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Note..... July 18th, 2026 "1.5 Pitch Tourney" Save the date (more details to follow)

Note...... 2026 Summer Schedules & Rosters are posted

Santa Clara County

VINTAGE SOFTBALL

Welcome To Vintage

Schedules / Rosters

A "Fair, Fun & Safe" way to play

The Vintage Softball Club of Santa Clara County, a California not for profit corporation, was founded in 1987 for men and women 50 years and older to play slow pitch softball. With over 200 active members, we offer both weekend and weekday leagues that enable players of all skill levels- some players are novices, most are intermediate and a few are actually in the Senior Softball Hall of Fame- to participate in organized softball as many as 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year. To play, all you need is a bat, glove and payment of a nominal annual membership fee.

Ready to Join (or bring a friend)?

Are you or a friend interested in playing with us? Check us out by visiting our Join Us page for information about how to sign up.... [Note: 1st time players are encouraged to come out and play in a game or 2 to see if there's a fit (at no cost!)... A completed Vintage Softball Club Application/Waiver form is required and can be delivered directly to any team manager or club board member just prior to any of our games. Check out our current schedule for game times and locations.]

WHY VINTAGE ??? (Player Profiles) Including player quotes below

"This year's 1-Pitch All League Event was a GREAT event !!!...It’s OBVIOUSLY the most popular club wide event."

"I had so much fun hanging out with friends and meeting new people..... I believe that “a good time was had by all”

"It was GREAT to see so many club members out there including a few you weren’t playing but came out to socialize… the social aspect is probably THE reason why the club has been in existence for so long."

"I thought the camaraderie by all the players showed why Vintage is a great ball club to be associated with."

News......

"Bucket Play" Rules Update

Summary Update: Bucket Player Guidelines & Parity Rules (ref Vintage Handbook Sect E)

Balanced Team Assignments: To maintain league parity, the Commissioner (or an appointee) will assign "bucket" players to teams. If no official is present, managers must agree on distribution or use a blind draw from a hat to reach equal team sizes.
Mandatory Parity Trades: If a team loses the first game by 8 or more runs, bucket players must be traded between teams for the second game to rebalance the competition.
Managerial Conduct: Managers are strictly prohibited from hand-picking specific bucket players or promising a player a spot on their team for the day.

2026 Dues

Effective October 1st 2025, Vintage dues have been increased in order to meet overall league costs while playing on higher quality fields (i.e. field & equipment costs)...for additional details see "Vintage Board Meeting Minutes August 5 2025 (New Business section)"

As a reminder, payments for the 2025-2026 season are due by December 31, 2025 after which you will not be allowed to play until dues are paid. Paying early is always helpful.

(Note: New members paying after October 1, 2025 will be eligible to play for up to 15 months!)

2026 Annual Dues

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2025 Holiday Party Re-Cap

Hello Vintagers,

Thanks to those that came to the Holiday Party this last Sunday. A fun time was had by all. We had great food, and even better, great camaraderie between all the different members of the club. This is one of two events where people who participate in all the different leagues can get together and have a good time and get to know each other. For those that missed it, hopefully you will be able to attend the next one.

During the event, President Bob Sprague revealed the results from the elections that just happened. All officers and board members will be returning for another year. To that extent, Dave Alderette will be returning as Tuesday/Thursday commissioner and Tony Clements will also be returning as Fun League commissioner. Unfortunately, our Saturday commissioner Blain Thomas will not be returning. He has decided that he will not return as life always changes and he will be done at the end of this year. Blain's leadership, dedication, and hard work will be missed. I hope all will give him a huge thank you for all he has done when you see him. The new Saturday commissioner will be Brett Sutton, so when you see him next, congratulate him on stepping up and filling some big shoes. We feel that Brett will do an excellent job as commissioner and Saturdays will run just as smooth as it has been.

Also, Bob got to announce the winners of the 3 awards who were:

Jessie Jessup Award(Fun League Sportsman Award)-David Wong

Sportsman of the Year(Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday leagues)-Tony Orozco Sr.

