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Updated March 17, 2022
SloPitch1.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!
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SPN Grand Slam Tournament Series for Mens C and Mens D

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2022 DATES FOR THE EVENTS: • May 14-15 • June 11-12 • June 25-26 • August 13-14
LOCATION: Brampton, TBA

PRIZING & POINTS:
• Mens C total points 1st place will win $15,000 • Mens D total points 1st place will win $10,000
• Event points – 1 point for every win, ½ point for a tie, 5 points for each winner,
4 points for 2nd place, 3 points for 3rd place, 2 point for 4th place
• Each event winner in each division (Mens C and Mens D) will receive up to 14 bats for players
• 2nd place teams will receive SPN prizing
• Tournament prizing shall be awarded to a maximum of 14 members for each team (including coaches).
All members must be present to accept prizing. Failure to collect prizing at the event shall result in a forfeit of all prizes.
ENTRY FEES & DEADLINES:
• Registration for the Grand Slam opens March 1, 2022, at 10am
• Fees – Gram Slam SPN admin fee - $125 + HST per team
• Fees – All teams must be 2022 fully insured members of SPN, either via their league registration or by purchasing online at slo-pitch.com
• Entry fee for each event $450 plus HST • Entry for each event must be sent thru the SPN Central Portal
• Entries must be received by SPN by 10:00pm Friday of the week before the tournament
• All teams must be paid in full by the deadline or they will not be scheduled to play.
• EMTs will only be accepted and sent to payspn@slo-pitch.com Please specify your team name, division, and the event date on all EMTs

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES & FORMATS:
• Round Robin Format. Top 50-75% will play on Sunday: 12 out of 16, 16 out of 24
• The schedule will be posted no later than 2pm on the Wednesday prior to the tournament date
• All events schedules will be done by a live wheel draw.

ROSTER GUIDELINES:
• All rosters must be finalized by July 1 • All players must be active on the roster
• Permitted up to 20 players on the roster • Use of an ineligible player may result in disqualification of the team and all points accumulated.
• Ejections lose points for that game • All teams must compete in all 4 events to be eligible for the final prize money.

CONVENER: SAM FENECH sam@slo-pitch.com;
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SPN New Rules & Policies for 2022

Updated December 10, 2021
For official Slo-Pitch National page on SPN New Rules & Policies for 2022 - click here
The 2022 SPN Rulebook and online umpire exam is being finalized and will be available February 1, 2022.

RULE 3 SEC. 18 (pg. 14) AND RULE 6 SEC. 4E (pg. 28):
• There is no longer a restriction of the catcher placing their glove on the ground in the catcher’s area.
RULE 3 SEC. 50 (pg. 17):
• Definition: An intentionally dropped ball is when a fielder or infielder drops a fair fly ball or line drive with first, first and second, first, second and third, or first and third bases occupied with less than two outs. The ball must first contact the fielder’s glove and be dropped intentionally.
RULE 4 SEC. 9D (pg. 22):
• A forfeited game shall be declared; If an ejected player does not leave the ball park within a requested time of being ejected from the game.
RULE 5 SEC. 5 (pg. 23):
• NO DEFENSIVE PLAYER shall take a position in the batters line of vision and with deliberate attempt, act unsportsmanlike in any manner in an effort to distract the batter. No defensive player can stand closer than 50 feet in fair territory as each pitch is delivered.
• EFFECT Sec. 5. It is a delayed dead ball call. The pitch will be called a ball if not swung at, If the ball is hit the offensive/ manager has the option to accept the obstruction and take the result of the play EXCEPT if the batter reaches first safely, and all proceeding baserunners have advanced at least one base safely, the obstruction will be nullified. If the obstruction is nullified, the ball remains alive and in play and there is no option play. The umpire shall first warn the offender, and then eject any player from the game who repeats the offense.
RULE 8 SEC. 9A EFFECT (pg. 39):
• A baserunner may not return to retouch a missed base after crossing the commitment line.
RULE 12 SEC. 1 (pg. 60) BATTING ORDER 6-4:
A. A female may be substituted for a male and a male may be legally substituted or re-entered into that position in the batting order.
B. A minimum of 4 females and a maximum of 6 females, defensively, and a maximum of 6 males and a minimum of 4 males, defensively must be maintained in a coed game.
C. If an unlimited batting order is used in Coed, there must be an equal number of males and females added to the batting order. ie. A 6-4 team may become a 7-5, 8-6 etc.

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RSPA 2022 Summer Slo-Pitch Tournaments

SPN Provincial & National Qualifiers - First place hoodies!

