I have been playing and coaching fastpitch softball for over 40 years. In that time I have been to 28 nationals. I have had the luxury of playing and coaching with some of the best talent in California.

    As a player, my team won the men’s C ASA national. We also placed in the top ten a number of times.

   While coaching for the California Grapettes, the highest we finished was fourth in ASA 18’s nationals 2000 & 2001. We finished thirteen 2006 in the 18 Gold. In the sixteen years I have coached our team has made the ASA nationals thirteen of those years.

   During the last sixteen years of coaching girl’s fastpitch softball, I have helped 162 girls meet their dream of getting college scholarships.

   As an instructor I help girls reach their goals in softball whether it’s getting a college scholarship, making the high school team, or just playing recreational ball. The one thing I want my students to get out of each lesson is to have fun in what they're trying to achieve on that given day. I help them set goals they will reach, not goals that are untouchable.
 
  The one last point I would like to make is for players and fans to respect the game because it respects you as a person, player and fan.

.  Coached and Played Men’s Fastpitch for Twenty-Four Years
.  Coached @ Lodi, St Mary & Tokay High Softball Four Years
.  Coached Girl’s Fastpitch: California Tremors 16’s Two Years
.  Coached Girl’s Fastpitch: California Grapettes 16’s One Year
.  Coached Girl’s Fastpitch: California Grapettes 18’s Six Years
.  Coached Girl’s Fastpitch: California Grapettes Gold Five Years

Dennis’s ASA Girls Coaching Career

         ASA Gold Record: 2009 = 
         ASA Gold Record: 2008 = 74 - 23
         ASA Gold Record: 2007 = 71 - 19
         ASA Gold Record: 2006 = 83 - 29
         ASA Gold Record: 2005 = 60 - 28
         ASA Gold Record: 2004 = 51 - 23
         ASA 18’s Record: 2003 = 75 - 21
         ASA 18’s Record: 2002 = 62 - 11
         ASA 18’s Record: 2001 = 68 - 16
         ASA 18’s Record: 2000 = 56 - 15
         ASA 18’s Record: 1999 = 46 - 17
         ASA 18’s Record: 1998 = 45 - 16
         ASA 18’s Record: 1997 = 41 - 12
         ASA 18’s Record: 1996 = 59 - 09
         ASA 16’s Record: 1995 = 47 - 14
         ASA 16’s Record: 1994 = 39 - 13
         ASA 16’s Record: 1993 = 28 – 07
          Total Record =   905 - 273

 

Dennis Gomes