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18 and Over Women's Fastpitch League

The Women's Adult Fastpitch League (WAFL) has six teams scheduled to play tournaments starting June 12th and ending August 1st. The league is comprised of players 18 and older from JUCO's, NAIA and Div I,II,III college teams as well as graduated college players who would rather play fastpitch than slowpitch.

We play to relaxed NSA rules that allows up to 12 players to participate if you use a designated hitter and free running substitutions. No awards are given to minimize costs and the league operates in a "Not for Profit" mode. Entry fees only cover the cost of the tournament. Tournament play consists of a round robin on Saturday, 3 games minimum and a single elimination round on Sunday.

2010 Tournament Schedule / Entry Fees:
June 12/13 - Soldiers Creek Park, Winter Springs, Fl - Entry Fee $225
June 26/27 - Soldiers Creek Park, Winter Springs, Fl - Entry Fee $225
July 10/11 - Aberdeen Park, St John's Fl (near Jacksonville) - Entry Fee $285
July 24/25 - Soldiers Creek Park, Winter Springs, Fl - Entry Fee $225
July 31/ Aug 1 - Soldiers Creek Park, Winter Springs, Fl - Entry Fee $225

For further information, contact:
Jack Bitzer
407-221-7297
jbitzer@cfl.rr.com

Carlton Benton named commissioner of Florida ASA

Reprinted from ASA Website:

10/22/2009
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- The Amateur Softball Association (ASA), the National Governing Body of softball in the United States, announced today that Carlton Benton of Lakeland, Fla., has been named the Florida ASA commissioner. Benton has been serving as commissioner of the West Central Florida ASA since 1999 and will begin his new position immediately.

�Carlton has been a real innovator as the commissioner of the West Central Florida ASA, especially with the creation of two highly successful programs � the Field of Dreams Tournament Series for adult slow pitch and the Future Stars League for youth,� ASA Executive Director Ron Radigonda said. �We are confident that he will bring the same creativity and enthusiasm to his new role as Florida ASA commissioner. We are excited to see how the association thrives under his leadership.�

In September, the ASA Board of Directors combined the five associations in Florida � Central Florida ASA, Florida�s First Coast ASA, North Florida ASA, South Florida ASA and West Central Florida ASA �into one association that will serve the entire state.

�It is very exciting to be named the commissioner of the new Florida ASA,� Benton said. �I think it is going to be great for Florida to have the state unified with one association. It is a major undertaking but there are a lot of great people involved with this process. I think that we have nothing but great things ahead and I�m excited to be a part of it.�

�One of the most exciting moments in my ASA career was when the 2008 Olympic Team came to Plant City with the Bound for Beijing Tour,� he said. �My granddaughter Harli, all dressed up in her Jennie Finch gear, threw out the first pitch and Jennie was catching. It was a really special moment. Professionally, I am really proud of the ASA adult slow pitch Field of Dreams Tournament Series and the Plant City Future Stars League for our youth program.�

The Plant City Future Stars League is January-April League for players between the ages of 8-14. After starting with 16 teams in 2006, Future Stars had 55 teams in 2009.

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