The 43rd Annual National
Deaf Softball Tournament
August 2-5, 2018
Clearwater, Florida
National Softball Association of the Deaf is thrilled to host the 43rd annual National Deaf Softball tournament in Clearwater, Florida for Men, Women, and Coed softball teams.
PROGRAM BOOK
NSAD AWARDS
MEN:
Most Valuable Player-Doug Giaccone, West Coast
Coach of the Tournament- Rod Jex, West Coast
Golden Glove- DJ Rose, West Coast
Most Outstanding Player for the tournament- Jacob Browning, New Century Press Blue Sox
ALL-STARS
WEST COAST- Kevin Bishop, Davis Nguyen, Tanner Gilmore, Mauricio Castillo
BLUE SOX- Jacob Browning, Curt Anderson, Troy Shamblen
D.C. Generals- Skip Flanagan, JD Wiener
WOMEN:
Most Valuable Player- Honesty Powell, KTW
Coach of the Tournament- Melissa Stein, KTW
Golden Glove- Katie Fetzer, D.C. Nationals
Most Outstanding Player for the tournament- Alicia Johnson, D.C. Nationals
ALL-STARS
COED:
Coach of the Tournament- Joseph Kolcun
Golden Glove- Tommy Barksdale and Kyle Gumm
Most Outstanding Player for the tournament- Alicia Johnson and Kevin Alley
ALL-STARS
2018 TOURNAMENT RESULTS
2018 TEAM ROSTERS
NOTES:
- YELLOW- Coach
- RED- Free Agent
- BLUE- CODA
- ORANGE- SODA
- PINK- Scorekeeper
2018 NSAD RULES
Uniforms and Equipments
- Teams are required to wear like uniforms. The pants and shorts can be mixed as long the same colors. Hats are optional. As long the hats are same design to all players. (MEN/ WOMEN ONLY) NSAD
- Teams are required to wear like uniforms only on jersey shirts including team members. (CO-ED ONLY) NSAD
- Players shall not wear shoes with metal cleats. (NSA)
- Pitchers are required to wear face masks (NSAD)
- Bats approved ASA, NSA and USSSA (watch out for the updated of banned bats) (NSAD)
- All players’ bats must pass barrel compression test to play. (NSAD)
NSAD TOURNAMENT RULES
Pool Games will have the following:
1) 7 innings or 55 minutes (Due to unpredictable weather)
2) There shall be a running clock by the home plate umpire.
3) Games will be called for Mercy Rulings after the specific number of complete innings
* Twenty (20) runs after three (3) complete innings
* Fifteen (15) runs after four (4) complete innings
* Ten (10) runs after five (5) complete innings
4) No extra innings (game can end as tie)
Elimination Bracket Games will have the following:
1) 7 innings or 60 minutes (Due to unpredictable weather)
2) There shall be a running clock by the home plate umpire.
3) Games will be called for Mercy Rulings after the specific number of complete innings
* Twenty (20) runs after three (3) complete innings
* Fifteen (15) runs after four (4) complete innings
* Ten (10) runs after five (5) complete innings
4) If game is tied at end of 7 innings or time expires,Tie Breaker will be used as Omaha Tie Breaker (OTB) except for the championship game. With a last batter from previous inning will start at 2nd base. The next batter in the line up will start with a 2-2 count with 1 courtesy foul. This procedure is repeated until a winner is declared.
5) NOTE: In Championship game, Team A with one loss play against Team B with no loss will play 7 innings or 60 minutes. If both teams have 1 loss each shall play 7 innings with no time limit.
Note: Eddie C. Moore Complex/Park: All lights must be out by 11pm following the City ordinance.
Game Rules:
- THE LINEUP CARD must submit to the other team’s scorekeeper or umpire before 10 minutes of the game. The card included with player’s last name with one letter of first name with number of jersey. Also the substitute player must be in the lineup card. (NSAD)
- GRACE PERIOD: There will be no grace period for any scheduled games unless the tournament director or Commissioner grants to have a grace period. (NSAD)
- HOME AND VISITOR: it will be determined by a coin flip. (NSAD)
- TEAM COMPOSITION: Teams may start with eight (8) players and add up to ten (10) once the game has started. (NSAD)
- A team that starts the game with 8 or 9 may add additional players after the game has started. (NSA)
- These players should be placed at the bottom of the line-up.
- Teams playing with 10 or 11 players may finish the game with 8 players, but the vacated spots in the line-up will be an automatic out, regardless of the reason for the player’s inability to play. (NSA)
- HOMERUN LIMITS: Limit five (5) homeruns per game. (A homerun is a ball hit over the fence) Any homerun hit after the permitted amount will be ruled an OUT. (NSAD)
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- It is each team’s responsibility to retrieve its own foul balls or home run balls. They should be returned to the home plate umpire. (NSAD)
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- PITCHING
- Pitching distance- 50’- 56’ (PARK)
- Pitching arc is from 5 feet to 10 feet arc pitch from ground. (NSAD)
- Show-boating is allowed within 5 seconds limit otherwise a ball will be called. (NSAD)
- When going from Offense to Defense (after 3rd out)- you have 1 minute before umpire says pitch
- No warm-up for infielders/outfielders after 1st inning. The starting pitcher and any new inserted into the game will be allowed 3 warm up pitches and 1 warm up pitch the following innings.
