SloPitch1.com Toronto Area Slo-Pitch
Updated November 14, 2023SloPitch1.com is a directory of slo-pitch leagues, teams and tournaments in the greater Toronto /Golden Horseshoe area of Ontario, Canada
including: Toronto, Etobicoke, Mississauga, Brampton, Scarborough, Niagara Falls, etc. with maps to all of the softball diamonds in the GTA;
Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton; from Ajax to the Falls!
Slo-pitch, slowpitch or softball, no matter how you spell it, it's a great game!
SPN and SPOA Announce Merger
Updated November 6, 2024
UNITED IN BUILDING A STRONGER GAME
Slo-Pitch Ontario and Slo-Pitch National have already been working together in an effort to provide consistency in slo-pitch policies, and beginning with the 2024 season, Slo-Pitch Ontario and Slo-Pitch National will be merging their operations.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.
Questions can be sent to info@slopitch.org -- info@slo-pitch.com
Official Slo-Pitch National web page. United in Building a Stronger Game
Slo-Pitch Ontario and Slo-Pitch National have already been working together in an effort to provide consistency in slo-pitch policies, and beginning with the 2024 season, Slo-Pitch Ontario and Slo-Pitch National will be merging their operations.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.
Questions can be sent to info@slopitch.org -- info@slo-pitch.com
Official Slo-Pitch National web page. United in Building a Stronger Game
With this announcement all 2024 slo-pitch information will be tentative.
RSPA Slo-Pitch Tournaments 2024 - Tentative
SPN/SPOA Provincial & National Qualifiers - First place hoodies!
One-Day, Saturday only • Tentative Dates 2024:
May 4 • June 8 • July 6 • July 20 • August 17 • Sept 21 • Sept 28.
Coed (6M-4F) D, E, F • Mens D, E • Mens Masters 50+, 60+
Looking to add Ladies division for 2024.Please email me accent@slopitch1.com if you have any interest.
Parks: Mississauga-Etobicoke • Headquarters: Irish Shebeen Pub
5555 Eglinton Ave. W., Etobicoke ON M9C 5M1 — map
Free pitcher voucher for every team • Food & drink specials at the HQ bar!
Mens D & E, Coed D, Coed E-1 get minimum 4 scheduled games.
Randy Warren — e-mail preferred: accent@slopitch1.com • Cell 416-930-6124 • Entry Fee $400
How To Enter An SPN Slo-Pitch Tournament
Team Rep Appreciation Gift & Appreciation Draw Free Bat • Free Pitcher • Karaoke Party! • Live Band!
RSPA Slo-Pitch Open Practices For New Players 2024
Updated November 1, 2023
RSPA Coed Slo-Pitch League (7M-3F) holds open practices for new players trying to find a
COED team or a MENS MASTERS 50+ REC/INT team in Mississauga-Etobicoke.
• RSPA Coed plays 7M-3F, Monday to Friday nights, Mississauga-Etobicoke, all levels F to D (maybe C).
• RSPA plays Mens Masters 50+ Rec/Int on Wednesday nights, Mississauga-Etobicoke.
• Email accent@slopitch1.com if you wish to attend the new player practice.
(Coed teams looking for females, couples and high level males ONLY).
RSPA Coed Slo-Pitch League (7M-3F) holds open practices for new players trying to find a
COED team or a MENS MASTERS 50+ REC/INT team in Mississauga-Etobicoke.
• RSPA Coed plays 7M-3F, Monday to Friday nights, Mississauga-Etobicoke, all levels F to D (maybe C).
• RSPA plays Mens Masters 50+ Rec/Int on Wednesday nights, Mississauga-Etobicoke.
• Email accent@slopitch1.com if you wish to attend the new player practice.
(Coed teams looking for females, couples and high level males ONLY).
2024 Sunday morning practices are Sunday morning 10:00 am to 12:00 noon (weather permitting)
• Sunday, April 14 • Sunday, April 21 • Sunday, April 28 • Sunday, May 5.
2024 Thursday night practices are Thursday night 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (weather permitting)
• Thursday, April 18 • Thursday, April 25 • Thursday, May 2.
• Check the RSPA Open Practice Info before leaving. If it is not updated, then I will be there.
How To Register For An SPN Tournament
Updated January 13, 2023Complete instructions on How To Enter An SPN Slo-Pitch Tournament.
Also how to create and submit your tournament event roster and how to revise your event roster once submitted.
HOW TO Enter An SPN Slo-Pitch Tournament
HOW TO First Time Logging into SPN Central
HOW TO New Member Registration
HOW TO Coach Create a NEW Team
HOW TO Editing Team Details
HOW TO Coaches Add Players to an Existing League Team
HOW TO Creating a League Roster From Your Player Pool
SPN/RSPA Slo-Pitch Umpire Clinic May 1, 2024
Updated November 9, 2023RSPA umpire clinic tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, May 1, 6:30 pm
at Irish Shebeen Pub, 5555 Eglinton Ave. W., Etobicoke ON M9C 5M1 — map
SPN Umpire Information:
SPN Umpire Exam - 2023
SPN Rule Book - 2023
SPN Umpire Manuals - 2023
SPN Umpire Incident Report Form
RSPA Umpire Information:
RSPA Parks and Maps
RSPA needs SPN carded umpires for recreational coed slo-pitch league and tournaments.
