Commentary, Ron Jeffers

July 2010: What’s Your Gripe? by Ron Jeffers

Q.  I have noticed in some major league baseball games lately where fans have reached out onto the playing field, and touched or caught a batted ball.  How does baseball handle this, and is the rule the same in softball? A.  If a player reaches into the stands to catch the thrown or batted ball [...]

Mark Linnemann

May 2010: Publisher’s Comments

There are a lot of theories about yet another downturn that USSSA “D” National Invitational Tournaments are experiencing this year in Greater Cincinnati. Once, these were Greater Cincinnati’s most popular events.  From 2000-2003, they averaged 43 teams per tournament.  In 2004 and 2005 they averaged 32 teams, then in 2006-2008 they averaged 25 teams. Last [...]

Commentary, Ron Jeffers

July 2010: What’s Your Gripe? by Ron Jeffers

Q.  I have noticed in some major league baseball games lately where fans have reached out onto the playing field, and touched or caught a batted ball.  How does baseball handle this, and is the rule the same in softball? A.  If a player reaches into the stands to catch the thrown or batted ball [...]

ASA News

Cincysoftball.com to host 2010 Cincinnati Metro Brackets

Cincysoftball.com was again selected to partner with Rumpke Ball Park to host the 2010 ASA Metro Brackets. “We are very excited to be a partner with Rumpke” commented Cincysoftball’s Andy Larkins. “This tournament is the largest in the area in terms of teams and length of time if takes to play out so having something [...]

Rumpke Park News

Stallworth Walkoffs Lift Secret Service In Godbey & Associates-M & S Drywall ASA Cincinnati Metro “Level 4 North” Finals; Champions Erase Nine Opponents In Losers’ Bracket

Crosby Township, Oh.—Reggie Stallworth’s two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the 6th lifted Secret Service to a dramatic 3-2 victory over American Trading Co. in the second championship game of the “Level 4 North” Division of the Godbey & Associates-M & S Drywall ASA Cincinnati Metro tournament July 29-August 8 at [...]

USSSA News

Defense Carries Devil Dogs/Bud To Worth-Bud Light-Ohio USSSA Tavern State Title At Warren Co. Armco Park

Lebanon, Oh.–Devil Dogs/Bud capitalized on solid team defense to hold four opponents to a combined 19 runs en route to a first place finish in the Worth-Bud Light-Ohio USSSA State Tavern Title on Saturday, May 22nd at Warren County Armco Park. The winners swept past four opponents in the five-team round robin affair, spanking Hamilton [...]

Stallworth Walkoffs Lift Secret Service In Godbey & Associates-M & S Drywall ASA Cincinnati Metro “Level 4 North” Finals; Champions Erase Nine Opponents In Losers’ Bracket

Crosby Township, Oh.—Reggie Stallworth’s two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the 6th lifted Secret Service to a dramatic 3-2 victory over American Trading Co. in the second championship game of the “Level 4 North” Division of the Godbey & Associates-M & S Drywall ASA Cincinnati Metro tournament July 29-August 8 at [...]

Ought Three Trims Cincinnati Pioneer 11-9 For Expressway Mini Title

Milford, Oh.–Ought Three trimmed Cincinnati Pioneer 11-9 in the deciding game of a six-team Sunday morning mini-round robin August 22nd at Expressway Park. Ought Three used a solid defense en route to the title, holding all four of their opponents to single digit scoring.  The champions mowed down Wicked Sticks (2-2) 12-7, Immerman & Tobin [...]

Kentucky Chiro Stuns Roush In Expressway Round Robin Finals

Milford, Oh.—After going 0-2 in pool play, Kentucky Chiropractic rallied for two elimination round victories to capture first place in a Friday night round robin August 20th at Expressway Park. Kentucky Chiro dropped a narrow 5-4 decision to pool play winner Roush (2-0), then took a 14-8 beating at the hands of T-Shirt Company (1-1). [...]

Tabler Powers Blitz/Watanabe Sweep In Godbey & Associates-M & S Drywall-ASA “Level 1” Metro; Champions Romp Past EMR 25-13 In Finals

Crosby Township, Oh.—Brad Tabler went 19-for-21 with nine home runs and 31 rbi’s to power Blitz/Watanabe/Minges/Weller/Easton to a six game sweep of the “Level 1” Division of the Godbey & Associates-M & S Drywall ASA Cincinnati Metro tournament July 29-August 10 at Rumpke Park. Blitz/Watanabe romped past EMR/Belly’s Party Bus/Red’s Boys Since 1963 25-13 in [...]

J. J. Clark Pitches Queen City/Scoreboard To Worth-Bud Light-Ohio USSSA “D” State Title At Expressway; Mercy-Rules Team Killzit In Finals 18-8

Milford, Oh.—Pitcher J. J. Clark held five opponents to a combined seventeen runs to lead Queen City Accoustical/Scoreboard Sports Bar to a first place finish in the Worth-Bud Light-Ohio USSSA Men’s Class “D” State Tournament August 21-22 at Expressway Park. Queen City/Scoreboard mercy-ruled Team Killzit 18-8 in the championship game to complete a five-game sweep [...]

