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Final Four Set at ASA “A” Nationals in GA

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

New Image, WI Lone Unbeaten Team at ASA “A”

Fresh off of their 2006 NAFA “AA” World Series Win, New Image is on the verge of adding the ASA “A” title to its trophy case. Perhaps readers may recall if/when a team has ever garnered both titles? I can’t.


Remaining Teams, Saturday, Sept 2

Winner’s Bracket (1)
New Image, WI

Loser’s Bracket (3)
Cerro Gordo
Ashland
Rudd’s

Saturday’s Results
Winner’s Bracket Semi-Final
New Image, WI, 7-5 over Reasonor RPM’s IA
Rudd’s, 1-0 over Ashland, OH

Loser’s Bracket
Cerro Gordo, 4-1 over Rice Creek, MI
Villa Grove 9-7 over The Freight
(Bracket appears to have score reversed on earlier win by The Freight over Nokomis)

Tonight, 7:30pm
Cerro Gordo
vs.
Ashland, OH
………………winner to play Rudd’s in loser’s bracket final
……………………….winner of that game in Championship game vs. unbeaten New Image, WI

Final Four Set at ASA “C” Nationals in GA

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

ADCO Toolshed NY alone in Winner’s Bracket, Waiting


Winner’s Bracket Final Results
ADCO Toolshed, NY, 5-2 over Allentown Patriots, PA

Loser’s Bracket
Diamond Backs, PA, 9-0 over Montgomery FP, AL
Busters, PA, 16-7 over Diamond Backs
Piper Lake, KS, 3-1 over Eagle AA, PA
Duncan Outlaws, IN, 11-3 over Piper Lake, KS

Teams Remaining (4)

Winner’s Bracket (1)
ADCO Toolshed, NY

Loser’s Bracket (3)
Duncan Outlaws, IN
vs.
Busters, PA, Sun 10am
…………winner to play Allentown Patriots, PA, Sun 12noon

Championship Game, Sunday, 3pm; “if” game, Sunday 5pm

Order of Finish:
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Update from ASA “A” Nationals – Sat morning

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

Almost Elite 8 at ASA “A” Nationals at Decatur, IL


Remaining Teams, Saturday, Sept 2

Winner’s Bracket (4)
Reasonor, RPM’s IA
New Image, WI
Rudd’s
Ashland Merchants, OH

Loser’s Bracket (5)
Cerro Gordo
Rice Creek, MI
Villa Grove
Either Nokomis or The Freight (game underway)

Saturday Morning Results
(Winner’s Bracket Quarterfinals)
Reasonor RPM’s, IA, 1-0 over Nokomis
New Image, 2-0 over Brandts
Rudd’s, 6-4 over Mt. Zion
Ashland Merchants, 4-3 over Pete’s Blues

(Losers Bracket Games – Losers Eliminated)
Cerro Gordo, 6-5 over Pete’s Blues
Rice Creek, MI, 7-4 over Mt. Zion
Villa Grove, 1-0 over Brandts
Nokomis and The Freight, no result yet

* For those who like to follow such things, New Image WI is the 2006 NAFA “AA” champion, Cerro Gordo, the 2006 NAFA “A-Major” champion, while Ashland OH and Rice Creek MI competed in the ISC II. Ashland OH was an Elite 8 team at the ISC II, while Rice Creek MI made the playoff round of 24. “Rosters may vary” 🙂

Update from ASA “C” Nationals – Sat morning

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

Elite Eight Set at ASA “C” Nationals


Remaining Teams, midday Saturday, Sept 2
“ELITE EIGHT”

Winner’s Bracket
Duncan Outlaws, IN
ADCO Toolshed, NY
Busters, PA
Allentown Patriots, PA

Loser’s Bracket
Diamond Backs, PA
Montgomery FP, AL
Eagle AA, PA
Piper Lake, KS

* Half of the Elite Eight are from Pennsylvania. The others, from NY, IN, AL, and KS. *

Saturday Morning Loser’s Bracket Results:
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McKenzie Recalls Prince George Roots

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006


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From the Prince George Citizen:

Chucker McKenzie recalls his Prince George roots

by TED CLARKE Citizen staff
Collin McKenzie was born and bred in Victoria.

Despite that, fastball fans in Prince George have claimed him as one of their own.

He earned their admiration in the five years he lived in the city in the 1990s, trying to help Prince George teams win national titles. McKenzie is at it again this week, pitching for the Prince George Black Bears as they try to reel in the city’s first Canadian senior men’s fastpitch championship.

Although the Black Bears are down to their last life in the playoffs, having lost 2-1 Friday night to the first-place St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials, McKenzie remains optimistic his team will be playing in Sunday’s final.
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Post-County Speculation….

