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SoftballNation Richmond Area Director: 
Butch Tiller
(804) 378-2285   Fax: (804) 378-3615
email: info@softballnation.com 

210 Huddersfield Drive
Richmond, Va  23236

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The 2008 Adult Slow Pitch Tournament Schedule is posted below.
If you have questions, contact Butch Tiller at 804-378-2285.


2008 SoftballNation Richmond Area Tournament Schedule

Area Director: Butch Tiller
(804) 378-2285
Fax: (804) 378-3615
info@softballnation.com

 

www.softballnation.com

www.sportsnation.org

 

 

SOFTBALLNATION
National Office
210
Huddersfield Drive
Richmond , Va 23236

www.softballnation.com

Tournament Entry Policy:  To enter a Richmond Area Tournament under SoftballNation, please contact Butch Tiller at (804) 378-2285.    All Entry Fees must be received in advance unless prior approval is made by SoftballNation  Richmond.  The Official Entry Deadline is Wednesday before the tournament at 6:00 pm unless otherwise noted.  Any request for entry after the deadline is not guaranteed and will only be accepted on a space-available basis.   To enter by using a credit card: Call 804-378-2285. 

Withdrawal Policy:  Any team that withdraws from a tournament after the entry deadline remains obligated for the entry fee.  Failure to pay an entry fee upon withdrawing after the entry deadline will result in the team’s immediate suspension from play with SoftballNation.  NO SHOWS who fail to pay the entry fee will be immediately suspended and assessed a $100 fine in addition to the tournament entry fee.

Returned or canceled checks will be assessed a $50 penalty and the team will be considered suspended until payment is made.  Illegal withdrawal, tournament no shows, and canceled checks will result in forfeiture of all berths awarded.  If a team is suspended from play with SoftballNation, notification will be made to all other sanctioning organizations.
SoftballNation Divisions of Play:  SoftballNation has three divisions of play in Adult Slow Pitch:  Gold, Silver and Bronze

 

Date

Tournament

Location

Type

Fee

Classifications

 March 8

Early Bird Tune-Up

Ironbridge

4GG

$175

TBA

March 15

The Mike Newcomb Benefit
(Winners Receive Paid Beth to Beast of The East)

Petersburg/
Chesterfield

4GG

$200

Gold, Silver, Bronze,
Women

March 22

Easter Special (One Day Only)

Chesterfield

3GG

$165

Gold, Silver, Bronze

March 29

Pre-Season NIT
(Paid National Berth to Winners)

Burlington, NC

3GG

$200

Gold, Silver, Bronze

April 5

FirePro Spring Open
(Paid Entry to Beast of The East)

Richmond

3GG

$180

Gold/Silver, Bronze

April 12

Spring Break-Out

Richmond

3GG

$165

Silver, Bronze

April 19

Donnie Lewis Memorial
(Paid Entry to Beast of The East)

Petersburg

4GG

$200

Gold, Silver, Bronze

April 26

Decker Sports Tournament Series
(Paid National Berth, Points Series)

Richmond

3GG

$200

Gold/Silver, Bronze

May 10

Mothers Day Classic (One Day Only)

Richmond

3GG

$165

Silver, Bronze, Women

May 17

Discount Trophies Commissioners Cup

Richmond

3GG

$165

Silver, Bronze & Seniors(50,55)

May 23

Decker Sports Home Run Derby (TV, tba)

Petersburg

 

 

Upper/Lower

May 24-26

The Beast of The East (SPN   N.I.T.)
(Prize Package &  Slow Pitch Nationals Travel Fund)

Richmond/
Petersburg

6GG

$300

Gold, Silver, Bronze

June 7

Decker Sports Tournament Series
(Paid National Berth, Points Series)

Richmond

3GG

$185

Gold/Silver, Bronze

June 21

Bronze Blowout

Richmond

3GG

$150

Bronze

June 28

Decker Sports Tournament Series
(Paid National Berth, Points Series)
(Plus, Spoiler Bonus Travel Fund)

Petersburg/
Richmond

3GG

$185

Gold/Silver, Bronze

July 12

SoftballNation’s Richmond Metro Championship
($50/team Travel Fund to Winners)

Richmond

2GG

$200

Silver, Bronze

July 26

Senior Showdown (50+,55+,60+)

Richmond

4GG

$200

50,55,60

Aug. 9

Virginia State Championship

Petersburg

2GG

$225

Gold, Silver

Aug. 9

Virginia State Championship

Va. Beach

2GG

$225

Bronze

Sept. 13

SoftballNation’s Men’s Slow Pitch Nationals

Virginia Beach

2GG

$250

Bronze

Sept. 13

Softballnation’s Women’s Slow Pitch Nationals

Virginia Beach

2GG

$250

Women

Sept. 20

Fall Brawl

Richmond

3GG

$160

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Sept. 29

SoftballNation’s Men’s  Slow Pitch Nationals

Virginia Beach

2GG

$250

Gold, Sliver

Oct. 4

Fall Championships

Richmond

3GG

$160

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Post Season Qualification Guidelines:
To qualify for participation in the SoftballNation National Championship Tournaments in your team’s respective division your team must:
1. Be in good standing with SoftballNation and all other National Sanctioning organizations. (SoftballNation reserves the right to accept or reject teams that have been suspended from other national, regional or local sanctioning organizations for any reason.)
2.  Participate in two(2)  SoftballNation Tournament Qualifying tournaments or win one(1) tournament.  Please visit www.softballnation.com for participation guidelines for your respective division of play.
3.  Be sanctioned with SoftballNation for the current season.
4.  Have a completed and approved roster online with SoftballNation.
5. Participate in your State Championship Tournament for your respective state and division of play.  If there is no State Championship Tournament held in your respective state or division of play, your team  may request a waiver to participate from the National Office.
Complete detailed guidelines may be found on the national website:
www.softballnation.com
What If I don’t have SoftballNation tournaments in my area:  You may still want to register your team to participate in the National Power Ranking System.  To register, visit: www.sportsnation.org