- BALLS-STRIKE RULE starts the count 1 ball and 1 strike on all batters with one courtesy foul after the batter has 2 strikes on him/her. (NSAD)
- STRIKE ZONE will include any part of mat and back part of black home plate. (NSAD)
- COURTESY RUNNER- one player per inning per team. The Courtesy Runner can be any player on the team roster who is present and eligible If courtesy runner is on base and it is his/her turn to bat the courtesy runner stays at the base and an out is recorded. You may not have a courtesy runner for a courtesy runner. (NSA)
- Designated Hitter (WOMEN DIVISION ONLY) – The designated hitter that marked with the asterisk on the line-up card right before the start of game shall be awarded two bases for any kind of walk (international or getting 3 balls during the same at bat, drawing a walk) that she receives in a game.
If the rule is not listed, please go to NSA rulebook
CO-ED Modified Rules
- 6-4 Co-ED Slow pitch, (6) males and four (4) female players.
- NOTE: A female CAN be a pitcher in a 6/4 format, but a male must be the catcher. The other females can play any other position, other than pitcher, without regard to any specific number of infielders or outfielders being male or female, but must still have 1 female in both infield and outfield.
- The Batting order in 6/4 tournaments shall be no more than two (2) male batters in a row. After two (2) male batters, there MUST be a female batter. If the male batter walks, and another male batter succeeds the walked male batter in the batting order, the walked male batter would only be awarded one (1) base. If a female batter succeeds the walked male batter, the male batter will be awarded two (2) bases.
- No more than six (6) male player may play defense at one time
- If the extra player (EP) is used, a team must use two (2) extra players, one male and one female. These players may play defense at any time, but they must retain their original positions in the batting order. The batting order must remain the same unless a substitution is used in the offensive line-up.
- NOTE: When a team is using the extra player(s) (EP), and in the event a player or players are removed for any reason during the course of the game and no substitution is available, the player removed shall be scored as an out when his/her turn comes up in the batting order. In the event this occurs, the player immediately following the removed player is simply bypassed as a batter, but may still remain in the game as a defensive player.
- A Courtesy Runner (which is not recorded as a substitute in the line-up) and of the same sex, may be used for one (1) male player and one (1) female player per inning. The Courtesy Runner can be any player on the team roster who is present, eligible and not been ejected and may be used for one (1) male and one (1) female player per inning per team. The Courtesy Runner DOES NOT have to be the same player each time the player in need of the courtesy runner becomes a runner. The courtesy runner will be entered into the game by the Head Coach through the home plate umpire before play resumes. Once play resumes by the umpire declaring play ball; that courtesy runner will be officially entered. If the courtesy runner comes to bat while on base, the courtesy runners spot in the batting order becomes an out and the next batter listed in the batting order comes to bat. The courtesy runner “MAY NOT” under any circumstances be substituted for. The defensive team “MAY” walk to get to the vacated spot in the lineup. (ONE YEAR TRAIL @ 2017)
- HR Rule is Plus One (1) the first HR over the limit will be declared an out. (Passed in 2017)
- CODA/SODA RULE: Allow 1 hearing male player and 2 hearing female players to participate on COED team. (Check Hearing Player Rules) Note: See the Glossary of “hearing player”
- UNIFORMS: Teams are required to wear like uniforms only on jersey shirts including team members.
Seeding will be based upon results of all pool games with the following priority:
1) Won-Loss Percentage
2) Head to Head record
3) Run differential (total runs scored less total runs allowed for pool games)
4) Fewest total runs allowed for pool games
5) Coin Flip
NOTE: Run Differential – If none the teams defeats the other two teams in a three-team tie.
Team A, B, and C are tied. Scores were:
Team C 10, Team B 5
Team C 10, Team A 11
Team B 10, Team A 2
Team A has a run differential of: +11, +2, -10,-10= -7
Team B has a run differential of: +5,+10, -10,-2= 3
Team C has a run differential of: +10, +10, -5, -11= 4
Team C is declared the winner and Team B is declared runner up. The remaining two teams that are still tied for qualifying spot, tie breaker will revert back to #2 (Head to Head record)
ROUND ROBIN POOLS
2018 Coaches/ Softball Council Meetings
When: Thursday, August 2, 2018
Women Team Coaches Meeting- 12:30pm to 1:15pm
COED Team Coaches Meeting- 1:15pm to 2pm
Men Team Coaches Meeting- 2pm to 2:45pm
PLEASE BE ON TIME FOR THE MEETING.
Who:
Board of Directors:
- Kevin Bella- Commissioner
- Sheri Mize- Secretary
- Brian Fruits- Treasurer
- Ronnie Zuchegno- Law Chair
- Vance Rewolinski- Emeritus
- Mathis Heidger- Tournament Director
- Saul Gevarter- UIC
- Umpires- (Optional)
- All Coaches
Drawing Committee:
- Women- Brian Fruits, Vance Rewolinski, Alex Simmons
- COED- Brian Fruits, Vance Rewolinski, Alex Simmons
- Men- Mathis Heidger and Alex Simmons
AGENDA:
- Roll Call
- Player’s Confirmation List
- Tournament/ Game Rules
- Line-up / Statistics
- All- Stars
- Open Discussion / Questions/ New Business
- Seeding Round Robin Drawing
Please be sure to review the tournament and game rules.
