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TEAM OF THE WEEK
A/B Division: No nominations.
C Division: Toros, for two wins against the Animals and Thunder.
D Division: Pirates, for two hard-fought games against the Rockets and the Saints.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
A/B Division: No nominations.
C Division: Teresa Gorseth (Toros), for impressive defensive play in last weeks games as well as improving her bats.
D Division: No nominations.
If you have been inspired by someone's sportsmanship, or awed by a spectacular play, you can submit a team or player nomination through the website. All nominations are due by end of day Monday and will be voted on by the Executive Board for announcement in that week's NewsFlash. To see the full text of this weeks winners, please visit the website.
MISS GAY WASHINGTON SOFTBALL PAGENAT 2008
Date: Friday, May 16th, 2008
Location: R Place Bar and Grill
Contestants: 1 from every team encouraged!
Time: 7 PM (But the darker the better – we're trying to help out the ugly ones…)
Categories: Talent, Skill, "Beauty"* (um...no bathing suit...Ewww)
Email or Call Dug Wehage (or another member of the Animals team) to get your beauty name on the entered list!!
LOCAL PLAYER NOMINATED TO NATIONAL HALL OF FAME
Nick Bacetich of the Shock has been selected to be inducted into the NAGAAA Hall of Fame. He is the second player in Seattle history to be inducted, and he joins Time Time who was given that honor last year.
When you see him on the field, please take a moment to congratulate him for all of the time and dedication he has given over the years. He truly exemplifies what this league is all about. You can read more about Nick on the website. A summary of his accomplishments follow:
Nick's ECSA League Accomplishments
* Served as ECSA Secretary (1983-1984)
* Served as ECSA Vice-Commissioner (1985-1986)
* Served as ECSA Commissioner (1997-1998)
* Served as a team Coach (Both Open Division and Women's Division)
* Served as Co-Sponsor to several teams over the years.
* Nick has been/is an active player since 1982 and has been named an "All-Star" several times over the years - most recently in the 2001-2002 season.
* In the mid-80's, Nick participated in the Elite Batboy Team, which won the City of Seattle Metro Championship and earned the team a front page story in the Seattle Times. (This proved to be a positive groundbreaking article about gay athletics in the Seattle area)
* Nick has always been available for the league as its legal counsel and other matters involving professional legal review.
* Nick has volunteered for many tournament assignments, including serving most recently as the Protest Committee Chair for the Emerald City Classic 2002.
* Nick was instrumental in drafting the current ECSA By-Laws, which governs both the Open and Women's divisions.
* Nick also assisted our league accountant, Maggie Webb, in making application and qualifying for "non-profit" corporate status in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code.
Nick's NAGAAA Accomplishments
Nick worked diligently in helping to bring the NAGAAA World Series to Seattle in 1995 and was a big part of the success of the NAGAAA World Series '95.
Nick was instrumental in putting together the Seattle bid for the NAGAAA World Series '95, which included (for the first time) a video presentation he helped organize, write and produce. This video included "welcome" messages from the Mayors of Seattle and the City of Kent together with remarks from Representative Cal Anderson, Washington State's first openly gay legislator.
An avid golfer, Nick also organized the first golf tournament ever held in association with a NAGAAA World Series Event.
Nick personally negotiated and helped draft the very first National Sponsorship contract with Miller Beer for the NAGAAA World Series 1995 in Seattle. He also was solely responsible for procuring several donations from local area businesses, which helped sponsor the Series in Seattle.
Nick was also an assistant coach to the Women's Encore Team from 1993-1995 that placed 3rd in the GSWS of 1995 and also garnered recognition in an ASA National Tournament in Arizona.
Nick has participated in a number of NAGAAA World Series Tournaments - including Nashville, Boston, San Diego, Seattle, Minneapolis, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
He also served on a NAGAAA committee to assist in reviewing its articles.
Nick's Other Qualifications
Nick has generously given of his personal time and finances having "quietly" helped finance several players over the years so that they were able to participate in league and tournament play in Seattle as well as around the country.
