| 2011
Slow Pitch Reclassification per By-Laws
December
10, 2010
PLEASE NOTE: Teams required to compete at a higher
classification in 2011 by the USSSA By-Laws that may be inadvertently
omitted from the list below are not exempt from being reclassified.
AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2010 USSSA MEN’S
CLASS “B” TEAMS:
The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the winner of the 2009
Men’s Class “B” World Tournament, and the winner
of each 2010 Men’s Class “B” National Tournament
with 25 or more teams, will be automatically required to compete
in a higher classification in 2011. The team affected by these by-laws
is as follows:
No teams were affected by this by-law in
2010.
AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2010 USSSA MEN’S
CLASS “C” TEAMS:
The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top 10 percent of
the finishing teams in the 2010 Men’s Class “C”
World Tournament (this includes teams that are tied with teams finishing
in the top 10 percent in order of their finish; all percentages
are rounded up), and the winner of each 2010 Men’s Class “C”
National Tournament with 25 or more teams, will be automatically
required to compete in a higher classification in 2011. The teams
affected by these by-laws are as follows:
Allstate/Titan Sports (Warwick, RI)
B&B/Sears (Clayton, NC)
C&A/LJ’s/HMK (White Bear Lake, MN)
Deluxe Bakery (Runnemede, NJ)
DOC A’S Team Combat (Fort Walton Beach, FL)
Nu-Ray Metals/Worth (Auburn, WA)
Pole Position Auto Body/Dooley’s (Warren, MI)
Pure Romance (Cincinnati, OH)
RMS (Phoenix, AZ)
Team Combat/J&E Construction (San Jose, CA- North)
Victory Custom Athletic (Canoga Park, CA- South)
WC Blaze/Swegs/Sanchos/Easton (Highland, CA-South)
AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2010 USSSA MEN’S
CLASS “D” TEAMS:
The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top 10 percent of
the finishing teams in the 2010 Men’s Class “D”
World Tournament (this includes teams that are tied with teams finishing
in the top 10 percent in order of their finish; all percentages
are rounded up); and the winner of each 2010 Men’s Class “D”
National Tournament with 25 or more teams, will automatically be
required to compete in a higher classification in 2011. The teams
affected by these by-laws are as follows:
Basic Softball (Semmes, AL)
Carolina Drive/One Stop (Stedman, NC)
False Crack Softball (Puyallup, WA)
Go Deep (Las Vegas, NV)
JO Sports/103 Stoops (Las Vegas, NV)
KL&R Construction/Country Paint World (Redding, CT)
MauiBuilt/Sagnasty/BreakawaySports (Saginaw, TX)
Mayhem/Grafton Inn (New Boston, MI)
Mayhem/Vegas Lounge/Clock Tower (Brooklyn Center, MN)
N.O.M.A.D/Easton (Perry, NY)
Power Up/Hooters (Middle River, MD)
Powerzone (Manteca, CA-North)
Queen City Accoustical/Scoreboard Sports (Cleves, OH)
R&L Concrete (Perrysburg, OH)
Rochester Athletic Club/RizzoEaston (Rochester, NY)
SBS (San Jose, CA- North)
Sliders/QualityExt/RiRa/Sports55/AH (New Albany, IN)
Softball Express (Gainesville, GA)
Texas Scorpions (Houston, TX)
TG Investment Capital (Flint, MI)
Throwdown (San Jose, CA- North)
Toledo Borrachos (Sylvania, OH)
Tri-State Air Filters (Milford, OH)
Upper Deck Softball Club (Puyallup, WA)
Viper Softball (Lees Summit, MO)
Washington Combat/Casey Bail Bonds (Lynnwood, WA)
Westshore Pizza (Tampa, FL)
AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2010 USSSA
MEN’S CLASS “E” TEAMS:
The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top 10 percent of
the finishing teams in the 2010 Men’s Class “E”
World Tournaments (this includes teams that are tied with teams
finishing in the top 10 percent in order of their finish; all percentages
are rounded up), and the winner of each 2010 Men’s Class “E”
National Tournament with 25 or more teams, will automatically be
required to compete in a higher classification in 2010. The teams
affected by these by-laws are as follows:
2nd Generation Plastering (Ft Pierce, FL)
Above All Landscaping (Brick, NJ)
B&K Softball (Madison, NC)
Blue Crush Softball (Van Buren, MI)
BOOM (Central, FL)
California Love/Wicked Sports (Sacramento, CA- North)
Campus Quarters (Luckey, OH)
Country Companions/Promotional Exp. (Columbia, MD)
Creekers (Louisville, KY)
Custom Truck (Las Vegas, NV)
D.A.D./Texas Roadhouse (Fitzgerald, GA)
Danners (Sycamore, OH)
Detroit Drama (Brighton, MI)
Dirt Dawgs/Back Alley Pub (Woonsocket, RI)
DO/Mushtube.com (Clinton Twp., MI)
Dynasty (Las Vegas, NV)
E-Town Legion (Elizabethtown, PA)
ETP/FLA Mattress (Brandon, FL)
Feist Engineering (Monroe, NJ)
Frederick Ford (Seaford, DE)
George’s Pizza (Pascoag, RI)
Ghost Riders (Columbia, SC)
Gutter Master (Manalapan, NJ)
Invaders (Cranston, RI)
Jersey Lilly (Roseburg, OR)
JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill (Shrewsbury, MA)
Latin Smoke (Commerce City, CO)
Lost Boyz (Fort, CA- South)
Mama Lucias (Clarksburg, MD)
Michigan Magic (Sterling Heights, MI)
New York Gamerz (Albion, NY)
NorCal Koa (Santa Clara, CA- North)
Olympic Club (San Francisco, CA-North)
Pilgrim’s Car Care/Bowhunter’s Den (York, PA)
Punishers (Benson, NC)
Simple (Richmond, CA- North)
Smokin Guns (Winchester, OH)
Softballs Finest (Thornton, CO)
St Joseph Hospital (Nashua, NH)
Stratus Softball (American Fork, UT)
