Pennsylvania Amateur Softball Association

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C-State Slow Pitch Point Series Tournament Page

Schedules and Standings leading to the ASA of PA Class-C State Championship

Last Edited  -  09/01/2007

Explanation:
The ASA of PA has seven (7) berths for the 2007 Class-C National Championships. This year the berths will be determined differently than they have in the past. The state used to hold six (6) Class-C National Qualifiers with each winner being awarded a berth to the Class-C National Championship and then the seventh spot went to the Class-C State Championship winner. In 2007, the ASA of PA we’ll still have the regularly scheduled National Qualifier events, only they will now be part of the new system called the “C-State Slow Pitch Point Series Tournament Events”. They will no longer be called National Qualifiers. There will only be one (1) official ASA of PA National Qualifier and that will be held at Manetas (Formerly Zinn’s) Park in Denver on June 16-17. The York Memorial Weekend Tournament is a Central Atlantic Regional National Qualifier and therefore teams outside of Pennsylvania from the Central Atlantic Region are eligible to play and the winner is awarded a National berth, but that doesn’t count towards Pennsylvania’s allotment of seven (7) total.

Teams will be awarded points determined by what place they finish in each tournament. The Zinn’s National Qualifier will be a “double points” event and the winner of this event will also be awarded an ASA Class-C National Championship berth. In addition to these events, each District Commissioner may run one (1) Class-C District Championship. This event must be approved by the ASA of PA State Office and run by the District Commissioner or his designee. The only rule for this District Championship to be an official “C-State Slow Pitch Point Series Tournament Event” is that the tournament MUST have at least four (4) teams participate to count in the standings. This goes without saying, but any of these “C-State Slow Pitch Point Series Tournament Events” also must have at least four (4) teams entered to count in the standings. The District Commissioner is the sole person who can determine whether a team in his district can participate in the Class-C State Championship either by acknowledgement of their participation in any of the “C-State Slow Pitch Point Series Tournament Events” or by declaring them a legitimate Class-C team and sending them directly to the states as such. Some Districts do not have enough teams to hold a district championships and their commissioner can and may decide he wants his team(s) to play in one of the other events or he may just let them go directly to the States. In any of these cases, he has final say on all his teams State participation. The District Commissioner also has final say on how his District Championship is to be run, he can allow teams from other districts to participate or he can make the tournament exclusive to just his district teams only.

At the end of the tournament series events and prior to the Class-C State Championships, the top two (2) teams in the final standings of the “C-State Slow Pitch Point Series Tournament Events” will be awarded ASA Class-C National Championship berths. The final point standings will also be used to actually “seed” the Class-C teams in the State Championship bracket. And finally, the top four (4) teams at the ASA of PA Class-C State Championships will be awarded the remaining four (4) ASA Class-C National Championship berths. That brings our final total to seven (7) berths as we discussed earlier.

A point system has been set in place to award points to each and every team that participates in these events. The points will be tracked on this web site (http://www.norristownsoftball.com/2007ASA-C.html). It will be updated after every tournament to keep track so each team can see where they stand. Teams receive points for just participating and the point totals will be kept close together to keep teams interested throughout the series. You can actually not even win one (1) single tournament and still win the total points. All of the approved “C-State Slow Pitch Point Series Tournament Events” are listed below and they include the District Championship Tournaments. All will count towards the final Point totals. These final point totals will be used to seed the teams in the Class-C State Championship Bracket. Each and every team that wins one of these events must still participate in the ASA of PA Class-C State Championship to validate their National Championship berth. The point totals are listed below:

Point Awards:

ASA of PA - C-State Point Series Tournament Events

# The Lower Allen C-Point Series event scheduled on June 9-10 was cancelled and replaced by the Zinn's Event on July 8.

*** This is a Central Atlantic Regional National Qualifier and the winner of this event will be awarded a National Berth, but teams from the whole region can enter and only the Pennsylvania teams will be awarded points in this event by the place they finish in. If the highest ASA of PA team finishes in 3rd place, they will get third place points, etc. Teams from outside the State get no points as this is not a PA State National Qualifier and doesn’t count towards the seven (7) berths ASA of PA is awarded to the Nationals.

