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    <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 03:31:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>American Eagles 16u needs 1</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/281431</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:69c7d16f-ba10-47b9-b6b4-7ad86ff162e0] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;American Eagles 16u needs 1 elite player to go along with an already stellar roster. Not looking for any particular position as the position can be worked easily. We are a very versatile team. Need to have a very strong bat.&amp;#160; We will be playing 5- 6 tournaments this summer beginning May 25-26.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tournaments will include Scenic City 16s exposure&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; TN Elite Invitational exposure&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; TN Summer Exposure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We will be playing 16A but will look at girls with 96-98 birthdays.&amp;#160; We are a very successful and top notch organization.&amp;#160; If you would like to join us and play the biggest tournaments in the state please don't hesitate to call or text.&amp;#160; All inquiries will be kept confidential.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chad Nowell 731-225-5782&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gary Riffle&amp;#160; 731-614-4702&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:69c7d16f-ba10-47b9-b6b4-7ad86ff162e0] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 03:31:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>16U Looking to Pitch</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/281216</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:e96cf393-5231-46ed-85e8-d270075960e0] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;16U pitcher in Indiana is looking to play/pitch with a team in preparation for Indiana's travel ball season that starts in June. Fastball range is 59 to 62 and has change up, drop curve and screw as junk pitches. If interested email &lt;a class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:commish99@comcast.net"&gt;commish99@comcast.net&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:e96cf393-5231-46ed-85e8-d270075960e0] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:14:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/281216</guid>
      <dc:date>2013-03-22T16:14:53Z</dc:date>
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      <title>NEW USGF director for MO and KY</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/279839</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:535672b9-1dad-400f-a969-ae874f234804] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;USGF isproud to anouce Thomas Bumpus is the NEW USGF director for MO. Please see &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.usgfp.webs.com"&gt;www.usgfp.webs.com&lt;/a&gt; for a complete list of tournaments orcontact &lt;a class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:thomasbumpus@usgfp.com"&gt;thomasbumpus@usgfp.com&lt;/a&gt; for more info.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:535672b9-1dad-400f-a969-ae874f234804] --&gt;</description>
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      <category domain="http://community.active.com/tags?containerType=?14&amp;container=2945">titaniumtwisters.com</category>
      <category domain="http://community.active.com/tags?containerType=?14&amp;container=2945">kennett</category>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:41:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>guest</author>
      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/279839</guid>
      <dc:date>2013-02-10T21:41:44Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Midwest Nationals 16U - Springfield, MO</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/279814</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:3c2fa1ea-083d-48c1-829a-08806028ef45] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;16U Midwest Nationals out of Springfield, MO has available positions on the 2013 roster. This is a college exposure team dedicated to developing fundamentally strong softball players.&amp;#160; We have 3 open positions on the roster but may expand to 5.&amp;#160; Specific need is for 1 catcher and 2 outfielders.&amp;#160; There is flexibility in the roster for the right (athletic, hard working, positive) player.&amp;#160; Please contact Chris Peterson at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:coachchrispeterson@gmail.com"&gt;coachchrispeterson@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt; for more details.&amp;#160; Tryouts will occur soon and spots will be filled by the end of February 2013.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:3c2fa1ea-083d-48c1-829a-08806028ef45] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:01:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/279814</guid>
      <dc:date>2013-02-09T18:01:45Z</dc:date>
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      <title>A new resource for fastpitch softball!</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/274893</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:c84ac737-0982-4c85-9a75-a3a0fffc6d2d] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="userContent"&gt;I would like to invite everyone to my new forum &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.fastpitchforums.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.fastpitchforums.com&lt;/a&gt; This a joint venture with a couple other guys that already have successful other forums and wanted to break into the fastpitch scene. We still have to put a skin on it and make it "pretty" but it is up and running. I am still adding to it and welcome your suggestions. This is a national site and I am building it to compete with other popular national sites. I'm breaking the news here so everyone sign up,check it out and get the ball rolling on a big scale! In the referral box you can put my username CYCLONES_COACH. Thanks to everyone and hope to see you there soon. It's brand new so be the first to post if you hurry!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:c84ac737-0982-4c85-9a75-a3a0fffc6d2d] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:54:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>guest</author>
      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/274893</guid>
      <dc:date>2012-12-12T14:54:07Z</dc:date>
