2017

Proposed by-law change for Juniors

Article 10 State Championship Tournament

Section 3. Eligibility of entrants:

Currently reads:

b. A member must have pitched in a minimum of five (5) FSHPA Inc. sanctioned tournaments during the preceding "tournament year". An NHPA sanctioned league membership may be counted as one (1) qualifying tournament, if it covers 400 shoes or more. A State Championship Tournament, shall not count as a qualifying tournament in any "tournament year"

Proposed change:

b. An adult member must have pitched in a minimum of five (5) FSHPA Inc. sanctioned tournaments during the preceding "tournament year". An NHPA sanctioned league membership may be counted as one (1) qualifying tournament, if it covers 400 shoes or more. A State Championship Tournament, shall not count as a qualifying tournament in any "tournament year".

c. A Junior member must have pitched in a minimum of three (3) FSHPA Inc. sanctioned tournaments during the preceding "tournament year". An NHPA sanctioned league membership may be counted as one (1) qualifying tournament, if it covers 400 shoes or more. A State Championship Tournament, shall count as a qualifying tournament in any "tournament year".

Reason: A 5 tournament minimum excluding State Closed tournament for a Junior pitcher imposes undue hardships because of transportation issues. Additional considerations include loss of tournament club revenues and prize payouts when there are more junior pitchers in a class.

Proposed by: Vicki Marteney