• Leagues & Organizations

In the fall of 2011, five senior softball players met to discuss establishing a slow-pitch softball league in the Hill Country. At that time, the only senior leagues were in San Antonio and Austin. That meeting resulted in an alliance with the Kerr County YMCA, which coordinated the first organized play in 2012. That season, 35 players on three teams played a sixteen-game season at Schreiner University’s Women’s softball field.
In 2013, a board of directors was formed, by-laws were written, and non-profit status for the THCSSL was approved by the IRS according to Chapter 501(c)(3). The participation grew to 45 players ages 50 to 77, including three women. Four teams played an eighteen-game schedule at Singing Wind Park in Kerrville.

In 2019, 85 players, aged 45 to 86, on seven teams, competed in a 24-game schedule. In 2020, 90+ players were expected to form 8 teams, possibly in two divisions, competing in at least 20 games. The THCSSL is dedicated to providing a friendly, fun, and competitive slow-pitch softball experience. All players who sign up are guaranteed to be on a team, and rules are in effect to assure game participation for everyone.

The teams are formed each year via a drafting protocol to try to have evenly matched teams. Before the draft, team managers do new player assessments during the practices.

The long-term goal for the THCSSL is 100+ players participating on eight or more teams. The THCSSL has been formed to offer a recreational opportunity for area seniors (men 50+ & women 45+) regardless of skill level. If a prospective player turns the minimum qualifying age anytime during the 2022 calendar year, he/she is eligible to play. NOTE: The THCSSL is NOT a “co-ed” league; women will be expected to compete without the benefit of any special rules.

Both spring/summer (March to September) and winter leagues (November to February) are formed each year.

In 2020, prior to the Covid pandemic, 96 players, age 45 to 86, had signed up. After suspending activities April – June, the league resumed play in early July and completed a 20-game schedule with 60 players on five teams. The winter league played a four-team, 12-game schedule from December until early March.

The THCSSL is dedicated to providing a friendly, fun, and competitive slow-pitch softball experience. All players who sign up are guaranteed to be on a team, and rules are in effect to assure game participation for everyone.