SANTA CLARA COUNTY VINTAGE SOFTBALL
The Santa Clara County Vintage Softball Club, 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.
Interested? Please visit our Join Us page for information about how to sign up, and be sure to check out our Limited Time Offer for New Players (details below).
Upcoming
Holiday Party
Mark your calendars: On Sunday December 9 at Little Lou’s BBQ in Campbell, from 4-8, we will have a complete BBQ buffet with soft drinks, as well as music provided by one of the local bands. The cost would be an affordable $25. We will have a dedicated area, taking up most of the restaurant. Door prizes will be provided (the club welcomes donations from our members)- winners will be announced throughout the course of the party. More details to follow as we get closer to the event. Thanks to Ric Ferras for organizing and Lance Wagner, club member and owner of Little Lou’s BBQ, for providing space and the catering.
News
In Memorium
The club is saddened to announce the passing of one of our Founding Members, Fred Alvord. Our deepest sympathies to Fred's family and friends. The Club also appreciates a generous donation made in Fred's honor.
Fred's contributions to Vintage began right away, when we were struggling to get the Vintage going and self sustaining. Fred acted as a co-commissioner for the Tuesday/Thursday Leagues when we had 6 teams, using Santana, Hamann and Starbird, and served as team manager for many seasons. Fred was part of unheralded work done by many Charter Members to keep us playing, including buying and installing shade screens in the dugouts at both Santana and Hamann, and successfully eliminating gophers from Santana (at that time!). He was also chairman for one of the early Vintage Anniversary Dinner-Dances.
Weeknight League
Our weeknight league is back! This year we will be playing on Wednesday nights at Santana Park through August 29th. Games start at 6pm and last until dark. Teams are picked each night, so please show up by 5:50pm so we can select the teams in a timely manner. There is no charge for any club member to play- so all Fun, Tuesday/Thursday, and Saturday league members are invited. Last year we typically had about 22 people show up, teams are picked and we play one 7-9 inning game.
We are also looking for a commissioner for the weeknight league. The commissioner only needs to do minimal field prep and coordinate the selection of the teams before each game. Please let Jeff Greenberg know if you are interested.
Limited Time Offer for New Players
The Club has a special offer for new Senior Players from South Bay Communities, the details of which you can read about in the Press Release.
Volunteer
Social. We need volunteers to assist our Social Manager Ric Ferras and help him organize, plan and manage events, including our annual Labor Day BBQ, outings at a San Jose Giants game and our annual Holiday Dinner.
Field reservations. Thanks to Tim Town for taking over our field reservations process and the interaction with the City of San Jose regarding field issues. And thanks to Jim Batterson for handling this for Vintage over the past several years.
Photographers. Thanks to Ric Ferras and Larry Murchison for taking the new pictures for our site! Please send in others you may have as we are always looking for good pics.
Contact. Please contact our president, Jeff Greenberg, if you are interested in volunteering for any Club positions.
Communication re Combining Teams (Saturday League)
While the tournament season is winding down, we continue to face a number of Saturday league games being made up of combined teams.
To help make the process easier, please:
- Let your manager know as soon as possible if you will not be able to make a game.
- Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before game time. (Earlier is better, as that gives you more time to stretch and warmup.)
- Unless you hear otherwise from your manager, go to your designated Field first.
- For those of you scheduled to play on Field 1, if you do not see your manager (or assistant) at the Field at least 15 minutes before game start time, proceed to Field 2.
- Check in with your manager as soon as you arrive. (Not knowing who is in attendance makes it particularly hard for managers to set up lineups and distribute bucket players.) To make it easier to find them, the managers should be sitting on or by the bleachers (and the buckets/cans) for each Field.
- If you are a bucket player, get your name in the can as soon as you arrive, and hang around the can until the managers announce who will be playing.
We look forward to seeing all of you out there.
Vintage PSA Video
Download this terrific public service announcement video prepared by our own Gopher Gold.
Address Reminder. We have a new PO Box and address for the Club. Effectively immediately, correspondence should go to Vintage Softball Club of Santa Clara County, Inc., PO Box 3268, Santa Clara, CA 95055.
Saturday League. The schedule for the season is available on our Schedules page. Those of you playing tournaments, remember to let your managers know when you will not be able to attend a Saturday game.
AEDs. 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.
Still out at Moffett!
Please let your manager know if you can't attend a game and
call the rain line to check if you are playing (408) 795-5844
