"You don't stop playing because you grow old. ​You grow old because you stop playing."

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The 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees!

Robert (Bobby) Stine

Jerry Shaw

Donald (Donnie) Morton

Bill Morrison

We would like to thank this year's Hall of Fame Selection Committee,  HOF members Richie Price, Ken Denne, Terry Peters and George Scelzi.   I want to personally thank this committee for their diligence and commitment to making this year's inductees selection.    -  Charlie Backes, Deputy Commissioner & HoF Selection Committee Chairman

Team News

• SPECIFIC RULES FOR HOT WEATHER

Temperature	Heat Index​​	Action To Be Taken
90-94 degrees​	95	​Mandatory to shorten games
95 degrees and above​	100	All games must be stopped; no further play allowed.

1. No pitching or infield warm-up period after first inning.
2. All teams must have the on-deck batter ready to enter the batter’s box when the last batter has completed his at bat. Failure to comply will result with the pitcher throwing a pitch to catcher and umpire will call it a strike. This will continue until the batter is called out on strikes or takes his place in the batter’s box. 
3. Courtesy runners must be ready to enter game immediately. Plan ahead by having the Courtesy runner coaching first base. Any delay will result in no courtesy runner allowed.
4. The decision of the umpire is final for rules 1-3 above.

 Atlantic League End-of-Season Updates - August 23rd.

• ​The Atlantic division will wrap up the 2019 season as follows:

1. Next week Atlantic will be playing both Tuesday and Thursday (8/27 and 8/29).  
2. Tuesday 9/03 will be the make up of the Tom Fennelly memorial cancellation game of August 15th and the last games of the regular season.
3. Thursday (9/05) will be the start of the season ending double elimination tournament.

• First place team plays fourth place team on field 1 and second place team plays third place team on field 2 in first 2 games of that day. 
• Second games that day will feature winners playing each other on field 1 and losers playing each other on field 2. 
• Coin flips will determine home teams in all games.  One team will be eliminated on 9/5.     

4. Tuesday (9/10) Losers bracket game will be on      Field 1 at 9 am. Winner of that game plays undefeated team from 9/05 games.

• "If game" will be played on Thursday (9/12) if required.

Coastal League Updates ..... June 7th.

• TEST ​SUSPENSION OF THE "IN-FIELD FLY RULE"

The league will test the suspension of the rule for the 2nd half of the Coastal season, (beginning June 11th.). The rule will no longer be called by the umpire.

• USE OF PITCHING SCREEN DURING GAMES.​

If a player / pitcher requests the use of the pitching screen the following rules will be in place;​ 

• If a player/pitcher requests the use of the pitching screen the following rules will be in place; Each time a batter is at bat;
• The first time a batter hits the screen it will be considered a dead ball not a strike.
• The second time a batter hits the screen on the same at bat it will be considered an out.
• Defense – throws to bases or relays from the outfield. The screen will be considered a part of the field in much the same way as a base or mound.

 

• Base Run Through
  We will once again trial the “no run-through rule” on 2nd and 3rd bases, beginning the start of the second half of the regular season. Several incidents and a major injury to a player have given pause on the use of the run-through rule. Observations have shown that players seem to instinctually run to the base, and with the option of running through, there is a no slow down. With the change in the no run-through rule we hope that will force the runner to slow down at the base, thus avoiding anymore injuries.

• NO 2ND & 3RD BASE RUN THROUGH !

We will once again trial the “no run-through rule” on 2nd and 3rd bases, for the second half of the regular season. ​

WSSA News & Events 

The Coastal-Legacy Fall League
Plans are in the works for a joint WSSA Coastal-Legacy Fall League beginning October 8th, to be played at Ogden Park. If you are interested in playing, please inform your current manager or select this link for sign-up and additional information. There will be no charge for participating in the fall league. 

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​Upcoming Senior Softball Tournaments.

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A Special Congratulations:
Our own Donnie Morton has been elected and will be inducted into the  NC USSSA HoF. The induction is in January 2020 and will take place in Raleigh.

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League & Team Sponsors

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* * * Games Scores & Upcoming Week's Games * * *
* * * Team Standings * * *
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Legacy League - Ogden

Coastal League - Ogden

Atlantic League - Olsen

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 Tuesday 8/20/2019
Able Ins. vs Champions​ - 13-18, 15-13
​Legends vs Carolina Bay - 6-9, 9-10
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Thursday 8/22/2019
Champions vs Carolina Bay - 10-13
2nd Game postponed for heat ​
Able vs Legends - 6-5, 6-14

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Tuesday 8/20/2019
Humana vs Carrabbas - 13-8, 14-4
French Dentistry vs C.S.M - 21-10, 10-12

Thursday 8/22/2019
​Carrabbas vs CSM - 
Humana - French Dentistry - 17-13
Both 2nd games postponed for heat.

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Tuesday 8/20/2019
 Cambridge Village vs O'Brien - 9-16, 9-7
Stifel vs K&W - 4-11, 6-12

​Thursday 8/22/2019
O'Brien vs K&W - 12-6, 13-12
Cambridge Village vs Stifel - 15-14, 9-7 

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* * * Previous Week Games Scores * * *

Legacy League - Ogden

Tuesday 8/13/2019
Champions vs C. Bay - 5-12, 12-8
Able Ins vs Legends​​ - 6-5, 15-12
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Thursday 8/15/2019
Legends vs Champions - 9-8, 10-3
Carolina Bay vs Able Ins - 19-4, 15-9

Coastal League - Ogden

Tuesday 8/13/2019
Carrabbas vs CSM - 13-17, 3-13
Humana vs F. Dentistry - 19-18, ​
​14-8 (susp. heat)

Thursday 8/15/2019
​French vs Carrabbas - 22-7, 10-11
CSM vs Humana - 14-6, 5-14 

Atlantic League - Olsen

Tuesday 8/13/2019
O'Brien vs K&W Cafe - 14-19, 9-10
Cambridge vs Stifel - 7-3, 20-11

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​Thursday 8/15/2019
Games ​To Be Rescheduled

A Look Back at the 2018 WSSA Banquet and Hall of Fame Inductees

To view the slides presented during the annual meeting, CLICK HERE

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Wilmington team members from the local area included; Jerry Dowling, Mike Dolan, Vinny Gentile, Bob Bonner, Ron Lafond, Terry Peters, Richie Price, Jerry Shaw, George Scelzi, Merle Barnett, Donnie Morton, John Allen, Jerry Johnson and Santee Colloca

The 80+ men's senior softball team succeeded in bringing Gold back to Wilmington! The Wilmington 75+ men's senior softball team also won the Gold medal at the recent North Carolina Senior Games held in Cary on Oct 7 & 8..  The 75+ team was sponsored by Sea Coast Physical Therapy with the registration fee paid by New Hanover County Commissioner Rob Zapple.
Carolina Sports Medicine sponsored the 80+ team.  By winning Gold, each team has an invitation to attend and compete in the National Senior Games held next year in Albuquerque, NM.  Scroll down to see photos of the GOLD winning teams.   CONGRATULATIONS!

Front row:  Charlie Elliffe- Bob Perry- Bob Faehner- Ken Denne-Dave Sommerville; Back Row:  Dwight Crainshaw- Duane Batchelor- Fred Altman-Howard Voorhees- Ed Scott-Hank Dozier-Bob Dempsey-Dave Gardner-Eugene Johnson (Not shown:  Ed Scott)

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