Third seed First Baptist Church of Cambridge avenged their only loss of the tourney and double-dipped second seed New Hope Cambridge 2 on two win the championship. These were hard fought games with both going into extra innings. Fourth seed Refuge 2 had a very nice run in the tourney to win 3rd place. A full recap of the D2 tourney can be found at the 1:02:00 minute mark of the podcast:

1st Place: First Baptist Church of Cambridge

2nd Place: New Hope Cambridge 2

3rd Place: Refuge 2

Fifth seed Linwood Covenant went undefeated in the tourney to win the D3 championship. Their run included wins over the top two seeds and culimnated with a come from behind walk-off win in the championship game. Seventh seed New Hope Isanti lost their opening game on Friday night, then rattled off 5 straight wins on Saturday to propel them to a 2nd place finish. Second seed River of Life completed a successful season with a 3rd place finish in the tourney. A full recap of the D3 tourney can be heard at the 1:26:55 mark of the podcast:

1st Place: Linwood Covenant

2nd Place: New Hope Isanti

3rd Place: River of Life

The Dalbo Area Ministerial Softball League is proud to announce the establishment of the DAMSL Hall of Fame as well as its inaugural class. The committee met for the first time on July 17th at Karmel Covenant Church and will meet yearly going forward. The Hall of Fame Committee consists of 5 members who all played in the DAMSL in the 1970’s or earlier:
Rick Evenson (Cross Pointe)
Craig Quale (Salem Lutheran)
Lee Olson (Karmel Covenant)
Dallas Tvedt (Lewis Lake Covenant)
Lee Scheumann (Oxlip Evangelical Free)

The qualifications for the initial class were individuals who helped shape the league, that demonstrated tremendous Christian character, and stood out with their excellent play on the field. There were 15 players nominated and through discussion and the voting process, the inaugural class was selected. The first 3 members of the Hall of Fame are:
Gary Melin (Karmel Covenant)
Bob DeYoung (Lewis Lake Covenant)
Denny Kresal (Oxlip Evangelical Free)

2024 HOF Inductees

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

In truly incredible defensive game, First Baptist defeated New Hope 3-1 to repeat as tournament champions. Dale won 3 games to win third place with their only losses coming in hard fought games vs 2nd place New Hope. A full recap of the youth tourney can be heard at the 22:10 mark of the podcast:

As you all know, we’ve had a significant number of rainouts so far this season. To aid in rescheduling, the Cambridge-Isanti Area Softball Association has graciously agreed to let our league use Sandquist for two full weekends in July. This gives us time slots for 67 games! If you’d like to reserve a field for a game, please email scores@dalboareamsl.com or text (612) 669-5336. Field are available on a first-come-first-served basis are not officially reserved until they are on the website. Also, we ask that games are limited to 90 minutes so we can stay on schedule. We’ll keep these tables updated as fields are reserved.

Saturday, July 6th

Sunday, July 7th

Saturday, July 20th

Sunday, July 21st

Just a quick heads-up that a few rule changes have been implemented for the 2024 youth season with the goals of player safety and speeding up the games in mind. They are as follows:

1. Youth games will have a run limit of 10 per inning during the regular season. This can be reduced to a lower number (recommended 7) if both coaches agree before the game. If they do not agree, it defaults to the league standard of 10. There is no run limit during the tournament.
2. Youth games will not have a new inning will not start 90 minutes after first pitch during the regular season. In the event of a tie, extra time/innings are allowed if both coaches agree to continue playing based on weather conditions, lighting, and time commitments (ex: some churches incorporate the game into their youth group night).
3. Younger youth players are encouraged (not required) to wear a batting helmet when batting and on the basepaths and are encouraged (not required) to wear protective gear when catching.
4. If a youth player throws a bat, it is an automatic out after they have received one warning in that game. If a warning is received, it should be noted in the scorebook with a W by their name.

The following two rule changes were adopted for the 2024 season:

Two women must be on the field and in the top ten of every teams batting order at all times. If you have only one woman, your team must play one fielder short. You may still bat all of your batters, but you must have a female in your top 10 batters and take an out when the second woman’s spot comes up, this out must be taken in one of the first 10 batters of the lineup. If a team has no women, the game may still be played but the team with no women will play with only 8 players in the field. You may still bat all of your batters but your team must start each inning with an out AND take an out in 2 spots within the top ten of your lineup.

Age limits are as follows: Adult players must be 16 years of age prior to the start of the season. If turning age 15 within the calendar year of the season, youth players must have softball board approval to play on an adult team. The coaches from both teams must also approve before the start of the game. If a 14 (turning 15 in the calendar year) or 15 year old has played in at least 4 games during the season they no longer need approval from opposing coaches and are eligible to play in the end of season tournament. Youth players cannot be older than 15 years old and cannot turn 16 within the youth season.

Both of these rules are explained by League Director Allen Goldsmith at the 25:45 mark of the most recent episode of the Cambridge-Isanti Softball Podcast. You can listen via the link below:

The 2024 schedules for all 3 adult divisions have been posted on the website – just click on the Schedule tab to view or click here: https://www.dalboareamsl.com/schedule/

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