UTAH USSSA-GSL SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season.

As we approach the start of the appeals period, I would like to provide a brief reminder regarding the process for submitting a player appeal.

Please use the following link for step-by-step instructions on how to submit an appeal:

https://utslowpitch.usssa.com/appeals/

Please be advised that appeal decisions typically take approximately 4–6 weeks to process.

Providing as much detailed and accurate information as possible will help facilitate a more timely review of your appeal.

Additionally, please note that the appeal submission button on a player’s profile will become available on January 1stand will be removed on February 1st.

While visiting the website, I also encourage you to review all updated information and guidelines for the 2026 season.

Thank you for your attention to these important details, and please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

What an awesome day of softball! The weather actually cooperated — even if it tried to freeze us out this morning and again the second the sun decided to clock out!

Huge congrats to LOD, staying undefeated and holding strong even after Rampage/Bay Area came swinging in the ship trying to shake things up!

Major shoutout to Spilt Milk for a killer run and snagging 3rd place — y’all were rolling!

And Bunt Cakes… sheesh! They did their thing and took the drop-down bracket! Legacy definitely made them earn every bit of it!

Thank you to EVERY team and player who came out, played hard, donated, and supported an amazing cause. Days like this remind us why we do it! ❤️🥎

Good luck to all the Men’s & Women’s teams battling it out tomorrow in Orem — finish the weekend strong!! 🎄🔥

🎄 UGLY SWEATER COED, MEN’S & WOMEN’S BRACKETS, RULES & GUIDELINES – This Weekend in Orem! 🎅

We are beyond grateful for the incredible support we’ve received for this event! We’re extremely excited for the opportunity to help kids at Primary Children’s Hospital through all the donations gathered this weekend.

🧥 Donation Reminder:
If you plan to donate coats, snow pants, or blankets, please note that Primary Children’s Hospital can only accept NEW items.

However, used coats, snow pants, blankets, beanies, and gloves are still very welcome and will be donated to the Women & Children’s Shelter in Salt Lake City.

Your generosity makes a huge difference—thank you!

🙏 Thank You!

We truly appreciate everyone coming out to support this weekend’s event. It means more than you know!

🍔 Side Note:
We are still looking for 1–2 additional food trucks for Saturday—and especially for Sunday. If you know anyone interested, please send them our way!

📊 LIVE BRACKETS for This Weekend:

https://www.usssa.com/slowpitch/event_gameCenter/?eventID=400022

🎅 Ugly Sweater Tournament – Updated Team List! For November 22nd (Coed) and November 23rd (Mens & Womens)

Teams are filling up fast — make sure you get signed up soon! We have to cap entries per division, so don’t wait!

Deadline is Tuesday, November 18th, or when the division is full.

🏆 Coed Division – 21 teams signed up — 3 SPOTS LEFT

💪 Men’s Division – SOLD OUT

💃 Women’s Division – 5 teams signed up — 1 SPOT LEFT

🧣 Coed Teams
1 ATS
2 Bat Intentions
3 Bunt Cakes
4 Foul Play
5 FTK
6 Half a Hand Full
7 Knuckles & Toes
8 Lady Farm
9 Lagacy
10 LOD
11 Merry Mashers
12 Orphans
13 Pink Sock
14 Rampage
15 Sandlot Slammers
16 Santas Ho Ho Ho's
17 Smash U
18 Spilt Milk
19 Team Naughty
20 THA / The Goonies
21 The Rez Mex
22 XMas elfs
23
24

🧤 Men’s Teams
1 CC D RED
2 Bang Bros
3 BFH
4 LOD
5 Sweet Spot
6 Kutty's
7 OTF
8 Salty Crew
9 TG3SPORTS
10 Smash U
11 Banana Slugs
12 Just Here for the Food
13 Jingle Ballers
14 Stuf farm

🎁 Women’s Teams
1 Lagacy
2 Premium
3 Half Swingers
4 Bambinas
5 Lady Farm
6

Make sure you get your team signed up quickly if you're planning on playing!