Thanks..
When:
Thursday, August 2, 2018 3pm to 5pm
Who:
Board of Directors: Kevin Bella- Commissioner, Sheri Mize-Secretary, Brian Fruits- Treasurer, Ronnie Zuchegno- By- Law Chair, Vance Rewolinski- NSAD Emeritus
North Quadrant Reps.- Whitney Riney, Scott Bradach, Charles Trumbles
East Quadrant Reps.- Jenn Crossen/ Rhona O’Neil, Al Reins, Joseph Kolcun
West Quadrant Reps.- Larry Mosquera, Rod Jex, Alicia Johnson
South Quadrant Reps.- Stephanie Hurwitz, Cary McKeller
Tentative Schedule
Rev. 7-15-18
Thursday
Clarion Inn & Suites Clearwater
11am – 6pm
Registration
Please arrive in time for the meeting.
12:30pm – 1:15pm- Women Teams Coaches Meeting
1:15pm – 2:00pm- Coed Teams Coaches Meeting
2:00pm – 2:45pm- Men Teams Coaches Meeting
3:00- 5:00pm- Softball Council
Friday
7am – 5pm
Registration
Eddie C. Moore Complex
7am – ??
Men & Women Round Robin/1st Round and Co-ed Round Robin
Opening Ceremony at 12:00 p.m (tentative)
Eddie C. Moore Complex
Saturday
7am – 7pm
Registration
Eddie C. Moore Complex
7am-End of Tourney: Men/Women Brackets
Eddie C. Moore Complex
Sunday
7am – End of tourney
Registration
Eddie C. Moore Complex
7am-End of Tourney: Co-ed Bracket
Eddie C. Moore Complex
The Hall of Fame Ceremony will happen before the men’s championship game
Awards will be given out after the championship game.
Fields
Eddie C. Moore Softball Complex
3050 Drew St.
Clearwater, Florida 33759
Hotel
LaQuinta Inn & Suites
21338 US Hwy 19 N
Clearwater, FL 33765
(727) 799-1565 press 0
Code: NSAD2018
Standard Rates- $89
BIG THANKS to St. Petersburg College for providing the interpreters during NSAD Tournament. They will be at the softball complex and Clarion Inn & Suite/ LaQuinta Inn & Suite.
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Information/ Activities
St. Petersburg & Clearwater
Travel Information
$20 dollars each. (DRY FIT UNI-SEX T SHIRT):
Limited Quantities- You can purchase it at the door. Thanks
Register your team
DEADLINE FOR TEAM REGISTRATION IS JULY 10, 2018.
IF YOU PLAN TO MAIL A CHECK, MONEY ORDER OR CASHIER CHECK, USE THIS FORM
IF YOU USE YOUR DEBIT or CREDIT CARD, PLEASE CLICK NSAD PAYPAL BUTTON.
Free Agent Players
Men
Jason Emery, New York ntidrit@hotmail.com
Cole Jonson, Minnesota csjohnson0125@gmail.com
Chris Patterson, Florida devilbulldog@gmail.com
Clarence Wiles, Florida Clwilesjr53@gmail.com
Christopher Harwell, Georgia christopherblakeharwell@gmail.
Travis Waddell, Virgnia travis.waaddell@gmail.com
Francisco Gonzalez, California imfamousdeaf@gmail.com
Gabriel Oramas, Connecticut goramas80@gmail.com
Justin Johns, Noth Carolina Justin78johns@gmail.com
Bobby Lewis, Michigan blackmoon232002@gmail.com
Jason Marple, Pennsylvania Marplejason5@gmail.com
Andy Will, Colorado coachwill1975@gmail.com
Orlando Serrano, New Jeresy Unlaw10@gmail.com
Jason Marple, Pennsylvania Marplejason5@gmail.com
Jeffrey Branch, Florida jbranch02@gmail.com
Greg Pereira, Florida beandsp@gmail.com
Jeffrey Deja, Washington D.C. JeffreyDeja@gmail.com
Adrian Gil, Florida adrian.m.gil@gmail.com
Joseph Cane, Georgia jcane1266@gmail.com
Women
Megan Ballard, Kentucky megan.housh@icloud.com
Leeza Pena, California. Leezacantu@gmail.com
Shannon Moon, Alabama Shannon.moon@gallaudet.edu
Tasha Lemke, Texas moitasha@gmail.com
Grace Callery, Massachusetts Gacallery@gmail.com
Roselle Lopez, Texas Evolvegurl815@gmail.com
Kevin Bella
Commissioner
Sheri Mize
Secretary
Brian Fruits
Treasurer
Vance Rewolinski
Commissioner Emeritus
Ronnie Zuchegno Jr.
Law Chairperson
Thomas Mueller
Tournament Liaison