• COMMISSIONER: JIM GANZ, 301-236-9130
• TREASURER: JOE VALONIS, 410-266-7997
• MARYLAND/DC ASA COMMISSIONER: JACK MOWATT, 301-621-7152
• GAME RULES COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: SKIP McAFEE, 410-730-5847

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Minutes for the 2010 Preseason BBSSL Managers Meetingecently e the f

Commissioner Jim Ganz in a quick turn around has provided the following minutes of today's meeting:ollowing anouncement:

Baltimore Beltway Senior Softball League
Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, February 25, 2010
Cedar Lane Park
Ellicott City, Maryland

1. Meeting called to order at 10:10 a.m.

2. All teams were represented. Softballs were distributed.

3. Motion made by Ron Ward and seconded by Guy Cremen to approve the 2010 Budget.

4. Teams delivered their checks for Franchise Fee and Softballs.

5. Jack Mowatt, Maryland/DC Commissioner for ASA distributed materials for the teams that consisted of Rule Book, Scorebooks, Sanctioning Cards, Balls & Strikes Magazine and other handouts.

6. There were several rules changes for 2010 that were addressed.

a. Ed Kirk made a motion seconded by Ron Ward to clarify the rule about the batter/runner touching the White/Orange First Base in a close play. The motion was approved that the wording will reflect that if a Batter/Runner touches any part of the white base he will be called out.

b. A voice vote was taken and the league approved keeping the Pitching Arc at 6 to 12 feet (as opposed to 6 to 10 as ASA has ruled).

7. Several items were deferred from the September Meeting or proposed during the off-season and they were resolved as follows:

a. Batting Order - Motion by Vail Clemence seconded by Ed Lowman to not require teams place every team member (present at games) into the batting order.

b. Continuous Hitting - Motion by Vail Clemence seconded by Ed Kirk to not entertain the notion of implementing continuous hitting.

c. Championship Awards - There will be three regular season champions crowned, one from the "A" Division, one from the "B" Division, and one from the "C" Division. ASA will provide either a trophy or a plaque and the league will provide individual awards for members of both teams. The league will recognize the three Playoff champions with a simple plaque.

d. A motion by Guy Cremens seconded by Rex Fulgrum to require batters to reach first base under their own power if they play a defensive position. By Roll Call vote the proposal was denied.

e. A report by Vail Clemence on the development of a 70+ league was presented. Only seven of the seventeen teams responded. Vail will develop a plan for the league and another assessment will take place at the BBSSL's Fall Meeting to determine if we have sufficient interest in continuing with this idea.

8. Joe Valonis, BBSSL Treasurer and Webmaster delivered instructions on reporting scores and to reflect in the report the date the game being reported on was originally scheduled.

11. Meeting was adjourned at 11:05 a.m.

Respectfully submitted:

Jim Ganz
Commissioner

Last year's records are shown in parenthesis. Last year's regular season champs are shown in red; while the playoff winners are shown with asterisks (**)

## new team added for the 2010 season

Each division is scheduled to play the following number of games:

'A' plays each other 6 times (6x5=30), and Division 'B' teams twice (2x6=12) for a total of 42 games.

'B' plays each other 4 times (4x5=20), Division 'A' teams twice (2x6=12), and Division 'C' teams twice (2x5=10) for a grand total of 42 games.

'C' plays each other 8 times (8x4=32), and Division 'B' teams twice (2x6=12) for a total of 44 games.