Senior Softball News

Independent Softball Association Announcement The Independent Softball Association is temporary revoking authorization of the following model softball bats for use in all ISA Sanctioned events. DeMarini Double Wall Classic Miken Velocity-E Ultra (Balanced) Miken Velocity-E Ultra (Maxload) Worth 3DX (Slow Pitch Model) Worth EST23 These bats will not be allowed until they are in compliance with the bat performance standard as established by the 2000 ASA bat testing and certification program. Chet Tyl ~ ISA Executive Director ~ 8/1/2002 USSSA Executive Committee Announcement The USSSA performs random testing of approved bats for compliance with the USSSA Standard. Any bat that is tested and does not meet the USSSA Standard is immediately banned from use pending further testing. Effective immediately (August 1, 2002) and until further notice the USSSA has banned the use of the following bats in all USSSA Sanctioned events. Miken Velocity-E Ultra (Balanced) Miken Velocity-E Ultra (Maxload) Recent testing of these bats has shown that they no longer meet the USSSA Standard. USSSA has adopted an on going program to insure that all previously certified bats continue to meet the bat performance standards and tolorances setforth by the USSSA. United States Specialty Sports Association ~ 8/1/2002 ASA Announcement on Banned Bats Until further notice otherwise, bats of the following models containing an ASA certification mark are no longer allowed in ASA Championship Play. DeMarini Double Wall Classic Miken Velocity-E Ultra (Balanced) Miken Velocity-E Ultra (Maxload) Steele's Triple XXX Worth 3DX Worth EST23 ASA routinely and randomly audits compliance with ASA Bat Performance Standards by testing samples of certified bats. In addition, ASA takes efforts to ensure that the ASA certifications mark is not being used on bats that are not certified. Amature Softball Association of America ~ 7/31/2002

Senior Softballers Joke
There were two "senior softballers" in their late 80's. Both were best of friends since they were 15 years old and they loved and played senior softball. They had made a pact that if one of them should pass on, he would come back and tell the other if there was softball in heaven. Unfortunately right after one of the national senior tournaments, one of them died. Then two days later Robert was awakened late at night by the voice of his deceased friend John. "John, is that you?"		"Yes Robert, it is me." "John, are you in heaven?" "Yes I am." "Tell me, is there softball in heaven?" "Well Robert, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is there is senior softball in heaven!" "That's wonderful! Well, what could the bad news be?" "You are pitching tomorrow night!"

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