Karaoke night

RSPA Slo-Pitch Tournament August 17-18

60 teams started out in the rain and mud and finished up on Sunday with a great day for ball!

• Dirty Dozen beat Wins Below Replacement in Coed D with Tap This and Heinz 57 in 3rd and 4th.
   Maple Leaf were early losers, maybe too much party Saturday night?
• Massive Hits beat Blouses to win Coed E1 with Bonecrushers and Touchstoners in 3rd/4th.
   Blouses & Touchstoners both had a great tournament, looking forward to them doing even better.
• Baes on Balls beat Prestige to win Coed E2 with Pitches Be Crazy and Brew Jays-Mon in 3rd/4th.
• Sunwing Flyers beat Baseheads to win Coed F1 with Dirty Mitts and Indians in 3rd and 4th.
   and of course it is Sunwing Flyers vs Baseheads in the playoffs this week.
• Litigators (no not a typo) beat Underachievers to win Coed F12 with Dirty Mitts and Indians in 3rd/4th.
• Nationals beat Forge to win the Mens with Pass the Bunts playing mens and Punjab Pirates in 3rd and 4th.

RSPA Next Tournaments Sept 14-15 & Sept 21-22

SPN Provincial & National Qualifiers - First place hoodies!

Coed (6M-4F) D, E, F • Mens D, E • Mens Masters 35+ and 50+.
Guaranteed 4 scheduled games all divisions (except Coed F).
Entry Fee $350.00

Etobicoke-Mississauga - Headquarters: Irish Shebeen Pub
5555 Eglinton Ave. W., Etobicoke ON M9C 5M1 — map

Randy Warren — e-mail preferred: accent@slopitch1.com • Cell 416-930-6124
• Team Rep Appreciation Gift & Appreciation Draw • Team Draws • Free Pitcher •

SPN Provincials Registration is Open

• SPN Coed Provincials now in Brampton for the first time!
• SPN Coed F Provincials added! Registered league teams only.
• It is a great time! Not to be missed.
• Registration is on the SPN web site

RSPA Slo-Pitch Tournament July 20-21

51 teams turned up to play on the hottest day of the year! Great day for ball!

• Beast Mode dominated to beat Heinz 57 in Coed D with PPL Legends and Massive Hits 3rd and 4th.
• Recking Crew beat Shebeen/Old Friends to win Coed E with Bang Bang and Base-ic Pitches in 3rd/4th.
• Shake & Bake beat Smokin Bats-Mon to win Coed F with Generics and Woodland Sluggers in 3rd and 4th.
• Throwbacks beat Zig Zag to win Mens E with Smash Bros and Lakers in 3rd and 4th.
• She Said I Could Play beat Longhorns in Mens Masters 50+ with Quicksilver and Badd Boyz in 3rd/4th.
• Aftermath beat Homer Lovers to win Mens C with Thunder Buffalos in 3rd.

Justin Crane from Woodland Sluggers won the bat draw.

RSPA Slo-Pitch - Next Tournament is August 17-18

SPN Provincial & National Qualifiers - First place hoodies!

Coed (6M-4F) D, E, F • Mens C, D, E • Mens Masters 35+ and 50+.
Guaranteed 4 scheduled games all divisions (except Coed F).
Entry Fee $350.00
Etobicoke-Mississauga - Headquarters: Irish Shebeen Pub
5555 Eglinton Ave. W., Etobicoke ON M9C 5M1 — map

Randy Warren — e-mail preferred: accent@slopitch1.com • Cell 416-930-6124
• Team Rep Appreciation Gift & Appreciation Draw • Team Draws • Free Pitcher •

SPN Provincial & National Qualifiers - First place hoodies!

ALSO: July 20-21, August 17-18, Sept 14-15, Sept 21-22     • Entry Fee $350.00
(September tournaments not eligible for RSPA pre-paid tournament.)
Coed (6M-4F) D, E, F • Mens D, E • Mens Masters 35+ & 50+ • Guaranteed 4 scheduled games all divisions (except Coed F).

Etobicoke-Mississauga - Headquarters: Irish Shebeen Pub
5555 Eglinton Ave. W., Etobicoke ON M9C 5M1 — map
Tournament Flyer       Tournament Entry Form       Tournament Frequently Asked Questions

Tournament schedule will be posted here: TournamentSchedule190720.pdf

Randy Warren — e-mail preferred: accent@slopitch1.com • Cell 416-930-6124

SPN/RSPA Slo-Pitch Umpire Clinic 2019
Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 6:00 pm

RSPA needs SPN carded umpires for recreational adult coed slo-pitch league. We will train and card.
SPN sanctioned Umpire Clinic Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 6:00 pm
At: Diamond Beach, Etobicoke, 575 Centennial Park Blvd., Etobicoke Ontario, M9C 5M3 — map

