Oneida 4th Annual Softball Tournament
Tournament will be held at Harmond Park, Oneida, NY This is a ASA Class D & E Double Elimination Tournament. ONLY ONEIDA LEAGUE BATS WILL BE ALLOWED.
Date: Saturday & Sunday July 11th & 12th
Rain Dates: July 18th, & 19th
(Based on 10 teams)
- 1st Place $400.00 and Trophy
- 2nd Place $300.00 and Trophy
- 3rd Place $200.00 and Trophy
All Proceeds to Benefit the Oneida Softball Association and Scholarship Fund. Entry Fee is $200.00 per Team. a $100.00 deposit must be paid by June 25th. Balance due by team tournament drawing Wednesday July 8th at 8:00pm Veterans Memorial Park.
(Deposit is non refundable unless another team takes your spot)
Oneida Softball Teams will have first option to play tournament, After June 25th if we do not have a total of 10 teams assigned with deposits, we will open the tournament to surrounding area class D & E teams. Any question please contact David Trexler at e-mail address dtrex@twcny.rr.com or call (315) 264-0901.
**THURSDAY SCHEDULE FOR JULY 9 and JULY 16**
Games that were rained out in week 6 will be made up during the week 9 and 10 schedules. Teams that were originally scheduled to play at 6:00 during week 6 will make up their games at 4:45 on July 9. Teams that were scheduled to play at 7:15 during week 6 will make up their games at 9:45 on July 9. Teams that were originally scheduled to play at 8:30 in week 6 will make up their games at 9:45 in week 10.
Please make every effort to have your teams available to play these games. If you know that your team cannot make it for a scheduled time, please advise the board in advance so that we are not paying for umpires for games that are not played. The schedules for weeks 9 and 10 are posted below. Please make note of these times and inform your teams. We have to schedule games at these times in order for us to get a full 12 games in on Thursday nights.
Thanks,
Kohls
THURSDAY JIM KORPELA LEAGUE (July 9)
- 4:45 Rhine Haus v. Palisades/PBA (Field #1)
- 4:45 Mac Construction v. McKie's Sports (Field #2)
- 6:00 Mac Construction v. Rhine Haus (Field #1)
- 6:00 Midnight Mike's/Federated Ins. v. Bottini Funeral Home (Field #2)
- 7:15 Anson Construction v. Firemen (Field #1)
- 7:15 Don's Auto/Korp's Korner v. McKie's Sports (Field #2)
- 8:30 Palisades/PBA v. Bobraymond.com (Field #1)
- 8:30 Casey's v. Oriskany Mfg. (Field #2)
- 9:45 Oriskany Mfg. v. Midnight Mike's/Federated Ins. (Field #1)
- 9:45 Anson Construction v. Casey's (Field #2)
* 4:45 and 9:45 games are make-ups from week 6 rainouts.
THURSDAY JIM KORPELA LEAGUE (July16)
- 6:00 Bobraymond.com v. Casey's (Field #1)
- 6:00 Mac Construction v. Bottini Funeral Home
(Field #2)
- 7:15 Rhine Haus v. Don's Auto/Korp's Korner (Field #1)
- 7:15 Firemen v. Midnight Mike's/Federated Ins. (Field #2)
- 8:30 Anson Construction v. Oriskany Mfg. (Field #1)
- 8:30 McKie's Sports v. Palisades/PBA (Field #2)
- 9:45 Bottini Funeral Home v. Firemen (Field #1)
- 9:45 Bobraymond.com v. Don's Auto/Korp's Korner (Field #2)
*As always, home teams are listed on the left.
MAKE-UP SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT LEAGUE
The Thursday Night Jim Korpela League will make-up their week 5 schedule on Thursday, July 2nd.
The Don's Auto - Bottini's game was completed on the original rained-out night therefore, that game WILL NOT need to be made up. Those two teams have July 2nd off. If you have any questions, please contact Bill Menter at 219-3240.
Week 5 Make-up Schedule (July 2nd)
- 6:00 Oriskany Mfg. v. Palisades (Field #1)
- Mac Const. v. Midnight Mikes (Field #2)
- 7:15 Firemen v. Casey's (Field #1)
- 7:15 BobRaymond.com v. McKie's (Field #2)
- 8:30 Anson Const. v. Rhine Haus (Field #1)
ANNOUNCEMENT - Tonight's Games have been Cancelled
All games tonight have been officially cancelled due to inclement weather. The Thursday Night - Jim Korpela league will resume play next week on June 25th playing the WEEK 7 schedule.