All Saturday, one-day: May 7 • June 4 • July 16 • July 23 • August 20 • Sept 24 • Oct 1

Coed (6M-4F) D, E, F • Mens D, E • Mens Masters 50+, 35+

Parks: Etobicoke-Mississauga • 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 get minimum 4 scheduled games.
Randy Warren — e-mail preferred: accent@slopitch1.com • Cell 416-930-6124 • Entry Fee $350
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Team Rep Appreciation Gift & Appreciation Draw • Team Draws • Free Pitcher • Karaoke Party!


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How To Register For An SPN Tournament

Updated June 15, 2021
Complete instructions on How To Enter An SPN Slo-Pitch Tournament.
Also how to submit your tournament event roster and how to revise your event roster once submitted.
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SPN/RSPA Slo-Pitch Umpire Clinic Wednesday, April 27, 2022


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SPN Umpire Information:
SPN Umpire Exam
SPN 2022 Rule Book
SPN Umpire Manuals
SPN Umpire Incident Report Form


RSPA Umpire Information:
RSPA Parks and Maps
RSPA Park-Night Preference Form
RSPA umpire clinic scheduled for Wednesday, April 27,
6:30 pm at Irish Shebeen Pub,
5555 Eglinton Ave. W., Etobicoke ON M9C 5M1 — map

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 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 2022 umpire rates: $50 for a single game (no time limit); $80 for a double-header with time limit (starting 8:00/8:30 pm);
$90 for a double header with no time limit (starting 6:30/7:30 pm); $120 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 2022: May 7 • June 4 • July 16 • July 23 • August 20 • Sept 24 • Oct 1 • 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
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RSPA Coed Slo-Pitch League (7M-3F) looking for new teams for 2022

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RSPA 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 180 teams in 26 divisions for 2019 and still managed to field 60 teams in Covid shortened 2020 and 101 teams in 2021. 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!
RSPA is SPN affiliated, fully insured and uses SPN carded umpires. A great league, with lots of other activites (in a Covid free season) — Volleyball Night; All-Star Night with home run, base running, throwing and other contests and FREE barbecue, and the BEST banquet in town! Hopefully we can be back and running full tilt for 2022! -- www.slopitch1.com/rspa/         email: accent@slopitch1.com

Looking for new teams and new players ! Also Mens Masters 50+E!

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RSPA Slo-Pitch League offers a Mens Masters 50+ E/Int division!

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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:
2022: May 7 (Saturday, one-day) • June 4 • July 16 • July 23 • August 20 • September 24 • October 1
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SPN 2022 Provincial Championships

Updated October 17, 2021
Slo-Pitch National Provincial Championship dates for 2022.
August 26-27-28, Friday-Saturday-Sunday in Niagara Falls.
• Mens Masters 35A, 35C, 35D, 35E; Mens Masters 50A, 50IM & 50E;
• Womens Masters 35A, 35IM & 35E.
September 3-4-5, Saturday-Sunday-Monday, at Sesquicentennial in Brampton.
• Coed will be on the Labour Day long weekend. No Friday games.
• Coed Comp, C, D, E & F.
September 9-10-11, Friday-Saturday-Sunday in Niagara Falls.
• Mens C & Mens D with Womens D & Womens E.
September 16-17-18, Friday-Saturday-Sunday in Niagara Falls.
• Mens A, B & E & Mens Seniors 55+ & 60+; Womens A, B & C & Womens Masters 50+.
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SPN Provincials offers Mens 55+ & 60+ and Womens 50+

SPN Provincial Championships 2021
• SPN Ontario Provincial Championships Mens Seniors 55+ & 60+ and Womens 50+! ⚾⚾⚾
• Niagara Falls, Patrick Cummings Sports Complex, and will be featured on Diamonds 1-4 at Patrick Cummings.
• Teams will be welcomed on Friday evening, with their first tournament game being played after 5pm!
• Players are allowed to participate in both the Mens 50+ or Mens 35+ and Mens Seniors 55+ or 60+.
• Players just need to turn 50/55/60 by December 31st.
• 60’s teams do not need to qualify for this event – simply register online for the tournament at www.slo-pitch.com
• Players who played in the +35 or +50 events are welcome to participate on a mens 55+ or 60+ team a 2nd time!
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SPN National Championships 2022

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SPN Bat Rules in Effect

Slo-Pitch National recognizes and accepts ONLY the USSSA authorized bats
for use in the SPN program. -- www.usssa.com
All SPN approved bats must carry the USSSA stamp for use in the SPN Program.
SPN 2021 Rule Book
Note: 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 approved bats.
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RSPA 2022 Slo-Pitch Tournaments

All tournaments tentatively Saturday one-day.
Saturday, May 7 (one-day)
• June 4 • July 16 • July 23
• August 20 • September 24 • Oct 1