March 19, 2008


2008

MASA MOVE-UP TEAMS

 MANDATORY CLASSIFICATION RULE

MOVE-UP TEAMS. Enclosed you will find a list, by division, of all teams that must participate in at least the next higher classification in their next MASA tournament-playing season. 

RESTRICTED CLASSIFICATION. In addition you will find a list, by division, of all teams that are subject to restricted classification under the MASA Mandatory Classification Rule. Teams that subject to ' Restricted Classification ' are designated by an ( * ) asterisk.

Note: It is the responsibility of the District Commissioner to notify these teams and to follow-up and enforce the MASA Mandatory Classification Rule.

REMINDER

Any and all appeals for teams that are subject to the MASA MANDATORY CLASSIFICATION RULE must be submitted and approved by the MASA Classification Appeals Board.

MASA MANDATORY CLASSIFICATION RULE

a )

New legislation was proposed and passed that allows the MASA President to appoint a sub-committee to review annually the teams that will move up to the next class their next MASA tournament playing season.  

This sub-committee met March 10 to review all tournament records and determine the teams that will move up to the next class. From here forward, this committee will meet in the fall.

b ) A team which has four or more players on a roster ( Including Pick-Up Players ) from a team or teams that are subject to the MASA Move-Up Rule, must play in the next higher classification for their next MASA tournament-playing season.
c ) Any and all appeals involving teams that are subject to the ' MASA Mandatory Classification Rule ' must be submitted and approved by the MASA Classification Appeals Board.
d ) RIGHT OF APPEAL. All MASA teams shall have the ' right of appeal ' regardless of whether or not they are subject to the ' MASA Mandatory Classification Rule '.

REPORT KEY

COLUMN 01 DI District
COLUMN 02 DIV Division of Play
COLUMN 03 TEAM Team Name
COLUMN 04 CITY Location of Team
COLUMN 05   ( * )  Those Teams subject to reclassification in accordance with the MASA Mandatory.
COLUMN 06   2007 Classification 
COLUMN 07   2008 Classification
 
 
2008 MASA Move-up Teams
District Division Team City Restricted 2007 2008
01 M-SP Street Kids Buchanan   C B
             
17 M-SP Thumb Softball Bay City * C C
13 M-SP National Pawn Flint * C C
02 M-SP Suburban Portage * C C
10 M-SP Canadian Lakes Greenville * C C
07 M-SP Dukes Grand Rapids * C C
             
08 M-SP Kapow Softball Holland Twp.   D C
08 M-SP Rademakers Holland Twp.   D C
11 M-SP Lansing G Force Lansing   D C
01 M-SP G-Unit Benton Harbor   D C
             
11 M-SP Abie's Bar Delta Twp. * D D
08 M-SP Bud Select Holland Twp. * D D
08 M-SP Line Drive Softball Holland Twp. * D D
11 M-SP Northside Outlaws Delta Twp. * D D
19 M-SP Streeters Traverse City * D D
             
06 M-SP Westwood Dental Monroe   E D
01 M-SP Hood Plumbing Buchanan   E D
15 M-SP Layton Corners Chesaning   E D
15 M-SP Beef O'Brady's Saginaw Twp.   E D
             
10 M-SP Lansing Area Merchants Portland * E E
12 M-SP Synergy Mt. Pleasant * E E
19 M-SP Sonny's Body Shop Traverse City * E E
20 M-SP Eagles Alpena * E E
01 M-SP Casual T's Benton Harbor * E E
01 M-SP J.L.S. Buchanan * E E
16 M-SP Cedar River Tool Midland * E E
16 M-SP Wallace Lawn Care Midland * E E
15 M-SP Wicke's St. Charles * E E
             
01 M-SP Budweiser Dowagiac   F E
21 M-SP Health Zone Boyne City   F E
16 M-SP Parsons Midland   F E
07 M-SP Renegades Grand Rapids   F E
             
04 MM35 Hayes Insurance Adrian * 1 1
04 MM35 GMAC Mortgage Jackson * 1 1
             
03 MM35 Northsiders Battle Creek   2 1
11 MM35 Tony M's/Aaron's Delta Twp.   2 1
             
14 W-SP For Sport Port Huron   C B
03 W-SP Public Title Jonesville   C B
             
02 W-SP Cruisers Pub Portage   D C
18 W-SP Stoney Lake Hart   D C
09 W-SP Little Brown Jug Muskegon   D C
             
04 W-SP Little Debbie Jackson * D D
04 W-SP Beaubien Chiropractic Adrian * D D
18 W-SP Brown Bear Hart * D D
04 W-SP Clean Cut Lawn Addison * D D
07 W-SP Woody's Grand Rapids * D D
07 W-SP Hot Stix Grand Rapids * D D
01 W-SP Reflections Coloma * D D
19 W-SP OWTH Traverse City * D D
             
15 W-SP National City Saginaw Twp.   E D
07 W-SP Cathy's Cut & Curl Byron Center   E D
17 W-SP My Bar Bay City   E D
17 W-SP Team Wil Lew Bay City   E D
13 W-SP Garza Foundation Flint   E D
06 W-SP Round Tree Bar & Grill Ypsilanti Twp.   E D
15 W-SP The Alley Saginaw Twp.   E D
18 W-SP Action Termite Hart   E D
             
16 M-FP Twisters Midland * B B
18 M-FP Kelder Poured Walls Ludington * B B
             
22 M-FP Marquette Fence Marquette   C B
16 M-FP CommuniQuest Midland   C B
             
03 M-FP Cary's Trucking Quincy   D C
16 M-FP Mayan Agency Midland   D C
 
15 M-FP Saginaw Merchants Saginaw * D D
21 M-FP Cheboygan Merchants Cheboygan * D D
18 M-FP McCormick's Sawmill Ludington * D D
17 M-FP Munger Fireman Munger * D D
07 M-FP Oetman Excavating Ada * D D
16 M-FP M-46ers Midland * D D
01 M-FP Smalltown Fast Pitch Benton Harbor * D D
16 M-FP Select Electric Midland * D D
             
07 M-FP Priority Mortgage Ada   E D
21 M-FP BC Pizza Petoskey   E D
             
16 M-MP Wild's Heating Midland * B B
15 M-MP Tack's/Gillies Saginaw Twp. * B B
14 M-MP Crystal Gardens Port Huron * B B
17 M-MP O'Conners/Jets Bay City * B B
14 M-MP Chico's/Hurricanes Port Huron * B B
16 M-MP Servinski/A & B Camperland Midland * B B
04 M-MP Tangles Adrian * B B
15 M-MP Pulaski Hall Saginaw Twp. * B B
             
14 M-MP Litigators Port Huron   2 B
16 M-MP Howell/Farm Bureau Midland   2 B
             
17 COED Kerry/Cobble Stone Bay City   C B
13 COED Tim Horton's Flint   C B
13 COED Anderson Construction Flint   C B