ABC Amateur Athletics, Inc.
Dear Visitor
Thank you for
taking time to visit our website and learn more about our team and
our organization. Founded in 2001, ABC Amateur Athletics, Inc is an
organization that emphasizes the importance of higher education
while we demonstrate how accessible a college education is. You
might wonder how this involves StormUSA. StormUSA is the name of our
women’s softball team. All the members of the team agree to donate
their time helping educate young girls on the benefits of college.
Players are very willing to share their personal experiences with
the kids. Whether they walked on to their college team, transferred
from a junior college, or received an athletic scholarship, they
ultimately have come together to form one of the most formidable ASA
(Amateur Softball Association) teams in the country. The success of
the team provides a credibility whereby they can capture the
attention of young players, and through the conduit of softball the
main goals of ABC are met.
Another goal of
our organization pertains to the StormUSA women’s team itself. Two
of the three partners at ABC Amateur Athletics were players
themselves. Anne Knobbe and Bonnie Ebenkamp both played at schools
that were not softball powers during their college careers and were
largely overlooked on the national main stage. With that in mind we
set out to recruit players that ordinarily wouldn’t get a second
look. The results have been outstanding. StormUSA players have
received dozens of National or All-American awards. As an
organization we have earned a reputation for finding hidden talent,
but their achievements are not solely individual accomplishments. As
a team these athletes have simply been amazing, not only winning a
National Championship, but never finishing less than 5th
in the country. Simply put these women have built a foundation for
what we believe will be a constant threat to capture the National
Championship.
As exciting as
watching the 1st youth player we’ve assisted become a
college grad, or hoisting the Women’s Major Championship Trophy will
be, it has come at considerable cost. Operation expenses in the 10+
years of our existence have exceeded $250,000 the majority of which
has been provided by Anne, Bonnie and Chris Wells personally. At
this point fundraising has become critical. We welcome any help you
can offer and we encourage you to attend one or more StormUSA games
and see how much fun helping kids of all ages can be. Hope to see
you soon and again thanks for taking the time.
Sincerely,
Anne, Bonnie, and Chris
ABC Amateur Athletics Inc.
Non Profit Tax ID 91-2148261
Schools represented on StormUSA
Albany | Fordham | North Carolina - Greensboro |
Azusa Pacific | Gardner Webb | North Dakota State |
Barry University | Georgia Tech | Northern Colorado |
Boston University | Georgian Court | Northern Iowa |
Brigham Young | Hartford | Oklahoma |
Cal State Fullerton | Indiana State | Oregon State |
Cal State Northridge | Jacksonville University | Pacific |
California - Riverside | Kansas | Point Loma Nazarene |
California Univeristy of Pennsylvania | Kentucky | Point Park University |
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo | Lipscomb | Portland State |
Chattanooga State | Kutztown | Sacramento State |
Christian Brothers | Lock Haven | San Diego |
Coastal Carolina | Loyola Marymount | San Diego State |
Colorado - Colorado Springs | Maine | San Jose State |
Colorado School of the Mines | Maryland - Baltimore County | Shippensburg |
Colorado State | Massachusetts | Southeast Missouri State |
Columbia | Mesa State | Southwest Texas State |
Concordia | Middle Tennessee State | St. Bonaventure |
Delaware State | Minnesota | Stoney Brook |
DePaul | Monmouth | Texas Women's |
Dickinson State | Nebraska - Omaha | Utah |
East Tennessee State | Neumann College | Virginia |
Evangel | Nevada - Las Vegas | Virginia Tech |
Florida International | North Carolina - Charlotte | Wingate |