ECSA Open Division NewsFlash
Due to the holiday, there was no NewsFlash last week.
2010 Hall of Fame Inductees
Congratulations to the newest members of the ECSA Hall of Fame.
· Donnie Moritz
· Gary “Meatball” Gilman
· Thomas Walker
The biographies of these individuals reflect their pioneering spirit, dedication and efforts to help make the Emerald City
Softball Association such an amazing organization. We are honored to call them part of our community.
Please join us for the Hall of Fame Ceremony scheduled for June 12, 2010.
Information about the Hall of Fame Cermony
• Location = 88 Keys
• Date = June 12
• Time = 6 PM (Door) Ceremony at 7 PM
• Emcee = Fred Parham
• There will be a $5 Cover Charge (Except for Hall of Fame Members and one guest) – I will provide a list to the front doorman.
• The $5 cover is for appetizers that will be walked around the room.
• The Venue has a menu – so drinks and food can be ordered.
ECSA Happy Hour
This week's ECSA Happy Hour is at Changes in Wallingford from 5 to 8PM.
Changes Bar & Grill
www.changesinwallingford.com
2103 North 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98103-6901
(206) 545-8363
ECSA Post Game Socials
This week's ECSA Post Game Socials will be at Purr Cocktail Lounge and Hooter's South Park.
Purr
www.purrseattle.com
1518 11th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122-3904
(206) 325-3112
Hooter's South Park
www.hooters.com/home.aspx
9635 Des Moines Memorial Drive
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 762-4000
Teams of the Week
B Division Team of the Week: Maulers
"The Maulers were the only B team that went 2 and 0 for the day. Their wins moved them into a tie for 2nd place in the B Division."
"The Maulers played tough defense against the division leading Dirty Dawgs and squeaked out a 5-4 victory. Then the Maulers rallied late in the game against the Vendetta for another come from behind victory. Not bad for a brand new B team..... Aye?"
There were no other nominees for the B Division.
C Division Team of the Week: Toros
"I would like to nominate the Toros for Team of the Week. The Toros continue to show what the ECSA is all about, having fun! Week after week, the Toros have a good time on the fields. They are always smiling and always cheering each other on. They prove that regardless of the outcome, you can still have a good time."
The Warhawks were also nominated.
D Division Team of the Week: Inferno
"The Inferno had a really strong day winning both of their games. They scored 44 runs in those 2 games and only gave up 6 runs for the day."
There were no other nominees for the D Division.
Players of the Week
B Division Player of the Week: Marvin Jayne (Maulers)
"Marvin played a specular game pitching against the Dirty Dawgs - he held them to only 4 runs and made several great defensive plays from the pitchers plate."
Dustin Mears, George Aoyama, Brian Lonardo, David Koyoma and Toby Jones were also nominated.
C Division Player of the Week: Brian Craft (Warhawks)
"I would like to nominate Brian Craft of the Warhawks. Not only did he pitch amazing, holding the Bulldogs and Atomic to 7 and 6 runs respectively, he batted nearly 1000 for both games. He was even given the Warhawk "Team Bat" for the week"
Doug Lyons and Tarrell Parramore were also nominated.
D Division Player of the Week: Bo Mayfield
"Playing opposite Green Machine, it was quite frustrating having Bo snatch line drives, grounders and pop flies, then go and hit a hard left triple. Frustrating for me, but awesome for him. Great plays on the field, great running and great hits - I think Bo has earned Player of the Week"
"Bo played short stop and never gave up. He caught line drive after line drive with amazing precision!""
Patrick Shandy, Mark Hughes, and Richard Newman were also nominated.
Practice Saturdays
The league has reserved Saturdays at North Seatac for rainouts, however they are available for team practices when the league does not play. Cost is $10/hour. Contact the league secretary to reserve. Limited spots available.
Board Elections
The following ECSA Open Division Executive Board positions are up for election and the their current terms expire in September:
A/B Assistant Commissioner
D Commissioner
Secretary
Director of Competition
If you are interested in running for any of these positions, please submit a letter of intent to the league secretary. The letter should include your experience, and what you intend to do with the position should you be elected. The letters should be addressed to the entire league and should be no longer than one page.
Each position is a two-year term. Each one requires anywhere from 2 to 16 hours per week in addition to monthly meetings throughout the year.
Letters will be accepted until June 30, 2010. Voting will take place throughout the month of July on the website. The results of the voting will be announced at the league closing party on August 1, 2010. Voting is to be done by current players, coaches, and managers. Fans cannot vote.
The Secretary is a voting position on the board. Responsibilities include but not limited to taking meeting notes, updating the website, administering voting activities, creating the weekly NewsFlash, and organizing team practices.
The Director of Competition is a voting position on the board. Responsibilities include but not limited to the administration of player ratings across all four divisions, submitting player data to the national NAGAAA database, updating team information and team sponsors on the website, as well as attending the Summer and Winter NAGAAA meetings in the host cities.
The A/B as well as the D Assistant Commissioners are voting positions on the board. Responsibilities include but not limited to being the liason between the board and new and forming teams in the pre-season, organizing player packet materials, answering questions about ratings and league rules, as well as forwarding information to a contact list of coaches and managers.
Each board position requires attendance at monthly meetings throughout the year as well as opening and closing of fields on game days.
If you have any questions, please contact the league secretary at secretary@seattlegaysoftball.com.
Emerald City Classic
The Emerald City Classic facebook account now has over 1000 friends. Check out it's friend list and wall to find out what is going on with softball players from across the US and Canada.
The Team list now is at 45 - we welcome the recently added teams:
B Division:
Shock - Seattle
C Division:
Blast - LA
Lost on Base - San Francisco
Hellraisers - Phoenix
Seawolves - Seattle
Pilots - Seattle
Rough Trade - LA
D Division:
Screaming Weenies - Vancouver BC
Pumpjacks - Vancouver BC
Inferno - Seattle
Saints - Seattle
Stealth - Seattle
Rockets - Seattle
Buzz - Seattle
Monarchs - LA
Empire - Seattle
Lost on Base - San Francisco
Visit the ECC website for a complete list of the registered teams:
http://emeraldcitysoftball.org/ecc/
ECC Volunteers
Pulling off a successful tournament requires volunteers - please email the Tournament Director if you can volunteer during the ECC or know of someone that would willing to volunteer (tournamentdirector@seattlegaysoftball.com). We need volunteers to work the registration table on Friday night July 2nd and to work at the tournament tables at the fields on Satruday and Sunday reporting scores, udpating bracket charts, selling t-shirts, sharing directions and selling T-shirts.
June Upcoming Events
June 4, 5PM
Friday Happy Hour at Changes
June 6, Purr and Hooter's South Park
Post Game Socials
June 11, 5PM
Friday Happy Hour at Swank
June 12, 6PM, 88 Keys
Hall of Fame Ceremony
June 13, The Lookout, Kurrent
Post Game Socials
June 18, 5PM
Friday Happy Hour at The Cuff
June 20, Julia's
Post Game Social
June 25, 5PM
Friday Happy Hour at the Elite
August Upcoming Events
August 1, 88 Keys
ECSA Awards Ceremony
Fall Ball Registration
Joshua Wojcik
ECSA Open Division Secretary
secretary@seattlegaysoftball.com