Program Update

Thank you for your patience as volunteers sort through the numerous late registrations we received and work to incorporate these players onto teams.  Once placement has been completed, team rosters will be announced at Coaches's meetings to be held the week of the 16th. Shortly thereafter, Coaches will contact players regarding team placement and practice times and location.  If there are still interested players that missed registration, please send us an email or call your Region Representative to be placed on a waitlist for potential openings. If you've registered but have yet to pay, please send your check ASAP to:

 

Humboldt Fastpitch - Attn Registrar

PO Box 4361
Arcata, CA 95518

We are planning to have practices up and running the week of the 23rd, weather permitting, !

So lets get ready to PLAY BALL! 
 



What Now?

If you missed registration for the 2015 season of the Humboldt Fastpitch Recreational Girls Softball Program, its not too late!  Registration reopened on March 2 for a LATE REGISTRATION PERIOD that will end on March 14th.  At this point, board members and regional representatives will be meeting to distribute players to teams.  Please be patient with us as organization volunteers work to pull together teams, register players and coaches with ASA, and network among coaches to get systems up and running and schedules developed :)   It's our goal to have players on the field by March 15th! 

Also…  Are you looking to help support youth athletics in our community and earn a bit of extra cash in the process?  Consider being an umpire with Humboldt Fastpitch! Umpire training for the 2015 fastpitch season is scheduled for all interested individuals for Sunday March 22nd from 2-6 pm on the Humboldt State University Campus.  If you are interested in this unique and rewarding opportunity, please send us an email at humboldtfastpitch@gmail.com and we will get you in contact with our League's Umpire in Chief. Thanks!

 

 

 

Register Online for the 2015 Humboldt Fastpitch Girls Recreational Softball Season!

We are pleased to open registration for the 2015 Season of Humboldt Fastpitch, the Recreation Division of Mad River Girls Fastpitch Softball!  Registration will remain open until March 1, 2015, after which late registration will commence. Registration after the deadline will be subject to availability and a $20.00 late registration fee.  However, players are asked to register early through the online system as it will help our all-volunteer staff to organize and schedule the 2015 Season. Note that late registration will close on March 14, 2015, after which parents must contact Regional Rec Program Representatives or the Board of Directors to be added to a wait list, and will be notified and allowed to register late if space is available.

The RECREATION DIVISION SOFTBALL SKILL ASSESSMENT is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, Feb 22nd at the Field House on the Humboldt State University Campus and will run from 10 am to 3 pm.  Please note players 8 years old and under (8U division) do not need to attend the assessment. However, if an 8U player wishes to play up an age division they must attend the assessment. Specific times for the assessment for each age group are as follows: 

• Age 10 and under at 10:30 am
• Age 12 and under at 12:00 pm 
• Age 14/16 and older at 1:30. 

Please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your age-specific assessment time to allow time to check in at the registration table and to warm up!  We need to stress the importance of attendance at the assessment as player evaluations will allow effective distribution of players to teams.

We highly encourage you to pay the registration fee online by credit card.  However, if you must pay by check/cash, please print the confirmation page and provide with your payment so we can properly credit your account.  For those unable to pay by credit card using our secure online system, payment may be made on-site at the assessment or mailed to MRGFS Registrar, PO Box  4361, Arcata, CA 95518.

For more information about the Mad River Girls Fastpitch Softball Association, Its Recreational Program Humboldt Fastpitch, or its Competitive Travel Program, the Mad River Mist, check out the fact sheet and posts on our website at http://madrivergirlssoftball.blogspot.com/, browse our facebook site, or click the Questions link at the bottom of the page!

Other Softball News

Important Tentative Dates:

Mid-March:                   Practices Start
April-                             Game Play will begin
May 1-3                         Opening Tourney
May-                              Game Play continues
June 5-7                          Finale Tourney

Upcoming Clinics:

Humboldt State is offering their weekend clinic January 24-25.  Information and registration can be accessed via:

http://www.hsujacks.com/news/2014/12/17/SB_1217143505.aspx

2014 Uniforms

We still have several uniforms outstanding from the 2014 softball season.  The return of the uniform would be greatly appreciated for inventory and ordering purposes in preparation for 2015.  Traci Niles is our uniform coordinator and works for Umpqua Bank.  She has made arrangements so that uniforms can be dropped off at any Umpqua Bank in your local community and it will get to her!  Jerseys missing and the total number missing per team include:

Tide: 9 missing

Thunder:  24 missing

Breeze:  11 missing

Flash:  30 missing

Storm:  3 missing

Fire:  3 missing

Smash:  1 missing

Crush:  2 missing

Edge:  7 missing

Travel Softball

Humboldt Fastpitch offers travel softball through the Mad River MIST organization.  If any of you have an interest, please let us know.  We communicate electronically as much as possible and would love to add you to the travel softball email list.  Stay tuned for Travel Softball announcements.  

