“Philadelphia” Mike Deal was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA.   He attended schools in the Philadelphia area and graduated from La Salle University with a BA in History in the late 1970’s.    Mike spent 35 years as a police officer in Philadelphia, retiring in 2015 with the rank of lieutenant.   He started playing softball at the age of 16 in the early 1970’s and continued to play in work and bar leagues around Philadelphia.   Mike took a hiatus from softball in 1998, but reinvorgated his passion for the game when he retired to Las Vegas and discovered the LVSSA in 2016.    

In his short three years with the LVSSA, Mike has been a Field 1 player on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s, attended the Monday batting practice, chatting with the guys and offering suggestions on how to improve their game and chatting-up his hometown Eagles, Flyers and Phillies.  He has also volunteered repeatedly for several tournaments as a field worker.

Mike has been married 35 years to his lovely wife Donna, and they have two sons – Matthew and Corey – and several “grand puppies”.      

Mike states “To win the game is great, to play the game is greater, to love the game is the greatest”.  

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Volunteers Needed

LVSSA is a volunteer organization that is looking for new people with  fresh ideas.  The organization consists of the Board of Directors as well as several committees who help drive the agenda and make LVSSA one of the best local softball associations in the country.

Beginning July 24, 2018 you can apply for positions on the Board or several committees that serve the Board for 2019.   Go to the Forms area at the top of this page (More +) and complete the LVSSA Position Form and submit it to a Board member or contact Jim Whipple at jimwhipplesemail@gmail.com for any questions you have.     The deadline is September 1st, 2018.    

The LVSSA/SSUSA World Masters Championships are being held here from September 20 - October 7.   If you would like to be a field worker and help out your team and the Association, please see Rod Adams or Felix Mendiola at Monday's Batting Practice or the Tuesday and Thursday scrimmages at Lorenzi or Louise Freiheit for the Ladies.    Thanks.