8:30am Y Field - Dirt Diamonds v Reapers (conclusion)
9am Y Field - Crushers v Winner 8:30am Gm
10am
Y Field - Thunder v Mafia
10am Purple Field - Warriors v L Gm 5
10am Green Field - Explosion v Rampage
14u
8am Green Field - Force v Nitro
9am Green Field - Fusion v Winner Gm3
9am
Blue Field - Rocks v Magic
10am Blue Field - Impact v L Gm3
11am Blue Field - Terror v L Gm5
2012 Swing For A Cure
This is going to be a very fun weekend, so be prepared. By playing in this tournament you are helping a player in
our softball community who is battling cancer and a ISU scholarship fund.
Katie Crandol is a 16 year old softball player battling brain cancer. She plays for the Indiana Rebel travel softball team
and Adrean H.S. We will use a portion of the money raised to help her family with expenses related to her cancer treatment.
Mary Card Harbaugh, 44, of Terre Haute, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011,
following a battle with breast cancer. Mary started a career in nursing at Methodist
Hospital in Indianapolis as a pediatric oncology nurse, then worked 20 years as a surgical nurse at Union Hospital and the
Wabash Valley Surgery Center in Terre Haute.
The family has established
the Mary Card Harbaugh Scholarship for Nursing through the Indiana State University Foundation. A portion of the money raised
will be donated to this scholarship fund.
Silent Auction
Items Include
Reebok NBA Youth Small Lakers
Jersey #32 Ervin "Magic" Johnson, Easton Synge Bat 28/16.5 Composite design
Gift Certificate from Uppercase Living, $75.00 from Ashco Studio, 25.00 Gift Card from Louise’s Italian Fine
Dining & Bar
2 Gift Cards from TGIF $50.00 each
Glove from WORTH (CLUB K ) 12", Longaberger basket, 4 tickets for the Terre Haute
Children’s Museum
Avon items, Beautiful handmade bracelet,
Pizza Hut gift card worth $50.00, Gift certificate from Le Nails
Jewelry
from Lia Sophia, Coupon from Pizza Hut for 2 Free Large Pizzas
Candle
Basket Soy candles and melts donated by Candle Shack
2 $50.00
gift cards from Anne's Pretzel Place in the Honey Creek Mall
REX
Baseball Items, Party Lite Items, $40.00 Gift Card for Fashion Bug
Gift card from Caboodle Cupcakes, Gift card from the Terre Haute Antique Dairy Queen
Scentsy Warmer and candles in a basket, Longaberger Brownie Basket and plastic Tray that
goes with it $55 value
Package donated by Sisters to Sister
Photography, Bath and Body Works Basket worth $75.00, LOTTO Tree
$100.00
Gift card from The Temple Spa at the Landing
Terre Haute Miss Softball America is donating the use of the ball park. 100% of the gate
fee money,silent action and 50/50 money goes to the benefit. Nearly all of your registration fee goes to the benefit, all
the profit from t-shirt sales goes to the benefit. Most if not all of our umpires will be donating their services for this
tournament.
2012 THMSA Tournament
Season
As you put together your 2012 tournament schedule
we hope you will consider Terre Haute Miss Softball America and one or more of our many tournaments. We have qualifiers from
AFA and USFA, as well as many tournaments present by Terre Haute Miss Softball America.
Our first tournament is the 3rd annual "Swing
For A Cure" . This years tournament will benefit Katie Crandol, an Indiana Rebel travel ball team member
battling brain cancer. Proceeds from this tournament will go to the Crandol family to help cover expenses.
Other tournaments of note included:
Pay You Back Tournament - Age division champions receive 100% of there registration fee back, 2nd place 50%, 3rd place 33% and 4th place
25%.
Best of the Midwest - Are
you the best? Prove it on the field, This is a 4 game guarantee and is only $150
Mothers Day Tournament - Friday night and Saturday only! Spend Mothers Day with Mom.
Limited number of teams per age division, 3 game guarantee, only $100.
Fathers Day Tournament - This is a 4 game guarantee and is only $150 ($100 8u)
Team Appreciation FREE Tournament - If your team has played in any tournament
at THMSA in 2012 your invited to play for FREE in this tournament. NO registration fee ($25 ball fee required).
*Free for any team that played in a 2012 THMSA Tournament
To be a successful softball player you have to keep your skills sharp year around. The Diamond
Softball Academy offers hitting and pitching lessons for girls of all ages and skill levels. Also available is “Saturday
School”, offering defensive training, conditioning and game strategy.
Pitching
Lessons – Offered Monday through Thursday from 6pm to 9pm. From beginners to experienced pitchers our
instructors will work with pitchers to improve mechanics, speed and develop an arsenal of pitches. Pitching lessons are $15
per hour.
