The Houston Aces are pleased to announce the signing of Lauro Felix. Lauro Felix the Short Stop for the Pueblo Bandits recently played with Florida Fastpitch at the 2007 AAU. The Aces would
like to thank Lauro for joining the team.
Anselmo Z- Houston Aces.
semoz81(at)hotmail.com
The Houston Aces have added Luis Joglar and and Omar Moraga to their Red Rock roster. The addition of these two will improve the Aces lineup and our quest to improve on or second place finish at last years tourney. Thanks to both Luis and Omar for joining the Houston Aces Fastpitch Team.
“Anselmo Zamorategui”
[Portland, OR] – 2007 roster and schedule for Portland DeMarini:
Mike Piechnik – P
Bricklen Anderson – P
Craig Pidcock – P
Todd Garcia – C
Kevin Rasmussen – C
Rod Rainey – INF
Dean Waltier – INF
Stan Grebeck – INF
Rick Rozychuck – INF
Jeff Reich – OF
Ryan Daly – OF
Jesse Duncan – OF
Terry Traverso – INF
Rob Gehrke – DP
Randy Potskin – INF/OF
Brian Ree – INFTerry Smith – Manager
Len Potskin – Coach
Eddie Wilson – Coach
——————————————————————————–May 5-6 Red Rock – St. George, UT
May 19-20 Casa Trejo Invitational – Palm Springs, CA
June 2-3 Vancouver Grey Sox (4 Game Super Series) – Vancouver,
BC
June 23-24 PORTLAND DEMARINI ROSE CUP – Portland, OR
July 6-8 Boys of Summer – Denmark, WI
July 21-22 Vancouver Grey Sox (4 Game Super Series) – Portland,
OR
July 28-29 Vancouver Challenge – Vancouver, BC
August 8-10 ISC – Kitchener, ON
Still looking for a couple more teams to fill out the 16 team field for the DeMarini Rose Cup June 23-24.Thanks,
Brian Ree
bree10(at)comcast.net
[Clifton Park, NY] – Our web site is up and running. It is available at:
http://gremlinfastpitch.com
Steve Kooser
Broken Bow Softball
2001, 2003& 2004 ISC World Champions
mailto:skooser@cox.net
http://gremlinfastpitch.com/
[Fargo/Moorhead] – The MinnDak Millers are pleased to announce their roster and schedule for the 2007 season. MinnDak is looking to improve upon its 4th Place finish at last year’s ASA MajorNational Championship and a disappointing 18th place at the ISCWorld Tournament. The Millers enterthe season with four new players and revamped pitching staff from last year. This year’spitching staff will be comprised of newcomers Travis Price and Ward Gosse,along with returnee Rick Lang, who was sidelined last season with an injury. Chad and BJ Boom are the remaining newcomers and will add a pair of right-handed bats to MinnDak’s predominately left-handed lineup. MinnDak’s schedulewill once again see them play all of the top tournaments the Midwest has to offer.
With coaching commitments and a number of potential Team USA conflicts as well, MinnDak willin all likelihood not be at full strength until July.
Coach Lybeckshowed his excitement about this years team saying, “I like the ourimprovements and I like our chances. If this teams chemistry comes togetherlike I think it will, we will turn some heads.”
Roster:
#1 John Tschida,Inf, St. Paul, Minn
#2 Lucas Goring,OF, St. Paul, Minn
#3 Zach Goring,Inf/OF, Burnsville, Minn
#5 Gregg Cascaes,Inf, Apple Valley, Minn
#6 Bob Fleming, OF,Fargo, ND
#7 Jason Wandler,Inf, Devil’s Lake, ND
#8 Paul Lybeck,Manager, Fargo, ND
#10 Guy Carlson,OF/Asst. Coach, Cohasset, Minn
#11 Lamar Noriega,C, Fargo, ND
#12 Steve Baumgartner,OF/DH, Moorhead, Minn
#14 Ward Gosse, P,Torbay, Newfoundland, Canada
#16 Tim Tweiten,OF, Fargo, ND
#18 Rick Lang, P,Sioux Falls, SD
#21 Tony Kunka,1B/OF, Moorhead, Minn
#22 Roman Foore,1B/DH, Apple Valley, Minn
#28 Chad Boom, P/Inf,Barnesville, Minn
#33 BrettBresnahan, Asst. Coach, White Bear Lake, Minn
#34 Travis Price,P, Corona, Cal
#41 BJ Boom, Uti,Sioux Falls, SD
James Landreman, Sponsor, Brantwood, Wisc
Schedule:
June 1-3, JackGrafmeier Memorial Tournament, Kimberly, Wisc
June 8-10, LibertyBank/Albaugh/Des Moines Hall of Fame Tournament, Elkhart, Iowa
June 22-24, EauClaire Classic, Eau Claire, Wisc
July 6-8, Boys ofSummer, Denmark, Wisc
July 22-24, WestSt. Paul Tournament, West St. Paul, Minn
July 27-29, NAFAOpen World Series, Middleton, Wisc
Aug. 2-5, ASA MajorNational Championship, South Bend, Ind
Aug. 10-18, ISCWorld Tournament, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
The Millers website at www.millers.minnesotafastpitch.com has been updated.