FINAL REMINDER - RMSA to hold Last Roster Finalization Meeting Tonight
The RMSA Board will be at Haselton Field tonight (June 18th), between 5pm - 6pm, EVEN IF GAMES ARE CANCELLED TONIGHT, to assist teams with making final changes to their current rosters. This will be the last opportunity for teams make any changes. Please note that changes will result in the new participant(s) sitting out 2 regular season games (week 6 and week 7). In order to be eligible for a playoff roster, new participants must play in 3 “official” games.
ASA Insurance Policy
Bollinger Insurance Solutions has issued the Rome Men's Softball Association it's Certificate of Insurance Policy. To review our certificate(s) of insurance and related forms, please visit the documentation link below:
>> Rome Mens SB Assn. - 2009 Certs.pdf
The RMSA needs your contact information
The Rome Men’s Softball Association needs correct email addresses for the following team captains:
Captain/Team
Matt Vorhees - MVP
Mickey Armstrong - Regulators
Dan Vescio - Brew Crew
Please email Brandon Lovett your email address A.S.A.P. 90% of our correspondence and business is conducted electronically (updates, schedules, etc...) so we need your contact information.
Monday Night Burt Smith League still has openings
Sunday Night and Thurday Night leagues are full. No more teams will be accepted
The Rome Men’s Softball Association is still accepting team registrations to round out its Monday Night league schedule. Teams interested in playing on Monday night can email Brandon Lovett or attend our final organizational meeting on Thursday April 30, 2009 at 6:00pm in the banquet room of Aquino’s Restaurant on Floyd Ave. in Rome.
Floyd has one opening left on Tuesday Night
If there are any teams that are unable to register with the RMSA, the Town of Floyd is looking for a team to round out its Tuesday Night schedule. For more information, please contact Dave Parsons at 336-6730 (Day time) or at 865-8964 (Evening).
The RMSA is holding its final organization meeting on April 30th
The Rome Men’s Softball Association will be holding its final organizational meeting on Thursday April 30, 2009 at 6:00pm in the banquet room of Aquino’s Restaurant on Floyd Ave. in Rome.
The RMSA plays games at Haselton-Wright Park on Riverview Parkway North in Rome on Sunday, Monday and Thursday evenings. Currently there are openings left in the Monday and Thursday leagues. No additional teams are being accepted for Sundays at this time.
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RMSA Registration Update
The deadline for all waivers/rosters and payment is April 30th. NO LATE REGISTRATIONS AND/OR PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. PERIOD!
The final league meeting will be held on April 30, 2009 at 6 pm in the back room of Aquino’s Restaurant. Again this is your last opportunity to make payment in FULL and submit your league forms. TEAMS THAT DO NOT SUBMIT THE REQUIRED FORMS WILL BE BOUNCED FROM THE LEAGUE!
Burt Smith League - Monday Night
Paid
Black River Ale House - Joe Brawdy
Bostwicks Liquours - Deshane Damore
Brew Crew - Mark Vescio
Performance Wire - Todd Bengamin
TBA - Matt Voorhees
Not Paid
A and P Images - Frank Jacobs
Aquino's - Tom Utter
Supplement Central.com - Brian Costello
Jim Korpela League - Thursday Night (League is full, No more teams will be accepted)
Community League - Sunday Night (League is full, No more teams will be accepted)
*** The registration deadline is April 30th, 2009.
Captains that have not submitted a mailing address and/or a email address need to forward that information to Brandon Lovett ASAP. 90% of our correspondence and business is conducted electronically (updates, schedules, etc...) so we need your contact information.
RMSA Organizational Meeting Scheduled
1st Meeting: March 12, 7:00 pm. @ Aquino’s Restaurant (Banquet Room)
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Team Fee: $550.00 per team (
breakdown)
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If they want to pay via pay pal we have to charge them $575.00.
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First Come, First Serve basis, first 12 teams to pay in full secure their spot for night they request. No exceptions!
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12 team leagues each night. (Monday, Thursday and Sunday)
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Updated League Forms and Rules will be available at meeting and/or website on March 12, 2009.
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Team Captains that submitted the $50.00 insurance fee last year will be credited $50.00 towards this years league fee.
Registration Deadline is April 30, 2009. There will be a final meeting on the 30th of April.
All waiver release forms, rosters, and associated paperwork must be signed by the 30th of April, so we may submit proper documentation to the City of Rome.
If a participants name and signature does not appear on this waiver release form by April 30th than that player is ineligible for the first 2 regular season games.
There will be two chances to change your roster, waiver release forms. The 1st opportunity will be from 5pm – 6pm at Haselton Field before week 1’s games. Remember changes made in week 1 will result in that participant sitting out 2 regular season games (week 1 and week 2). The 2nd opportunity will be from 5pm – 6pm at Haselton Field before week 6’s games. Again changes will result in the participant sitting out 2 regular season games (week 6 and week 7). In order to be eligible for a playoff roster all participants must have played in 3 “official” games.
