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Thunder Professional Fastpitch game tickets Welcome to 2009 Season Welcome to another year of the Illinois USSSA. Fifteen new Tournament Directors have been added to the program and many more tournaments to participate. Illinois continues to send more teams to the World Series Tournaments than any other state and sent over 70 Illinois teams again in 2008. Once again, Illinois teams represented themselves well in World Series competition. 3rd place at the 12B at Disney, Tony Donatos, Lady Tigers from Elmwood Park finished with a 6-3 record. Also finishing 3rd at Hutchinson, Kansas in the 15U was Downers Grove D.O.L.L.S. coached by Rick Wake, finishing with a 4-3 record. Runners-up at the 14A World Series at Disney is the Crystal Lake Tidal Waves 14U Gold coached by Scott Livingston with an 8-3 record. And, with a perfect 8-0 record, accolades to Wasco Diamonds who won the 11U World Series Championship in St. Louis beating a fellow Illinois team. Bill Morrow’s Wasco Diamonds’ team sent the Southwest Sluggers from Edwardsville to the loser’s bracket in the undefeated game and then beat the Sluggers in the Championship. Congratulations to the Southwest Sluggers and coach Henry Goff with their 8-2 record and their Runner-up finish. Many more Illinois teams did very well and CONGRATULATIONS to all those World Series participants. Check the All World Team, MVP award winners under “World Series Awards” on this website. Congratulations to the Illinois Directors and Umpire who were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Illinois USSSA during the 2008 season. Individuals who were recognized by the National Office for their year’s of Service include; Perry Clark from NI Thunder for 10 years and Rick Eklund from Northern Ice for 5 years of USSSA Service. Leon Moragne from Beach Park as the Rookie of the Year Director, Co-State Director Awards to Dave Phipps of Mattoon and Rick Eklund, Willis Miles from Chicago as Umpire of the Year and Sue Harr from Oak Lawn, Award of Merit for her outstanding continued contributions to the USSSA and the Oak Lawn Tournaments. Most all Illinois Tournaments have been added to the websites but check these sites throughout the season for any updates on any additional tournaments. Also, check the websites during the season for any possible rule and policy changes and additions. The Illinois USSSA uses 2 web sites for our program. www.usssa.com, the National web site, allows you the following; enter most tournaments with a credit card, view USSSA Playing Rules & By-Laws, enter your team’s roster on line, download World Series Tournament information packets, pay your team registration fees, purchase team insurance, view your team National Ranking Points and much more. For pertinent Illinois info go to www.ilusssa.com website for a complete listing of Illinois tournaments, Director’s addresses and phone #’s, State Champions, past and present, including; All State Tournament Team Awards, World Series Awards, USSSA Advantages, Rule Changes, At Large Berth to World Series, Umpire, Team Registration & Tournament Entry Forms and more. USSSA team registration is $25 for the new season if paid direct to the State Office or an IL USSSA Director or you can register on www.usssa.com web site for $30 with a major credit card. The season is August 1 thru July 31. All teams must be USSSA registered prior or at the time of entry into any USSSA tournament. Team Registration Forms and Tournament Registration Forms are available on the www.ilusssa.com website.
Good Luck this season and if you
have any questions or would like to comment on the USSSA program, please contact
me at your earliest convenience at
ilusssa@t6b.com or 815-964-3537. Best regards,
Brenda Paulson |
