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Japan wins bronze, Australia to play Canada for the gold.
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Australia, Canada to play for Gold in Whitehorse
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Canada 5, Japan 3
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Japan Gets Bronze Medal, Canada Advances to Gold Medal Game in Reverse of 2005
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Dylan Cunningham hit a walk off home run in the bottom of the 7th inning to propel Canada to a 5-3 win over Japan, and advance to the gold medal game at 4pm against Australia.
Japan had tied the game with a home run with two outs in the top of the 7th, hit by Japan’s shortstop Tsuitsui.
From the official tournament website:
Medal Round Playoffs – Saturday, June 28
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
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Canada 2, New Zealand 1
Australia 4, Japan 1
Canada will face Japan at 1pm Sunday.
Winner of Canada-Japan will play Australia for the Gold medal at 4pm Sunday.
From the official tournament website:
Australia Awaits Final Opponent
News Release
Saturday, June 28, 2008
The top three seeds from the round robin remain in the hunt for the 2008 World Junior Fast Pitch Championship. Australia secured their chance to repeat as tournament champions when they booked their spot in the finals with a solid 4-1 victory over Japan.
Japan can still get another crack at Australia and the tournament championship with a victory over host nation Canada when the two teams meet at the Pepsi Softball Centre at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2008.
The third seeded Canadian club won a hard fought battle with New Zealand in Saturday’s other semi final. Canada needed some final inning heroics to emerge with a 2-1 win and the chance to compete for the world championship.
“The athletes have all put on such a great show and the fans have been just amazing,†said George Arcand, Chair of the 2008 World Junior Fast Pitch Championship. “Hopefully we’ll all be rewarded with some good weather for the final two games.â€
The winner of the Canada/Japan game will take on the defending champions from Australia at 4 p.m. in a game that will be followed immediately by the closing ceremonies.
Tickets for both Sunday games are available at the gate for $15 a piece.
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Medal Round Games Live on Ballparkradio Saturday, June 28
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
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Live broadcasts of the Medal Rounds of the 8th ISF Junior Men’s World Championships begin at 3:00 pm. PDT, Saturday, June 28, 2008.
Kyle Smith and Jim Flanagan will be bringing you live audio from the medal rounds of the final two days of the tournament. The two-man crew has broadcast eight (8) games over the past two days, with four more to go, two Saturday and two on Sunday.
This tournament only comes along every four years, so you don’t want to miss it. To listen, just click the BALLPARKRADIO logo above, and then the “click to listen” button. Turn on your computer speakers, and you’ll feel like you’re right there in Whitehorse.
All Game Times are Pacific Daylight time (PDT) Adjust for your time zone.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
67 – P1 3:00pm I Third Place (Canada) vs. Fourth Place (New Zealand)
68 – P2 5:30pm I First Place (Australia) vs. Second Place (Japan)
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Game 69 – Playoff 3 – 1:00pm – Winner P1 vs. Loser P2
Game 70 – Playoff 4 – 4:00pm – Winner P2 vs. Winner P3
Quite a Catch
Thursday, June 26th, 2008This video link was passed along by our friend David Blackburn and is making the rounds in email. Thought we would share it with those of you who haven’t seen it yet:
Authentic? More after the jump.
Live Broadcasts from Whitehorse Begin Thursday
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
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Live broadcasts of the 8th ISF Junior Men’s World Championships begin at 12 noon, Thursday, June 26, 2008.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Game 52 – 12:00pm – Australia vs. United States
Game 54 – 2:30pm – Argentina vs. Botswana
Game 56 – 5:00pm – New Zealand vs. Australia
Game 58 – 7:30pm – Canada vs. Japan
Kyle Smith and Jim Flanagan will be bringing you live audio from the final four days of the tournament. They’ll set up shop on Field number 1 on Thursday, and will broadcast every game that is played on that field until the medals are awarded on Sunday, June 29, 2008.
This tournament only comes along every four years, so you don’t want to miss it. To listen, just click the BALLPARKRADIO logo above, and then the “click to listen” button. Turn on your computer speakers, and you’ll feel like you’re right there in Whitehorse.
All Game Times are Pacific Daylight time (PDT) Adjust for your time zone.
Full Broadcast Schedule After the Jump:
USA Jr. Men Win a Pair on Day 5
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
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Fat City Wins Grass Valley Tournament
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008“The Dower Report” from Herb Dower:
Fat City won the Grass Valley Tournament over the June 21-22 weekend.
They defeated Brotherton Pipe of Oregon. which finished third in the Boatnik Tournament in Grants Pass last month, in the finals, 7-4.
In Sunday’s single-elimination, Fat City trailed one of the local teams, 5-0, going into the fifth inning before coming back to win to stay alive.
Brotherton Pipe is the same team that finished second in the Class C Nationals in Stockton while playing under the Global Pacific banner, losing in the finals to Pennslyvania Power. They are a good team.
Earlier at Grass Valley they defeated Santa Rosa Fastpitch 8-0 in five innings.
Santa Rosa was 1-2, winning its opening game Saturday 10-9 with a four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning and then losing Sunday, 7-5, in a five-inning time-limit game.
Farm still tops in ISC Rankings
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Rank Team Name
1 The Farm
2 Patsy’s
3 Kitchener Rivershark Twins
4 Broken Bow Gremlins
5 Casa Trejo A1 Bombers
6 Midwest Stampede
7 Aspen Interiors
8 Circle Tap
9 Vancouver Grey Sox
10 Midland Explorers
11 Horse Lake
12 Townline
13 Jarvis Gamblers
14 MinnDak Millers
15 St. Thomas Centennials
16 Team Rainey
17 Quad City Sox
18 Dolan & Murphy
19 Scarborough
20 Kegel Black Knights
21 Niagara Snappers
22 Saskatoon D’Backs
23 Bar of Green Bay
24 Bar Of Appleton
Others receiving votes: Pueblo, Stone Yard, Ashland Mets, Portland/Demarini,Thomson Area Merchants, Bahamas and A & L Farms.
Fred Hanker Injured, Out for 6 Weeks
Monday, June 23rd, 2008We are sorry to report that Fred Hanker, owner, manager and top hitter for the Long Beach Black Sox was injured during SCIFL league play over the weekend and will be out for 6 weeks, according to reports on Sunday. Fred suffered a deep gash on his index finger (glove hand) from a sliding baserunner. He was treated and stitched up at a nearby hospital, with doctors telling Fred that the gash very nearly hit the tendon, which would have required surgery. As it is, Fred will miss the 4th of July tournament in Beaumont, as well as the final two league weekends of SCIFL league play, July 12-13 in Santa Barbara and July 26-27 back in Santa Fe Springs.
The loss is a big blow to the Black Sox, who were in the midst of a solid season, and gearing up for the NAFA World Series in Mankato, Minnesota in August. Fred arrived in camp at the beginning of the season in great shape, and has been the Sox top hitter this season. Fred also runs one of the more popular team websites around, though I doubt that he will feel like doing much typing for the next month or so. We wish him a speedy recovery.
We reached Fred on Monday morning, and he had this to say:
“I’m lucky its on my left index finger and not my right. The emergency room doctor said she doesn’t think it cut the tendon but it came came very close. I have to go see my primary doctor in 10 days to get stitches off for further examination.”
Fred also said that he hopes that the six week estimate to heal is on the high side, and hopes to be back in action, but time will tell.
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