High School Ball

[cpa]

In our 2nd week of HS ball -- started Aug 15 and runs thru last week in October

[ASA/NYSSOBLUE]

Ok.....this might be an obvious question....but why fall school ball? Too many umps needed for baseball?

[Stu Clary]

They don't want to take focus away from in-season sports like the WNBA and the Canadian Football League.

Originally Posted by ASA/NYSSOBLUE

Ok.....this might be an obvious question....but why fall school ball? Too many umps needed for baseball?

GHSA has considered moving softball to the spring but they say there are already too many spring sports.

[Dholloway1962]

Originally Posted by ASA/NYSSOBLUE

Ok.....this might be an obvious question....but why fall school ball? Too many umps needed for baseball?

Don't want to compete with Baseball and the Slow Pitch HS season is in the spring.

The weather is usually better here in OK in the "fall" after you get through August when 100+ degree days are common. Thus far we have been lucky...it has been well below normal except for the first couple of days. We even had day 2 of a tournament rainout today, strange for this type of year!

[bigsig]

Originally Posted by ASA/NYSSOBLUE

Ok.....this might be an obvious question....but why fall school ball? Too many umps needed for baseball?

I'd like to see NY State move it to the fall. Weather is alot better, usually even into mid/late November! Travel clubs playing all summer would get skills very sharp for HS season (and UMPS as well). Fall would have no conflict with Regents and Finals, Prom, etc. Girls soccer may be a major conflict though. IMHO

[IRISHMAFIA]

You know, the more I think about it, I'm starting to lean toward moving all HS ball to the fall. That way it falls along with the SP fall ball.

Of course, you may have some problem with umpires who happen to be football fans, officials or parents of players/cheerleaders/bandmembers., cheerleading, any musicians in the band, etc.

[shipwreck]

Mike, the baseball season in Nebraska is in the Spring. Since I don't do any small ball, they can have their season in the dead of Winter for all I care. Most of our HS softball games are on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday touneys. Friday night football, so no conflict there. Only one problem I can see having HS ball in the Fall is the girls playing Summer ball need to get out of the ASA mode of pitching and get to Federation rules. Quite a few illegal pitches early in the season. Dave

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by shipwreck

...Only one problem I can see having HS ball in the Fall is the girls playing Summer ball need to get out of the ASA mode of pitching and get to Federation rules. Quite a few illegal pitches early in the season. Dave

You might see illegal pitches going from Fed to ASA, but not the other way around. Anything legal in ASA is also legal in Fed.

[Dukat]

Here in Mississippi we have HS Slowpitch and Private School FP going on right now and in February they swap and we have Private School SP and Public School FP.

[shipwreck]

Originally Posted by Dakota

You might see illegal pitches going from Fed to ASA, but not the other way around. Anything legal in ASA is also legal in Fed.

Tom, right you are. Now that I have my brain on straight I see how stupid my quote was. I guess I was thinking of freshmen in college pitching like they were doing Federation ball. I had that numerous times this year. Dave

[3afan]

we'll start our fall ball league (N TX) in a couple of weeks ...

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by shipwreck

Mike, the baseball season in Nebraska is in the Spring. Since I don't do any small ball, they can have their season in the dead of Winter for all I care. Most of our HS softball games are on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday touneys. Friday night football, so no conflict there. Only one problem I can see having HS ball in the Fall is the girls playing Summer ball need to get out of the ASA mode of pitching and get to Federation rules. Quite a few illegal pitches early in the season. Dave

The point is if they can get in a baseball season in the spring, there is no excuse for not getting in a softball season. Also, not all HS football is played on Friday night. And in this area, the JV football games are played on Monday and, I believe an occasional Tuesday when varsity is moved to Monday due to weather.

But I've always believed the stick and ball games belong in the spring.

[shipwreck]

Mike, I guess I am just being selfish. Besides the weather, the reason I like it in the Fall is because if it was in the Spring, on quite a few occasions it would conflict with my college season games. Dave