If you have any further questions regarding the 2015 Humboldt Fastpitch Softball Season please let us know at your earliest convenience.  Thanks!

~the Mad River-Humboldt Fastpitch Board

UMPIRES NEEDED

Looking to help support youth athletics in our community and earn a bit of extra cash in the process?  Consider being an umpire with Humboldt Fastpitch!    

Umpire training for the 2015 fastpitch season is scheduled for all interested individuals for Sunday March 22nd from 2-6 pm on the Humboldt State University Campus.  If you are interested in this unique and rewarding opportunity, please send us an email at humboldtfastpitch@gmail.com and we will get you in contact with our League's Umpire in Chief. Thanks!

Fall Ball Anyone!

Mad River Mist is the travel division for Humboldt Fastpitch.  Mad River is actively seeking participants, ages 8 to 18, for the 2014 Fall season.  The Fall season essentially runs September to the beginning of November.  Here are the nuts and bolts for those who might be interested:

1. Registration Fees:   Fall ball participation will be $50 for new travel ball players.  Registration fees cover the costs of practice facilities, disposable equipment, and player registration.  
2. Tournament Fees:   Attendance to tournaments requires a $100 tournament fee per tournament unless other fundraising or financial arrangements have been made.  Tournament fees contribute toward tournament entry fees, miscellaneous tournament expenses,  and the travel expenses of our volunteer travel coaches who commit time, effort, and resources to the program.
3. Tournaments:  The goal is to attend one tournament in September, one tourney in October with the exception of the older players participating in the showcase, and we would like to attend a tourney in November.  Our tournament considerations are:

• September 13-14th:  Strike Out Cancer in Yuba City (http://www.eteamz.com/nsacalfp/news/index.cfm?id=5781609&cat=0) 
• September 27th-28th:  Summer Classic in Redding (http://www.nsacal.com/2014_Sept27.htm)
• October 11th-12th:  South Valley College Exposure in Medford for MIST players ages 14 and up (www.valleysouthinvite.com)
• October 18th-19th:  Halloween Bash in Sac (www.asatournaments.com)
• October 25-26th:  Monster Mash in Redding (www.allstartournaments.com)
• November 8-9th:  Fall Classic in Redding (http://www.eteamz.com/nsacalfp/news/index.cfm?id=5785037&cat=0)

Anyone interested may RSVP their participation by clicking the link below:
 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lBJ4cij7aXwGvcLy93h_mMum-OfokthER3_wZFjqACQ/viewform

 

4.  Practice:  Practice through the Fall will be on Sundays, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.  Practices will bounce between Bartow Field at Rohner Park in Fortuna and the Arcata Sports Complex.   Arcata Sports Complex tentative practice dates include:   8/17, 8/31, 9/14, 10/5, and 10/19...unspecified Sundays will be at Bartow Field in Fortuna.  

5.  Questions:   Any questions can be directed via email to humboldtfastpitch@gmail.com or to our facebook pages:

Mad River Girls Softball:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/155033233999/

Humboldt Fastpitch:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/HumboldtFastpitchSoftball

Attention all ASA Softball Players

McK Little League is hosting an end-of-season party at Hiller Sports Complex this Sunday, June 15th starting at 1pm and has invited all ASA softball players to attend.  Hot dogs and Hamburgers will be provided by Little League and bbq’d on site!  Please bring your favorite side dishes or salads, drinks, or there will be beverages for sale from the snack bar.  We are sincerely hoping to have a LOT of people there!  They have made plans for a dunk tank, a bounce house, and hopefully a home run derby, and some parents vs. players friendly ball games, and who knows what else we might be doing that day!  We want to have a lot of fun and just get together as a big community/family and enjoy the day together!  Thank you Mck Little League for being such a wonderful partner! 

Updated SIngle Elimination Brackets Posted

Please check the Sunday Single Elimination Brackets very carefully!  Many changes have happened over the last 48 hours that have impacted the original brackets that were sent out.  The brackets are as follows:

10u Sunday  - June 2014 Ver 2

12u Sunday  - June 2014

14u Sunday  - June 2014

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Good luck to all teams in the final stage of the weekend!  Additionally, please remember to bring an extra t-shirt for your player to change into.  Uniform collection will occur after the conclusion of your team's tournament.  Coaches, please return your uniforms and equipment to your respective locations.  There will be collection tables at Hiller near Hiller Big, the Spirit Wear table near the snack bar at the Sports Complex, and at Washington School, gear and uniforms can be given to Ageana Brett or Katrina Anderson. 

Thanks!