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FULL COUNT 1 SEPTEMBER 2008 Volume 22, Number 3 www.fairfaxadultsoftball.com September 2008 the pressure of a great showing from Paul. INSIDE THIS 2008 Home Run Derby Troy took that pressure and jacked his first By Jason Yovich th ISSUE eight home runs. Then, on his 9 homerun, he The 2008 edition of the FAS Home Run Derby hit our own FAS President, John Carney, in the Page 1 - Home Run Derby was a great success! We had 32 contestants eye when John lost the ball in the lights beyond that thought they could crush the ball. Some the fence. John went to the hospital and is just Page 2 - Calendar of Events were seasoned vets that play USSSA on the fine now. But, Troy’s momentum was stopped weekends and brought out their $400 bats. just like that. But, what does the college kid Page 3 - President’s Report Some were just good ball players out there to against a tournament ball player do? He pro- see if they could catch a string of good luck and ceeds to hit a total of 20 homeruns! Wow! Page 4 - What’s The Call? cash in. Very impressive Troy! Here’s how it finished: Page 5 - “You Don’t Want Me The opening round had everyone hitting three 1st place – Troy Hamilton (Williamson Home On The Board!” year-old .44 COR softballs. That equaled the Repair, Div 25) won $261 playing field considering the unlimited bat restric- Page 6 - Men’s Early Open 2nd place – Paul Winner (Homepl8, Div 1) tions (except for senior models). Some people won $174 Playoff Winners limped into the qualifying round with three home 3rd place – John Sneath (Homepl8, Div 1) runs. We had eight people tied at two home Page 10 - Early Coed Playoff won $40 and 2 free appetizers at Out runs and we had a hit off to see who would ad- back Steakhouse Winners vance. After several rounds of this, we finally 4th place – Jeremy Bramlett (Springfield had our eight. At that point, we switched to the Page 12 - Reston Coed Playoff Trophies, Div 1) won $40 and 2 free hotter softballs and they were jumping off the appetizers at Outback Steakhouse Winners bats. We even had a female crush a ball way over the 300-foot fence on Braddock #2!!!!!!!!! I would like to thank the following FAS Board of Page 16 - Reston Men’s Playoff Director members: John Carney, Dave Carmi- Winners We made it to the final match and had Troy Hamilton (Williamson Home Repair, Div 25) chael, Joe Morice Scott Semmler, Bill Sikes, Page 19 - Reston Church Play- against Paul Winner (Homepl8, Div 1). These Chris Voss, and Steve Wells. Also, a big thank you to Fred Smith, who took all the pictures. off Winners two teams couldn’t be on more opposite ends of the spectrum. Paul went first and jacked 18 We look forward to seeing everyone back next Page 20 - Late Coed Playoff home runs. Very respectable considering the year and maybe some new faces that can chal- lenge the field for next year’s crown! Winners derby record was 23 (set in 2007). Then, Troy came up to bat with his eyes on the prize and Page 24 - Senior’s Playoff Winners Page 27 - Men’s Late Open Winner’s Circle Playoff Winners Page 30 - Master’s Playoff Winners Page 34 - Women’s All Star Games Page 36 - 2008 Spring/ Summer Final Standings NEXT ISSUE DECEMBER 2008 2008 Home Run Derby 2008 Home Run Derby Fall League Action CHAMPION 2nd Place 2009 Rule Changes Troy Hamilton, 20 home runs Paul Winner, 12 home runs FULL COUNT 2 SEPTEMBER 2008 FULL COUNT FAIRFAX ADULT SOFTBALL Calendar EDITORS Christine Frece Sharon Sealock Of Events October LAYOUT & DESIGN 6 Executive Committee Meeting Christine Frece 13 Columbus Day Holiday, FAS Office Closed 18-19 Fall Coed Tournament PHOTOGRAPHY 23 Board of Directors Meeting Christine Frece 25-26 Fall Men’s and Women’s Sharon Sealock Tournaments Fred Smith Donna Watson November 3 Executive Committee Meeting CONTRIBUTORS 11 Veterans Day Holiday, Office closed John Carney 17 Board of Directors Meeting/ Don Collins Dale Corey Election of Officers Carl Ey 27-28 Thanksgiving Holidays, Office Closed Christine Frece Jon Goodlett December Melvin Horton 1 Executive Committee Meeting Sam Lea Justin Leiser 8 Board of Directors Meeting/ Jim Minarik Rules Approval For 2009 Tim Molinaro 22 Christmas Holidays, Office Joe Morice Closed Through January 5th Ben Risch Donny Samson Be published in the Full Count Newspaper!!! Larry Scarlata Sharon Sealock Individuals or teams wishing to Fred Smith submit articles or advertisements for Jimmy Sneed the next edition of FULL COUNT are Al Tefft encouraged to do so by providing copy Chris Voss Jim Wheeler no later than December 12, 2008 Jason Yovich FULL COUNT 