Yolowarmers partied

What a great weekend! 91 teams even going against the NSA Provincials and a bunch of league playoff weekends. Scrambling for parks, scrambling for umpires. Even had two umpires fly in on Westjet from Edmonton to umpire for the weekend. Thanks Dennis and Jeff! A couple of great guys!
• Scallywags beat Assassins to win Coed D with Yolowarmers and Pich Slap (Tux) in 3rd and 4th.
- Yolowarmers may have partied too much - see photos and videos posted below.
• Bang Bang beat Massive Hits to win Coed E1 with Unathletics and Moneyballers in 3rd and 4th.
• Bats n Mitts beat Hit or Swiss to win Coed E2 with Last Call and Superior Interiors in 3rd and 4th.
• Chicks n Dicks beat Ace of Bastoni to win Coed F1 with Unnecessary and Crazy Pitches in 3rd/4th.
• Brew Jays-2 beat Brew Jays-3 to win Coed F2 with Designated Drinkers-1, NGS Dirty Birds 3/4.
• Barflys beat 6ix Crew to win Coed F3 with Trash Pandas and Pay2Day in 3rd and 4th.
• Bunch of Bums finally won by beating Multiple Scoregasms to win Mens E.
- Team Makina playing mens set a new record by going 0-4 with a plus-minus of -22.
• Trevor Fuchs from Unnecessary won the bat draw and nobody claimed the bat bag.

2018/2019 SPN National Championships

Good Luck to all the teams who qualified and are competing in the 2018 National Championships!
and good luck to all the teams that are trying to qualify for the 2019 National Championships!

DIVISION	2018 LOCATIONS	2019 LOCATIONS
COED COMP	St. John's, NL	Halifax, NS
COED C	Niagara Falls, ON	Halifax, NS
COED D	Niagara Falls, ON	Halifax, NS
COED E	St. John's, NL	Halifax, NS
COED COMP S/S	Alberta TBA	Saskatoon SK
COED C S/S	Alberta TBA	Saskatoon SK
COED D S/S	Alberta TBA	Saskatoon SK
COED E S/S	Alberta TBA	Saskatoon SK
MENS A	Orillia, ON (Northern Shootout)	Orillia, ON (Northern Shootout)
MENS B	St. John's, NL	Moncton, NB
MENS C	Niagara Falls, ON	Kelowna, BC
MENS D	St. John's, NL	Kelowna, BC
MENS E	Niagara Falls, ON	Moncton, NB
MENS 35 Comp	Moncton, NB	St. John's, NL
MENS 35 C	Alberta TBA	Moncton, NB
MENS 35 D	Alberta TBA	St. John's, NL
MENS 35 E	Alberta TBA	St. John's, NL
MENS 50 COMP	Niagara Falls, ON	St. John's, NL
MENS 50 IM	Niagara Falls, ON	St. John's, NL
MENS 50 E	Niagara Falls, ON	St. John's, NL
MENS 60	Niagara Falls, ON	St. John's, NL
WOMENS A	Orillia, ON (Northern Shootout)	Orillia, ON (Northern Shootout)
WOMENS B	Niagara Falls, ON	Moncton, NB
WOMENS C	Alberta TBA	St. John's, NL
WOMENS D	St. John's, NL	Kelowna, BC
WOMENS E	N/A	Moncton, NB
WOMENS 35	Niagara Falls, ON	Kelowna, BC

These locations/info are for reference only; refer to SPN page.
SPN National Championship Results - official SPN page
SPN 2018 National Championship Locations - official SPN page
SPN 2019 National Championship Locations - official SPN page
Map of Niagara Falls diamonds used for Can-Am, Provincials and Nationals

2018 SPN National Championships
August 4-5-6-7, 2018

Niagara Falls, Ontario
Mens C, Mens 50+A, 50+IM, 50+E, Coed C, Coed D, Womens B, Womens 35+

Orillia, ON - Mens A, Womens A

St John's, NL
Mens B, Mens D, Womens D, Coed E, Coed Comp

Alberta, TBA
Mens 35 Comp, 35C, 35D, 35E, Womens C, Coed SS (E, D, C, Comp)

2019 SPN National Championships
August 3-4-5-6, 2019

No Ontario locations for SPN National Championships in 2019, except for Mens A and Womens A (Northern Shootout in Orillia).

Orillia, ON (Northern Shootout)
Mens A, Womens A

Halifax, NS - All Coed
Coed Comp, Coed C, Coed D, Coed E.

Saskatoon, SK All Coed SS - Coed Comp SS, Coed C SS, Coed D SS, Coed E SS.

Moncton, NB
Mens B, Mens E, Mens 35C, Womens B, Womens E.

Kelowna, BC
Mens C, Mens D, Womens D, Womens 35.

St John's, NL
Mens 35 Comp, 35D, 35E, Mens 50A,
Mens 50 IM, Mens 50E, Mens 60, Womens C.

SPN 175 Foot Rule for Ontario Only

All outfielders (min 4 outfielders - no rover) must be positioned 175 feet or more, and cannot throw the batter-baserunner out at first base; - "A defensive line consisting of an arc 175 feet from home plate shall be used. No outfielder (minimum of four) is allowed in front of the line until the ball is hit.
If this is violated, the offence has the option of taking the result of the play or an award of one base to
the batter and all runners. No outfielder may make a force out on the batter-baserunner at first base."
This rule will be only for Ontario Provincial Championships and leagues and tournaments
that decide to adopt it. This rule is NOT in effect for RSPA Slo-Pitch

SPN Bat Rules in Effect

Updated December 11, 2017
Slo-Pitch National recognizes and accepts ONLY the USSSA authorized bats
for use in the SPN program. -- www.usssa.com
All SPN approved bats must carry the USSSA stamp for use in the SPN Program.
Note: Local leagues have the ability to set their own bat policies.
Note: This rule is NOT in effect for RSPA Coed Slo-Pitch.