Brett Bresnahan
breshz(at)minnesotafastpitch.com
http://www.millers.minnesotafastpitch.com
http://www.minnesotafastpitch.com
The Houston Aces will be returning to St. George, Utah to play in the Annual Red Rock Tournament. The Aces are looking to improve on last years 2nd place finish and are coming with a revamped pitching staff and some additions on the field. This years roster for Red Rock includes
Terry Luster – P Saul Davil – Coach
Ward Gosse – P Javier Cruz – Asst. Coach
Doug Gillis – P Arturo Davila – Asst. Coach
Amir Askandari – Ut
Rick Barajas – 1B/Of
Abel Davila – Ut
Arturo Davila – 1B/3B
Moises Davila – 1B/3B
Polo Davila – C/DH
Saul Davila – Ut
Ben Duron – Of
Willie Echave – SS
Chuck Feliz – C
Ramses Orozco – Of
Ram Riojas – Ut
Anselmo Zamorategui – Of
The complete schedule and final roster will be released as soon as it is finalized.
Editor’s note: The Houston Aces lost their first game of the 2006 Red Rock Tournament – by forfeit – due to a time zone mix-up, but roared back strong to make it all the way to the championship game before falling to the 2006 Champions, the So Cal Bombers. (The Bombers were runners-up in 2005, taking care of unfinished business last year.) If Houston wishes to follow in the Bombers’ footsteps, going from runner-up to champion, they’ll have some stiff competition, but boast a strong trio of pitchers in Terry Luster, Doug Gillis and Ward Gosse. No truth to the rumor that Houston’s 2006 runner-up trophies had clocks on them, but you can bet they’ll have the time zone issue sorted out for this year. Many of the players stay in hotels in nearby Mesquite, Nevada, (30 minutes away) or come in through Las Vegas, NV (90 minutes away) — so a word to the wise – St. George, Utah one hour ahead of Nevada/California time.
ST. THOMAS, ONTARIO-We’re pleased to announce our 2007 Tournament & ISC Roster:
Pitchers:
Trevor Wardell
Dan Beecroft
Tane Richardson
Ryan Cummings (select tournaments)Position Players:
Tex Lessard
Jason Daer
Troy Rick
Chris Payne
Mark Coleman
Kevin Lynch
Ted Koscieza
Chris Wismer
Chad FowlerAthletic Trainer:
Andrew Groombridge
Coaching Staff:
Bill Horne
Dan Denniss
Tom EdieSincerely,
Dan Denniss
d_d66 (at) msn.com
P- Darren Strang
P- Mike Egerdeen
P- Anthony Martinez
C- Jon Nimmo
Inf-Troy Parker
Inf-Kasey Knight
Inf-Carlos Flores
Inf-Kevin Castillo
Inf-Greg Hicks
Of- Chris Hunt
Of- Tim Hunt
Of- Brian Teeters
Of- Trevor Knight
Info provided by David Weldin
Editor’s notes: Last year’s Lumberkings were the first ever team from California to compete in the tough ISC II Tournament of Champions, where they qualified for the playoff round, and advanced with a first round playoff win before being eliminated in a nail-biter, extra inning game against a strong Canadian foe. This year, pitcher Joe Nimmo will find himself on the other side of the plate, with Mike Egerdeen joining the pitching staff. Young Anthony Martinez, who helped pitch the Santa Barbara Young Bucks to the ASA 23-and-under National title last year, was on the roster in 2006, but did not make the trip to Kitchener for the ISC II tournament, due to an injury. This year’s club is also strengthened by a pair of brothers – the Hunts from So Cal and the Knights from the Pacific Northwest. Nimmo and slugger Brian Teeters will anchor the middle of the batting order, while newcomer Kevin Castillo will add his talents to an already loaded lineup. Castillo was a member of the USA Jr. Men in 2005 at PEI, and a teammate of Anthony Martinez on the 23-and-under National championship team last year. The ISC II division has been dominated by teams from Ontario, Canada, but this year, the Lumberkings will go knowing they can indeed compete, and will be bolstered by the improvement to their roster and line-up for 2007.
Softball Canada is pleased to announce a six game Men’s National Team test series against New Zealand. The games between World #1 ranked New Zealand and #2 ranked Canada will take place in Ontario, Canada June 14-15-16,2007. The doubleheaders will be played June 14 in Orillia, June 15 in Sebringville and June 16 in Kitchener. Game times and ticket details will be forthcoming.
New Zealand Coach Eddie Kohlhase exclaimed that “this test series provides us the opportunity to play against the best competition in the World. The Black Sox hold our traditional foes Canada
in the highest regard and we are absolutely excited at the prospect of playing quality International Softball.”Canadian Coach Mark Smith stated ” The test series against New Zealand provides the opportunity to measure ourselves against the World number 1. Much like our team, New Zealand is in the preparation phase for the 2009 World Championships. This event represents a tremendous opportunity for both programs to evaluate performance.”
The teams last met in the Gold medal game of the 2004 World Championships in New Zealand, with New Zealand taking home the gold with a 9-5 victory.
Softball Canada has a number of other high profile male softball events scheduled in the coming years. In June, 2008 Whitehorse, Yukon will be hosting the International Softball Federation (ISF) Junior Men’s World Championships. The 2009 schedule sees Charlottetown, PEI hosting the Under 19 Junior Men’s North American Championships while Saskatoon, Saskatchewan plays host to the ISF Senior Men’s World Championships.
For further information:
Harvey Stevenson
Operations Manager – National Teams
250-896-9695
fanzone(at)softball.ca
We welcome the Chu Chua Chiefs from Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, to our “Teams” page. Kamloops, B.C. is about 350 miles north east of Vancouver, and 600 miles west of Calgary.
The Chiefs’ roster is made up of young players in their 20’s, excited about the game of fastpitch. Click here to see their new website, and find them on our “Teams” page.
Click here to see their ballpark, Charles Anderson Park. Nice !