Thank you again to all the teams and players for joining our cause and helping support Primary Children’s Hospital this holiday season! 🎄🧸

Utah USSSA Hall of Fame – Criteria (Draft)

First Induction Class: 2026

The Utah USSSA Hall of Fame is established to recognize individuals who have made a significant, long-lasting impacton the Utah USSSA softball community. Inductees should represent excellence, sportsmanship, leadership, and dedication.

We are currently considering two categories:

Category 1: Player / Manager / Coach
General Requirements (at least one must apply):

Minimum 10 years of involvement in Utah USSSA softball

Demonstrated excellence, leadership, and sportsmanship

Significant positive impact on the Utah USSSA community

Must be in good standing with Utah USSSA
Player Criteria (examples):

Consistently demonstrated outstanding playing ability

Recognized for sportsmanship, teamwork, and character

Contributed to multiple championship-level teams (state, regional, or national)

Has made measurable contributions to the growth of Utah USSSA softball

Manager / Coach Criteria:

Proven leadership and strong influence on players

History of developing successful, competitive, and respected teams

Known for positive sportsmanship and representing USSSA values

Contributions to the growth and longevity of teams or programs in Utah

Category 2: Director / UIC / Umpire

General Requirements (at least one must apply):

Minimum 8–10 years of service to Utah USSSA

Demonstrated exceptional dedication to growing and improving Utah USSSA events

Must be in good standing with Utah USSSA

Director Criteria:

Significant contributions to Utah USSSA operations or program expansion

Successful management of tournaments, leagues, or special events

Demonstrated leadership, organization, and service to the community

Helped improve the USSSA experience for teams, coaches, umpires, or families

UIC (Umpire-in-Chief) Criteria:

Effective leadership and mentorship of the umpire staff

Contributions to umpire training, retention, and overall improvement

Ensured quality, consistency, and fairness in officiating at USSSA events

Umpire Criteria:
Demonstrated professionalism and excellence in officiating

Service at major events (state, regional, World Series, etc.)

Respected by peers, coaches, and players
Long-term commitment and positive representation of USSSA

Additional Considerations (All Categories)

Community involvement and contributions to the sport beyond regular duties
Integrity, character, and representation of USSSA values

Extraordinary achievements or contributions may override time-in-service minimums

Nomination Process (recommended)

Anyone may nominate an eligible individual
Nominations should include:

Category

Name and contact info of nominee

Summary of contributions and achievements

Supporting details or testimonials

🎅 Ugly Sweater Tournament – Updated Team List! 🎄

Teams are filling up fast — make sure you get signed up soon! We have to cap entries per division, so don’t wait!

Capacity Limits:

🏆 Coed Division – Cap: 28 teams (✅ 21 signed up)

💪 Men’s Division – Cap: 14 teams (✅ 7 signed up)

💃 Women’s Division – Cap: 6 teams (✅ 4 signed up)

🧣 Coed Teams:
1 ATS
2 Bat Intentions
3 Bunt Cakes
4 Foul Play
5 FTK
6 Half a Hand Full
7 Knuckles & Toes
8 Lady Farm
9 Lagacy
10 LOD
11 Merry Mashers
12 Orphans
13 Pink Sock
14 Rampage
15 Sandlot Slammers
16 Santas Ho Ho Ho's
17 Smash U
18 Spilt Milk
19 Team Naughty
20 THA / The Goonies
21 The Rez Mex

🧤 Men’s Teams:
1 CC D RED
2 Bang Bros
3 BFH
4 LOD
5 Sweet Spot
6 Kutty's
7 OTF
8 Salty Crew
9 TG3SPORTS
10 Smash U
11 Banana Slugs
12 Just here for the food

🎁 Women’s Teams:
1 Lagacy
2 Premium
3 Half Swingers
4 Bambinas
5 Lady Farm

💬 Reminder: Spots are limited and filling quickly — secure your team’s place today!

🥎 Coed Saturday Event — Registration Update!

We’re almost full! Only 8 spots left out of 28 teams.

Make sure your team is entered and your deposit is in to secure your spot!