Armen Parseghian Award-Dave Alderette

All recipients were well deserving and congratulations to them all.

We also had our usual raffle prizes for those that participated. 11 people won gift cards ranging from $25.00-$50.00. The one prize that everyone cared about was we gave away a brand new Anonymous bat. The person that won got to pick which one they wanted. Congratulations to those that won all the prizes.

One last thing, we would like to give a huge thank you to a few people that made it happen. First is the restaurant Casa Lupe and their staff for hosting us and giving us great food and desserts. Daniel Castro for checking people in and making sure they got their raffle ticket. Lastly and hugely, Ric Ferras for bringing and setting up his speakers so everyone could hear the speeches and announcements, and everything else he did behind the scenes to help out.

Once again, thank you to all who showed up and those that made this happen. We hope you had a good time as seeing everyone smile, talking, and laughing makes it a great experience and makes it all worthwhile.

2026 1-Pitch All-league Event Planned for July 18th, 2026...Save the date (more details to follow).... See last year's event successfully held last July....

Did you know??... Vintage Rules Excerpt from our handbook

"Barking" at the Umpire in Vintage League... did you know (rules reminder)... per Vintage Handbook Rules Section (Pg 16 Mangers and Commissioners Section 2.C.3 Umpires: 3. Managers are the only persons who may question or consult with the umpires (which include the catcher, first and third base coaches if they are serving as umpires) regarding disputes or rule interpretations. Note: Judgment calls must not be disputed. Sportsmanship dictates that individual players shall not dispute the umpire's call.

2025 Vintage Award Winners

Sportsman of the Year: Tony Orozco Sr

Jesse Jessup (Fun League Sportsmanship) Award: David Wong

Armhian Parsegian (Founder) Award: Dave Alderette

Rain Line

The Vintage rain line is (408) 795-5844. The rain line for the Arcadia fields is (669) 275-4938. (We'll strive to post updates by 8am on game days.

Playing Vintage could save your life!!!

Saving Lives while at play...(with the aid of AEDs). The following related message is from the office of the President of the Vintage league (Bob Sprague) sent to all members on Sept 2nd, 2024.....

I would like to bring you up to speed on the recent incident related to one of our members last week. He had a heart attack on the field and was revived by CPR and the use a defibrillator used by our own Vintage members including Kevin Buchanan & John "Jr" Castro....(pictured above with one of our Vintage defibrillators) & Don "Donny" Owens.

This did remind us of the importance of the defibrillator. We currently have 5 such devices and are procuring a 6th so we can always have one available at each of our fields. We are planning to provide a quick instruction on defibrillator use for those interested at some of the upcoming softball games and to put a training video on the web site. The lesson should only take 10-15 minutes and is lifesaving. Additional details will follow.

We have an AED (automatic external defibrillator) at each of our fields. Check out this link for more information about CPR and the use of AEDs.

Saturday Play

Saturday play is back to Starbird & Calabazas Park. We will be using these fields as an alternative when Arcadia is not available. Please check our website ("Schedules/Rosters") or with your manager to confirm field locations and dates.

Home Team wears gray, Visitors wear blue

Player Team Draft Days

All Vintage players enter a draft 3 times per year establishing the official teams for all Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday leagues (see current rosters) ....Members are notified by the respective league commissioner or manager on team assignments. As a reminder, all players are re-drafted by league managers multiple times per year ensuring a continual change in team rosters.

Board Meeting & Rules Update

The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday June 3rd, 2025. Board meetings will continue every other month on even months. The latest meeting minutes and any proposed rulebook updates are posted at our Handbook/Rule/Board Minutes section.

Vintage Election Cycle

The yearly Election Cycle for Vintage Officers, Board members, Commissioners and Award winners is held every Oct/Nov with results announced in December.

Serving as part of our Vintage leadership team is a great opportunity to give back to the club. If you are ever interested in running for one of the positions, just speak to any of the current leadership members and ask your friends to nominate you!