At last years World Series we asked that all Hall of Fame members in attendance come out on the field and welcome the newest inductees into that exclusive club. This year the World Series will be moving to Las Vegas Nevada and we are expecting the biggest turnout ever in terms of Hall of Fame members being present. To honor and pay homage to our Hall of Famer’s we are planning on a 4-5 inning Hall of Fame exhibition game between the East and West Hall of Fame Squads. All Hall of Fame members are invited to participate in the game. Coaching duties will be handled by our Hall of Fame committees and this game should be a great way to honor our Hall of Fame members and add some fun to our night.

This last weekend officially marked the west coast kick off to the police softball season. As usual, the DEA Kick Off maxed out with 30 teams. This year also saw mother nature looming about but she did not hit like the forecasts predicted and all the tourney games got in without any issues. Every team had two round robin games with the top 2 teams in each bracket going to A flight and the bottom team going to B flight. Once the teams were divided, the double elimination playoffs started. When the dust settled in the A flight, four teams were left undefeated. Those teams were the LAPD Blue vs. the California Quake and the SoCal Alliance vs. HardCor.

Policesoftball.Com is pleased to announce the formation of a new team that will be playing in the circuit this year, Team Vargas. The team is coached by veteran USBP Agent Dave Rodriguez who has previously been in a leadership role with other teams such as Nitro2Go, Southwest Syndicate and USBP Heat. According to Dave, the idea of putting Team Vargas together came late last year after a long time member of the USBP Heat passed away due to cancer.

Mitch Brouillette made his debut with the Alliance this weekend and he made it count as he was named the 3N2 MVP. Mitch had a great tournament leading the Alliance to the tourney win. Mich played stellar defense in centerfield, ran like a deer on the base paths and hit .758 with 8 homeruns. For his MVP play, Mitch will receive a 3N2 MVP prize package consisting of (1) pair of Momentum Trainer Turf shoes, (1) pair of 3N2 Batting Gloves, (1) 3N2 Hat or Visor, (1) 3N2 T-Shirt and (1) Pair of 3N2 Sweat Bands.

3N2 Sports will continue with their “3N2 MVP Prize Package Promotion” in 2010 along with Police Softball.COM. The MVP prize package will include (1) pair of Momentum Trainer Turf shoes, (1) pair of 3N2 Batting Gloves, (1) 3N2 Hat or Visor, (1) 3N2 T-Shirt and (1) Pair of 3N2 Sweat Bands. The following tournaments have been designated as 3N2 MVP Prize Package Tournaments:

The off season is about to come to an end for PS.com and it is time for us to get back to work. First off is the rosters. Please submit your team rosters to us in an E mail, Private Message, or best of all, post them yourselves in the Roster area of the PS.com Message Board. Roster are very simple. All we care about for our purposes is: Name (First name and last initial), Agency (Agency you are employed by), Basic Job Description (Police Officer, Correctional Officer, Probation Officer or Parole Officer---WE DO NOT WANT SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT) and the State in which you are employed. (Even if it is obvious, please add it)

Easton will once again be offering their law enforcement program for a limited time. Brett Helmer & Easton Sports have been big supporters of law enforcement softball and policesoftball.com for several years and they are offering an outstanding program for teams in the police softball circuit!

Over the past 6 years the World Series has evolved into a bigger event than we first imagined, and in order to continue to produce a high quality event it is unfortunately necessary to limit the number of participating teams. As always we want every team to get a fair and enjoyable experience, which will continue to include 2 round robin/seeding games and then a blind-draw double elimination playoff format. Based on field availability we have determined our cap will be 39 teams in the Platinum division and 15 teams in the Gold division (total of 54 teams). Schedules for both divisions will be intertwined and will span over the same three day period. This will ensure that everyone can enjoy the same experience. The ONLY thing differentiating the two divisions will be the opponents. The championship games for both divisions will be played on late Sunday afternoon/early evening.

As just announced, World Series VI will be held in Las Vegas Nevada. The Las Vegas Big League Dreams is a new facility with 6 replica fields versus the 5 fields (3 replica/2 minor league) we had in Palm Springs. The extra field will give teams the chance to play every game on a replica stadium, but it will also allow us the opportunity to start slightly later and end slightly earlier on most game days. A big change for World Series VI will be the Platinum and Gold Divisions. The Platinum Division will feature 39 teams and the Gold Division will feature 15 teams. Both divisions will play two games in round robin which will seed them into a double elimination format. Both divisions will also play all three days and the games will be intertwined so every player has a similar experience. What does this mean? This means the games just got that much tighter for the 39 teams in the Platinum Division. It also means it will be a dogfight for the 15 teams in the Gold Division. Nobody should plan on booking flights too early on Sunday because there will be a lot of teams slugging it out on Sunday morning/afternoon. Both winning teams will have their picture grace the home page of PS.com for the following year.