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Santa Clara County
The Vintage Softball Club of Santa Clara County, a California not for profit corporation, was founded in 1987 for men and women 50 years and older to play slow pitch softball. With over 200 active members, we offer both weekend and weekday leagues that enable players of all skill levels- some players are novices, most are intermediate and a few are actually in the Senior Softball Hall of Fame- to participate in organized softball as many as 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year. To play, all you need is a bat, glove and payment of a nominal annual membership fee.
Are you or a friend interested in playing with us? Check us out by visiting our Join Us page for information about how to sign up.... [Note: 1st time players are encouraged to come out and play in a game or 2 to see if there's a fit (at no cost!)... A completed Vintage Softball Club Application/Waiver form is required and can be delivered directly to any team manager or club board member just prior to any of our games. Check out our current schedule for game times and locations.]
The Vintage Softball Club's Seventh Annual 1 Pitch tournament (aka 1.5 Tourney) will be held on Saturday, July 12th at Arcadia Park in San
Jose.
Teams will be formed prior to the tournament, so sign up now by sending an email to cole.maston24@gmail.com. Signups are required with a deadline of July 3rd to guarantee you play and get a food voucher. Club members may sign up to play and/or to manage a team or just to attend.
All members who sign up by July 3rd will be given an Arcadia Snack Bar voucher towards a choice of an entree item (Cheeseburger, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Hot link or Chicken Tenders) a side item (Fries or chips) and a fountain drink from the Arcadia snack bar.
Be there 30 minutes before your scheduled game time to check in. We need to get started on time.
Rules are as follows, newest rules are bolded:
Rules are as follows, newest rules are bolded:
The starting pitcher for each team will get 3 practice pitches to start their first inning. Relief pitchers do not get any practice pitches. No other practice pitches will be allowed during the game. Any other practice pitches will result in an out being awarded to the defense with the batter not losing their at bat. If the out is the 3rd out to end the inning, the batter that was due up will lead off the following inning.
· Games will start on the hour. Open inning will be called after 45 minutes past the hour regardless of what time the game got started.
· The batter will be given a second pitch if the first pitch is a ball. If the first pitch is a strike in any way (swing and miss, hits the plate, is hit foul, is hit into the pitcher’s screen, etc.) the batter is out. On the second pitch, the batter must get a hit, or they are out.
· Games will be 7 innings with each team batting 2 innings in a row – the batting order will be a game-to-game continual batting order.
· Home team will be decided by a coin toss.
· The team that is batting will provide a player who will play the pitcher’s offensive position. This pitcher is only on the mound to throw pitches. This pitcher may not touch the ball once it is hit and is in play, if the ball is touched by this pitcher in any way, the batter is out.
· Pinch runners may only pinch run once per inning and a pinch runner may not be substituted for by another pinch runner. If a pinch runner is on base and it is their turn to bat, an out will be called and the pinch runner will then take their turn at bat provided that the out is not the third out. If the out is the third out, the pinch runner will lead off in the next inning.
· Each team must have at least 12 players if possible and will play 10 defensive positions. Four outfielders (170 feet from the plate or deeper) four infielders on the dirt, one rover/buck short (standard rover rules apply), and one catcher – note – no defensive pitcher. Players will be added by a blind draw from the bucket if a team needs players to bring their team to 12 players. Bucket players will be added to the lineup after the last person in the continual batting order. The tournament director will facilitate the drawing of bucket players.
. Every team member must play a minimum of 5 defensive innings in a 7-inning game. If the game is less than 7 innings, then all team members must play a minimum of 4 defensive innings. If a team has a member that is not able to play the minimum defensive innings for any reason, let the TD know so it can be worked out.
. Normal Vintage rules will apply if not specified here.
· The team that is batting will provide first and third base umpires unless there are volunteers from the group of tournament participants. The championship game will be umpired by persons assigned by the tournament director.
Effective October 1st 2024, Vintage dues have been increased in order to meet overall league costs (i.e. field & equipment costs...see "Join Us" for additional details)
As a reminder, payments for the 2024-2025 season are due by December 31, 2024 after which you will not be allowed to play until dues are paid. Paying early is always helpful.
(Note: New members paying after October 1, 2024 will be eligible to play for up to 15 months!)
The Vintage rain line is (408) 795-5844. The rain line for the Arcadia fields is (669) 275-4938. (We'll strive to post updates by 8am on game days.
Saving Lives while at play...(with the aid of AEDs). The following related message is from the office of the President of the Vintage league (Bob Sprague) sent to all members on Sept 2nd, 2024.....
I would like to bring you up to speed on the recent incident related to one of our members last week. He had a heart attack on the field and was revived by CPR and the use a defibrillator used by our own Vintage members including Kevin Buchanan & John "Jr" Castro....(pictured above with one of our Vintage defibrillators) & Don "Donny" Owens.
This did remind us of the importance of the defibrillator. We currently have 5 such devices and are procuring a 6th so we can always have one available at each of our fields. We are planning to provide a quick instruction on defibrillator use for those interested at some of the upcoming softball games and to put a training video on the web site. The lesson should only take 10-15 minutes and is lifesaving. Additional details will follow.
We have an AED (automatic external defibrillator) at each of our fields. Check out this link for more information about CPR and the use of AEDs.
All Vintage players enter a draft 3 times per year establishing the official teams for all Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday leagues (see current rosters) ....Members are notified by the respective league commissioner or manager on team assignments. As a reminder, all players are re-drafted by league managers multiple times per year ensuring a continual change in team rosters.
The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday June 3rd, 2025. Board meetings will continue every other month on even months. The latest meeting minutes and any proposed rulebook updates are posted at our Handbook/Rule/Board Minutes section.
The yearly Election Cycle for Vintage Officers, Board members, Commissioners and Award winners is held every Oct/Nov with results announced in December.
Serving as part of our Vintage leadership team is a great opportunity to give back to the club. If you are ever interested in running for one of the positions, just speak to any of the current leadership members and ask your friends to nominate you!
Saturday Play
Saturday play is back to Starbird & Calabazas Park. We will be using these fields as an alternative when Arcadia is not available. Please check our website ("Schedules/Rosters") or with your manager to confirm field locations and dates.
Home Team wears gray, Visitors wear blue
The annual holiday party was a big success, with a majority of our active members and their "plus 1's" in attendance. As in past years, this event was a great chance to socialize with fellow Vintage members and their spouses/significant others outside of the games. There were great prizes won by numerous members with the final 2 prizes (Dudley bats) generously donated by our party director, Ric Ferris. Thanks to all who contributed to this year's prize donations with an extra shout out to our VP, (who shall not be named) who was instrumental in organizing the logistics needed to pull off this awesome event.
Congratulations to "Team Tony Clements" for winning this year's annual Vintage 1-Pitch Tourney against Team Troy Bridges. For those that didn't stay and watch, the final game was a good close one that ended with a score of 12-10 and ended on a great catch of a smashed line drive up the middle that looked like it was gonna go through to the outfield. The organizers (Ric F. & Cole M.) would just like to thank everyone who came out and participated in the event. A fun time was enjoyed by many with a good mix of competitive fun.
2024 1-Pitch Tournament Photos....
Please let your manager know if you can't attend a game and
call the rain line to check if you are playing (408) 795-5844
Thanks to Lisa Unruh for taking these great pics!
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