 

Get Your State and National Ranking at: www.sportsnation.org

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Stay Near Your Fields: Call 1-804-378-9310

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Dorey Park: 
From Downtown Richmond:  Take I-64 East  to Exit 195 (Laburnum Ave.)
Follow Laburnum Ave. South 3.1 miles.
Turn left onto Darbytown Road.  Go 1 mile.
Dorey Park is on the right.

Glen Allen Softball Complex:  (Henrico County, Virginia)

The complex is located north of the City of Richmond off Mountain Road in Henrico County.
From: (North or South coming into Richmond via I-95)

Take Exit 83B (Parham Rd. West).  Go to Brook Road and turn right.  Go approximately 1/4 of a mile and look for Mountain Road.  Turn left onto Mountain Rd.   Follow Mountain Road approximately 2 miles and the complex is on the left.

From: ( The East/Virginia Beach coming in on I-64 West)

Take I-64 West to I-95 North.  Follow I-95 to Exit 83B (Parham Rd. West). Go to Brook Road and turn right.  Go approximately 1/4 of a mile and look for Mountain Road.  Turn left onto Mountain Rd.  Follow Mountain Road approximately 2 miles and the complex is on the left.

From: (The West/Charlottesville coming in on I-64 Eastbound)

Take I-64 East to 295 heading towards Washington.  Get off at the first Woodman Rd. (South) Exit.  Take a  right onto Woodman Rd.  Go to Mountain Road and take a left.   The complex is located on the right hand side a short distance on Mountain Rd.

 

Henderson Complex: (The complex is located behind Henderson Middle School in the Northside of Richmond) .

If you are coming from the South, East or West: (I64 to I-95 North) Take I-95 North to Hermitage/Lakeside Ave Exit (Exit 80).   Take a left onto Westbrook Ave.  Follow Westbrook Ave. until it runs into Henderson Middle School.   The complex is behind the school.

If you are coming from the North:   Take I-95 South to Exit 83B (Parham Rd. West).  Go to Brook Rd and take a left.  Follow Brook Rd. approximately 4 or 5 miles to Westbrook Ave.   Turn left on Westbrook Ave.  You'll run into Henderson Middle School and the complex is behind the school.

Parker Field Annex:  This field is located off of I-95 at Exit 78.  Follow the signs to the Boulevard and the field is right there.  It is located beside the Arthur Ashe Center and The Diamond (home of the Richmond Braves.

Traveling from Parker Field Annex to Henderson:   Go north on the Boulevard.  It turns into Hermitage road.  Turn right on Laburnum Avenue.  Go to Brook Road and turn left.  Go to Westbrook Ave. and turn right.   Westbrook runs right into Henderson Middle School and the complex is behind the school.

Traveling from Henderson to Parker Field Annex:  Leaving the complex get on Westbrook Ave.  Go to Brook Road and turn left.  Go to Laburnum Ave. and turn right.  Go to Hermitage Road and turn left.  Hermitage turns into the Boulevard and the field will be on the left hand side.

Petersburg Sports Complex:
Petersburg is approximately 22 miles south of Richmond.

From Interstate 95, take Exit 48B (Wagner Road). 
Go to Crater Road and Turn Right. 
Go to Flank Road and Turn Left.
Turn Right on Birdsong Road.
The Complex is on the right hand side.

RF&P Park:
RF&P Park is located within Meadow Farm Museum Park on Mountain Road.
North of the City of Richmond in Henrico County.
From: Downtown Richmond
Take I-95 North to I-295 West (to Charlottesville)
Get off at Woodman Road South Exit.
Turn Right onto Mountain Road
The Park is located approximately 2 miles down the road on the right side of the road.  You'll see a sign that says Meadow Farm Park Museum.  RF&P Park is in Meadow Farm Park.

Dumbarton Complex:  Fields are located behind Dumbarton Elementary
From Downtown Richmond:
Take I-64 West and get off at Staples Mill Rd. North
When you get to Hungary Springs Rd. turn left.
The Schools is on the right and the fields are behind the school.
You can also get there from I-95 and Parham Rd.
Take Parham Rd. West.
Turn right onto Staples Mill.
Turn left onto Hungary Springs and the fields are behind the school which is on the right.

Petersburg Sports Complex:
Petersburg is approximately 22 miles south of Richmond.

From Interstate 95, take Exit 48B (Wagner Road). 
Go to Crater Road and Turn Right. 
Go to Flank Road and Turn Left.
Turn Right on Birdsong Road.
The Complex is on the right hand side.

Lee, Day,  Cooper Fields:
Leaving the Petersburg Sports Complex: Turn right onto Birdsong Road.
Go to the end and turn right onto Johnson Road.
Go about 1 mile and you'll see Lee (on the left) and Day Fields (on the right).
At the Intersection, turn left onto  South Blvd. and Cooper Field is down around the curves and up the hill on the left.