About Amateur Softball Association (ASA) The Amateur Softball Association (ASA), a volunteer driven, not-for-profit organization based in Oklahoma City, OK, was founded in 1933 and has evolved into the strongest softball organization in the country. The growth and development of the association led the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to name the ASA the National Governing Body of Softball, pursuant to the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. The ASA has many important responsibilities as the national governing body of softball in the United States, including regulating competition to ensure fairness and equal opportunity to the millions of players who annually play the sport.

BOSTON, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Known widely for leading their professional teams to greatness, Doug Wilson, Ronnie Lott, Tony Dorsett and Alexi Lalas have also earned praise for responsible character and success outside the stadium.

By Shawn Vestal, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Apr. 6--PULLMAN • With spring comes baseball and softball. With baseball and softball come statistics: batting averages, runs batted in, earned run averages. But when Lloyd Smith puts bat to ball, he's looking for different information.