Back to the Grind

After the long weekend, the league has resumed play.  We have lucked out so far this season with the weather as we have limited our rain make-ups.  We will begin scheduling these games shortly.  I do need to have all managers update there scores on the website as I am unable to update the standings without these.  We are currently missing scores for the last 7 games played.  Even if your game was rained out or not played it still needs to be recorded on the website.  This helps keep track of all games that have been played and still need to be played. 

The league has finally spoken up and we have a field that we can be happy with.  For the most part the infield has been raked and lined at least once a week if not as many as 2 times in one week.  This has been great for the our games as we are seeing less bad hops on the infield resulting in less injuries.  Also with the pipe covered down the 3rd base line we are able to run home without fear of tearing a knee or an ankle.

Our All-Star and Home Run Derby festivities are coming up soon.  There will be more information to follow on this.  We will be selling hamburgers and hotdogs.  I hope all players are able to come and hang out or participate.  Bring families as we love having the kids out there shagging the balls during the home run derby.  The date will be determined shortly. 

Schedule for the next 2 weeks

Opening Week

This weeks opens our 26th season of softball in Lowell, MA.  We are happy to have both returning and new teams this year.  We look forward to a great season.  Here is the opening week schedule for the league.  Balls and scorecards will be given out at your first games.  If you have any questions please email us. 

E.M. Softball League

We are inviting friends and family of all teams to come down to our 2nd Annual Opening Night Party.  The event will take place on Friday, April 30th starting at 7:00pm at Garcia Brogans Cantina, Pub, and Restaurant.  Garcia Brogans is located at 131 Middlesex Street in Downtown Lowell.  This event is to help raise money for the league to lower all cost for future seasons.  This year, like last, we will be holding a raffle with multiple prizes.  We have had many donations from our managers and league sponsors.  See below for a list of all the prizes.  The cost of the raffle tickets will be $2 ticket or $20 for 20 tickets. 

1 Movie Gift Certificate

Happy New Year!!!

The place where the next decade of co-ed softball begins!!

We are looking to continue to expand our softball league with the addition of new teams and players for the coming 2010 season.  If you are a team or player that is interested in a fun and competitive league that has been around since 1985, then this is your league.  We are looking for 3-5 new teams this year and expanding our league up to a maximum of 12 teams.  Our league is located in the Lowell area and has been part of the community since the beginning.  We have had many great contributions from our sponsors over the years in support of our teams from local establishments.  We look to continue that this year with more teams and sponsors of our ball clubs.  If you are interested as a player, please see our free agent section.  If you are interested in entering a team, please email us mail@emsoftballleague.com . 

Congratulations!!!!

2009 E.M. Softball League Champions

J-Nicks

Congratulations goes out to the 1st place and league champ, J-Nicks.  They had a tremendous year going 21-4 and winning there last 13 games in a row.  They beat a tremendous team in LFC to sneak out the win in the championship game.  This game was a low scoring affair until late in the game.  Both teams played great. 

This was a great year for our league.  We had our usual teams come back this year and make a great showing.  Inferno had a great year this year, starting off the year with a 12-1 record and finishing with only 5 losses and finishing the regular season in second.  They are always a strong team that is feared by the league.  LFC finished third and made there 3rd appearance into the championship game in 3 years.  Another team that is always there at the end.  Hynes continues to surprise teams more and more each year.  They finished a strong 4th place and made a huge run in the playoffs.  They fell 1 game shy of the championship, but there efforts did not go unnoticed.    They beat all the top teams at least once.   We also had 3 new teams come in this year and make an immediate impact on our league for the better.  Master Batters, MediaTek, and BeerBellies all came in and made our league extremely competitive all year.  So many close games that came down to the the last at bat with all of these new teams.  This made for an extremely fun year for all teams.

We would like to thank everyone who played, participated and made this year of softball fun and competitive.  We look forward to seeing all of you in 2010 and any new teams in the coming years. 

2009 Softball Playoffs

PLAYOFF UPDATES AS OF 8/25/2009

Second round action in the winners bracket saw 1st place J-Nicks beat Hynes 8-2 in nail biting game, and LFC beat Inferno in a web gem battle 7-5.  Also Master Batters has moved forward in the losing bracket as well. 

8:00pm - LFC @ J-NICKS

PLAYOFF UPDATES AS OF 8/23/2009

So far we have had Hynes win a nail biter against Master Batters, LFC win there first round game against MediaTek, and Inferno take a forfeit from Beer Bellies.  Master Batters, MediaTek and Beer Bellies have all moved into the Losers Bracket.  While LFC, Inferno, Hynes, and J-Nicks continue on in the winners bracket. 

