Boise Senior Softball League
2013 Season Information - Sign Up Now -
The 2012 annual Board meeting was December 13th. President Jimmy Friedrich retained. The 2013 spring season is open for registration and updated registration forms are loaded and ready for use. Players who are interested in signing up to play in the 2013 Draft Spring season in the Boise senior leagues please use the form on this website to sign up. The sign-ups are for the 60 and over draft league (we allow 58 and 59 year olds to play in this league) will play on Tuesday evenings, and the 50 and over draft league will play on Wednesday evenings. Players of all skill levels play in these two leagues.
We are compiling a list of players who would like to play on a team in the Monday evening 50+ senior league this year. Complete teams are entered into this league. If anyone is interested in playing on a team on Monday evenings please contact Jim Friedrich or Gaylan Moore. You can see their contact information by clicking on "Board" listed on the menu on the left side of this page.
Please contact a Board member if you have any questions. Each Board member's contact information is listed on the "Board" page of this web site.
Spring Senior Draft Tournament
The 2013 spring Senior Draft Tournament was Saturday May 11th. Thanks to all of you who participated as players, umpires, score keepers, and fans. Sponsors for 2012 were:
Burger 'n Brew,
Cheerleaders,
Flying Pie Pizza,
Hooters,
Joe's Crab Shack,
Play It Again Sports,
Shotzie's Bar and Grill,
The Lift, and
Tuff Shed.
Senior Softball USA 2012 Rock's Reno World Challenge Cup
The Rock'n Reno World Challenge Cup for 2012 for 50+ and 55+ teams for Senior Softball was played in Reno, NV the weekend of June 1 - 3, 2012. Three teams from Boise played that weekend. Baird's/Enterprise Electric played teams from California, Oregon, and Colorado and placed second in the 55+ AA division. The team placed three players, Dave Linger, Gaylan Moore, and Dave Dawson, on the All Tournament Team.
C.C. Over played in the 55+ AAA division and won that division by going undefeated in the double elimination bracket play. The team placed 5 players on the All Tournament Team. They are Rick Carringer, Harold Killgore, Randy Livingston, Curt Jackson, and Wayne Darling.
The Fly 50's team (pictured above) played in the 50+ AAA division. They lost their second game of bracket play and came back to win the championship of that division. The team placed five players on the All Tournament Team. They are Dave Brown, Steve Hallock, Mark Haggerty, Tony Laird, and Rich Wyatt.
The three teams from Boise won two firsts and a second in their respective divisions. This was a great showing for Boise Senior Softball.
Senior Softball 2009 60AAA World Champions
The World Championships for Senior Softball was played in Phoenix the weekend of Oct. 16-18, 2009 with over 361 teams in all age brackets from all over the country. BCT played teams from New Jersey, California, Colorado, Texas and Georgia/Alabama. After seeding games BCT entered the double-elimination tournament as the #1 seed and continued its dominance throughout, averaging over 20 runs a game finishing with a 9-1 record and this years 60AAA World Championship.
Earlier this year BCT won the Western Nationals in Salt Lake City which qualified them to play in the U.S. Nationals in Phoenix and combined with wins at the Western Nationals, U.S. Nationals, and now the World Championship they won the Triple Grand Slam award as well.
BCT placed 5 players on the "All Tournament Team" they are Wayne Clark, Scott Shumway, Bob Hildeman, Bob Sarchett and Jim Pierce. Other members of the team were George Quiggle, Wayne Schmidlkofer, Dave Bixby, Larry Harpe, Larry Hoffman, Dean Merrill and Ken Rhodes.
From St. Petersburg, Florida to Boise, Idaho
Did you know that Senior Softball dates back to the 1930s within a retirement community located in St. Petersburg, Florida? What was an original idea to keep seniors active and socially engaged over the years became a competitive game involving both senior men and women Worldwide.
Slow Pitch Softball - Fast Paced Games - Active Seniors
Slow pitch softball has evolved into a summer past time shared by family members, good friends and thousands of active seniors playing in organized softball leagues in America each year. The Boise Senior Softball League welcomes you to join in on the action by entering the draft, sponsoring teams or simply showing up to cheer on your favorite senior team.
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