As an attorney, Nick has graciously volunteered his time professionally to assure that the Emerald City Softball Association is abiding by all city and state statutes, federal codes and laws.
He has chaired the Membership Committee for the ECSA and was responsible for organizing and running numerous tournaments for the league.
Nick has also has organized several fundraisers (on behalf of our league) for other non-profit organizations such as NW Aids Foundation, Rise 'n Shine, Lambert House and Chicken Soup Brigade.
Nick and his partner Kerry host the annual ECSA Pride party every year on Capitol Hill.
SEATAC PRACTICES
North Seatac Park is available for team practices this Saturday. If you need to reserve a field, the cost is $10/hr. Please contact joshua.wojcik@gmail.com to schedule.
ON FIELD MASSAGES
O'Neill Backfire Chiropractic has been a team sponsor as well as the host of the ECSA Pride party each year on Capitol Hill. They will be at the fields this Sunday, as well as June 8 for chair massages, first aid, and other chiropractic information. The cost of the massages are $10/15 minutes.
SUPPORT YOUR BAR/BARTENDER -- BUY WOODY'S!
During the month of May, support your sponsor bar and bartender -- buy Woody's! For $1 or more, you can buy a Woody and support the World Series. All money raised during the month of May goes to the World Series fund and the bar/bartender that raises the most money will win prizes. There are 14 bars participating so get out there and help your bar/bartender and sell Woody's!! Look in this week's SGN (out Friday) to see the bars participating, who's leading, and how to help! This fundraiser goes through May 31st.
CONCESSIONS
Last week you probably noticed that there were no concessions at the fields. There was a misscommunication and Billy McHale's didn't realize that we played on Mother's Day.
Rest-assured that they will be there from now until the end of season. The Executive Board apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused anyone.
PHOTOS NEEDED
We are still looking for photos to accompany the SGN articles each week. If you have any action shots, please forward them to secretary@seattlegaysoftball.com. Your photo could end up in the SGN!
LOST AND FOUND
Brand new Louisville Slugger glove and white mizuno batting gloves, found together, two weeks ago. Contact secretary@seattlegaysoftball.com for information.
Two Atomic players lost their coats today:
- Black zip up Hoodie with "adidas" in white lettering across front. last seen at the practice field area.
- Black pull over Hoodie with "puma" across front. last seen in Field 3 dugout.
Please contact Holden at holden.knecht@gmail.com if you have any information on these lost items.
Large Blue and Yellow Michigan Wolverirnes Hoodie found by the bleachers. Please contact Rich at atlasrich@hotmail.com to claim.
POST GAME SOCIALS - The Elite and Crescent Lounge
Elite
1520 E. Olive Way
Seattle, WA 98102
Crescent Lounge
1413 E Olive Way
(between 14th Ave & 15th Ave)
Seattle, WA 98122
THUNDER TEAM FUNDRAISER
Thunder Fundraiser @ the Cresent: May 18th – 4pm - 9pm
We’ll be doing Tops/Bottoms Card Game for Shots!
Also Karaoke Suicide! Pay to have someone on your team SING!!!!
UPCOMING EVENTS
May
May 16
Miss ECSA Softball Pageant
RPlace
Time: TBD
May 17
Rainout Date
May 18
Thunder Fundraiser
The Crescent Lounge
4-9PM
May 31
Rainout Date
June
June 7
Rainout Date
June 14
Jerry's Kids Bowling Tournament
Imperial Lanes, 3-6PM
June 21
Rainout Date
June 22
League End
July
July 13
Second GSWS Berth Tournament
July 27
End of Season Party
Location: TBD
Josh Wojcik
Secretary
ECSA Open Division
The ECSA NewsFlash is intended to be informational. The ECSA board tries to keep it short and interesting and reserves the right to exclude certain information. If you need more information on a particular portion of the NewsFlash, please go to the ECSA Website. If the information you seek is not found here, please refer to your coach, team manager, or the person responsible for its content. If you would like to something added to the NewsFlash, League Calendar, or the website, please feel free to contact me at secretary@seattlegaysoftball.com. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday by midnight.