TRADITION

The TRADITION Individual Showcase will be held Friday, July 15th, before the Showcase Tournament begins. Registered players will be added to this section shortly so you may check for your name. YOU ARE CURRENTLY PAST THE DEADLINE BUT MAY STILL ENTER FOR A $25 LATE FEE added to your entry. There will be an infielder and outfielder session, and a pitcher and catcher session. Each year, we try and improve this event. Last year we had more than 100 girls participating. We plan again to use fields 4 and 6 which are back-to-back so that the college coaches are able to watch the fielding and hitting from one position. You will receive a number that will match the College Coaches book that we print with your information from your registration form. This enables the coaches to watch, take notes and have the information to contact you. Our infield-outfield showcase is run in groups with each group taking a complete pre-game, working forehands, backhands, double plays, balls in the gap, cutoffs, etc. Our pitchers and catchers run through five stations with a chance to demonstrate different pitches at each station as well as timing for pitchers and catchers. Please download the form on the Showcase Directions page(Microsoft Word Format).It is on the bottom of the page with the tournament registration forms. fill it out and return to TRADITION by June 17, 2005. There is a $25 late fee for entries after that time because of supplies that must be ordered long before the Showcase is held. Thank you in advance for your assistance and promptness. There are also directions to Pragemann Park located for download there. Players will be able to showcase at more than one position because times will be staggered. Check the registration form for information. Cost of the Showcase is $70. You may Showcase at two positions for $100. For example, a firstbaseman and pitcher may showcase at both positions because those events will be held at different times.

Our six-field complex will be the host site for the Northeast Championship. We will take 24 teams to compete in the 16u and 18u divisions. The same setup as our Showcase, the TRADITION NE Championship will be top quality tournament for 18u teams that will not travel to Florida or Georgia or Texas or NC. Play quality softball without the travel price tag. Check registration form page for entry form.

Tradition Nationals Tuneup and College Showcase 18u/16u At least four games of softball against quality competition in front of invited college coaches. Tournament played at Pragemann Park in Wallingford/Yalesville, CT. All hotel and field directions will be found soon on the Showcase Reg. Form web page for download. I will try to take as many teams as possible. Choices will be made by 1)Available fields for the tournament ( I am trying to increase from are usual six to 10 fields at two sites), 2)Past loyalty to the tournament, and 3)Geographic area.........I am not the judge and jury of who has the most competitive teams so that will not be a criteria. FORMAT 3 Game Pool Play - Championship Single Elimination on Sunday 18u Applications 16u Applications 1. TRADITION, CT 1. TRADITION, CT 2. Charmers, CT 2. Xtreme Chaos MD, CT 3. Pink Panthers, CT 3. Pink Panthers, CT 4. Eliminators Red, CT 4. Eliminators, Gerry, CT 5. Eliminators Black, CT 5. Eliminators, Jack, CT 6. Mass Lightning, MA 6. Cobras, CT 7. Swansea Rage, MA 7. Bombers, CT 8. Raiders, MA 8. Titans, CT 9. Drifters Elite, MA 9. Charmers Tim , CT 10.Westfield Whips, MA 10. Stratford Breakers, CT 11.Central Mass Rapids, MA 11. Xtreme Chaos, Norm, CT 12.Bay State Blue Devils, MA 12. Mass Pressure, MA 13.Mass Destruction, MA 13. Mass Wildfire, MA 14.Mayhem, MA 14. North Shore Rebels, NY 15.Legends, NY 15. Raiders, MA 16.Clash, NY 16. Brats, MA 17.LI Mustangs, NY 17. Shamrocks, MA 18.Hunt's Hurricanes, NY 18. Central MA Firecracker Brats, MA 19.BP All-Stars, NY 19. Challenge, NY 20.NE Knockouts, NY 20. Clash, NY 21.Adirondack Magic, NY 21. LI Express, NY 22.HR Panthers, NY 22. LI Mustangs, NY 23.LI Chargers, NY 23. Renegades, CT 24.LI Tigers, NY 24. Huskies, NY 25.Rhode Island Lightning, RI 25. Fire and Ice Storm, NY 26.Southern Maine Flame, ME 26. Legends, NY 27.Tornado Gold, NJ 27. W Jersey Witches, NJ 28.Rhode Island Thunder, RI 28. MC Belles, NJ 29.MC Belles, NJ 29. Tornado, NJ 30.Jersey Tornado, NJ 30. New Hampshire Lightning, NH 31.Nightmare, NJ 31. Jersey Fusion, NJ 32.North Jersey Bandits, NJ 32. Sting, CT 33.Classic Commotion 18u, CT 33. Classic Commotion 16u, CT 34.NH Black Widows 34. MaInvasion, MA 35.Scrub Oak Spirit, NY 35. Diamond Dolls, NY 36.Green Devils 18u, CT 36. Tri-State Angels, PA 37.Riviera Beach Spirit, MD 37. ECity Bombers 38.Sudden Impact, NY 38. East Coast Fury, MA 39.Fire & ICe Rampage, NY 39. Montgomery Devils 40.NE Firebirds 40. Dracut Panthers, MA

The 2005 version of our college showcase promises to be better than ever. Our six field complex has been upgraded to include five lighted fields. We are sold out for 2005 with 44 teams, 16 in 18u and 28 in 16u. Last year we had over 40 college coaches attend the event. An individual player showcase will also be held where players will be showcased in infield/outfield groups of seven players. Pitchers and catchers will also have their own time. This year, infielders and outfielders will showcase on groundballs, doubleplays, fly balls, cutoffs, etc while catchers will be timed on throws to secondbase and fielding bunts. Pitchers will move through five stations showcasing their pitches. Hitting and baserunning times will also be done. We provide a scouting book to the college coaches with corresponding numbers pinned to players. Registration forms will be posted soon on our website.

The 2004 version of TRADITION Softball got off to a fast start this summer. The TRADITION 18u team won the PONY National Qualifier in Danbury, CT, and the TRADITION 16u team captured the ASA State Championship held in Milford, CT. Pitching was strong for both teams. TRADITION 18u got a one-hitter from Natalie Volpe in the championship game, a 2-1 win over FSA Tradition. Volpe and Amanda DeMatteo both threw no-hitters as the team won all six games in the tournament. TRADITION 16u got a perfect game from April Ghiroli in the opener of the state tournament. Nicole Davenport pitched the championship game, a 4-1 victory over the Stratford Seahawks.