Welcome to the the website for USA Softball of Rhode Island. We are the only Softball organization in the state of Rhode Island affiliated with the national governing body of Softball: USA Softball.
ALL rosters must be signed by a JO Commissioner, Head Coach, and parents (for athletes under age 18). Signed rosters are REQUIRED for tournament play in all states. Please print your roster from your RegisterUSA account, complete, and email to Maria or Zeena for signature. Please allow 24-72 hours to review, sign, and approve your roster once it has been received.
All coaches/managers/score-keepers in dugout are REQUIRED by USA Softball to have completed both a Background Check and SafeSport. Adults not in compliance cannot participate in team activities, including practices or games. ONE coach per team is required to have completed ACE Certification in order to participate in a state, regional, or national championship.
The BCI process has changed for the 2025 season. The new vendor is NCSI. Please be advised that this process can take anywhere from 3-10 or more business days to complete. Please see the document below for more information on the new process.
UPDATED 9/29/2024:
Backstop Tournament that was scheduled for Whipple Park in Smithfield is being delayed 1:45 (one game slot 8am games at 9:45 and so on) AND moved to Lineham field in Exeter.
New Field assignments: Whipple 2 games to Lineham B, Whipple 3 games to Lineham C and Whipple 4 games to Lineham D.
To avoid having to pay a half fee to the umpire assigned, he/she must be notified a minimum of 90 minutes before the game is scheduled to begin.
Procedure to follow should a game that you have scheduled have to be cancelled or re-scheduled. Again this is just for games that you have scheduled, NOT for games that someone else has scheduled:
1) Contact the assigned umpire by scrolling down below this message to the officials game assignment tab
2) Press the link below for the officials game schedule and select your game
3) If the game you are cancelling is not the "day of", use drop down box to choose the correct date, you can also use the drop down boxes for complex and Organization to avoid having to scroll through all games assigned on that date
4) To the far right of your game listing, click on "details". There you will find the umpire that is assigned to your game contact information
5) Call his/her cell phone, if you get no response leave a voicemail message and ask them to confirm they got the message then call his/her assigner, whose contact information is listed directly under the umpire's contact information, if again you get no response, leave a voicemail message and ask them to confirm they got the message.
6) Call Dan Lacorbinere @ 401 486-9964, if you get no response, leave a voicemail message telling him what games have been cancelled or rescheduled.
7) Should the game being cancelled be part of an inter league schedule, notify the opposing team and also the person that is responsible for making and maintaining the schedule for the league/leagues.
List of scheduled JO games
Link to the Officials game assignments.
Game schedule by complex
USA Softball of RI has adopted a zero tolerance policy. Should a coach manage to get his or herself ejected from a tournament game, the ejected coach cannot coach for the remainder of the tournament. The coach must leave the field immediately, and is relegated to being a spectator from the parking lot/outside of the complex for the remainder of his/hers team's games in the tournament.. Failure to comply will result in the team being forfeited out of the tournament. It is the coaches responsibility to control the fans associated with his/her team, should they become unruly. The umpire, U.I.C; or the tournament director will ask the head coach to speak to the fans, if they remain unruly, the game will be declared a forfeit.
Note: Any coach of a RI team that has been ejected from one game, and is subsequently ejected for a second time will be suspended for the remainder of the season and will face a disciplinary hearing that could result in further discipline, up to and including, a permanent suspension from USA Softball
Coaches of teams registered with USA Softball of RI will face the same penalties should they be ejected from an out of state USA Softball sanctioned tournament, and the ejection is subsequently reported to USA Softball of RI by a tournament director or state commissioner
Should a parent get ejected from a game they must leave the field, and will not be allowed at the next game. If this is the team's last game of the tournament the suspension will carry over to the next tournament.
Note: Any parent of a RI team that has been ejected from one game, and is subsequently ejected for a second time will be suspended for the remainder of the season and will face a disciplinary hearing that could result in further discipline, up to and including, a permanent suspension from USA Softball
Registrations for the 2025 Season will be available beginning on August 22, 2024 on RegisterUSASoftball.
Registration cost for the '25 season WILL NOT increase. $20 players, $22 non-players are the fees. Invoicing on RegisterUSA reflects these fees. BCI costs have increased by $3 this year. Travel Teams must have registrations input, paid, and approved before an insurance certificate can be downloaded for the new season.
ALL Coaches MUST complete a BCI & SafeSport per USA Softball requirements. ACE should be completed by ONE coach on staff. IF Coaches are not in compliance, they cannot be approved in the system and are NOT allowed to coach until the process is complete. Plan to complete your BCI & SafeSport upon registration so you are in compliance immediately.
ALL LEAGUES & TEAMS will need to complete registrations through this system as well. Insurance for the '24 season ends on August 31. Registrations must be input, paid, and approved before a new insurance certificate can be downloaded.
Your team WILL NOT be allowed to play in any game/tournament unless registered and insured as you will not be able to print an insurance certificate. Please reach out if you need assistance with this process. The documents linked below are very helpful.
Questions can always be sent to your JO staff. We are happy to help you!
Here are some documents to help get you started:
Travel Teams - How to Register a Team
Recreation Leagues - How to Register a League
Recreation Leagues - How to Request Additional Insured Certificates
**IF you have added the role of Team or League Administrator to your profile and receive a message that your role must be approved before you can proceed, please email or text Maria Morin so this can be approved quickly for you. Once approved, you will be able to enter all of your team or league information.
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Link to Register for ACE Certification
Link to SafeSport Training
Rhode Island State Commissioner
Phone: 401-753-0056
Rhode Island JO Commissioner
Phone: 401-258-6806
RI Player Representative
Phone: 774-266-3189
Rhode Island Deputy JO Commissioner
Phone: 401-499-1029
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