3 SEPTEMBER 2008 President’s Report By John Carney I am pleased to report that we have successfully completed another spring-summer sea- son. We obviously had no shortage of rain related issues, but we recovered and completed the sea- son in a timely manner. I am also pleased to report that our fall team participation is very close to the level of last year. As we head into the fall season, please remember to show the umpires the proper respect and realize that profanity will not be permitted or tolerated. Also remember that no alcoholic beverages are permitted anywhere at any of the Fairfax County Park Authority fields. Once again, the umpires continue to perform at a very high level. Thanks to Jason Yovich, his committee and the staff for an exceptional job. Our umpires performed at an average rating of 83% as rated by the manager, a percentage we are all proud of. It is that time of the year again that the Rules Committee will meet and undertake revisions and consider new rules that will help our overall program. If you have rule change comments or suggestions, please contact FAS staff by email or phone to get your voices heard! The Budget Committee will also be meeting soon to establish the budget for the upcoming year. The Long Range Planning Committee continues to meet and represent the field needs of our program to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Park Authority and the Department of Commu- nity and Recreation Services. We had a record turnout for the annual Homerun Derby of 2008. We had thirty two partici- pants come out and test their strength at Braddock Park. Congratulations to Troy Hamilton for hit- ting twenty homeruns in the last round of play to be named the winner of the Homerun Derby. Thanks again to Jason Yovich for organizing this event and also thanks go out to the staff and all of the volunteers who participated and made this fun event run smoothly. The upgrading of the FAS computer system continues to progress at a steady pace. Next year, teams will register and submit applications and rosters online. This will enable more accurate records and more convenience for our customers. We thank DeBellas Solutions, out of Texas, for working so diligently on this project and we know it will be a tremendous enhancement for both our teams and the FAS staff. The upcoming elections for the Executive committee will take place in November. The posi- tions of Second Vice President and Secretary are open, and will be selected from the members of the Board of Directors. Let's continue to have a great, fun-filled season and finish the 2008 playing season healthy! Thanks to all of you for your continued support and participation. FULL COUNT 4 SEPTEMBER 2008 What’s the Call? By Sharon Sealock Play as received from an FAS manager: One out, winning run on first base, probably one of their slower runners. Next batter (a player they had been courtesy running for all night) singles, mov- ing the winning run to second base. They call time, Courtesy Runner (CR), who replaces the runner at first (that runner goes to the dugout). Some of their guys start popping the coach for not using the CR at second base, so he sends the CR to second and brings the player from the dugout back out to first. I go out and challenge the maneuver and the coach tells the umpire it was legal because we were still in a timeout, no pitch had been thrown, and the ump agrees. Ruling: FAS Rule 121 states: “A courtesy runner is in the game when they touch the base.” The umpire should have left the CR at first base, and the original runner at 2nd base, and the player who retreated to the dugout, should stay in the dugout. Play: No outs, runners on 2nd and 3rd base. Batter hits a ground ball to the shortstop, who checks the runner at third base, and then throws to first to retire the batter. The throw went over the first baseman’s head after the batter-runner had touched first base. The batter-runner continued safely into 2nd base. After play had finished, the umpire called time and notified the batter-runner on 2nd base that he was out for using the white portion of first base instead of the colored portion. Ruling: The umpire was correct. FAS Rule 120 states: “On any force out attempt from the foul side of first base, or an errant throwing pulling the defense into foul ground, the defense and the bat- ter-runner can use either the white or colored portion.” Since the defense was not “pulled” into foul ground, and the runner had crossed first base a split second before the throw arrived at first, the runner should have used the colored portion.