Congratulations to the following sixteen players who were named to the 2024 DAMSL Youth All Tourney team! The players were voted onto the team by their teammates and coaches.

Allie Troolin	First Baptist
Dalton Brown	First Baptist
Alex Lind	First Baptist
Trey Gustafson	First Baptist
Silas Goldsmith	New Hope
Avery VanAnda	New Hope
Thomas Klimek	New Hope
Luke Wicklund	Dale
Jonah Baker	Dale
Gavin Estenson	North Isanti Blue
Landon Pepper	North Isanti Blue
Sully Brace	Cross Pointe 1
Mikayla Carlson	Cross Pointe 1
Jack Boch	Cambridge Lutheran
Carter Dybvig	Cross Pointe 2
Laney Grant	North Isanti Red

Additionally, North Isanti Blue received the Christian Character Award in recognition for how they treated each other, their opponents, and the umpires. Congratulations again to all award winners on a job well done! A breakdown of the award winners can be heard at the 27:40 mark of the podcast:

Second seed New Hope Cambridge 1 went undefeated in the tourney to become back-to-back D1 champions. After winning 10 straight games during the regular season en route to the top seed, Refuge 1 took every team’s best shot during the tourney. They fought hard in the tourney and had two amazing come-from behind wins and finished 2nd. Fifth seed Karmel was involved in 3 of the best games of the tourney en route to a 3rd place finish. A full recap of the D1 tourney can be heard at the 44:40 mark of the podcast:

1st Place: New Hope Cambridge 1

2nd Place: Refuge 1

3rd Place: Karmel

Third seed First Baptist Church of Cambridge avenged their only loss of the tourney and double-dipped second seed New Hope Cambridge 2 on two win the championship. These were hard fought games with both going into extra innings. Fourth seed Refuge 2 had a very nice run in the tourney to win 3rd place. A full recap of the D2 tourney can be found at the 1:02:00 minute mark of the podcast:

1st Place: First Baptist Church of Cambridge

2nd Place: New Hope Cambridge 2

3rd Place: Refuge 2

Fifth seed Linwood Covenant went undefeated in the tourney to win the D3 championship. Their run included wins over the top two seeds and culimnated with a come from behind walk-off win in the championship game. Seventh seed New Hope Isanti lost their opening game on Friday night, then rattled off 5 straight wins on Saturday to propel them to a 2nd place finish. Second seed River of Life completed a successful season with a 3rd place finish in the tourney. A full recap of the D3 tourney can be heard at the 1:26:55 mark of the podcast:

1st Place: Linwood Covenant

2nd Place: New Hope Isanti

3rd Place: River of Life

The Dalbo Area Ministerial Softball League is proud to announce the establishment of the DAMSL Hall of Fame as well as its inaugural class. The committee met for the first time on July 17th at Karmel Covenant Church and will meet yearly going forward. The Hall of Fame Committee consists of 5 members who all played in the DAMSL in the 1970’s or earlier:
Rick Evenson (Cross Pointe)
Craig Quale (Salem Lutheran)
Lee Olson (Karmel Covenant)
Dallas Tvedt (Lewis Lake Covenant)
Lee Scheumann (Oxlip Evangelical Free)

The qualifications for the initial class were individuals who helped shape the league, that demonstrated tremendous Christian character, and stood out with their excellent play on the field. There were 15 players nominated and through discussion and the voting process, the inaugural class was selected. The first 3 members of the Hall of Fame are:
Gary Melin (Karmel Covenant)
Bob DeYoung (Lewis Lake Covenant)
Denny Kresal (Oxlip Evangelical Free)

2024 HOF Inductees

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

In truly incredible defensive game, First Baptist defeated New Hope 3-1 to repeat as tournament champions. Dale won 3 games to win third place with their only losses coming in hard fought games vs 2nd place New Hope. A full recap of the youth tourney can be heard at the 22:10 mark of the podcast:

As you all know, we’ve had a significant number of rainouts so far this season. To aid in rescheduling, the Cambridge-Isanti Area Softball Association has graciously agreed to let our league use Sandquist for two full weekends in July. This gives us time slots for 67 games! If you’d like to reserve a field for a game, please email scores@dalboareamsl.com or text (612) 669-5336. Field are available on a first-come-first-served basis are not officially reserved until they are on the website. Also, we ask that games are limited to 90 minutes so we can stay on schedule. We’ll keep these tables updated as fields are reserved.

Saturday, July 6th

	Field 1	Field 2	Field 3	Field 4	Field 5
8:30 AM
10:00 AM
11:30 AM
1:00 PM
2:30 PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
8:30 PM	N/A (NO LIGHTS)				N/A (NO LIGHTS)

Sunday, July 7th

	Field 1	Field 2	Field 3	Field 4	Field 5
1:00 PM
2:30 PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM					North Isanti Baptist 3 (Scrimmage)
7:00 PM					North Isanti Baptist 3 (Scrimmage)
8:30 PM	N/A (NO LIGHTS)				N/A (NO LIGHTS)

Saturday, July 20th

	Field 1	Field 2	Field 3	Field 4	Field 5
8:30 AM					HELD FOR BUSINESS EVENT
10:00 AM					HELD FOR BUSINESS EVENT
11:30 AM					HELD FOR BUSINESS EVENT
1:00 PM					HELD FOR BUSINESS EVENT
2:30 PM					HELD FOR BUSINESS EVENT
4:00 PM
5:30 PM				Refuge 3 vs Dale
7:00 PM
8:30 PM	N/A (NO LIGHTS)				N/A (NO LIGHTS)

Sunday, July 21st

	Field 1	Field 2	Field 3	Field 4	Field 5
1:00 PM
2:30 PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
8:30 PM	N/A (NO LIGHTS)				N/A (NO LIGHTS)

Just a quick heads-up that a few rule changes have been implemented for the 2024 youth season with the goals of player safety and speeding up the games in mind. They are as follows:

1. Youth games will have a run limit of 10 per inning during the regular season. This can be reduced to a lower number (recommended 7) if both coaches agree before the game. If they do not agree, it defaults to the league standard of 10. There is no run limit during the tournament.
2. Youth games will not have a new inning will not start 90 minutes after first pitch during the regular season. In the event of a tie, extra time/innings are allowed if both coaches agree to continue playing based on weather conditions, lighting, and time commitments (ex: some churches incorporate the game into their youth group night).
3. Younger youth players are encouraged (not required) to wear a batting helmet when batting and on the basepaths and are encouraged (not required) to wear protective gear when catching.
4. If a youth player throws a bat, it is an automatic out after they have received one warning in that game. If a warning is received, it should be noted in the scorebook with a W by their name.