We will train and card. You will be eligible to umpire any SPN league or tournament.
You will become a fully sanctioned SPN umpire, eligible to umpire any SPN league or tournament in Canada.
Clinic cost is $105 + GST = $118 and includes:
SPN umpire card, rulebook, hat, instruction clinic and umpire test.
If you have already written the SPN test you may attend the RSPA umpire clinic for free.
If you attend the RSPA umpire clinic, we will guarantee umpire bookings of at least your RSPA clinic cost
(we cannot guarantee parks or nights).
RSPA is an adult recreational, coed league, with parks in Mississauga-Etobicoke,
Monday to Friday, weekend tournaments available.
RSPA 2023 umpire rates:
• $50 for a single game (no time limit);
• $85 for a double-header with time limit (starting 8:00/8:30 pm);
• $100 for a double header with no time limit (starting 6:30/7:30 pm);
• $140 for a triple-header (6:30 pm to 11:00 pm).
TOURNAMENT: $35 per game (usually 1:15 game slot) Saturday only one-day tournament.
Tournament Dates 2024: May 4 • June 8 • July 6 • July 20 • August 17 • Sept 21 • Sept 28 • All Saturday, one-day.
Get out, get some exercise, have some fun and earn some extra cash.
Anyone wishing to become a carded umpire should contact the League.
Contact Randy Warren, accent@slopitch1.com
RSPA Coed (7M-3F) Slo-Pitch League
Updated November 12, 2023RSPA Recreational Slo-Pitch is a recreational, coed (7M-3F) slo-pitch league for adults in the Mississauga, west Toronto-Etobicoke area. RSPA is the largest coed league in the GTA with 128 teams in 21 divisions for 2023. Precovid we were 180 teams in 26 divisions for 2019. RSPA offers the most coed divisions of any league, with divisions in SPN Coed C/D level, with several different levels of Coed "E", Coed "F" and a "Corporate/ Fun" division for corporate teams and ALL the teams make the playoffs!
Also offer Mens Masters 50+E/Int on Wednesday nights.
SEE BELOW FOR NEW TEAM AND RETURNING TEAM INFO/APPLICATION.
Looking for new teams and new players for the 2024 season!
RSPA Slo-Pitch League offers a Mens Masters 50+ E/Int division!
RSPA Recreational Slo-Pitch offers a Mens Masters 50+ E/Int division Wednesday nights.
Mississauga-Etobicoke parks, double-headers.
SPN affiliated, SPN carded umpire (one umpire system). SPN insured.
Called balls and strikes using a mat. No 1-1 count.
Also will have a pool of 50+ players looking to play. Looking for 50+ players.
Also offering tournaments for the Mens Masters 50+ division. All Saturday, one-day:
Tournament Dates 2024: May 4 • June 8 • July 6 • July 20 • August 17 • Sept 21 • Sept 28
Also will have a pool of 50+ players looking to play. Looking for 50+ players.
Also offering tournaments for the Mens Masters 50+ division. All Saturday, one-day:
Tournament Dates 2024: May 4 • June 8 • July 6 • July 20 • August 17 • Sept 21 • Sept 28
SPN National Championships 2024
SPN Bat Rules in Effect
Updated November 17, 2022All legal bats used in Slo-Pitch National will have either the
existing USSSA compliance mark or the new USSSA compliance mark
as pictured to the right located on the bat.
Local leagues have the ability to set their own bat policies.
Note: This rule is NOT in effect for RSPA Slo-Pitch.
RSPA allows the use of both USSSA and ASA 2004 approved bats.
Official Slo-Pitch National web site. SPN - Slo-Pitch National -- SPN Rule Book
SPN 175 Foot Rule for Ontario Only
All outfielders (min 4 outfielders - no rover) must be positioned 175 feet or more, and cannot throw the batter-baserunner out at first base; - "A defensive line consisting of an arc 175 feet from home plate shall be used. No outfielder (minimum of four) is allowed in front of the line until the ball is hit.
If this is violated, the offence has the option of taking the result of the play or an award of one base to
the batter and all runners. No outfielder may make a force out on the batter-baserunner at first base."
This rule will be only for Ontario Provincial Championships and leagues and tournaments
that decide to adopt it. This rule is NOT covered in the current SPN rulebook.
This rule is NOT in effect for RSPA Coed Slo-Pitch.
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please contact: Randy Warren
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RSPA 2024 Slo-Pitch Tournaments
All tournaments tentatively Saturday one-day.Saturday, May 4 • June 8 • July 6 • July 20
• August 17 • September 21 • September 28