NK Outlaws Escape Cats, Stop Nu-Way 13-2 In Kentucky USSSA “E” State Finals At Knights Sports Complex; Hankinson Named MVP

Taylor Mill, Ky.—The Northern Kentucky Outlaws escaped with a nine-inning, 14-13 victory over the Covington Cats in their second game, then later stopped Nu-Way Drywall 16-6 in the championship game to complete a five-game sweep of the Kentucky USSSA Men’s Class “E” State Tournament August 21-22 at Knights Sports Complex. The extra inning win over [...]

July 2010: What’s Your Gripe? by Ron Jeffers

Q.  I have noticed in some major league baseball games lately where fans have reached out onto the playing field, and touched or caught a batted ball.  How does baseball handle this, and is the rule the same in softball? A.  If a player reaches into the stands to catch the thrown or batted ball [...]

July 2010: In My Opinion by Ron Jeffers

My intuition has been telling me for some time now that this great newspaper, the Cincinnati Softball News, which was started thirty-five years ago, and financed and operated by Mark and Diane Linnemann, would soon fall along with so many other newspapers in this country. When I was a boy selling newspapers on the corner [...]

Low Bob’s/Miken Double-Dips Cincysoftball.com 11-6, 10-2 To Claim Worth-Bud Light-USSSA Women’s “B-C” State Title At Expressway Park; Pitching And Defense Carry Champions

Milford, Oh.—Low Bob’s/Miken upended Cincysoftball.com 11-6 and 10-2 in a double finals to capture first place in the Worth-Ohio USSSA Women’s Class “B-C” State Tournament August 14-15 at Expressway Park. The two wins over Cincysoftball.com gave the champions a 6-1 mark for the day.  Cincysoftball.com had slapped a 7-5 loss on Low Bob’s in a [...]

D & S Upends Tri-State 11-4, 10-7 To Repeat In 10th Annual Wayne Rust Silver At Expressway Park; Stigers Leads Winners

Milford, Oh.—D & S Engineering double-dipped Tri-State Air Filters 11-4 and 10-7 en route to a first place finish in the Platinum Division of the 10th Annual Wayne Rust Memorial Mid-Summer Classic League Championship Series August 3-8 at Expressway Park. Tri-State had slapped a humiliating 13-0 setback on the eventual champions in the second round [...]

“Healthy” SOS Spanks D & S 12-5 In Worth-Bud Light-USSSA Women’s “D” State Finals At Expressway Park; Throckmorton Hits .769 To Power Winners

Milford, Oh.—SOS Softball spanked D & S Engineering 12-5 in the championship game to complete a three-game sweep of the Worth-Ohio USSSA Women’s Class “D” State Tournament August 14-15 at Expressway Park. SOS survived a nine-inning, 8-7 scare from D & S in the winners’ bracket finals to reach finals, but otherwise was not seriously [...]

Blitz/Watanabe Double-Dips MWC/Pipe 15-5, 16-11 In Worth-Bud Light-USSSA “B” State Finals At Expressway Park; Jones, Tabler Power Champions

Milford, Oh.—Blitz/Watanabe/Minges/Weller/Easton tripped up MWC/Pipe/Mojo/DSS/Bats/Easton 15-5 and 16-11 in a double finals to wrap up a 6-1 day and capture their second Worth-Bud Light-Ohio USSSA Men’s Class “B” State Tournament August 14th at Expressway Park. Bears Boyz of Columbus had stunned the pre-tournament favorites 18-14 in a second round game, relegating Blitz/Watanabe to the losers’ [...]

Alexander, Riggs Power JB’s/Mouch To 10th Annual Wayne Rust Memorial Silver Division Title At Expressway Park

Milford, Oh.—Gatsby Alexander batted .700 and Eddie Riggs .667 to power JB’s/Mouch Chiropractic to a first place finish in Silver Division of the 10th Annual Wayne Rust Memorial Mid-Summer Classic League Championship Series August 3-8 at Expressway Park. JB’s/Mouch polished off Big Tymers 9-3 in the championship game to complete a four game sweep of [...]

Healthy Nasty Boys Sweep Kentucky USSSA “D” State Field Behind Riley; Barnes Nets Seventh State Title

Taylor Mill, Ky.—The Nasty Boys mercy-ruled J & J Sports Shop/PNC Bank 14-4 in the championship game to complete a five game sweep of the Kentucky USSSA Men’s Class “D” State Tournament August 14-15 at Knights Sports Complex. Some late inning scoring helped the Nasty Boys survive two close calls – a second round 13-11 [...]

Late Rallies Lift PRI/Archie’s Place In Godbey & Associates-M & S Drywall-ASA “Level 2” Metro Sweep; Thompson, Wessel Lead Champions

Crosby Township, Oh.—Pure Romance/Archie’s Place mercy-ruled Queen City Accoustics/Scoreboard 14-2 in the championship game to complete a five-game sweep of the “Level 2” Division of the Godbey & Associates-M & S Drywall ASA Cincinnati Metro tournament July 29-August 9 at Rumpke Park. PRI/Archie’s sandwiched a pair of mercy-rule wins around three tight games en route [...]