HISPANIC STATE

It was a hot 115 degrees at the 2009 Hispanic State when 49 Men's teams slugged it out to qualify for the Hispanic World Championships.

The Champions were decided early Sunday morning with the top four teams winning Elite Turf shoes. Special thanks to Ron Parnell from Elite Sports for the sponsorship package.

Carlos Gallegos from Kong won the Worth bat in the Homerun Challenge with Hector Lepur from Don't Cry finishing in Second Place.

The Hispanic World Championships will be held at Victory Lane and Festival Parks on October 9 -11. All participating teams in the Hispanic State qualified for the Hispanic World Championships hosting Men's, Women's & Coed Divisions.

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all the teams that played.

2009 ASA TOURNAMENT SPORTS SCHEDULE

The Tournament Sports Schedule in 2009 offers additions to the most successful tournaments along with new innovations based on current conditions.

Since Tournament Sports recently signed a major contract with Worth Sports, more bat tournaments will be on the 2009 Schedule.

Also this year, in a nod to the economy, Tournament Sports will offer a Recession Buster Series of tournaments with reduced entry fees. The first scheduled tournament is January 17th at Desert West.

Again in 2009, Tournament Sports, in partnership with Victory Lane and Crown Imports, will hold the Hispanic & Minority Championships at Victory Lane on October 9 -11, 2009. The Championships drew 119 teams in 2008 and feature custom rings as award for all champions. The Championships have expanded the minority requirement to allow for 6 "nons" in the lineup in the Men's division and to ALL Coed and Women's teams.

The Triple Grand Slam Series, the original MONEY tournament, also will be back with 4 legs in 2009 to increase the qualified teams and cash awards. Mark your calendar for these legs as they always fill up early.

Triple Grand Slam I 		March 21 & 22		Victory Lane & Papago 
Triple Grand Slam II		April 18 & 19		Victory Lane & Desert West 
Triple Grand Slam III		June 6 & 7		Victory Lane & Papago
Triple Grand Slam IV		August 15 & 16		Victory Lane & Rose Mofford

The Triple Grand Slam Championships will be held on September 19 & 20 at Victory Lane & Papago parks. All teams must qualify to play in the Championships. In 2008 over $13,000 was paid to the winners.

ASA/Tournament Sports is always looking for new directors and umpires to help with the program. In 2008, Steve Cochran, Tammy Williams, Terri Seimer and Michael Smythe were added to the tournament team. If you have an interest in softball tournaments and would like a position, stop by the director's table, call or e-mail, as we would like to talk to you.

See you on the field