Bloomington Fastpitch Association

BFA and Players Only Families:

Thank you to all the BFA and Players Only parents who volunteered their time, energy and talent for the 10^th annual Bloomington Fastpitch Tournament. Details and comments will begin filtering back this week, but by all preliminary accounts, this tournament was, again, a big success. As everyone knows, an event such as this is not possible without a concerted, dedicated volunteer effort. Teamwork is a lesson we all hope our daughters learn as result of their participation in organized sports and there isn’t a better reinforcement of that lesson than seeing parents demonstrating it firsthand. Again, thanks for helping this weekend and for all you do to foster and promote girls fastpitch softball in Bloomington.

As one last assignment, if you would, please take a few minutes and give us your feedback, suggestions and observations from the tournament so we can continue to build and improve - I really like one I already received regarding having BFA ponchos ready for sale at next year’s event – just in case…

10820 Bloomington Ferry Road
Bloomington, MN  55438

Each team participating in the Bloomington Tournament will receive 20 rounds at the Clutch Hitters Batting Cages located at Dred Scott Fields.  Coaches will receive a punch card for 20 rounds when they check-in.

Clutch Hitters Website:
www.clutchhitters.com/

Here are some of the items in our Tournament Raffle.  Thanks to all the organizations and individuals that contributed to the raffle.

Cash - $300.00 (Donated by Luther Automotive)
Cash - $300.00 (Donated by Luther Automotive)
Cash - $200.00 (Donated by Luther Automotive)
Cash - $200.00 (Donated by Luther Automotive)
Clutch Hitters - Hitting lesson with Jim Hanson
Mall of America - $50.00 gift certificate
St. Paul Saints - 4 Tickets
TGIF - $30.00 gift certificate
AMC Theaters - $20.00 gift certificate
Minnesota Twins Tickets - 2 Tickets
Minnesota Gopher Men's Basketball - 2 Tickets
Zekes - $25 gift certificate
Red Lobster - $25.00 gift certificate
Timber Lodge - $25.00 gift certificate
Clutch Hitters - $60.00 Slump Buster Pass
Water Park of America - 2 General Admission Passes
Gift Basket - $50.00 value
MN Vikings - 8x10 signed Percy Harvin photograph
MN Twins - 8x10 50 years Commemorative Piece signed by Rod Carew
Old Log Theater - Two tickets
Holiday Inn Express in Brainerd - 4 Waterpark Passes
Fantastic Sams - $36.50 (Shampoo/Conditioner and Gift Card)
Costco - Two $25 gift cards
Joe Sensors - Two $25 gift cards
Jimmy Johns - Five $5 gift cards
Paradise Car Wash - Car Wash Packages
Strike Zone Sports - Pitching Lesson with Michelle Harrison
Bloomington Garden Center - $20 gift certificate
Haskells - Two one year memberships to the MN Wine Society
Brueggers - Free Bagel Coupons
Three Rivers Park - Two One Day Lift Tickets
Kindle Wireless Reading Device (Donated by Advantage Supply and Substrates)
Mall of America Gift Package - $100.00 value
    2 tickets to Nickelodeon
    2 tickets to Underwater Adventure
    2 tickets to Moose Mountain
    1 MOA Coupon Book

and use "Pitch" in the 'Promotional Code" field to obtain the promotional discounted room rate. 

                                  2010 ASA Northern Nationals
Class A 10U            Topeka, KS                 July 29-August 1
Class B 10U            Topeka, KS                 July 29-August 1

Class A 12U            Kimberly, WI                August 2-August 8
Class B 12U            Kimberly, WI                August 2-August 8

Class A 14U            North Mankato, MN     August 5-August 8
Class B 14U            Terre Haute, IN           July 26-August 1

Class A 16U            Bowling Green            August 2-August 8
Class B 16U            North Mankato, MN    August 5-August 8


                     2010 NAFA Minnesota National Tournaments

10U         White Bear Lake - July 22nd - 25th
12U         Eagan - July 22nd - 25th
14U         St. Paul - July 22nd - 25th
16U         Mounds View - July 22nd - 25th

                    2010 USSSA National & Midwest Tournaments
                                
10U:     Branson, MO - July 12 - July17
11U:     W. Des Moines, IA  - July 26 - August 1
12UA:   St. Louis, MO - July 27 - August 1
12UB:   Shawnee, KS - July 19 - July 25
13U:     W. Des Moines, IA - July 26 - August 1
14UA:   St. Louis, MO - July 27 - August 1
14UB:   Independence, MO - July 19 - July 25
15U:      W. Des Moines, IA - July 26 - August 1
16UA:   Overland Park, KS - July 19 - July 25
16UB:   Tulsa, OK - July 19 - July 25

"I always love brining teams to this tournament since it is such a great facility and a well run tournament.  The umpires were great and grounds, services and field prep were excellent."

"Wanted to thank you for running the Bloomington Tournament this past weekend.  My team had a good experience and appreciated the effort from you and your group of volunteers.  Dealing with the weather and large number of teams was not an easy task."

"Thank you on behalf of Eagan Fastpitch for hosting a high quality tournament this past weekend.  You have continually upgraded your facilities, and that does not go unnoticed.  You put a LOT of hard hours working through out the rain-saturated grounds.  We always have a good time with the good competition.  Thanks for putting on this event for the girls, their fans, and the coaches."

"Great Tournament!"

"Nice tournament.  The girls liked the bag tags and the free cuts at the batting cage.  I thought your crews did a fantastic job keeping the fields nice, especially Saturday during the rain.  You guys did a great job and we are disappointed we didn't discover this tournament a couple years ago."

"I think over all the tourney was awesome despite the rain.  The girls and coaches loved playing 5 games, getting bag tags and of course CULVERS!  Hitting cages was an added bonus!  Thanks!"

"Great tournament and we hope to be back again next year"

"We had a great time again this year.  You all did a GREAT job with the fields during the rain.  Thanks again."

"They had a blast and again, very well run tournament.  Your tournament will definitely be on our radar for next year."

"First of all I want to thank you for hosting a very positive event.  The girls always have fun at this tournament. I also want to thank all the volunteers that worked on the fields between games to do what they could to keep the fields as playable given the amount of rain that we got in addition to the saturation that fields got earlier in the week.  Great job by all!!!"