Hitting Lessons – Offered Monday
through Thursday from 6pm to 9pm. From beginners to experienced hitters, our instructors will access your strengths and areas
of improvement then develop a training strategy to improve overall hitting. Diamond instructors teach hitting techniques used
by the University of Tennessee, University of Arizona, and 8 time NCAA National Champion and Olympic Gold Medal winning coach
Mike Candrea. Hitting lessons are taught in smaller groups (5 or less) for a more hands on training session. Hitting lessons
are $15 per hour.
Saturday School – Offered
on Saturday morning “Saturday School” offers hitting, defensive training, fielding techniques, conditioning and
game strategy. Excellent for all ages but especially effective for young or inexperienced players. Saturday School is $15
per session.
14u Indiana Outkast Make Gravy Boat Open History!
The 14u Outkast are the first team to take home 2 GBO trophies
in the same year. How did they do it you ask? The first weekend of the GBO the 14u Outkast won
the 14u age division by defeating the Valley Fusion. The following weekend playing up in the 16u age division the 14u
Outkast take home the 2nd place trophy losing in the "IF" game to the 16u Mohomet Seymore team.
12u Terror win 2012 Gravy Boat Open
18u Lady Rex Come Back To Win Gravy Boat Open
This past weekend the 18u Lady Rex softball team won the Gravy Boat Open tournament
at THMSA.The Rex entered
the championship game needing 2 wins against unbeaten Fastpitch Mafia. The Lady Rex won the 1st game 11-6
to force the “if necessary” game. In the finale, with the Rex trailing the Mafia 1-2 entering the top of
the seventh inning and down to their last out, with a runner at 1st base, Mackenzie McGregor belted the game winning
2 run home run as the Rex held on to win the game and the championship 3-2.
Hitting and Pitching Lesson Available At The Diamond Softball Academy
SWINGING FOR A CURE
Thank
you to everyone who participated in The Swing for a Cure. Whether you were a player, coach, parent, umpire or fan
each one of you were responsible for the money we raised. Thank you's go out to our trophy and t-shirt vendors, every
merchant who donate something to the silent auction, our many volunteers, the Terre Haute South Lady Braves softball players
who came out and helped (you are amazing young ladies) and our umpires who donated some or all of there pay for this
tournament. A special thank you goes to Brenda Stout who's tireless work made this tournament a huge success. With everyones
help we raised nearly, drum roll please,..... $9,000.
On behalf of all
the board members at Terre Haute Miss Softball America and our many volunteers, thank you for coming out this
weekend and Swinging for a Cure!
FREE SOFTBALL CLINICS WELL ATTENDED
Terre Haute Miss Softball Americas first ever FREE Softball Clinics
were a huge success! 70+ young ladies attended the clinics over two weekends. Hitting, bunting and defensive skills were covered.
Additionally, afternoon sessions included instruction for pitchers and catchers. Many of the girls had never played softball
before and this was there first experience.
Thank you to all the volunteers and instructors
that helped. A special thanks to all the Lady Braves softball players that came out and helped, you are an amazing group
of young ladies on and off the field. Click on the picture to the right to view photo's from the clinic.
Congratulations to the 2010 Gravy Boat Open Champions
10u - La Porte Lazers
12u
- Indiana Earthquake
14u - Indiana Heartbreakers
16u - Southern Express
18u - Indy Crush Gold
In 2010 Terre Haute Miss Softball America had something for everyone. From ages 8u to 18u, we had qualifiers, state tournaments,
and a national tournament . We played AFA, USSSA and proudly hosted the ASA 14u Class B Northern National.
We also offered spring ball league, high school summer ball league, and fall ball league.
We
look forword to more of the same in 2011 and we hope to see you here.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us.
Terre Haute Miss Softball America was proud to host
the 2010 ASA 14U "B" Northern National Championship, July 27th - August 1st.
Congratulations to the Warren County Wave Silver for becoming the 2010 CHAMPIONS and earning the National
Title. We would also like to congratulate the runner up Ozark Dynamite.
THMSA would like to send out a special "Thank You" to the following
people in their efforts for making the Nationals a huge success: Brad & Beth Cox, Jeff & Kathy Jacso, Mike Telezyn,
Darrell & Terri Williams, Laura Simmons, Bob Hale, Shawn & Meghan Hadley and family, Keith Jones, Christi Reinig,
The Sotak family, Ryan Bex, Shawna Porter, Brenda & Dwayne Stout, Ron Miller and anyone else that might have been left
out of this list.
Terre Haute Miss Softball America is a developmental fast pitch girl’s softball program,
serving girls between the ages of 4 and 18 years, who reside in Terre Haute, Indiana and the surrounding area. Offering a
Spring, Summer High School, Fall Ball programs and a variety of fast pitch tournaments.