ASA announces Men’s Slow Pitch 2009 Restricted Player List

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- The Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced today the 2009 Men’s Slow Pitch Restricted Player list.  Players on the ASA RPL may only play Class A and any team that participates in ASA may not have more than two (2) players from the ASA RPL.

Per the ASA Code, the players on the Men's Class A Restricted Player List were determined by the ASA Slow Pitch Restricted Player Committee.  Any appeals regarding this list can should be made to the players local commissioner who will forward it to the ASA National Office for further review by the ASA Slow Pitch Restricted Player Committee. Please do this in writing and be sure to include statistics, teams played against, and a reason why you feel you should be removed from the RPL in any appeal.

Below are the 44 Restricted Players for the 2009 season:

Bryson Baker, California

Rick Baker, Indiana

Dal Beggs, Florida

Vince Bisbee, Michigan

Robert Blackburn, North Carolina

Randell Boone, Georgia

Scott Brown, Minnesota

Geno Buck, Minnesota

Rusty Bumgardner, North Carolina

Tim Cocco, Kentucky

Greg Connell, Georgia

Dennis Crine, Nevada

Don DeDonatis III, Florida

B.J. Fulk, North Carolina

Hank Garris, Florida

J.D. Genter, Georgia

Jamie Gordon, Michigan

Jeff Hall, North Carolina

Greg Hartwick, Arkansas

Shane Hatfield, Ohio

Brett Helmer, Connecticut

Brian Higginbotham, Canada

R.J. Howerton, Texas

Bob Hughes, Iowa

Todd Joerling, Missouri

Brian Justice, Tennessee

Jason Kendrick, Georgia

Matt King, Ohio

Scott Kirby, Florida

Howie Krause, Ohio

Todd Martin, North Carolina

Johnny McCraw, North Carolina

Sean McDonald, Michigan

Scott Nastally, Michigan

J.C. Phelps, Kentucky

Andy Purcell, California

Brian Rainwater, Georgia

Dale Roe, Michigan

Dennis Rulli, California

Scott Striebel, Florida

Rusty Thorp, Minnesota

Jeff Wallace, New York

Brian Wegman, Ohio

Don Wilson, Washington

Source: ASAsoftball.com