ASA of PA Class-C National Qualifier (Winner Qualifies) Event  (Points doubled)

ASA of PA Class-C State Championship (Top 4 Qualify) *

* The top 4 teams in the States qualify for a National berth UNLESS any of these teams is the Zinn's National Qualifier winner or the top 2 teams in the C-Point Series Final Standings, in which case these teams have already secured a national berth and this national berth spot would then pass down through the State Championship final Standings. If it comes to do 2 teams tied for the spot, then the team with the most points in the C-Points Series Final Standings would get the berth as the tie-breaker. If the two teams tied for 5th have the same amount of points, then we'll do the only fair thing and that's to have a one game playoff at the State Championship to determine 5th place. Another thing to keep in mind is that Vigilant of York also has a National Berth (from the Central Atlantic Regional Qualifier event in York on Memorial Day weekend). Actually, AIA/Enola won the event and declined to accept the National berth and it passed down to the 2nd place team in that event (Vigilant). So, if Vigilant finishes in the top-4 of the States, the National berth would pass down to the next finisher also.

Approved ASA of PA Class-C District Championships that count towards the Point Series

If your district does not have a District Championship Scheduled, you must check with your District Commissioner to see what he directs you to do. He reserves the right to make you play in (1) one event or not. He can also choose to make this one event be played within his own District boundaries. Also remember that each District Commissioner reserves the right to make his District Championship exclusive to his district teams only if he chooses to so do. It is his decision as a District Commissioner to allow outside teams from his area or neighboring Districts in or not.

Tie-Breakers:
A) If teams end up in a tie in the Points Standings at the end of the “C-State Slow Pitch Point Series Tournament Events”, the team that played in the MOST events shall be awarded the berth or higher seed. The second tie breaker is the team with the most wins.

B) If one of the Top four (4) teams in the Class-C State Finals also finished in one of the top two (2) places in the Points Series standings or won the National Qualifier and therefore have already secured a Class-C ASA Eastern Nationals berth. The berth would then pass down through the ASA of PA State Championship standings using the points of the “C-State Slow Pitch Point Series Tournament Events” as tie-breakers.

Every Monday, any tournament director holding one of these events is responsible to email or call in the results and they will posted along with the current Point Standings on the official web page so you can see where you stand with the rest of the teams. (Call Steve Dimitry 610-539-9297 or email sdimitry@verizon.net with results)


ASA of PA Slow Pitch Softball Board Members
Steve Dimitry - Slow Pitch State Commissioner, District 14 Deputy Commissioner
Mike Shenk - Slow Pitch State Deputy Commissioner, Lancaster County Deputy Commissioner and NASF Commissioner.
Dave Persing - Deputy State Commissioner, Central Area Vice President, District 4 Commissioner
Dean Amick - State President, District 8 Commissioner
Bill Robison - State Executive Director, District 11 Commissioner
Guy Demaio - Western Area Vice President, Districts 9 & 10 Commissioner
Ron Trimble - District 1 Commissioner
Steve Fornadel - District 2 Commissioner
Barry Sharp - District 5 Commissioner
Sully Gelet - District 14 Commissioner
Dave Boas - District 2 Slow Pitch Commissioner
Bob Ream - District 2 NASF UIC.

The 2007 Slow Pitch Meeting will also have some players from throughout the state who I feel are influential and have an outstanding knowledge of Pennsylvania Slow Pitch Softball. I feel we need the input from the players to make this whole thing work and as Chairman of this Committee, I will ask the Commissioners to please listen to the players suggestions and we can discuss them one at a time. I have been in contact with some players throughout the state who have respect from other players and commissioners alike. I will name them after the State Championship play concludes.

Weekly Results will be kept on this page as well as the Total Standings: