Softball News Updates

Shelly Prochaska has been named assistant softball coach at Idaho State University. Prochaska was one of the top softball players in Oregon State University history. Read more about her in the Feb/March issue of Softball West Magazine.

The 2009 Greater San Joaquin ASA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on January 17th at the Jackson Hall, Lodi Grape Festival Grounds in Lodi, California. The event begins at 6:00 pm and tickets are $25 each. For tickets call Matt Pfeifer at 209-484-5036.

The Oregon State softball program is holding its annual winter camp on Jan. 17-18, 2009 in the Merritt Truax Indoor Center. Go to www.beaversoftballcamp.com and click on "Winter Camp Registration" for more information and registration.

The ISF Umpire Manual is now available online. Sections include the 1 or 2 umpire system as well as the 3 or 4 umpire system. To view the pdf files visit www.internationalsoftball.com/english/umpiring/umpiring.asp.

The Pacific Coast Softball Conference will grow to 12 schools beginning with the 2010 season. The PCSC will split into two divisions, the Coastal and Mountain with division winners meeting in a best-of-three championship series to determine the conference's automatic NCAA Tournament berth. New schools California State University Bakersfield, Idaho State University, University of Northern Colorado, Seattle University, Utah Valley University and Weber State University will be joining charter members Loyola Marymount, Portland State, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, San Diego and Santa Clara.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 27th Annual Sno*Ball Softball Tournament to be held January 24-25, 2009. Contact the March of Dimes at 775-826-2166 for more information.

Louisville Slugger introduces four new bats for fastpitch and slowpitch. See complete details in the Fall issue of Softball West.