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      <title>USFA Xtreme DeMarini-Softball Pro Shop Turf War I</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/261436</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:9d27c45d-79b3-4f5a-88c7-076c98594b31] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;USFA Xtreme DeMarini- Softball Pro Shop Turf War I&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When&lt;/strong&gt;: November 2-4, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where&lt;/strong&gt;: Dixie Youth Fields, 2000 Mueller Brass Rd, Covington, Tennessee 38109&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Format&lt;/strong&gt;: 2 pool-Double Elimination (Weather Permitting)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Entry Fee&lt;/strong&gt;: 8U-$200.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; 10U, 12U, 14U, Highschool-$225.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;*If Entry Fee is received by Friday, October 12, 2012, you'll receive a $25.00 discount!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;8U-$175.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;10U, 12U, 14U, Highschool-$200.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Entry Deadline&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;*Teams must submit payment by Saturday, October 27, 2012 to secure spot.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prizes&lt;/strong&gt;: The prize packages for each division will be announced within the week. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;: Log onto www.usfastpitch.com to register for tournament. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tournament Contact:&lt;/strong&gt; Jim Lewis-901-581-4205&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; Email: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:jim@xtremedemarini.com"&gt;jim@xtremedemarini.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:9d27c45d-79b3-4f5a-88c7-076c98594b31] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 01:15:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/261436</guid>
      <dc:date>2012-09-20T01:15:55Z</dc:date>
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      <title>wanting to trade ntl trading pins via mail</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/255412</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:50:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/255412</guid>
      <dc:date>2012-08-01T23:50:43Z</dc:date>
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      <title>For all Missouri teams!</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/259153</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:e7209f19-aa8e-4a24-96a7-169990e892dd] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;We were looking for a fundraiser and came across a great one that worked well for us!&amp;#160; It is selling those sports rope necklaces.&amp;#160; The websiteis &lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.titaniumtwisters.com"&gt;TitaniumTwisters.com &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They have about 50 colors of rope to choose from and you can customize each individual necklace with whatever colors of rope you want.&amp;#160; There are a bunch of sizes to choose from as well.&amp;#160; You can buy product and re-sell it at tournaments etc or you can have your team go around and collect orders and then submit it all together etc.&amp;#160; All of the information for their fundraising program is at:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.mysportsarsenal.com/fundraising"&gt;http://www.mysportsarsenal.com/fundraising&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can go on that page and click on the "apply for fundraising code".&amp;#160; They will email you your own fundraising discount code within a day or so and you are good to go.&amp;#160; It was really easy and it worked great for our team.&amp;#160; There was no minimum order quantity, so it could be used for small or large fundraisers.&amp;#160; Our fundraising discount was 40%, so we sold them for full retail price and made $5 to $8 on each necklace/braceletthat we sold.&amp;#160; Once we placed the order they had it assembled and in the mail within 3 days.&amp;#160; It is a US company, so they are assembled and shipped from the US!&amp;#160; Just thought I'd share this with everyone, as it was exciting to find a fundraiser that was different than the usual stuff.&amp;#160; The kids absolutely loved these things since they could have them made in their specific favorite colors etc.&amp;#160; Here is an example of one in Kansas City Royals colors:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mysportsarsenal.com//assets/designs/d-3734a63734a6f4f4f4e8e8e8e8e8e80f0f0f-3-680x585-hq.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="http://www.mysportsarsenal.com//assets/designs/d-3734a63734a6f4f4f4e8e8e8e8e8e80f0f0f-3-680x585-hq.png" class="jive-image" src="http://www.mysportsarsenal.com//assets/designs/d-3734a63734a6f4f4f4e8e8e8e8e8e80f0f0f-3-680x585-hq.png"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:e7209f19-aa8e-4a24-96a7-169990e892dd] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:04:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>guest</author>
      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/259153</guid>
      <dc:date>2012-08-23T19:04:39Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Louisville Lady Slugger Tryouts</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/253921</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:6ebe69da-57dc-4a3b-bf5b-4a12547d93c3] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.22em;"&gt;2012/2013 16U Louisville Lady Slugger Tryouts&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height: 1.22em;"&gt;Head Coach&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 1.22em;"&gt;: Josh Bloomer;&amp;#160; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:jbloomer400@gmail.com" style="padding: 1px 0 1px 17px; line-height: 1.22em; color: #355491; zoom: 1; background-position: no-repeat no-repeat;"&gt;jbloomer400@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 1.22em;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;Date&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;: August 19th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;Time&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;: 1:00-4:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;Location&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;: Mercy Academy, 5801 Fegenbush Lane, Louisville, KY, 40228&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height: 1.22em;"&gt;Warm-Ups&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 1.22em;"&gt;: The field will be available for warming up at 12:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; text-align: -webkit-auto; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br style="line-height: 1.22em;"/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;What to bring&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;: bring all equipment and dress to play a game. In case of inclement weather, bring tennis shoes. It is suggested that you bring a small snack to eat during breaks. Water coolers will be provided.