The Kitchener Rivershark Twins have successfully defended their Sr. Canadian Men’s title, with a 6-1 win over runner-up Host PEI.
(click logo for official website)
Final score: Kitchener Rivershark Twins 6, Host PEI 1.
WP-Paul Koert, in 5 inn. of relief of Don Scott
LP-Frank Cox, in relief of Trevor Ethier
Kitchener’s Rowan Lam had 2 hits and 2 RBI in the championship game.
Complete Scoreboard for Tournament here.
Just a reminder that you can get the Fastpitchwest’s Morning Brief blog posts via RSS, on your cell phone, newsreader (including Google Reader) or on your Google homepage. You don’t have to understand RSS to get it – just click the buttons on the page linked below.
To Add to your Google Reader or Google Homepage:
Click here to add to yours.
To Add to Your Cell Phone or other Newsreader:
To add to your cell phone, find your “NEWS” application button (e.g. on your iPhone or Android), and click “ADD”, and type in:
http://fastpitchwest.com/morningbrief/wp-rss.php
You will then find the Morning Brief in your “News”.
To Add to Microsoft Outlook, MyYahoo or Bookmark:
You can also add the Morning Brief feed to Microsoft Outlook, MyYahoo, or via Bookmark. Copy
http://fastpitchwest.com/morningbrief/wp-rss.php
and paste the URL into the address bar at the top of your browser, hit enter, then follow instructions.
Host PEI vs. Defending champions Kitchener in finale
Three games on tap for today, games # 53, 54 and 55.
Game # 53 – 10 am – Ontario Owen Sound VS NL1 3 Cheers Pub
Pitching for and for ON Andrew Phibbs, and for NL1 Sean Whitten
Final score: NFLD1 6, Ontario 1
Game #54 – 12:30 pm – Winner of Game #53 (NL1 Cheers Pub) vs. Host team (PEI)Final for Game #54 Host PEI wins 3 -2 over the NL1
NL1 Cheers Pub has Jason Hill, Stephen Mullaley, Sean O’Brien, Brad Ezekiel, Colin Abbott, Derek Mayson, with Sean Whitten and Ward Gosse, pitching.
Host Team (PEI) has Rob Geisbrecht, Jeff Ellsworth, Kevin Schellenberg, and Trevor Ethier (pitching/playing) and Mitch Hardy and Frank Cox pitching.
Game # 55 – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – HOST PEI vs. defending champions, Kitchener Rivershark Twins of Ontario. Pitchers are Frank Cox for Host and Don Scott for Ontario DC
Final score: Kitchener Rivershark Twins 6, Host PEI 1.
WP-Paul Koert, in 5 inn. of relief of Don Scott
LP-Frank Cox, in relief of Trevor Ethier
Box score
Editor’s note: According to the CBC video clip below, PEI has never won a medal at the Sr. Canadians – until this year.
Complete Scoreboard for Tournament here.
Follow the tournament on Twitter.
(click logo for official website)
Click here for 2010 Sr. Canadians Playoff Schedule.
Lance Winn featured in CBC Video Clips about the Sr. Canadians, ISF and ISC World Tournament
Some great video clips of the Sr. Canadians from CBC, “Sports Day in Canada, and CBC’s Lance Winn. Cap tip to Brad Robinson and Al’s Fastball:
Clip 1, with interviews with PEI’s Jeff Ellsworth, Trevor Ethier and Mark Arsenault.
Clip 2, a combination clip that includes the above Sr. Canadians clip (starting at the 8:28 mark) as well as some commentary with with Lance Winn (of Ballparkradio/ISCtv) working at his “day job” at CBC. Lance’s clips appear at the beginning of the clip and 8:00 mark (talking about fastpitch) and again at 10:27 or so. Nice plug for Al Doran and Al’s Fastball at the 10:40 mark)
Lance Winn (at right) of Ballparkradio/ISCtv on the set at his day job at CBC(click photo for video clip)
Friday’s playoff games shown on Twitter feed, see below, and on scoreboard shown here.
Playoff games slated for Saturday, September 4, 2010 were canceled due to Hurricane Earl. Games to resume on Sunday for the final round.
Follow the tournament on Twitter.
(click logo for official website)
Click here for 2010 Sr. Canadians Playoff Schedule.
7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes New Zealand
WELLINGTON — A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand’s second largest city Christchurch early Saturday, causing widespread damage including the collapse of some buildings and power outages, witnesses and the US geological survey said.