2009 RMSA Budget Breakdown
2008 RMSA League Champions
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Front Row, from left: Kevin Reiss,
Eric Sloma and Jason Luczynski. Back Row: Matt Tomiano, Mike Jecko,
Rich Mansfield, Chad Faber, Dave Jecko, Andy Miller, Josh Powell
and Ed Lewandrowski.
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2008 RMSA Tournament Bracket
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Diamond Dust >> full
story
(Editor’s note: Diamond Dust is a weekly synopsis of happenings
in the Rome Men’s Softball Association compiled by board member
Mike Kohli and published in the Rome Sentinel. This special
tournament edition features spotlight games and standout players from
the 2008 RMSA League Championship Tournament.)
RMSA Open Tournament Winners and MVPs

Tournament Winners:
PBA / Palisades
Front Row (L-R): Team Captain Stew Rood, Rick Redmond, Don D'Aiuto,
John Miller, Co-MVP Rick "The Living Legend" Kenealy
Back Row (L-R): Jeff Lanigan, Derek Utter, Kris Wutsch, Scott Parsons,
Tom Tharrett, John Sharrino, Daryl Finn |

Tournament co-MVPs:
(L): Rick Kenealy (PBA / Palisades OF) - 8 hits on the weekend.
(R): Dave Guy (Galliano Club of Rome P) - 16 hits on the weekend,
including 3 home runs, one a grand slam
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Tourney Post-Mortem
Big thanks and Congratulations to all the teams and
volunteers for making the 2nd Annual a big success. All in all, the
tourney went smoothly with very few problems.
It took a lot of work to pull this one off this year. We owe a big thanks
to league president Bill Menter (who, if he had hair, would have completely
lost it) and 5th Ward Councilor Ron Casadei for helping navigate City
Hall the two weeks leading up to the tournament.
If any of you knew what it took to get this one off the ground this
year you would understand some of the slight mistakes that may have
been made. A lot of our resources were being redirected just to play
ball.
That said, Congrats to this year's winner Palisades/PBA, and runners-up
Galliano Club and Pozzie's!
This year's co-MVPs were Dave Guy, pitcher for Galliano and Rick 'The
Living Legend' Kenealy for Palisades.
Thanks also to our tireless board and all the volunteer umps both ASA
guys (Bobo, Butch and Tim) and non-umps (Matt Crye, Jeff Lanigan, and
our board members). Couldn't have made it through the weekend without
you guys.
Another big thank you to our scorekeepers for the weekend, 'Flasci'
Joe Nasci and Bob 'the silver fox' Miller. Thanks for helping out fellas!
Also, big thanks to this year's vendors, the crew from the Rhine Haus
and Dean's Concessions. If you didn't get one of their roast beef sandwiches
this weekend, you missed out. Hopefully, most of you guys spent at least
a few bucks at their tables to make their efforts worthwhile.
And finally, this tournament couldn't have happened without the guys
from the city Parks & Rec. Dept. (most of whom played on the Galliano
squad this weekend.) Thanks to Jim Guy, Lloyd Drake & their crew
for setting up the fence, getting the grass mowed and providing the
tractor. Also thanks to the softball workers Jim McQuinn & Josh
Seaton.
As always, anytime we try something, it's a learning experience for
us. Every year we get a little better at it and any comments or suggestions
will help us all the more.
Time to start planning for #3 next year!
Jim Korpela "A Tribute to
One of Rome's Living Sports Legends"
Rome Observer
Posted: May 29, 2008
As Jim and I are both toping the 50 mark this
year, (I'm cresting the hill a scant six days before Jimmy), we talked
a little about personal accomplishments and how they can affect you
differently. Last year, Jim dropped a hole-in-one while playing with
friends at Celebration Golf Course down in Florida; on hole number "5,"
no less.
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League Dedication Ceremony for Jim Korpela set for
May 15
The Rome Men's Softball Association will hold a league
dedication ceremony for Jim Korpela on Thursday, May 15th at Haselton-Wright
Sports Complex in Rome, NY.
The ceremony, which is open to the public, will begin
at 5:45 p.m.
The RMSA will honor Korpela by naming its Thursday Night League the
Jim Korpela League. Korpela will also receive a custom shirt and plaque
honoring his 20+ years of outstanding service and dedication to Men’s
Softball in Rome.
During that time period, in which he both played and
served as the President of the league, Korpela successfully managed
and sustained the RMSA, helping it become the premiere adult recreational
activity in the City of Rome, with over 450 participants.
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