MediaTek @ Master Batters - Monday @ 6:30pm, Hynes @ J-Nicks - Monday @ 8pm, LFC @ Inferno - Tuesday @ 6:30pm

The 2009 playoffs will begin this Thursday 8/18 and Friday 8/19.  We will be posting playoff eligibility rosters shortly.  I have gone through all the scorecards that have been submitted and checked the games played for eligibility.  Each team is allowed one extra player to add to there playoff roster that has played at least 10 games.  Remember you must include cancelled games in this total.  We do allow every player on your roster to receive a qualification game for a cancelled game but not for a forfeited game.  For your team to be able to use this by-law you must email the league commissioners before noon on Thursday 8/18, other wise you lose that right.  This player is locked for the players and is not interchangeable on a per game basis.

2009 EM Softball 2nd Annual Tournament - More Info Coming Soon - Tentatively scheduled for end of September or beginning of October .

2009 All-Star Festivities

This is our 3rd annual All-Star night.  This has been a great success in the past.  It helps raise money for the league to lower costs for upcoming years and also gives a chance to hang out with the other teams for a fun filled softball night.  We will be selling hamburgers and hot dogs, as well as chips, candy, soda and Gatorade, so bring the family for a hamburger and hot dog and let your kids shag some balls in the outfield during the home run derby.  We would like as many people there as possible for food and to watch this event.  Please bring family and friends.

E.M. Softball League

We are inviting friends and family of all teams to come down to our 2nd Annual Opening Night Party.  The event will take place on Saturday, May 2nd starting at 7:30 at Mickey's Bar and Grill.  Mickey's is located on Central St in Downtown Lowell.  This event is to help raise money for the league to lower all cost for future seasons.  This year we will be holding a raffle with multiple prizes.  We have had many donations from our managers and league sponsors.  See below for a list of all the prizes.  The cost of tickets for this raffle is 2 tickets for $5, 6 Tickets for $10, and 15 for $20. 

We would like to thank them for contributing to our league. 

www.wickedcas.com or click the picture to the left

1 Movie Gift Certificate

Website Updates

Schedule Updated

April 21, 2009

We have been working hard to get things fully running on our new website.  We have been able to update a lot of things over the last couple of weeks.  This year we are looking forward to submitting scores via an online site and having results being added simultaneously to its own section.  We also have a new sponsors page.  There you will be able to see all the sponsors to the league.  We have been fortunate to have many local establishments donate money or raffle items to the league or teams to be able to play this year.  Rosters are being added as they come in.  The managers page will be locked soon and passwords given out to each manager. 

Managers Meeting

Friday, April 17, 2009 at 5:30pm

April 15, 2009

Any team not paid will have to make final payments at this meeting.  We will give out raffle tickets at this meeting to be sold to your team.  We will also be giving out game sheets for the year as well.  Email the league if you have any questions. 

Managers Meeting

Friday, April 3, 2009 at 5:30pm

April 1, 2009

The meeting will be held at Mickey's Pub on Central Street in Downtown Lowell.  We will be collecting the remaining balance for the league fee.  If you have any concerns about the remaining balance please speak with us before the meeting.  We will be finalizing the schedule and other events at this meeting. 

Topics on Discussion

League Opening Night and Raffles

End of the Year Tournament

Fourth of July Schedule

All Star festivities

Collecting and finalizing Money

Managers Meeting

Friday, March 13, 2009 at 5:30pm

March 11, 2009

The meeting will be held at Mickey's Pub on Central Street in Downtown Lowell.   

Team Deposits due by Monday, March 8th

March 5, 2009

Each teams deposit is due by Monday March 8th, 2009.  The remaining balance will need to be collected before April 1, 2009.  Call or email one of the league commissioners to setup a time to drop of the money or if you have any concerns. 

League Fee Drops with League Changing to 1 Umpire

First Managers Meeting - Sunday March 1, 2008

February 12, 2009

After long deliberation, the commissioners have come to agreement that the league need to make a few changes to bring in a few new teams and keep the existing ones.  So in light of our GREAT RECESSION and field fees going up significantly this year we have decided to cut back.   The league has decided to go from 2 umpires down to 1 umpire, which has created a pretty decent decrease in our league fee.  Something everyone can be happy about.

Also discussed at the meeting was the by-laws.  Due to the decrease in umpires per game, we will be dropping the stealing rule from our by-laws.  It would not have been fair for the one umpire to ask him to call the game with this rule nor would it have been fair for the teams to always expect the correct call in such a bang bang play.  So this rule will be removed from the 2009 by-laws. 

The home run rule and bat rule will stay the same for the 2009 season.  We have added a gentlemen's rule into the by-laws for pinch runners.  You will also be able to see this rule when the 2009 by-laws are posted.  The league will also be taking a strong stand on forfeits this year.  There will be more to come on this in our first managers meeting. 

Our first managers meeting will be held Sunday March 1 at the Fire Fighters Club on Fletcher Street in Lowell, MA with the time TBD.