2014 marked the 10 year anniversary of the Police Softball World Series. To commemorate the event specially designed logos were unveiled with the Roman numeral X (ten). Even the stone obelisk trophies were special as they were made of a pearl white marble which is a stark contrast to the previous 9 that were made from black and green stone. The event was simply called World Series X.

The 10th addition of the Police Softball Worlds Series was dedicated to Ryan Sauceda, Dan Spinelli and everyone who has battled Cancer. To help Ryan and his family during this time, a donation booth was set up with raffle prizes and a donation box for teams and individuals. Teams from throughout the Police Softball Community donated items and money for this great cause. The entire event was a success and helped raise over $3000.00 to Ryan and his family. But that’s not all, The Snyder family (So Cal area) and the Tirelli family (New York area) are going to have Cancer Sucks T shirts made and will sell the shirts in their respected areas with the proceeds going to Ryan and his Family.

While our East Conference Player of the year is a long time veteran of the police game, Ray Steiber is a young gun who has quickly made a name for himself in the West Conference.

For the last nine years PoliceSoftball.com has named our yearly award winners and during many of those years, Alan Westfall's name was somehow in the mix. Although he did not win any of those previous awards, the fact that his name was talked about more often than anyone else's name says a lot about the caliber of player he is. This year that all changes as he was clearly our East Conference Player of the year.

This years West Conference Sportsman of the Year Award goes to long time police softball veteran Guillermo "GG" Guerra. GG is a former World Series Major champion having won his first title at World Series II with the storied California Quake team.

Matt Woolf has literally been around police softball his entire life as he is the son of PoliceSoftball.com Hall of Fame member David “Pineapple” Woolf. Growing up around the game and around such an influential father gave Matt a unique understanding and deep respect for the game.

Going in to the World Series in 2012, Chicago Metro knew they were missingone piece to the puzzle if they were going to win a championship and that piece was alock-down shortstop. So, during a league game on a Thursday night, TravisMorgan drove 60 miles to essentially get a try out and in his first at bat, a pinch hit, he hit a ball that went 375 feet.

Matt Mejia flew under the police softball radar until he was spotted playing at a public safety tournament. PS.com scouts spotlighted him and he was quickly inked by the up and coming War Pigs. With the War Pigs, Matt quickly showed himself as one of the better pitchers in the West Conference.

Tim Ramsey manages the NorCal Elite team and he is one of the busiest and most active managers on the circuit. Not only does he lead from the dugout, he also leads from the field as a very deceptive USSSA pitcher for the team.

OH50 came onto the scene in 2011 and finished 30th in the EC rankings. Every year since they have improved. They made it to the Gold Division Championship game at World Series IX where they lost to a hot Chicago Metro team and right now they sit at #8 in the rankings with a chance to improve with a strong World Series finish.

This year’s West Conference Sponsor of the Year goes to Chris Gaspard, Kasey Castillo, Nicole Winter and Brandi Harper of GCWH Law who sponsors Nitro2Go. GCWH is arelatively new law firm representing LEO's and associations acrossCalifornia. Chris Gaspard is a former Riverside PD officer. Kasey andNicole are former San Bernardino County DA's.

According to the Cambridge Dictionary online, a “sponsor” is one who supports a person, organization or activity by giving money, encouragement or help… The NJ Shamrock Enforcers, started in 2008, have been extremely fortunate to be “helped” by their sponsor, Shamrock Construction Group, Inc. Shamrock Construction (for which the team has been named) has been a constant avenue of support and dedication which has propelled the NJ Shamrock Enforcers to experience unprecedented success as a young team on the circuit.

This year we had six nominations submitted for the PS.Com Hall of Fame. It is truly an honor to be nominated by your peers and teammates. Congratulations to all of the nominees for this honor. Each nominees biography was forwarded to the West Coast HOF Committee for consideration. Each nomination is considered based on the PS.Com HOF criteria, and other considerations such as longevity in the sport, playing ability, and other factors as they pertain to Police softball

This year there were 15 highly qualified East Coast Nominees who were nominated by their peers in PS.COM. It truly should be considered an “honor” just being nominated for the PS.COM Hall of Fame. When the committee discusses the nominees we take into consideration several key factors before we vote. These factors are longevity in Police Softball, playing ability, coaching/managing/sponsoring a team, being a tournament director, professionalism on and off the field and if they truly made a positive impact or were a game changer within the Police Softball community.