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.
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 Oklahoma City the Amateur
Softball Association (ASA) presented Cobb County Parks, Recreation
and Cultural Affairs Department with its 'James Farrell Award
of Excellence' in recognition of Cobb having hosted one of
the ASA's highest-rated national championship tournaments
in 2008. The department played host last September to the
Men's Class 'D' South Slow-Pitch National Championship at
the Lost Mountain Softball Complex and posted an overall score
of 98 based on ratings by the participating teams, ASA national
office, ASA Umpire-In-Chief and the ASA National Office Representative.
Cobb County, which has hosted 41 ASA national championships
since 1981, has received the Farrell Award each year since
1992 when the award was instituted 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 12-Under Girls' Class 'B' Fast-Pitch
National Championship. The tourney will be played in July
2010 at the Lost Mountain Softball Complex and will involve
youth teams from across the nation. Since 1981, Cobb has hosted
41 ASA national championships, including the Men's Class 'D'
South Slow-Pitch nationals played last September. In July
2009, Cobb will host the ASA's prestigious 14-Under Class
A Fast-Pitch nationals, a tournament expected to draw more
than 120 teams.
Coca-Cola
Supports Cobb County's Special Olympics Program
Cobb
recently hosted a Special Populations Softball Tournament
as part of the 31st annual Frank Breeden Coca-Cola Softball
Classic at the Al Bishop Softball Complex. Sponsored in 2009
by the the Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the 'Coke Classic'
tournament featured a youth division last May, a men's tournament
in June and the Special Populations competition in September.
Since its inception in 1979, more than $105,000 in Coke Classic
tournament proceeds has been presented to the Cobb County
Special Olympics program to assist its physically and mentally
challenged athletes.
Al Bishop Softball Complex Staff:
Brooks
Tinsley - Facility Manager
(770) 528-8862
Daniel
Brown - Assistant Manager
(770) 528-8863
Sheila
Kracala - Administrative Assistant (770) 528-8861