Team UUYYY (Phoenix, AZ)
The 06111’ers (Newington, CT)
Tickets Galore/D&R Motorsports (Columbus, OH)
USAFA Flyers (USAF Academy, CO)
WSC (Santa Rosa, CA-North)
AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2010 USSSA WOMEN’S
CLASS “B” TEAMS:
The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the winner of the 2010
Women’s Class “B” National or World Tournaments
with 25 or more teams will automatically be required to compete
as a Class “A” team in 2011.
No teams were affected by this by-law in 2010.
AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2010 USSSA WOMEN’S
CLASS “C” TEAMS:
The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the winner of the 2010
Women’s Class “C” National or World Tournaments
with 25 or more teams will automatically be required to compete
as a Class “B” team in 2011. The team affected by this
by-law is as follows:
SheBangs (Elliott City, MD)
AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2010 USSSA WOMEN’S
CLASS “D” TEAMS:
The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top 10 percent of
the finishing teams in the 2010 Women’s Class “D”
World Tournament (this includes teams that are tied with teams finishing
in the top 10 percent in order of their finish; all percentages
are rounded up); and the winner of each 2010 Women’s Class
“D” National Tournament with 25 or more teams, will
automatically be required to compete in a higher classification
in 2011. The teams affected by these by-laws are as follows:
Bounty Hunters (Lithia Springs, GA)
Dirty Girls (USSSA, CA- South)
Evolution (Bloomington, IN)
Fair Warning (Warwick, RI)
Granny’s Girls/GVS Storage (Goldsboro, NC)
Lady Hurricanes (Grand Bay, AL)
Shore Thang Softball (Worton, MD)
Smack That (Martinez, CA-North
Team Throttle (San Jose, CA-North)
The Lady Legendz (Sacramento, CA- North)
Top Guns (Tamcasse, SC)
Twisted (Winter Springs, FL)
AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2010 USSSA MIXED
CLASS “D” TEAMS:
The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top 10 percent of
the finishing teams in the 2010 Mixed Class “D” World
Tournament (this includes teams that are tied with teams finishing
in the top 10 percent in order of their finish; all percentages
are rounded up) will automatically be required to compete in a higher
classification in 2011. The teams affected by these by-laws are
as follows:
Carribean Jerks (Grove City, OH)
Compglass Softball (Boca Raton, FL)
Team Comprehensive (Baltimore, MD)
Who’s Next/Courtside Grille (Tampa, FL)
AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2010
USSSA MIXED CLASS “E” TEAMS:
The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top 10 percent of
the finishing teams in the 2010 Mixed Class “E” World
Tournament (this includes teams that are tied with teams finishing
in the top 10 percent in order of their finish; all percentages
are rounded up) will automatically be required to compete in a higher
classification in 2011. The teams affected by these by-laws are
as follows:
Boarshead (West Palm Beach, FL)
Suncoast Squirrel Killers (Miami, FL)
Total Chaos (Kennett Square, PA)
Whip City Brew (West Springfield, MA)
AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2010 USSSA BLACK
AMERICAN RECREATIONAL TEAMS:
The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top three (3) finishing
teams from the Recreational Division of the 2010 Men’s Black
American World Tournament will automatically be required to compete
in 2011 as a Black American Competitive team. The teams affected
by this by-law are as follows:
Bud Smurfs (Temple, TX)
Houston Raiders (Houston, TX)
Showtime Reloaded (Atlanta, GA)
AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2010 USSSA BLACK
AMERICAN WOMEN’S RECREATIONAL TEAMS:
The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top three (3) finishing
teams from the 2010 Women’s Black American Recreational Division
will automatically be required to compete in 2011 as a Black American
Competitive team. The teams affected by this by-law are as follows:
Incognito Softball Club (Detroit, MI)
Lady Canes II (Cedar Hill, TX)
LIA (Lithia, GA)
AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2010 USSSA MEN’S
HISPANIC RECREATION TEAMS:
The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top three (3) finishing
teams of the 2010 Men’s Hispanic Recreation World Tournament
will automatically be required to compete in the Hispanic Competitive
Division in 2011. The teams affected by this by-law are as follows:
Kong’s- H (Yuma, AZ)
Remax- H (Maricopa, AZ)
Delicias (Denver, CO)
AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2010 USSSA CHURCH
TEAMS:
The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the winner of any 2010
Church Competitive and Recreational National Tournaments with 16
or more teams from their classification will automatically be required
to compete in the next higher classification in 2011. The teams
affected by this by-law are as follows:
Ascension (Aberdeen, MD)
RECLASSIFICATION OF 2010 USSSA TEAMS
BY THE NATIONAL
CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE:
The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws grant the USSSA
National Classification Committee authority to reclassify teams
at any time.
