On August 16th and 17th, 2019, Richmond PD hosted the 10th Annual Brad Moody Memorial Tournament at the Joe DiMaggio Fields in Martinez, California. We had a total 11 teams battle it out on Friday and 10 teams battle it out on Saturday.

Policesoftball.com is pleased to announce our 2019 season end award winners. These men will be honored during our opening ceremony on Friday afternoon at the World Series in Las Vegas, Nevada. Once again, the Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff’s Association will be sponsoring these awards as they have done so for many years. Thanks to SCDSA for making this a memorable experience for all.

Rafael “Trini” Trinidad, along with Officers of the San Antonio Law softball team, founded the Shields for Kids charity in 2016 from a desire to give back to the children in need in the community in which they serve. Shields for Kids, carries the slogan of “OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVE DOESN’T END WHEN OUR SHIFT IS OVER”.

The 4th Annual Thin Blue Line Tournament was again held at Oak Hall Park in State College PA. This is one of the most scenic and well maintained Softball complexes on the East Coast.

The 15th Annual Police Softball World Series was completely sold out over two months in advance. This year marked the 10-year anniversary at the Big League Dreams venue in Las Vegas. The park itself is only 10 years old, so Police Softball has been there since its inaugural year. The first 5 years saw the Cathedral City (Palm Springs, Ca.) as the host venue. The event itself has undergone very few changes over the past few years, so there is nothing new to report in regards to the format.

We were able to kick off the East Coast Season with this long running Memorial Tournament on the West Coast of Florida in sunny Tampa. The new venue seemed to be welcome with 16 strong teams making their way over.

NPSCCincinnati, OhioThe weather was extremely hot, opening memorial and awards ceremony along with players party. Tourney started out with a four game round robin with top five going to Major division and bottom five going to Gold division.

The St. Louis Show Me Classic was held the weekend of August 1st, and Mother Nature seemed determined to shut down the event, but the BMAC grounds crew was up for the challenge. It down poured on Friday, rained throughout the night and into the morning. The grounds crew worked hard and after two pallets of field conditioner, and a three hour delay, the tournament began with pool play at noon.

As everyone is aware, this has been year like no other. Tournament after tournament has been cancelled. There still is no word on whether the World Series will be going on. You won’t be seeing any awards this year. But, every year we have players eligible for the P.S. Hall of Fame.

The 2021 season opened up in sunny Tampa Florida on the East Coast. Everyone was anxious to put 2020 behind us and get back out on the field and play ball. It kicked off with the Friday players party at Whisky Joes on the water with a tropical feel welcoming everyone from the North out of the cold and onto the beach.

It’s that time of year, when everyone is excited to see who is playing with who and showing off the new uniforms. However; the past year has been a year like no other. This was the first Police Softball Tournament, on the West Coast, since the 2020 DEA Kickoff. Usually the tourney is held in Palm Springs, but due to COVID restrictions, Socal is still on lockdown. So the venue had to be change to Fresno CA. Instead of 5 fields, there was only 3. There was also time constraints due to the facility wanting league night and Saturday Civi ball. That meant long breaks in between games, and shorter length games. The 15 West Coast teams that showed up, didn’t care about any of that. They were just excited to be playing Police Softball, on the West Coast, once again.

This was a special year for Kyle Scollo. It was his first year to be able to play the full tournament on a team and enjoy the sport, just as his dad had. Kyle is graduating from high school in a month, and the commitment many of us made when John passed, was to run this tournament until he graduated. He now wants to come back and help run it, so we will keep it going.

Thanks again to those who supported the 7th Annual Law Enforcement Desert Shootout Tournament on May 7th and 8th at the Golden Eagle Complex in Sparks, NV. A portion of this year’s proceeds again went to the Ofc. John Hege Memorial Fund (OJHMF.org). John gave the ultimate sacrifice on March 21st, 2009. As an organ donor, he lives on through those he was able help after his death. Please check out OJHMF.org and become a donor.

The Thin Blue Line Spring National Championship was held this weekend at Grand Park Athletic Complex In Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Grand Park is the premier softball facility in the country and the only thing nicer than the venue might have been the weather. Beautiful clear skies and 75 degrees all day. The Weekends events kicked off for the 19 participating teams with a players party at Nacho Hippos, The taco buffet was almost as big of a hit as the ice cold beers at the open bar. A great time was had by all who attended.

It had been 2 long years since the last Police Softball West Conference Championships were held. A lot has changed since that time, including the venue. West Covina Big League Dreams was no longer an option and Cathedral City in late June generally produces intolerable playing conditions (average daily high temperature 108 degrees). Fortunately, the softball gods must like the PS circuit because the opportunity arose to play in coastal San Diego County at the SportsPlex USA.

The 2021 NY East Coast Championship showed once again what Police Softball is all about. With camaraderie at an all-time high at this year’s tournament, many events took place throughout the weekend to celebrate our brothers in blue.

After weeks of deliberation, our Hall of Fame committee selected the following list of names into the 2021 Class as Hall of Fame:

The 40th annual lawmen classic went off with a little fight from the weather but as usual with a bang. Fridays party at Jimmy’s seafood was nothing less then perfect with the live music and amazing food and drinks.

The recipients will be honored on Friday evening during our WSXVI opening ceremony. Manager of the Year: Ralph "Randy" Sampson, Maryland Outlaws Randy has taken a team that finished 3rd in Gold in 2019 to becoming a top mid major team in 2 years. As long as Randy is at the helm the sky is the limit for his team. Randy is a manager that has not only influenced this team to want to play the best but he keeps the spirit of police softball alive.

Vaughan Garrett hand selects the winner of this coveted award from the nominations submitted to ps.com. Garrett Metal Detectors will have a representative on the field during our World Series Opening Ceremony to present Dan with a plaque of appreciation and achievement.