The end-of-season coaches meeting will be held at 7pm, Thursday August 19 at Manassas Assembly of God. This is in Bristow, at same location as the February and March meetings.

Manassas Assembly of God
11500 New Life Way
Bristow, VA
703.368.2895

New Life Way is between the golf course and the MAG campus. Heading south on 28 (Nokesville Road) make a left turn onto New Life Way. Turn right at the end of this short street, go to the far end of the building, turn right again and park.

See you there. http://manassaschurchsoftball.org/2009/04/15/index.rss/2010/07/29#cross_county_2010

The 2010 Cross County Championship games will be held Monday, August 9 at the stadium complex in Woodbridge.

• Division 1: 8pm on field 1
• Division 2: 645pm on field 1
• Division 3: 8pm on field 2
• Division 4: 645pm on field 2
• Division 5: 8pm on field 3
• Division 6: 645pm on field 3
• Division 7: 915pm on field 1

Date		Event
February 15	Monday	Coaches Meeting. 7pm, at Manassas Assembly of God Church in Bristow. Non-refundable deposit of $150 due for each team.
March 15	Monday	Coaches Meeting. 7pm, at Manassas Assembly of God Church in Bristow. Division alignments will be set. All league fees are due.
April 2	Friday	Practice begins.
April 16, 17	Friday, Saturday	Early Bird Tournament.
April 19	Monday	Regular season play begins.
August 9	Monday	Cross County Championships at the Woodbridge Stadium Complex.
August 19	Thursday	Coaches Meeting. 7pm. at Manassas Assembly of God Church in Bristow, Room 221.

http://manassaschurchsoftball.org/2009/04/15/index.rss/2010/07/19#eos_2010

The game schedules and matchups for the End of Season Tournaments are now available. This is the final version of the brackets.

• Divisions 1-6

Note: the Division 5 championship series (shown as Friday, July 30 at VV5) could get moved to Monday, July 26th if Seventh-Day advances.

All rules for the tournament games are the same as those for the regular season...except two:

1. All games will play 7 innings (or to the mercy rules), but must go to one-pitch at beginning of next inning after 1 hour has elapsed.

2. All games will start on schedule, or as soon as the previous game finishes. There is no grace period. Please be sure all your players are at the fields early. If you have less than 8 players at the field when your game is ready to start you forfeit your game.

MCSL rules and exceptions have been condensed into a two-page document (the "House Rules").

• 2010 Summer Rules (two-page PDF)

Note that opening the PDF files requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download and install this free software, click here. http://manassaschurchsoftball.org/2009/04/15/index.rss/2010/05/12#rules

MCSL rules and exceptions have been condensed into a two-page document (the "House Rules").

• 2010 Summer Rules (two-page PDF)

Note that opening the PDF files requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download and install this free software, click here. http://manassaschurchsoftball.org/2009/04/15/index.rss/2010/04/19#game_schedule_2010

Welcome to the 2010 season. Regular season game play begins today. The full schedule of games is now available here. Be sure to double-check the schedule before you head to the fields. It is still possible that there may be some last-minute adjustments. http://manassaschurchsoftball.org/2009/04/15/index.rss/2010/03/31#practice_schedule_2010

UPDATE: Version two of the practice schedule is now available here. Several practice field requests have been added. To sign up for an open field contact league scheduler Joe Sak.

Regular season games will begin the third week in April. Divisions 5 and 6 have their first games scheduled on Monday, April 19th, conditional upon completion of the Early Bird Tournament. Divisions 1-4, and Division 7 first take the field for official games on Friday, April 23.

All league fees must be paid in full and both rosters submitted before teams are eligible to play.

Player uniform rule will be enforced starting May 17.

Coaches who missed the March meeting will have softballs and scorebooks delivered to the fields. http://manassaschurchsoftball.org/2009/04/15/index.rss/2010/03/09#forms

Team Application: Would your team like to join the MCSL? Contact information for our league officers can be found here.

• Team Application (plain text)
• Team Application (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet)

Rosters: All team rosters will be collected electronically. City/County must be received before your team can take the field for its first game. Please submit completed forms by email to the league president.

• 2010 City/County Roster (plain text)
• 2010 City/County Roster (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet)
• 2010 League Roster (plain text)
• 2010 League Roster (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet)

• 2009 Fall Roster (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet)

• 2008 City/County Roster (plain text)
• 2008 City/County Roster (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet)

Rules: The Manassas Church Softball League uses the standard ASA rules, with some additional rules and some exceptions. For your convenience these additional rules and exceptions (the "House Rules") have been condensed into two-page documents. The full list (17 pages) of league rules and policies is also available for download. Opening these PDF files requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. To get this free software, click here.

• 2009 Fall Rules (two-page PDF)

• 2009 Summer Rules (two-page PDF)
• 2008 Fall Rules (two-page Microsoft Word document)
• 2008 Spring Rules (two-page PDF)
• 2008 Spring Rules (17-page PDF)

Parental Consent Form: Players under 18 years old must have a completed parental consent form on file with the league. Please use this form for players turning 15 to 18 this year. Completed forms may be turned in to a league officer during Friday games at Valley View Park or mailed to:

Manassas Church of the Brethren
Attn: Softball
10047 Nokesville Road
Manassas VA, 20110

ASA Approved Equipment: Only ASA approved equipment may be used in league games. For the full list of legal gear follow the link below. Balls used in games must be ASA approved, 44 cor/.375 or less, with the rating legibly marked.

• ASA Approved Equipment

The March coaches meeting will be held at 7pm, Monday March 15 at Manassas Assembly of God. This is in Bristow, same location as the February meeting.

Manassas Assembly of God
11500 New Life Way
Bristow, VA
703.368.2895

New Life Way is between the golf course and the MAG campus. Heading south on 28 (Nokesville Road) make a left turn onto New Life Way. Turn right at the end of this short street, go to the far end of the building, turn right again and park.

Remainder of league fees are due in full.

Rosters are also due. Please email rosters to Fred Lewis if you have not already (frederick.lewis@comcast.net). Hard copies not needed. Text file (in email) is okay for those who do not have Excel.

The City/County roster should have up to 15 players. All players on this roster must be Prince William County residents. Include addresses. The City/County forms can be found here: Excel, plain text.

No limit on names on the league roster. Names only, no addresses. You may change this roster (add/remove) until final on May 31. Find the league forms here: Excel, plain text.

On the agenda for the March meeting:

• Review of game play rules (Dave Moreland).
• Umpire Ron Zuhl.
• Final division layouts.
• Collect fees.
• Hand out rule books, score books, and softballs.

See you there.