Al Bishop Softball Complex
1082
Al Bishop Drive
Marietta,
GA 30008
(770)
528-8860
The
Al Bishop Softball Complex is the hub of league and tournament
action sponsored by the Cobb recreation department. Built
in 1979 and located on Al Bishop Drive in Marietta near Jim
R. Miller Park (Cobb County fairgrounds), the nationally recognized
facility annually hosts about 2,500 tournament games and another
2,000 league games on its five fields. More than 175 adult
teams participate each spring-summer league season, while
another 120 teams play during the fall season. League play
is offered in several classifications including men's, women's,
coed, church and fast-pitch. The spring-summer league season
runs from mid-March through July each year, followed by the
fall season from mid-August to mid-October. The Bishop Complex
tournament schedule runs from the first weekend of March through
October. Tournament play is offered in various classifications
including men's and women's slow-pitch, men's fast-pitch,
youth fast-pitch, coed slow-pitch, senior slow-pitch and youth
slow-pitch. Additionally, the complex has hosted 41 Amateur
Softball Association (ASA) national championships, 11 United
States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) world tournaments
and 19 Independent Softball Association (ISA) world tournaments.
Bishop
Complex named to USSSA Hall of Fame
The
Al Bishop Complex recently was inducted into the Georgia USSSA
Slow-Pitch Softball Hall of Fame, becoming the first softball
complex in Georgia to receive the honor. Built in 1979, the
Bishop Complex has hosted USSSA qualifying tournaments since
1980, including 11 USSSA World Tournaments. Currently, more
than 20 USSSA tourneys are scheduled each summer at Al Bishop,
including the prestigious USSSA Conference Tournament for
major teams played over the Memorial Day Weekend.
Al
Bishop Complex Manager Recognized by USSSA
Brooks
Tinsley, the facility manager of Cobb's Al Bishop Complex,
was recently voted into the United States Specialty Sports
Association (USSSA) Hall of Fame in the Director category
for his long time support of slow pitch softball. He joins
previous complex managers Rusty Simpson and Frank Breeden
who have also been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Also, the
Al Bishop Softball Complex was voted into the Hall of Fame
for serving as a host facility for USSSA tournaments for the
past 30 years, making the Al Bishop Softball Complex the first
complex to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Congratulations
to Brooks for this well deserved recognition for all his hard
work and dedication to softball programs in Cobb County.
Cobb
Receives ASA Award of Excellence
At its recent national convention
in Reno , NV , the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) presented
Cobb's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department with
its James Farrell Award of Excellence in recognition of Cobb
having hosted one of the highest-rated national championship
tournaments in 2009. The department played host last July
to the Girls' 14-Under Class A Fast-Pitch National Championship
at the Al Bishop and Lost Mountain softball complexes and
posted an overall qualifying score based on ratings by the
participating teams, ASA national office, ASA Umpire-In-Chief
and the ASA National Office Representative. The county has
hosted 41 ASA national championships and has received the
Farrell Award each year since 1992 when the award was established
by the ASA.
Cobb
Awarded ASA National Tournament for 2010
The Amateur Softball Association
(ASA) has named Cobb County as its host site for the 2010
ASA 18-Under GOLD Fast-Pitch National Championship. The tourney
will be played Aug. 1-7 at the Lost Mountain Softball Complex
and will involve 64 youth teams from across the nation. Since
1981, Cobb has hosted 41 ASA national championships, including
the 122-team Girls' 14-Under Class A Fast-Pitch national played
in July 2009. Cobb, which last held the 18-GOLD finals in
2004 and 2001, is the only site to host the ASA's most prestigious
youth championship more than once since the tourney's inception
in 1996, other than Oklahoma City. Home to the ASA, Oklahoma
City held the 18-GOLD finals from 2006-2009.
Al Bishop Softball Complex Staff:
Brooks
Tinsley - Facility Manager
(770) 528-8862
Sheila
Kracala - Administrative Assistant (770) 528-8861