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

The news of back-to-back ISC World Champion County Materials, WI shuttering their operation yesterday has, not surprisingly, starting people to wondering where the members of the talent-laden roster will wind up, particularly in view of the PRAWN rule adopted by the ISC last year, which places limits on the number of All World players that can be added to a team’s roster. Some speculation over at the Saskatoon Jr. Diamondback’s Forum, where the Hot Stove League is already starting to simmer:

From the Saskatoon Jr. Diamondbacks Forum
COUNTY FOLDING

Prawn will def play a huge factor in where the County players end up ….will the Kiwis and Aussies come back and play for probably less money then they earned with County…cause we all know there are only a couple of teams left that pay big money and these teams already have prawns …I wonder if another sponser will step up and shell out big money for 6 of this guys and the rest will hook up with the other big money clubs?…or will we see the county players spread themselves arround the other clubs?

FARM: rumour has them overhauling entire line up , only untouchables i see here are Gray , Budke , Twachman….maybe room for 3 prawns? (more…)

ASA “A” Nationals – Decatur, IL – Website, Bracket

Friday, September 1st, 2006

In response to the earlier post re: info for the ASA “A” Nationals, Beno22 at the Fastpitchwest Forum has posted the following information:

Website for the National Tourney.

Click here for Excel Bracket.

or go to www.decatur-parks.org and click on the ASA national tourney info on the right hand side. There is a tournament bracket on the website.

Inaugural Wood Bat World Series at Boulder, CO

Friday, September 1st, 2006

The inaugural Wood Bat World Series is set to get underway Saturday morning at East Mapleton in Boulder with a field of 7 teams. The Mountain States Rebels will square off with Cedar Ridge of Roosevelt,Utah at 9:00 on Field 3 while the Boulder Blaze will face the Boulder All-Stars on field 2. The Denver Dragons will play the winner of the Blaze/All Star game at 11:00 on field 2 while the Fort Collins Warriors will face Coast to Coast of Boulder on field 3.

Rocky Mountain Fastpitch would like to thank everyone involved in getting this first year tourney off of the ground. Lenore Knox and Teri Olander with the City of Boulder have been phenomenal in assisting with fields and logistics. Special thanks to the following award
sponsors:

Championship Jackets
Fremont Motors of Wyoming Dean Parker, Brown and Gold Outlet Laramie,Wyoming

Runner Up Jackets
The Dave Parker Family

3rd Place T-Shirts
Universal Athletic Gillette,Wyoming

All-American Awards
Direct Sporting Goods, Lynn and Linda Martin

MVP Trophy Bats
Phoenix Bat Company

Without the generous support of the above sponsors, it would have been very difficult to get this tournament going. I would like to say thank you to everyone involved in making the inaugural year of the Rocky Mountain Fastpitch Association a huge success. In particular, I want to thank Randy Davenport, Wes Nielsen,Todd Thompson and Marty McKinney in helping make the national tournament a success as well as the first season of the Rocky Mountain Travel League.

Thank You,

Dave Parker
Rocky Mountain Fastpitch Association
Lafayette,Colorado
303-475-8142
wyofastpitch@wyoming.com

Editor’s note: For an interesting, timely newspaper story on the wood vs. aluminum debate, click here.

Sr. Canadians – Aug 31 – Merchants sold on Wagar

Friday, September 1st, 2006

From the Prince George Citizen newspaper:

Friday, September 1, 2006

Merchants sold on Wagar
Ontario pitcher shuts down Black Bears with three-hitter

by TED CLARKE and SCOTT STANFIELD Citizen staff
Evan Potskin’s round-trip journey down the basepaths at Spruce City Stadium wasn’t enough for the Prince George Black Bears.

They needed a long-ball merry-go-round to contend with the Jarvis Merchants.

Scott Wagar did not give them that option in a 4-1 Merchants victory at the Canadian Senior Men’s Fastpitch Championship. The 32-year-old from Virgil, Ont., found his way into a zone the Black Bears rarely entered, on his way to a nine-strikeout, three-hit outing.

“He kept mixing it up, throwing a lot of off-speed pitches and keeping us off-balance,” said Potskin, the Black Bears shortstop, who cranked the first pitch he saw in the seventh inning over the left field fence.

Wagar is not an overpowering pitcher, but his deliveries kept the Prince George batters baffled and swinging at air. That’s just the way he planned it.
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Sr. Canadians – Aug 31 – Schedule of Games

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

At Prince George, British Columbia, all game times PST:

(Click logo for official website)

25 SCP Aug 31 9:00 am AB NL
Stony Plain Twiliters vs. Newfoundland Impact Signs
26 SCP Aug 31 11:00 am SK BC
Saskatoon Aspen Interior Black Sox vs. Vancouver Grey Sox,
27 SCP Aug 31 1:00 pm HOST ON
Prince George Black Bears vs. Jarvis Merchants,
28 SCP Aug 31 3:00 pm DC PE
St Thomas Evergreen Centennials vs. Charlottetown Razzy Roadhouse Fawcett’s