The quake struck at a depth of 16.1 kilometres (10.0 miles) some 30 kilometres (19 miles) northwest of… Christchurch at 04:05 am (1635 GMT Friday), the USGS said.
There was no major tsunami warning.
Aftershocks were ongoing and damage widespread in Christchurch, local newspaper The Post reported, while there appeared to be a power outage throughout the city of about 340,000.
Editor’s note: Christchurch New Zealand was host to the 2004 ISF Men’s World Championships. We hope our friends down that way are ok. Anyone down that way affected? Email: jim (at) fastpitchwest.com
Follow the tournament on Twitter.
(click logo for official website)
Click here for 2010 Sr. Canadians Playoff Schedule.
Seeding
* DC – Kitchener Rivershark Twins
* ON – Owen Sound Verge Select
* NL1 – 3 Cheers Pub/Bud Light
* NS1 – Brookfield Elks
* NS2 – Glace Bay Mets
* NL2 – West Side Charlies Bud Light St Johns
* NS3 – Blackburn Transport
* QC – Team Quebec
* NB – Fredericton Coors Light Twins
* HOST – Gahan House Bud Light Fawcetts
The marathon has now become a sprint as the 10-team Canadian senior men’s fastpitch championship heads into today’s final day of round-robin action at the Central Field complex in Charlottetown.
The defending champion Kitchener Rivershark Twins of Ontario have clinched a top-four finish and a double life in the playoffs, which open Friday. Kitchener improved to 7-0 with wins of 8-0 in five innings over the Glace Bay Mets of Nova Scotia, and 2-1 in eight innings over Blackburn Transport of Halifax.
Newfoundland and Labrador entries Three Cheers Pub (6-1) and West Side Charlies (5-2) have clinched playoff berths, as have the host Gahan House Bud Light Fawcetts (6-2) and Owen Sound Selects of Ontario (4-3). Three of those clubs will round out the top four. No team has been eliminated from the playoff picture.
Click logo above for the rest of the story.
On a bit more ominous note, Hurricane Earl may be headed to PEI:
Hurricane-force winds expected, weather watches will be posted for P.E.I. tonight
Some of you may have heard me mention Minnie Miñoso, a favorite ballplayer of mine. Born in Cuba in 1925, Minnie’s real name was Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta (you can see why he adopted a shorter name). He was a standout in the Negro Leagues, and later played in Mexico as well, before making it to the major leagues.
Minnie is known by White Sox and baseball fans for many things, but probably best of all for being one of only two players in major league history to play in five decades. He broke into the majors in 1949, and went on to play in each successive decade, into the 1980’s. He was also the last Major Leaguer to have played in the 1940s to play a Major League game. With brief appearances with the independent Northern League’s St. Paul Saints in 1993 and 2003, Miñoso is the only player to have played professionally in 7 different decades.
The Editor, trying to sneak one past the henhouse, at Corona, CA last Saturday.
This past weekend, when I dusted off my glove and laced up my cleats, I thought of Minnie. Thanks to an invite from Ernie Marez, I had the chance to pitch for the So Cal Rebels in a local tournament, the Raymond Angulo Memorial Tournament, in Corona, California. It was my only appearance of the year, as was the case last year, due to a troublesome shoulder. Having started pitching fastball at the ripe old age of 9, pitching Saturday meant I have played in six different decades. (played IN, not FOR six) Admittedly, it’s not major league or professional ball, but watch out, Minnie, I’m right behind you.
An alert reader noted that “played in six decades” doesn’t translate to 60+ years.
Getting back out to the field reminded me why we all play the game. It’s many things — the competition, the battle to advance in a tournament, putting your skills to the test, seeing old friends. But for me, it’s the camraderie of teammates, and a game that is just plain fun.
This past weekend I went to the Raymond Angulo Memorial Tournament hosted by Ernie Marez and the So Cal Rebels, Corona, California.
Each year this tournament helps raise money for 8-year old Joseph Raymond Angulo, a little boy who suffers from cerebral palsy. It is our hope that we can continue the fundraising by giving the proceeds from the sale of the photos from the tournament gallery to the Angulo family.
So, if you have a few minutes, and some spare change, we urge you to purchase one of the photos and we will send 100% of the profits to the family. All you have to do is click HERE and make your purchase.
Editor’s note: We heartily encourage you to support this worthy endeavor. For an earlier newspaper story about young Joseph, click here.