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According to Spysoftball.com:

Final results for 18 Gold Region 4 tournament played May 28-19 in

Chattanooga, TN

7 Teams participating

Order of finish

#1 Georgia Titans ASA Gold Berth awarded

#2 Georgia Fire ASA Gold Berth awarded

#3 Georgia Elite

#4 Nashville Nighthawks

#5 Frost Falcons

#5 Firebirds

#7 Chattanooga Yankettes

Just heard from Phil's wife that he is out of surgery and everything went well. Now time for recovery.

Phil Davidson, coach at Father Ryan, is undergoing surgery today. He will be off the field for several weeks. Please keep him in your prayers.

I agree, many talented players have made the decision to put their efforts into the academic area. Many academic requirements (i.e. nursing) make it most difficult to participate in a varsity sport and remain qualified for the rigors of the major, most notably on a Division I level. I would imagine there are some outstanding intramural softball games! There is no right or wrong decision.

BGA is the winner in the BGA/Ryan game. TSSAA considered it complete. The game between BGA and BA will begin at 4pm at Ryan.

I believe any of the coaches of the BGA, Ryan or BA would have reacted similarily to the Ryan coach, as coaches get excited this time of year! Trying for that extra inning, trying some game-delay tactics, and so on....it's what coaches do. If coaches didn't, wouldn't we be bored? I'm not necessarily agreeing with his move, but appreciate his effort for his team.

BGA, Ryan and BA all will go to state. Seedings aren't that big of a deal?

Congratulations to everyone!

Harpeth Hall: Julie French

St. Cecilia: Amanda Miller, Paich Strobel

JP2: Hailey Watson, Morgan Sulcer

USN: Emily Stewart, Chelsea Quinn, Kaile Barnes

BGA: Jenna Ramer, Abbey Kuchan

FRyan: Diane Shelton, Janna Schrott, Muriel Kelley, Suzanne Durski

BA: Cassie Simpson, Samantha Little, Shelby Mashburn, Jessica Hisson

Co-MVP: Becky Bales (FRyan) and Leigh Little (BA)

Best wishes to the seniors!

On Wednesday:

BGA 3 JP2 2

USN 2 St.C 0

Thursday (rain, rain go away):

at 3:30 BGA vs USN

at 5:30 BA vs FR

Thursday will be winner of BGA/JP2 game vs winner of St.C/USN game at 3:30. Then BA vs FRHS at 5:30. Friday will be game for 3rd/4th places (at 3:30) and 1st/2nd places (at 5:30). Double elimination tournament. FRHS is tournament host, so all games are there. Top 3 go to State. Hope this makes sense?!

According to the City Paper, today (Wednesday) the tournament starts. JP2 at Father Ryan, USN at BA, MT Christian at BGA and MBA has a bye. Hope this helps!

Wednesday will be BGA/JP2 at 3:30, then St. C/USN at 5:30. All games at Father Ryan.

Div II makeups:

BGA vs Father Ryan Friday at BGA

USN vs Father Ryan Saturday at Ryan (double header)

Hope she's ok

Father Ryan 2 St. Benedict 1

Father Ryan 2 Wynn HS 1

Father Ryan 5 Lafayette, Ark 0

Father Ryan 3 Brighton 4 (extra innings)

In Friday Pool Play, Father Ryan beats St. Benedict 2-1

Any other scores?

I believe this game was played on Wednesday with Father Ryan winning 10-1

Father Ryan beat Ezell on Tuesday 10-1. However, experience indicates never to underestimate Ezell. The season is young.

Congratulations Amber! The Xtreme Edge 16-U team is so proud of you!

According to eteamz, looks like the Lafayette Derby Classic for high school age is April 30- May 1 in Lexington, KY. Hope that helps!

http://fastpitchsoftball.net/TournamentDir...NationalListing

The first listing is the 18 "A". The Blues went 2-2. I'd also like to hear more from the players!?? Hope this lends a little info!

http://www.geocities.com/tnswa/

Hope this helps!

Was the makeup game yesterday? Nothing in the newspaper today. Any score?

WesVol - minor mistake. BA tied with Ryan and has only played them once this year. Hard to keep all the records straight!

4:30 pm Friday

BA - Hume Fogg

Brentwood - White House

Franklin - LaVergne

Father Ryan - Overton

6:00 pm Friday

BA - LaVergne

Gibbs - FRA

Powell - Blackman

Father Ryan - Centennial

7:30 pm Friday

Overton - Houston County

Brentwood - FRA

Powell - Centennial

Gibbs - White House

8:30 am Saturday

Franklin - Hume Fogg

Brentwood - Gibbs

Father Ryan - Powell

10:00 am Saturday

Franklin - BA

Houston County - Centennial

Overton - Blackman

11:30 am Saturday

Hume Fogg - LaVergne

FRA - White House

Blackman- Houston County

No rain!!

From the Olympic Executive Commission in August 2002: "Softball: Participation on a global level was reviewed, and it was concluded that softball is popular in certain countries, but this popularity is not reflected throughout entire regions or continents. This has resulted in relatively low global broadcast and press levels. In addition, the high cost of venue construction for the Olympic competition was noted. In particular this is caused by the need for softball-specific venues for competition and training, and the fact that due to the relatively low global particiation, there are few cities having existing venues at the required level, or a demand for the use of such venues following the Games. As a result of these considerations, the Commision recommends the exclusion of softball from the Programme of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad."

It was also recommended to exclude baseball and modern pentathlon. The softball community worldwide is being asked to voice their displeasure with the Program Commission's recommendation, via the IOC website. From www.olympic.org, fans, players, coaches, umpires, and all of those connected to the sport can click on Public Suggestions and complete the electronic forms that will allow them to register their support of softball in the Summer Games.

Sorry for the length of this post, but its important for softball!!