

 


PLAYER DISCOUNT AT BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS!!

Big 5 Sporting Goods in Prescott and Prescott Valley have generously offered a discount to all PSS members. This will apply to softball related items only. They have a master list of current players, so bring your ID and get a discount.