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;&lt;br style="line-height: 1.22em;"/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;Pitchers/Catchers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;: Pitchers and catchers should be prepared to stay after if needed. Pitchers need to have someone prepared to warm them up if there are not enough catchers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;Additional Info&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;: There will be a parent meeting after tryouts to discuss team goals, expectations, and additional information. It is important that at least one person be present for each child to hear this information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height: 1.22em;"&gt;Contac&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 1.22em;"&gt;t: Josh Bloomer, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:jbloomer400@gmail.com" style="padding: 1px 0 1px 17px; line-height: 1.22em; color: #355491; zoom: 1; background-position: no-repeat no-repeat;"&gt;jbloomer400@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 1.22em;"&gt; with any questions. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="line-height: 1.22em;"/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 1.22em; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height: 1.22em;"&gt;Fall Showcase Schedule (Finalized)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;Oct 12-14: Homer Hawks Fall Showcase, Elgin Illiniois&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;Oct 26-28: Demarini Elite Fall Showcase, O'Fallon, Illinois&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;Nov 2-4: Scenic 16's College Showcase, Chattanooga, TN&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;Nov 9-11: Southern Force Fall Showcase, Watkinsville, GA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 1.22em; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; text-align: -webkit-auto; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Tentative Summer 2013 Schedule&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;Scenic City 16's College Exposure (Chattanooga, TN) or Tulsa Elite College Showcase (Tulsa, OK)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;Colorado Fireworks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;Atlanta Legacy College Showcase or DeMarini College Showcase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;ASA Nationals or PGF Nationals (both in California)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;Premier Qualifier (Indianapolis)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="background-color: #eef4f9; line-height: 16px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.22em; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"&gt;ASA Hall of Fame Tournament (Oklahoma City)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:6ebe69da-57dc-4a3b-bf5b-4a12547d93c3] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:44:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2012-07-24T01:44:49Z</dc:date>
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      <title>2013 Midland Magic Tryouts</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/253870</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:e629ada1-72b7-4b3e-a14f-a1a25df69d4c] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style=": ; font-size: 18pt; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;2013 Midland Magic Tryouts &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18pt;"&gt;August 11 2012&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18pt;"&gt;Lake Land College / Mattoon IL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18pt;"&gt;16U / 9:30-12:00&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18pt;"&gt;18U and Gold / 1:00-3:00&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18pt;"&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18pt;"&gt;Illinois ASA 16U and 18U State Champs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18pt;"&gt;Colorado Fireworks 16U 3rd &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18pt;"&gt;Colorado Fireworks 18U 9th&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18pt;"&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18pt;"&gt;Will be starting 1st year 16U team&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18pt;"&gt;2nd year 16U team will have at least 4 openings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18pt;"&gt;2 Gold teams will have at least 7 openings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18pt;"&gt;For more information&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;address&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18pt;"&gt;Contact Dale Shelton 618-781-4209 or &lt;a class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:justdale23@aol.com"&gt;justdale23@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/address&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:e629ada1-72b7-4b3e-a14f-a1a25df69d4c] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:04:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2012-07-23T21:04:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>12u needs 1 pick up for 1 day tourney on 5/5</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/247355</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:ce5f4d24-e635-4cb5-b4d0-ec2b7cac5968] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The West Ky Lady Warriors 12u is looking for 1 pickup for 1 day tourney in Kennett, MO on 5/5/12. We need either a bracket pitcher or versatile utility player to round out our roster for this tournament. Contact Coach Chuck Elrod at 270 339 9605 or &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:westkyladywarriors@gmail.com"&gt;westkyladywarriors@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:ce5f4d24-e635-4cb5-b4d0-ec2b7cac5968] --&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 19:03:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2012-05-01T19:03:50Z</dc:date>
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