Remember if we incounter weather, we will change these events to Chicago ball “16” big ball. Tho we will do all we can to keep it normal softball!

Venmo: arsenalsportsllc (please include your team name and what division)

Current Coed Team List:
1 One Hit Wonders
2 Rampage
3 Team Naughty
4 ATS
5 Spilt Milk
6 Bunt Cakes
7 LOD
8 Merry Mashers
9 THA / The Goonies
10 Sandlot Slammers
11 Lady Farm
12 Knuckles & Toes
13 Foul Play
14 Smash U
15 The Rez Mex
16 Pink Sock
17 Bat Intentions
18 Santas Ho Ho Ho’s
19 Orphans
20 Lagacy
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

⚾ Sunday Events — Men’s & Women’s Updates

We’ll also be capping the number of teams for the Sunday-only events!

Men’s Division:

We’re taking up to 14 teams — currently 5 teams signed up:

1 CC D RED
2 Bang Bros
3 BFH
4 LOD
5 Sweet Spot
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Women’s Division:

We’ll be taking the first 6 women’s teams.
Currently signed up:

1 Legacy
2 Premium
3
4
5
6

❤️ We can’t thank you all enough for the incredible support you’ve shown in helping us raise funds and donations for Primary Children’s Hospital this holiday season!

Please remember — all proceeds and donated items go directly toward this amazing cause.
Let’s make this event one to remember! 💪🎄🥎

🎄 Ugly Sweater Tournament Update! 🎄

We’ve had several teams reach out about adding Men’s and Women’s Divisions for our Ugly Sweater Event — and we’re making it happen!

📅 Date: Sunday, November 23rd

📍 Location: Lakeside Park, Orem

We’ll need a minimum of 8 Men’s teams and 4 Women’s teams for those divisions to be playable.

💰 Cost: $300 per team

⚾ Format: 3-Game Guarantee (3GG)

👕 Rosters: League-style rosters are allowed

Don’t miss out on this fun, festive event — grab your ugly sweaters and sign up today!

📩 To register: Reach out to reserve your team’s spot!

✨ We’re still taking COED teams for the Saturday-only event on November 22nd as well!

HERE WE GO!!! UTAH USSSA EVENT DATES!!!

We’re already looking forward to next year! After talking with players, managers, and different sanctions, we’ve made some much-needed adjustments for the upcoming season.

We’ve also updated and cleaned up our website

https://utslowpitch.usssa.com

— to make it easier than ever for you to find the right information!

On the site, you’ll find everything you need for the 2026 season, including:

• How to create teams and player accounts

• Instructions for filing a player ranking appeal

• The all-new World and Challenge Cup guidelines

• Updated entry fee and state rule guidelines

• Information on how to become an umpire

We’re currently working on flyers for each event and will post them as soon as they’re ready!

Thank you all for your continued support — we’re excited and can’t wait for the 2026 Utah USSSA season! 💥

🎅✨ HOLIDAY BONUS ALERT! ✨🎅

Get ready, Orem!

We’re officially taking sign-ups for our Charity Softball Event — Saturday Only, November 22nd!🥎💥

🎯 Game Format: 7/3 or 6/4

💵 Entry Fee: $300 per team

☕ Perks: Free hot chocolate & donuts for EVERY team! 🍩☕

🌦 Weather? No problem!

• Rain ☔ (hope not…)

• Wind 🌬️ (really hope not…)

• ❄️ SNOW? LET’S GO!

If snow covers the field, we’ll switch to Chicago Ball (16" Big Ball) — even bigger fun guaranteed!

🎁 All proceeds & donations go straight to Primary Children’s Hospital ❤️🏥

💃 Let’s hit the field, have a blast, and make a difference this holiday season! 🎄⚾

🎄✨ 13th Annual “Toys for Kids” Softball Tournament – 2025! ✨🎅

Swinging for a Cause! ❤️⚾

It’s that time of year again — grab your bats, your team, and your holiday spirit! 🎁

We’re playing ball to give back and spread some Christmas cheer!

