The New York Metro Softball Club is saying “so long” to the Police Softball family. Since it’s inception in 1981 “Metro” has long been considered the standard to which other Police Softball teams would try to emulate. They played with a burning desire to be the best on the field. With more than 90 championship wins to it’s credit, Metro proved to be a worthy opponent no matter what the field was.

Policesoftball.com has issued a press release announcing a new partnership with the RoverPlusNine softball apparel company. RoverPlusNine is an industry leader in supplying high quality softball uniforms at reasonable prices. Widely considered to have the highest quality softball pants on the market, coupled with a vast array of custom jersey options, the partnership is destined to be hugely successful for police softball and Rover! Please check the message board for announcements regarding police package deals, point of contact and photo samples.

3N2 Sports in association with policesoftball.com has brought back their “3N2 MVP Prize Package Promotion” in 2012. The MVP prize package will include a variety of 3N2 products such as footwear and/or apparel.

Complete 2011 World Series Results!!!This year marked the 7th Policesoftball.com World Series which was hosted at the Big League Dreams facility in Las Vegas, Nv. Although there are some basic aspects of the World Series that will never change, there is always something new each year and this year was no exception.

Typically when you think of a Player of the Year candidate, you think of someone who is an impact player. When you play their team, you are typically aware of where this player is playing and where he is hitting because there is a good chance that player will be a major factor in the game. This years' East Conference Player of the Year fits that description to a T. Anytime you play this player's team, you are very aware of where and when Donovan Delaney will impact the game.

In 2009, then Sin City Combo coach Paul Howard, added some new players to the team that would be key to Sin City becoming a West Coast power. The biggest addition was Keith Habig who was a well respected civilian player and who was known as one of the best U-trip pitchers in the area. Keiths presence was felt immediately as he split time between his civilian team and the police circuit. In addition to his fine work on the bump, Keith quickly showed he was one of Sin City's top hitters.

Much of police softball is dominated by offense but here at policesoftball.com, we value defense. Not just run of the mill defense, but the kind of defense that includes 100% effort, sweat, getting dirty and leaving your feet to make the play type of defense. And if you can do all of that with a smile, flair, and a sense of style, so much the better.

Nat Tauber has been a stand out defensive player for the NYPD BLUES for many years now. Nat is the glue that holds the NYPD BLUES infield together and will always be found in the action due to his sense of the game and desire to be a playmaker.

There are many players on the West Coast who are sportsmen but this year we are recognizing one such player who truly typifies the genre. John Sunia of the DEA Combo is arguably among the most powerful hitters in our sport but even his power pales in comparison to him as a sportsman. Whether he is player for his Major police team or his single agency team from Ventura, Johnny is the utmost professional player and friend to all.

When considering a nominee for this award, many factors must be considered. We feel that the person must demonstrate that they emulate the positive reflection of true sportsmanship while representing the professionalism of police standards. Furthermore, the individual must go above and beyond the normal player by promoting the positive influence that policesoftball.com has on the communities and the people that the network serves.

Three short years ago the West juggernaut known as SoCal Lockdown was an upstart small market team known as CYA Lockdown. The team was comprised of correctional officers from the California Youth Authority (Chino, Ca.) and played primarily in the local Guns N Hoses events. Then Brandon St. Aubin stepped in as manager and restructured, refocused and revamped the small market team into a legitimate heavyweight contender.

This is an award that may be long overdue but ironically sometimes success overshadows recognition. What we mean by that is the Ohio Lawmen have been so good that many times we take for granted the job done by their leader. For the Police Softball players who have been living under a rock the last few years, let us introduce their leader, Brad Borowy, who is THE manager of THE Ohio Lawmen. History lesson: In year one of the PoliceSoftball.com World Series, The Ohio Lawmen shocked the Police World by going to Palm Springs California and taking home the stone obelisk trophy that has become synonymous with World Series success. Many of the best teams in the nation were there for year one but that did not phase the Ohio Lawmen. Some thought their victory was a fluke but Brad has shown that anything less than greatness is a fluke for the Ohio Lawmen.

PMC Associates and vertex Standard is a wireless communications company specializing in Two-Way Radios and Systems for Public Safety agencies. PMC Associates and Vertex Standard also proudly sponsor the Team Jersey Police Softball Team. The support of PMC Associates and Vertex Standard has helped Team Jersey attend many of the top tournaments in the country the last two years.

Today we will start the process of naming the PoliceSoftball.com yearly award winners. Over the next few weeks we will name the sponsors, managers, sportsmen, defensive and player of the year awards. All award winners will be recognized at World Series VII in Las vegas Nevada on October 14th. at the renowned Big League Dreams facility. To start off the 2011 awards, we would like to recognize our West Coast Sponsor of the Year, Ancon Marine which is owned by Troy and Bret Hardin.

On Friday night at the World Series we will be blessed by some true American heroes and warriors. The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team will be at the World Series and they will play a select group of police officers from across the nation. To create our police team, we looked at officers who are active in our sport/website, have given of their time to good causes, and who possibly had military experience. The officers selected to represent PoliceSoftball.com are:

Every year policesoftball.com honors an individual or individuals at the World Series that we dedicate the event to. Past honorees include: Jim Yarosh, Ari Figuroa, Shevy Wright and Eric Kelly. On Friday night October 14th, 2011 after the opening ceremonies and HR derby we will honor a very special group of patriots known as the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team. The Warriors will play an exhibition game against some hand selected members of our policesoftball.com community. Without revealing too much information, the police team will be comprised of military veterans and/or members of our softball community that represent what we feel are the spirit of our brotherhood. We will contact those who we want to represent the police team in the next few weeks. Our record attendance for the opening ceremonies was 1,700 in Cathedral City, Ca. (2008). Once you read the story of the Wounded Warriors you will understand why our police softball community should make every attempt make attendance a priority. We would love to have 2,000 fans come out to honor and support the Warriors! PLEASE NOTE: The Warriors will be featured on on HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, first airing Tuesday July 19th, 2011 from 10:00pm to 11:00 EST. Rather than try to explain the history of the team in our own words, we copied the attached article from Sports Illustrated author Phil Taylor. Please read on…

The West Coast HOF Committee is proud to announce the 2011 HOF Class! The committee worked diligently on the process, and many e-mails were sent back and forth. A nice discussion of the criteria was also discussed amongst the members of the committee. A ton of effort and hard work went into this endeavor, and well earned recognition should be placed squarely on the committee's shoulders. Each member votes on the nominees they would like to see inducted into the HOF, and they also reject any nominee they feel does not meet the selection criteria. The process is modeled after the MLB HOF selection process, and it has been nice to streamline the process. The committee consists of a who's who of West Coast dignitaries. The committee members are:

The East Coast Hall of Fame Committee is proud to announce our 2011 Hall of Fame Selections to the Police Softball Hall of Fame. First of all I want to thank all of the East Coast Hall of Fame Committee members for their dedicated work and professionalism during our voting process. The committee was selected due to the respect they have earned and the different geographical areas where they live. The committee members are Andy Wurm, Dave Woolfe, Dan Spinelli, Richie Ware, Robbie Freitas, David Stevens, Terry Dugan, Terry Ables, Scott Affholter, Richie Malek, Ron Breeden, Kevin Morris, Vic Ortalano and Steve Matakovich.