No teams were affected by this by-law in 2010.
2011 Virginia
USSSA Mandatory Reclassifications
as of January 26, 2011
Criteria
for Move Ups:
1. Top 5 teams in Virginia USSSA summer state tournament automatically
reclassified.
2. Top 2 teams in Virginia USSSA fall state tournament automatically
reclassified.
3. Top 7 teams in points for Virginia automatically reclassified.
4. Top 7 teams in Power points for Virginia automatically reclassified.
NOTE: Teams may be registered one level lower than what they are
playing, but the team must play the higher level for at least 3
tournaments before being reclassified.
If you have any
questions about the move ups, please call Rich Carlyle at 804-526-8900.
To appeal classification, click on Classification
Appeal Form. Classification Appeal Form must be send to
rcarlyle@vausssa.com.
Any team not listed will start in the same
classification they ended 2010 in. This list may not be final. Teams
could still be re-classified after the date of this posting. Any
team that has 4 or more players from a team or teams that played
a higher classification in 2010 or from a team or teams that are
reclassified for 2011 must start in the higher class.
A player can only play one class lower in 2011 than the class that
player ended 2010 in. Some teams listed may be in the class they
played in 2010. Teams may appeal after
playing in 3 tournaments to the Virginia USSSA State Slow Pitch
Director. USSSA ROSTER MUST BE ONLINE PRIOR
TO APPEAL. No appeals and reclassifications after July 1,
2011. The following will be classified in
the class listed:
Men's C to Men's B (Virginia USSSA State rule: 6 homeruns)
Dirty Diamonds/Demarini
Sons of Legion
Jaxx II
Zibos
Virginia Select
CIA
Straight Gas/Crusaders
Men's D to Men's C (Virginia USSSA State rule: 4 homeruns)
Plumbright
Shen Valley Merchants
Outlaws
Truplayaz/Sports55
Wolfpack
Aid Tires/NLS
The Pack
PTI/Tanel 360
Polecat's Softball Club
Men's E to Men's D (Virginia
USSSA State rule: 2 homeruns)
Don Griffith Well Drilling
TOI Softball
Straight Lace/All Sports Cafe
Taylormade
Juice/Warriors
Double Time
Guardsmen/Charbells
Pogo's Crew
Lew's Softball
The Athletic Connection
Cruisers
SWAT
CV Rays
Sports N More
2011 Virginia
USSSA Slow Pitch Improvement Plan
In an effort to improve the Virginia USSSA Slow Pitch
program and create a level playing field for all teams involved,
Virginia USSSA has compiled a list of teams that we recommend and
encourage to move up to the next level. These teams showed outstanding
play in the 2010 season. We are encouraging these teams to test
their skills against greater competition. Throughout the 2011 season,
all teams will be classified by their local area directors and teams
may be moved up or down at any time during the 2011 season. No team
will be re-classified up or down after July 1, 2011.
Men's C teams encouraged to move up to Men's B (Virginia
USSSA State rule: 6 homeruns):
None
Men's D teams encouraged to move up to Men's C (Virginia USSSA State
rule: 4 homeruns):
CBM Dawgs
MFI Softball
NOVA Softball
Nelson International
Dawgs
Northbound Trucking
Eagles 824
Cookes
Richmond East Moose
Top Notch
Still Is
Men's
E teams encouraged to move up to Men's D (Virginia USSSA State rule:
2 homeruns):
Sigmo Express/611 Steak Co.
Xtreme Force/Interactive Designs
Young Guns
Budweiser Select
Halla Heat
Camryn Fitness
Suncocks
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