All proceeds and toys collected will be donated to Primary Children’s Hospital to help brighten the holidays for kids and families in need. 💖

🧸 Please bring ONE (1) new, unwrapped toy (minimum $10 value) per player — let’s fill those toy bins!

🥎 TOURNAMENT INFO
🔗 Game Brackets & Schedule: 👉 Click Here to View (https://www.usssa.com/slowpitch/event_gameCenter/?eventID=400018)

🏆 FORMAT

👨‍🦱 Men’s Teams → Double Elimination + dropdown Single Elim

👩‍🦱 Women’s Teams → 3 Game Guarantee (3GG)

⏱️ 50-Minute Games — games may start early!

🎅 RULES & FUN STUFF

• Follows USSSA Modified rules (Utah State By-Laws apply)

• No Forfeits! Games start on time with 8+ players

• Missing players = automatic outs

• Run Rule: 20 after 3 | 15 after 4 | 10 after 5

🧤 Balls:

✅ Legal: Classic M, Pro M, Classic W, or Hard-Core (USSSA/GSL stamped)

❌ NO ONYX or Stadium balls allowed

💥 Home Run Rule:

• 1 HR per game (extra = outs)

• Buy up to 4 extra HRs per game 💸

◦ 1 HR = $5 | 4 HRs = $20

(HR tickets don’t carry over)

⚙️ GAMEPLAY NOTES
• Count starts 1–1
• Pitch: 3 ft release / 10 ft max
• Mat + plate = strike
• 240 USSSA-stamped bats only
• Unlimited runners
• Up to 14 batters
• Men’s teams can have 1 female player

🍔 AMENITIES
• ❌ No concessions
• ✅ Food truck on-site (part of the day!)
• 🚻 Porta potties (restrooms closed for season)
• 💧 Bring your own food, drinks, and good vibes!

💵 ENTRY FEES DUE
💰 $175 — Bang Bros • CC-BLACK • DIRTBAGS • SMASH U • Son Of Pitches • Benchwarmers • Cutty’s • Lugnuts • BIG B***Y PITCHES • LADY FARM • REBEL CLICK • Jingle Ballers

💰 $100 — BACK DOOR SLIDERS • ZINGERS & DINGERS

💰 $275 — ALCOBALLICS • HQC • One Hit Wonders • SINNERS • Ready Lift • OLDIES • Whiplash

✅ Paid — BALLZ DEEP • BFH • Royalty • TRI-LAMBS • BAZINGA • Keepem Guessing

🎄💪 Come swing for a cause, bring a toy, and help make this season brighter for kids who need it most!



🎅 BONUS ANNOUNCEMENT!

We’re officially taking sign-ups for our next Charity Event in Orem — Saturday Only, November 22nd!

🗓️ Format: 7/3 or 6/4

🎁 All proceeds and donations will again go directly to Primary Children’s Hospital!
Let’s keep the giving going! ❤️⚾

🎁 TOYS 4 KIDS – MEN’S & WOMEN’S EVENT (Weber County, Next Saturday!) 🎁

We are beyond excited and grateful for the amazing support for our Toys 4 Kids event! 🙌

We are SOLD OUT!!!!

Please make sure your team has sent in there deposit, bracket should be released Tuesday!

Venmo: (please include your team name in the notes)

✅ = Deposit has been received
✅✅= Paid in full

All proceeds and toy donations go directly to Primary Children’s Hospital ❤️

🧸 MEN’S TEAMS (18/18) SOLD OUT

Dirt Bags✅
Alcoballics
Back Door Sliders
Ballz Deep ✅✅
CC-Black
HQC
Sinners
Smash U✅
Tri-Lambs✅✅
Zingers & Dingers✅✅
CC Red
BFH✅✅
One Hit Wonders✅
Bang Bros
Son of Pitches✅
Benchwarmers✅
Cutty’s
Lugnuts ✅

🥎 WOMEN’S TEAMS (8/8) SOLD OUT

Big B***y Pitches
Lady Farm
Bazinga✅✅
Oldies
Rebel Click ✅
Jingle Ballers
Whiplash
Keep’em Guessing