First of all, I’d like to thank everyone for your contributions to girls softball in South Mississippi. Years ago, I took over the Biloxi league for one simple reason. The girls deserve everything the boys have… the same opportunities. A place where they can play and compete against one another. They can learn the game and all the great life lessons that come from it. Without everyone’s combined efforts, these girls wouldn’t have a chance to play this great game. For that, you have my sincerest appreciation.
Secondly, I’d like to thank everyone for playing in one of the tournament trail events. Girls enjoy league ball, but weekend ball is a new experience for most. It’s brings together kids from all over the region for a fun weekend at the ball park. They don’t even know the life lessons they are really learning… teamwork, sportsmanship, and resiliency to name a few. They come to play softball.. and wound up in leadership training.
We had a great weekend in Woolmarket at the Gulf Coast Championships. We had a strong showing of 44 teams. Competition was tough with some great games. I’m very proud to say we had very few problems. We also ran fairly close to on schedule. Thanks to everyone in Woolmarket that help make the tournament a wonderful success.
This weekend is the final event of the season. It’s the USA Softball of Mississippi South State Championships. We do understand some may be ready for a vacation or just some air conditioning. But we hope most teams will hang in for one more weekend.
Teams can register at https://usasoftballsouthms.com/?page_id=4305. You can see who’s registered at https://usasoftballsouthms.com/?page_id=4307. The entry fee for South State for Tee Ball is $250, Coach Pitch is $250 and Fast Pitch is $350. The event will be held at the D’Iberville Sports Complex at 15641 MS Hwy 15, D’Iberville, MS 39532.
The website asks for payment online. That’s a state requirement. If you’re not able to pay online, it will take your registration without it. Just close the window. Then check the Teams Registered page to make sure you’re on the list.
Please register as soon as you can for this weekend. I’ll close registration off late Wednesday night.
D’Iberville only has four fields; so we’ll need the extra time for planning the event. At this point, I don’t whether it’s a Friday/Saturday, Saturday/Sunday, or Friday/Saturday/Sunday event. We’re prefer to keep it to a two day event.. but it’s going to a challenge.
Teams will need the following:
- Championship Roster (I’ll bring the ones submitted at the GCC)
- Birth Certificates for each player
- Recent Photo for each player
- ACE Certification for at least one coach. (Completed at registerusasoftball.com)
If you’ve played your last event for the summer, we hope you have a great vacation before school starts. We hope to see you for fall ball or next spring.
Thanks for Playing USA Softball!